Questions
and Answers
ABOUT US : New Life is associated
with the world's largest Pentecostal denomination - the 25million-member
Assemblies of God fellowship. Pastor Curt will be glad to give you
more detailed information.
Why do we raise our hands?
We believe raising our hands is a sign of surrender and thanksgiving. (
Psalm 134:2)
What is
tongues?
Tongues is a prayer language given to a believer as evidence of the Holy
Sprit. It is a heavenly language spoken as the Spirit gives us words.
(1
Corinthians 12:7,10 and 14:22)
What is
Prophecy?
A person may speak out loud as God gives the words for the entire
congregation to be strengthened. ( 1 Corinthians 14:1,3)
WE BELIEVE:
the Bible is the inspired and only infallible and authoritative written Word
of God (Timothy 3:16). ~ there is one God, eternally existent in 3 persons:
God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit (Deuteronomy 6:4;
Matthew 28:19) ~ 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, in
His bodily resurrection, in His ascension to the right hand of the Father,
in His personal future return to this earth in power and glory to rule a
thousand years (John 1:1). ~ in the blessed hope – the rapture of the Church
at Christ’s coming (Titus 2:13) ~ the only means of being cleansed from sin
is through repentance and faith in the precious blood of Christ (John 14:6).
~ regeneration by the Holy Spirit is absolutely essential for personal
salvation (Titus 3:5). ~ in water baptism by immersion (Matthew 28:19). ~
the redemptive work of Christ on the cross provides healing of the human
body in answer to believing prayer (1 Peter 2:24). ~ the baptism in the Holy
Spirit, according to Acts 2:4, is given to believers who ask for it. ~ in
the sanctifying power of the Holy Spirit by whose indwelling the Christian
is enabled to live a holy life (Galatians 5:16-25). ~ in the resurrection of
both the saved and the lost, the one to everlasting life and the other to
everlasting damnation (Revelation 20:11-15).