What We Believe

The following are the core beliefs of Gospel Mission Worship Center.

The Bible, together with the Old and New Testaments, is the inspired, inerrant, and authoritative Word of God. It is God-breathed in its original autographs, written by men moved by the Holy Spirit. It alone is the final authority for determining all doctrinal truths.
 Exodus 24:4; 2 Timothy 3:16; 2 Peter 1:20-21

There is only one true and living God. He is an intelligent, spiritual and personal Being. He is the creator and sustainer of the universe. He exists as a Trinity in complete unity as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit; the Three are same in substance and coeternal. God has revealed himself to mankind in Scripture; creation; and completely, fully, and perfectly in Christ Jesus the Son .
Deuteronomy 6:4; Matthew. 6:9ff, 7:11; Romans 1:20; 2 Peter 3:9

God the Father is spirit and reigns providentially over creation. He is Father to all who are believers in Christ, born of the Spirit, and acts fatherly towards all of creation.
John 4:24; Ephesians 4:6; Matthew 6:9ff, 7:11; 2 Peter 3:9

Jesus Christ is the eternally existent Son of God. He was conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary. He perfectly obeyed the will of God. Jesus robed himself in flesh and lived the perfect life that no one could live since the fall of Adam; he was fully God and fully man. God's perfect revelation is in the Person of his Son, who now reigns at the right hand of God in heaven as the believer's High Priest and Advocate
Matthew 1:18, 23-25; Luke 1:26-38; Colossians 2:9; Hebrews 1, 3:1

The Holy Spirit is the third Person of the Trinity. He is coexistent and coeternal with the Father and the Son. He is a Person and regenerates human hearts upon conversion. He convicts of sin, guides into truth, and upon believing the gospel, seals the believer for the day of redemption.
Genesis 1:2; 1 Corinthians 12:11; Ephesians 4:30; Romans 8:27; John 3:5-8, cf. 1:12-13; 16:8, 13; Ephesians 1:13-14, 4:30

The Church is the visible body of Christ, sent into the world to glorify God and proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ. Autonomous congregations are made up of local believers who have been baptized and entered into covenant relationship with one another. Within the local Body, two ordinances are observed: the Lord's Supper and Baptism. The New Testament tells of the church as being all Believers, all those who have been redeemed throughout the ages.
Matthew 16:15-19; Acts 2:41-42; Ephesians 1:22-23;           Colossians 1:18  

We are saved by God's grace through faith in Jesus Christ. Salvation is a gift from God which cannot be earned by good works or self effort. The gift of salvation is available to all people who accept Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior. Salvation involves one's regeneration, justification, sanctification, and glorification. A person's salvation is eternally secure in the finished work of Jesus Christ on the cross.
 Acts 16:31; Romans 10:9-10, 8:28-30; Galatians 2:16; Ephesians 2:8-9; Titus 3:5; Hebrews 9:22 

Jesus Christ was physically resurrected from the dead after three days in the tomb. As a result, both the saved and the lost will be resurrected; they that are saved to the resurrection of life and those that are lost to the resurrection of eternal damnation.
Matthew 28:1-10; Mark 16:1-8; Luke 24:1-12, 15-27,  36-43;John 20:26-29; Acts 1:3-5, 9-11; 1 Corinthians 15:35-44

We believe in a premillenial return of the Lord Jesus Christ. He will physically and visibly return in the sky and the Church shall be caught up to meet him. The second coming of Christ is at a time undisclosed in Scripture and demands constant expectancy of all believers. After a time of tribulation on the earth, he will establish his kingdom.
Matthew 24:30-35, 26:63-64; Acts 1:9-11; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18; Revelation 1:7