Big's Doctrines, 1p, 2002

2012-3-13 06:50

Created on 2000-02-24, modified 2002-09-11

信仰告白

•         我相信圣经全部的字词和语意都是出于神(约10:35;提前3:16);只有透过圣经,人才能认识神的救恩(路24:44;约5:39)。圣经也包含了基督徒的信仰以及生活规范(提前3:16)。
•         我相信圣经里的神是唯一真神(使14:15)。祂创造了宇宙和万物(创1),祂不受限制于祂所创造的(诗113:5-6);祂是全能(创18:14),公义(赛45:21),怜悯(出34:6-7;约壹4:8,16),和全知(约壹3:10)的神。我相信神只有一个(申6:4)但是有三个独立,同等的位格:父,子,和灵(太28:19)。
•         我相信基督耶稣是真神(腓2:6),也是真人(腓2:7-8)。祂没有原罪;祂也没有犯罪(彼前2:22)。祂为众人的罪死在十架上(罗5:6;彼前3:18);祂死了的身体如所预言的在第三日复活了(路24:6-7;林前15:20)。我相信基督在末了会再来(帖前4:15)。
•         我相信圣灵藉著洗礼把信徒归入教会(林前12:13),祂给信徒属灵的恩赐来建造教会(罗12:6,林前12:4),祂是信徒得救有永生的记号(弗1:13-14),祂协助信徒了解圣经里的教导(约14:26,林前2:10),祂也永远居住在信徒里(约14:16,弗2:22)。
•         我相信天使是神所造来服事祂的灵(伯1:2),他们大有能力,也与邪灵争战(但10:13)。撒但原是天使长(结28:12-15),后来因骄傲而敌对神(结28:16-17),而带领一群天使成为邪灵(启12:4),他们试著诱惑人来敌对神(启12:9)。
•         我相信人是神亲手所造(创1:27)。我相信人是彻底败坏,无法救自己脱离罪(罗3:10)。犯罪的人与神的关系是破裂的,生命是没希望的,唯有基督的救恩才能救人脱离罪(约1:29;使2:38;10:43)。这救恩是出于神的恩典,不是基于个人的行为(罗9:22-23;弗2:8-9)。
•         我相信地方教会是一群信主的人,一起学习神的教导和敬拜神(使2:42),传扬福音(太28:19-20;使13:1-3)。洗礼是象徵信徒与基督同死同生(罗6:4-5),守圣餐是为了纪念基督宝血的救赎,和等待基督的再来(林前11:24-26)。教会有权柄来训诫和隔离偏离主道的信徒(太18:17-20)。
•         我相信信徒是因信称义(罗3:28),信靠基督的救恩的人被神认定是义人(罗3:25)。信徒的生活包含过分别圣化的生活(帖前4:7),施与和分享(雅2:16-17),以及对神的祷告和赞美(西1:3)。信徒是神的祭司(彼前2:5,9),可以直接向神求;只要认罪,神必赦免(约壹1:9)。我相信新约里的方言是人使用的语言(使2:4;林前14:13)。
•         我相信这世代的末了神会降大灾难给全地不信的人(启6-19),然后基督会再来,和祂的信徒治理全地(诗89:36;启20:4,6)。之后,基督将彻底击败撒但(启20),然后开庭审判活人和死人,死人也都要复活来受审判(启20:13-14;21:8)。只有在生命册上有名的才能与神同在直到永远(启20:15)。

STATEMENT  OF  FAITH

•         I believe that the Bible is written verbally and plenarily (John 10:35); only through the Bible man may know God's salvation (Luke 24:44; John 5:39).  The Bible also contains faith and living regulations of believers (1 Tim. 3:16).
•         I believe that the God described in the Bible is the only true God (Acts 14:15).  He created the universe and all things (Gen. 1); He is unlimited in His creation (Psalm 113:5-6), omnipotent (Gen. 18:14), righteous (Is. 45:21), merciful (Ex. 34:6-7; 1 John 4:8, 16), and omniscient (1 John 3:10).  I believe the trinity of God.  God is one being (Deut. 6:4) but three independent and co-equal persons: Father, Son, and Spirit (Matt. 28:19).
•         I believe that Christ Jesus is both the true God (Phil. 2:6) and the true man (Phil. 2:7-8).  He has no original sin; He never committed sin (1 Pet. 2:22).  He died on the cross for the sin of man (Rom. 5:6; 1 Pet. 3:18); His dead body was risen on the third day as predicted (Luke 24:6-7; 1 Cor. 15:20).  I believe that Christ will come again in the end of this age (1 Thess. 4:15).
•         I believe that the Holy Spirit baptizes the believer into the church (1 Cor. 12:13), gives the spiritual gifts to the believers to edify the church (Rom. 12:6; 1 Cor. 12:4), is the seal of the believers (Eph. 1:13-14), helps the believer to understand the teachings in the Bible (John 14:26; 1 Cor. 2:10), and also dwells in the believer (John 14:16; Eph. 2:22).
•         I believe that angels are the spirits created by God to serve Him (Job 1:2), and they are mighty and fight with the evil spirits (Dan. 10:13).  Satan was the archangel (Ezek. 28:12-15), but turned against God because of his arrogance (Ezek. 28:16-17), and led away a group of angels to be evil spirits (Rev. 12:4).  They try to tempt man to disobey God (Rev. 12:9).
•         I believe that man was made by God Himself (Gen. 1:27).  I believe that man is totally corrupted and cannot save himself from sin (Rom. 3:10).  The sinner has a broken relationship with God, and his life is hopeless.  Only the salvation of Christ can save man from sin (John 1:29; Acts 2:38; 10:43).  This salvation is the grace of God instead of the reward of the work of man (Rom. 9:22-23; Eph. 2:8-9).
•         I believe that a local church means a group of believers who together learn the teachings of God and worship God (Acts 2:42), and proclaim the gospel (Matt. 28:19-20; Acts 13:1-3).  Baptism symbolizes that the believer dies and lives again with Christ (Rom. 6:4-5).  Observance of the Lord旧 table is to commemorate the substitutional death of Christ, and wait His second coming (1 Cor. 11:24-26).  The local church is given the authority to discipline and isolate the believer who becomes apart from the teachings of God (Matt. 18:17-20).
•         I believe that the believer is justified through faith (Rom. 3:28).  Whoever has faith in the salvation of Christ is counted by God a righteous person (Rom. 3:25).  The life of believers contains a sanctified life (1 Thess. 4:7), giving and sharing (James 2:16-17), and prayer and praise unto God (Col. 1:3).  The believers are priests of God (1 Pet. 2:5, 9), and they can ask God directly.  God will forgive whoever confesses his own sin (1 John 1:9).  I believe that the tongues in the New Testament is languages used by human beings (Acts 2:4; 1 Cor. 14:13).
•         I believe that at the end of this age God will punish the unbelievers over the earth (Rev. 6-19).  Then Christ will return, and reign with His believers over the earth (Ps. 89:36; Rev. 20:4, 6).  Afterward Christ will defeat Satan ultimately (Rev. 20), and then open the court to judge the living and the dead who will be risen again for their judgment (Rev. 20:13-14; 21:8).  Only those whose names are in the book of life will live with God for ever (Rev. 20:15).