OUR STATEMENT OF FAITH

At Consuming Fire Ministries, we are committed to following the teaching of Jesus Christ and the Word of God. Below are the core beliefs that guide our ministry and shape our mission.

THE BIBLE

We believe the Bible is the inerrant, inspired Word of the living God. The Bible is the final authority on all matters of life, faith, and practice. Our Creed is the Word of God as taught and revealed by the Holy Ghost (John 14:26; 1 Corinthians 2:9-13).

"All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for Doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: that the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works." 2 Timothy 3:16-17 KJV

ONE TRUE LIVING GOD

We believe in the one true and living God, maker of all creation; the all-knowing, all-powerful, everywhere-present, eternal Father; the source of all goodness, truth, and love; who has manifested himself in His Son, Jesus Christ, for the purpose, of redemption and as the Holy Ghost for the purpose of intervening in the lives of people (Deuteronomy 6:4; 2 Corinthians 13:14; 1 Timothy 1:17; 3:16; 6:13-16).

GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST

We believe in the gospel of Jesus Christ, which declares Him to be the only begotten Son of God, who was born of a virgin and who lived to show us the words and works of God as the Savior, He was crucified and died on the cross in our place to be the supreme sacrifice for sin. He was buried in a tomb but rose again the third day, as the scriptures foretold, and is now exalted as King of kings and Lord of lords. As God manifested in the flesh, He is true God and true man; in Him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily. We believe that there is but one head of the Church; the Lord Jesus Christ. We also believe that every area of life is to be subject to the Lordship of Jesus Christ. We adhere to a world and life view which seeks to make the Lord Jesus Christ preeminent in all things (Acts 10:38-40; 1 Corinthians 15:1-4; Colossians 2:9)

THE GODHEAD

We fully believe the mystery of the Godhead. We believe that Jesus was both human and divine, and further, that the Godhead be understood to mean all of the fullness of God (Colossians 1:19; 2:9).

We believe that Jesus was Mary's son and Mary's God, Creator and creature, God manifest in the flesh; that the flesh of Jesus was the same as ours, with the exception that it had no sin; that Jesus was the Eternal Father made visible, apart from whom there is no God. We believe that at the final consummation of all things there will be only God, and that will be our Lord Jesus Christ.

GOD'S STANDARD OF SALVATION

REPENTANCE

We believe in repentance. All mankind is lost, sinful, and in need of salvation which comes only through regeneration by the Holy Spirit. This salvation is received by grace through faith in Jesus Christ. However, the only ground upon which God will accept a sinner is through repentance from the heart for the sins that he has committed (Psalms 51:17; Luke 24:47).

WATER BAPTISM

Water baptism was administered "In the name of Jesus Christ; for this was the name given to our Savior before His birth for the purpose of saving His people from their sins." (Matthew 1:21) for there is salvation in "none other name" (Acts 4:12) whereby we must be saved. The Apostles always administered baptism in His Name from the day of Pentecost forward. There is no biblical record of one person ever being baptized as some believers are today, using the formula "In the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost." (Matthew 28:19) The reason why there were no believers so baptized is because the Apostles knew the NAME of the Father, the NAME of the Son and the NAME of the HOLY GHOST. It can be seen that there is a single NAME for the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. It's JESUS!!! (Acts 2:38).

BAPTISM OF THE HOLY GHOST

We believe that "all believers" receive the gift of the Holy Ghost, as promised by our Lord, as a witness to their scripturally-based faith in Jesus (John 7:37-39); and that the new birth of the Spirit (John 3:5) is necessary to place the believer in the Kingdom of God or the body of Christ "the Church". (1 Corinthians 12:12-13) We further believe that outpouring of the Spirit on the day of Pentecost marked a "new era" in the Spirit's dealing with mankind as prophesied (Joel 2:28-29; Isaiah 28:11) by the prophet Joel, the Holy Ghost being the gift to every believer in this age of grace, handmaidens, servants, sons, and daughters.

SPEAKING WITH TONGUES

We believe that "speaking with tongues" as the Spirit gives utterance (Acts 2:4) is the initial evidence of the indwelling of the Holy Spirit; not only on the day of Pentecost for the one hundred and twenty; but for all believers for all time.

NEW BIRTH

Ultimately, we believe that everyone must be born into the Kingdom of God. (John 3:3-5)

We further believe that to experience the new birth, one must be baptized in water in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ by immersion and be baptized with the Holy Spirit (Ghost) with the initial evidence of speaking in tongues as the Spirit of the Lord giveth utterance. All that Jesus accomplished for us at Calvary is summed up in a statement by Jesus Himself after His resurrection. "Thus it is written, and thus it behooved Christ to suffer and to rise from the dead the third day; and that REPENTANCE AND REMISSION OF SINS should be preached in His NAME among ALL NATIONS (not just Jews), beginning at Jerusalem." (Luke 24:6-17)

THE COMING CHRIST

We believe that Jesus is coming to earth again in person is a doctrine clearly set forth in Apostolic times. Jesus taught it. The Apostles preached it, and the saints accepted it. (Matthew 24:1; Acts 1:11; 3:19-21; 1 Corinthians 1:7-8; 11:26; Philippians 3:20-21; 1 Thessalonians 4:14-17; Titus 2:13-14)

We invite you to join us as we grow in faith and worship together, centered on the love of Christ.

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