What We Believe About
We believe that there is one God, eternally existent in three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. God, our Father, is infinite in his wisdom, love and power, the Creator of all things, “in whom we live, and move, and have our being.” (Deuteronomy 6:4; Matthew 28:19; Acts 17:28)
We believe in the deity of our Lord Jesus Christ, in His virgin birth, in His sinless life, in His miracles, in His vicarious and atoning death through His shed blood, in His bodily resurrection for our justification, in His ascension to the right hand of the Father as our High Priest and Mediator, and in His personal return in power and glory in the end of this age to judge the living and the dead, and to reign forever and ever. (Philippians 2:6-11; 1 Peter 3:18; Romans 5:9; Matthew 26:64)
We believe in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit, the Comforter, sent from God to convince the world of sin, of righteousness and of judgment, whereby Christians are sanctified and sealed unto the day of redemption and enabled to live a godly life. (John 14:15-18; John 16:13; John 16:7-11)
We believe the Bible to be the inspired, the only infallible, authoritative Word of God and in its entirety a revelation given to man under divine inspiration and providence; that its historic statements are correct, and that it is the only divine standard of faith and practice. (2 Timothy 3:16; 2 Peter 1:20-21)
We believe that salvation is free to all those who, in this life, accept it on the conditions imposed, which conditions are simple and inflexible, namely, turning from sin, repentance toward God, faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, and a life of consecration to the service of God; thus excluding all hope of a future probation, or of universal salvation. We believe that for the salvation of lost and sinful people, regeneration by the Holy Spirit is absolutely essential. (Titus 3:4-7)
We believe that Jesus Christ, according to his promise, will come again to this earth, even “in like manner” as he went into heaven – personally, visibly and gloriously – to reign here forever; and that this coming is the hope of the church, inasmuch as upon that coming depend the resurrection and reward of the righteous, the abolition of sin and its consequences, and the renewal of the earth – now marred by sin – to become the eternal home of the redeemed, after which event the earth will be forever free from sin and death. (Matthew 24:27; John 5:28-29; Acts 1:9-10; 1 Corinthians 15:10-23; Revelation 21:1-5).
We believe the church of Christ is an institution of divine origin, which includes all true Christians, of whatever name; but that local church organizations should be independent of outside control, congregational in government, and subject to no dictation of priest, bishop or pope – although true fellowship and unity of action should exist between all such organizations. (Matthew 16:18-19; 18:15-20; Acts 6:3-5; 14:23; 1 Corinthians 5:12)
We believe that man was created for immortality, but that through sin he forfeited his divine birthright; that because of sin, death entered into the world, and passed upon all men; and that only through faith in Jesus Christ, the divinely ordained Life-giver, can men become “partakers of the divine nature,” and live forever. (Genesis 3:21-24; 6:3; John 3:16; 5:12-13; Romans 6:23; 1 John 5:11-12; 2 Timothy 1:10)
We believe that death is a condition of unconsciousness to all persons, righteous and wicked; a condition which will remain unchanged until the resurrection at Christ’s Second Coming, at which time the righteous will receive everlasting life while the wicked will be “punished with everlasting destruction;” suffering complete extinction of being. (Psalm 6:5; 146:3-4; Ecclesiastes 9:5; 12:6-7; Acts 7:59)
Maybe today.
Advent Christians are convinced that Jesus is returning, maybe today. For more than 150 years this has been the message the Advent Christian denomination. Today we have churches and missionary efforts in North America, Africa and Asia, all preparing as many people as possible for the second coming of Christ. Will you join us in this gospel work?
Justin Nash
Executive Director, ACGC
Advent Christians unite their energies and resources to advance
the gospel in more than 20 countries.
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