Awakening Church Victoria
Awakening hearts and lives to the love of Jesus.
Statement of Belief
The Bible is the infallible Word of God. (2 Timothy 3:16)
One God eternally existing in three persons: The Father, The Son and The Holy Spirit. (Luke 3:22, John 14:26)
Jesus Christ is the One and only begotten Son of the Father, conceived of the Holy Spirit and born of a virgin. (John 3:16, Isaiah 7:14, Matthew 1:23)
When Jesus walked the earth, He was fully man and fully God. (Philippians 2:5-8, 1 Timothy 2:5-7)
Jesus was crucified, buried, and was resurrected from the dead. (1 Corinthians 15:3-4)
He ascended to heaven and is today at the right hand of the Father as our Chief Intercessor and High Priest. (Hebrew 4:14-16, Hebrews 7:25)
All have sinned and come short of the glory of God. Repentance is necessary for the acknowledgment and forgiveness of sins. (Romans 3:23)
Justification, transformation and new birth (born again in spirit) is brought by grace through Jesus Christ. (John 3:1-3, Ephesians 2:8-9)
Sanctification is worked through faith in Jesus Christ, abiding in the Word of God and through the power of the Holy Spirit.
(1 Corinthians 6:11)
Baptism of the Holy Spirit through a repentant and surrendered heart. (Acts 2:38)
The nine gifts of the Spirit (1 Corinthians 12) reside in each believer severally as the Spirit chooses.
The New Testament fruits of the Spirit are worked in each believer surrendered to the power of the Holy Spirit. (Galatians 5:22-23)
The equipping gifts of the apostle, prophet, evangelist, pastor, teacher, to equip and encourage the body of Christ into the fullness of their callings. (Ephesians 4:11-13)
Water baptism is by immersion and all who repent should be baptized in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit as per scripture. (Matthew 28:19)
During the second coming of Jesus Christ, first the righteous dead will be resurrected and the living saints will be caught up to Him in the air. (1 Thessalonians 4:16-17)
Jesus will reign on earth for a thousand years. (Revelation 20:4)
In the bodily resurrection; There will be eternal life for the believer in Jesus Christ, and eternal judgement for the wicked, those who rejected Him. (Matthew 25:46)
