WHAT WE BELIEVE
As a local Christian church assembly, the Zion Grove Baptist Church is a Full-Gospel church that embraces in totality the Holy Bible as the infallible Word of God, and the manual by which all of our operations and endeavors are governed. Thus, we believe…
…Salvation (having communion with God) is made possible only by faith in Jesus Christ.
…Repentance (acknowledgement, confes
sion, renunciation of sin, and personally inviting Christ to enter one’s heart)
is necessary for the salvation process to take place.
…Baptism has three dimension and ALL three are necessary for Christian believers:
1. Baptism into water (being fully immersed) by the authority and in the Name of Jesus Christ after conversion has taken place.
3. Baptism in the Holy Ghost with the initial evidences of speaking in other tongues, and the bearing of fruit thereafter.
…immediately upon receiving salvation, one must unite with a local Christian assembly and be discipled (disciplined)
into holiness.
…Prayer, Reading the Holy Bible, Fasting, and Giving are the elements of living a consecrated life unto God.
…Spiritual Gifts or Gifts of the Holy Spirit, as outlined in 1 Corinthians, Chapters 12, 13 and 14 are given to the believer
in Christ for the edifying of the Church.
…The Five-fold Ministry Gifts (Apostles, Prophets, Evangelists, Pastors and Teachers) as outlined in Ephesians, Chapter
4 are given to the body of Christ for edification and unification of the body of Christ.
…Man is Tri-partite consisting of…
1. BODY - physical organism conscious of the physical world in which he lives.
2. SOUL - we understand and interact with the world through our mind, will and emotions.
3. SPIRIT – our consciousness of God and other spirit beings is where salvation begins.
…Although first and foremost is spiritual restoration, there are practical matters which must also be addressed
through social and rehabilitative services to affect maximum change in the quality of life for an individual.
…Heaven (the reward of the Christian) and Hell (the reward of the sinner) is the eternal destiny of the body, soul and
spirit.
