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Sermons
IPHC
Articles of Faith
Article One
We believe there is but one living and true God everlasting,
of infinite power, wisdom and goodness; Maker and Preserver
of all things, both visible and invisible. And in the unity
of this Godhead there are three Persons of one substance of
eternal being, and equal in holiness, justice, wisdom, power,
and dignity; the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost.
Article Two
We believe that the Son, who is the Word of the Father, the
very and eternal God, of one substance with the Father, took
man's nature in the womb of the blessed virgin; so that two
whole and perfect natures, that is to say, the Godhead and the
manhood were joined together in one Person, never to be divided,
whereof is one Christ, very God and perfect man, who actually
suffered, was crucified, dead, and buried, to reconcile the
Father to us, and to make atonement, not only for our actual
guilt, but also for original sin.
Article Three
We believe that Christ did truly rise again from the dead, and
took again His body, with all things appertaining to the perfections
of man's nature, and ascended into heaven and there sits until
He shall return to judge all men at the last day.
Article Four
We believe the Holy Ghost, proceeding from the Father and the
Son, is of one substance, majesty and glory with the Father
and the Son, very and eternal God.
Article Five
We believe in the verbal and plenary inspiration of the Holy
Scriptures, known as the Bible, composed of sixty-six books
and divided into two departments, Old and New Testaments. We
believe the Bible is the Word of God, the full and complete
revelation of the plan and history of redemption.
Article Six
We believe that eternal life with God in heaven is a portion
of the reward of the finally righteous; and that everlasting
banishment from the presence of the Lord and unending torture
in hell are the wages of the persistently wicked (Matthew 25:46;
Psalm 9:17; Revelation 21:7-8).
Article Seven
We believe that Jesus Christ shed His blood for the remission
of sins that are past, for the regeneration of penitent sinners,
and for salvation from sin and from sinning (Romans 3:25; 1
John 3:5-10; Ephesians 2:1-10).
Article Eight
We believe, teach, and firmly maintain the scriptural doctrine
of justification by faith alone (Romans 5:1).
Article Nine
We believe that Jesus Christ shed His blood for the complete
cleansing of the justified believer from all indwelling sin
and from its pollution, subsequent to regeneration (1 John 1:7-9).
Article Ten
We believe in sanctification. While sanctification is initiated
in regeneration and consummated in glorification, we believe
that it includes a definite, instantaneous work of grace achieved
by faith subsequent to regeneration (Acts 26:18; 1 John 1:9).
Sanctification delivers from the power and dominion of sin.
It is followed by life-long growth in grace and knowledge of
our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ (2 Corinthians 4:16; 2 Peter
3:18)
Article Eleven
We believe that the pentecostal baptism of the Holy Ghost and
fire is obtainable by a definite act of appropriating faith
on the part of the fully cleansed believer, and the initial
evidence of the reception of this experience is speaking with
other tongues as the Spirit gives utterance (Luke 11:13; Acts
1:5; 2:14, 8-17; 10:44-46; 19:6).
Article Twelve
We believe in divine healing as in the atonement (Isaiah 53:4-5;
Matthew 8:16-17; Mark 16:14-18; James 5:14-16; Exodus 15:26).
Article Thirteen
We believe in the imminent, personal, premillennial second coming
of our Lord Jesus Christ (1 Thessalonians 4:15-17; Titus 2:13;
2 Peter 3:1-4; Matthew 24:29-44), and love and wait for His
appearing (2 Timothy 4:8).
Article Fourteen
We believe it is the responsibility of every believer to dedicate
his life to carrying out the work of the Great Commission (Matthew
28:18-20; Mark 16:15-20; Acts 1:8)