Our doctrinal views reflect most of the beliefs of the Holiness-Pentecostal movement, with the exception of the the historic doctrine of the Trinity, and the traditional Trinitarian formula in water baptism. It embraces the Pentecostal view that speaking in tongues is the initial sign of receiving the Holy Spirit.

 

We hold a fundamental view of the Bible: "The Bible is the only God-given authority which man possesses; therefore all doctrine, faith, hope, and all instructions for the church must be based upon and harmonize with the Bible" (Manual of the United Pentecostal Church, 19). The Bible is the Word of God, and therefore inerrant and infallible. We reject all extrabiblical revelations and writings, and views church creeds and articles of faith only as the thinking of men.

 

We hold that salvation is by grace through faith in Jesus Christ, not by works. Faith in Jesus is the means by which a person is justified. At the same time, a sinner must believe the gospel; he is commanded to repent of his sinful life, to be baptized in water in the name of Jesus Christ, and to receive the gift of the Holy Spirit (Acts 2:38; 4:12; 8:12-17; 10:43-48; 19:1-6). Thus the various aspects of faith and obedience work together in God's grace to reconcile us to God.

 

 

We teach that the one God who revealed Himself in the Old Testament as Jehovah revealed himself in His Son, Jesus Christ. Thus Jesus Christ was and is God. In other words, Jesus is the one true God manifested in flesh, for in Him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily (John 1:1-14; I Timothy 3:16; Colossians 2:9).While fully God, Jesus was also fully man, possessing a full and true humanity. He was both God and man. The Holy Spirit is simply God and a reference to his attributes of being a Spirit and Holy.  God is also the Father of all creation,  with us and in us. God is much more than a Father and a Holy Spirit. The Bible refers to God as the Shepherd, the Alpha and Omega, the King of Kings and Lord of Lords, The Ancient of days etc.  To restrict or confine God to three primary manifestations or persons is to describe God outside of Biblical terminology thereby confusing our understanding of God. All that God is, Father, Holy, Spirit, King, Shepherd, Creator etc. however, is revealed to us in the Son. We stress and support the family unit as God's primary institution and teach that the church is God's redemptive fellowship for all believers.