Ephesians 3:21 “to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever!” Church is the bride of Christ, and also the body of Christ. When the Church is glorified, Christ is glorified; this is God’s will, which is the work that He has appointed the church to accomplish from the beginning of time to His second coming. Therefore, the Church’s mission is to act out God’s will on earth, so the earth will become the kingdom of Christ.
We believe that God is sovereign in the bestowing of spiritual gifts. It is, however, the believer’ s responsibility to attempt to develop their sovereignly given spiritual gift(s). The baptism of the Holy Spirit occurs at conversion and is the placing of the believer into the Body of Christ. We also believe that particular spiritual gift(s) are neither essential, nor prove the presence of the Holy Spirit, nor are an indication of deep spiritual experience. We believe that God does hear and answer the prayer of faith, in accordance with His own will, for the sick and afflicted. We believe that it is the privilege and responsibility of every believer to minister according to the gift(s) and grace of God that is given to him.
(1 Cor. 12:7, 11, 13; Ephesians 4:7,8; John 15:7; 1 John 5:14-15; Rom 12;1, 8; 1 Cor 13; 1 Peter 4;10).
Jesus commanded the disciples to preach the gospel to the whole world. “Then the disciples went out and preached everywhere, and the Lord worked with them and confirmed his word by the signs that accompanied it.” (Mark 16:20) Just as Paul preached, by the power of signs and wonders and through the power of the Spirit of God, the Gentiles obeyed. We believed that through the power of the Word of God and by signs and wonders, the gospel will be preached rapidly, from our own Jerusalem (family members), Judah (classmates, colleagues, neighbors), Samaria (Chinese all around the world), to the ends of the earth (cross-cultures), and finally back to Jerusalem, all with the power and authority that has been given by God to accomplish the Great Commission.
The Bible is the Word of God, providing Christians comprehensive principles of the Heavens. Ephesians 4:13 “until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ.” As followers of Christ, we are not only abiding to the teachings of the Bible, but furthermore, we have to walk in faith and grow with the image of Christ in our lives. The highest goal in a Christian’s life is to become the spokesperson of Christ, so that the world can see God’s love, wisdom, and characteristics through us.
Matthew 5:13-14 We are the salt of the earth and the light of the world. Church is the government on earth set by the kingdom of heaven, so that people can catch a glimpse of the heavenly kingdom. Therefore, the Church not only has to bring blessings to the community, but also to homes, schools, workplaces, transforming the entire generation. We aim to elevate and edify the city through community service and education, with the concept of introducing Christ to our daily lives.