We strive to present objective arguments for the various interpretations of scripture. We encourage our fellowship to do their own research and court a relationship with God. This is a foundational principle, that God desires intimacy in a personal relationship. Truth reveals herself to the diligent seeker.
The ancient Greeks believed that Truth was locked within the heart. The premise of “Socratic” method was to, through the use of rhetoric and discourse, draw out Truth. Indeed we often know the answers but do not have the courage to ask ourselves the tough questions. There is an enemy at work seeking to deceive. The battleground is the mind.
The following tenets express the beliefs of the TruthBroadcast ministry. We strive to present the facts based on evidence. We invite you to join us on this quest to grow in the grace and knowledge of Jesus Christ. May the Lord enrich your life and reveal His hidden purpose in your heart.
WE BELIEVE:
1) There is but one God “YHWH” who is personal, infinite, knowable, and eternally existing as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Each person of the trinity is equal in divine perfection (1 Jn 5:7; Dt 6:4; Mk 12:29; Mt 28:19)
2) The Bible in its original language is the inspired Word of God, penned by men who were moved by the Holy Spirit. Both the Old and New Testaments are complete, without error, correct in all context, and totally infallible (2 Tim 3:16, 17; 2 Pet 1:20, 21; Ps 119:160)
3) The Bible is the final authority and unadulterated Truth by which all other religions, philosophies, and “truths” must be measured (Ps 119:105; Mt 4:4; 1 Tim 4:13-16)
4) The Bible is understood only by revelation of the Holy Spirit. Man in his fallen state cannot comprehend scripture without enlightenment from the Holy Spirit (1 Cor 2:11)
5) Humans are born physically alive but spiritually dead. At the moment of faith in Christ, the Holy Spirit revives to life the dead human spirit in man, also known as the “new man” in scripture (Eph 2:1, 5; 4:24)
6) Faith begins with the resurrection (spiritual in the heart) and culminates with the resurrection (immortality of the body).
7) Faith comes by hearing the Word of God or by a revelatory gift of the Holy Spirit (Rom 10:17; Eph 1:17)
8) Salvation (heaven) is the free gift of God made solely by grace (unmerited favor) through faith (trust) in Jesus Christ apart from any works. Salvation cannot be earned, deserved, lost, or forfeited once implanted in the heart. Salvation comes through faith alone in Christ alone. (Eph 2:4-10; Tit 3:4-7; Rom 5:8-10; Jn 10:10-11; Jn 15:13-16)
9) Repentance is a change in mind, attitude, and direction toward God. Repentance involves the working of the Holy Spirit in the conviction of sin.
10) Salvation first occurs by hearing the Gospel message and the Holy Spirit stirring the regenerated new nature “awake” in the heart. Conviction of sin leads to repentance and a turning toward God (Rom 13:11; Eph 5:14)
11) The body is the temple of the living God. The Holy Spirit and the resurrected Jesus Christ indwell within every believer, empowering the spiritual identity in the heart to grow to maturity (1 Cor 6:19)
12) Jesus Christ is the only begotten Son of God, the Word incarnate in the flesh. Jesus Christ is the hypostatic union of God and man, being perfect, sinless, and equal to the Father, yet born in a human form. (Jn 1:1)
13) Before the foundation of the world, God’s plan of salvation was foreordained by the Father, accomplished by the work of Christ’s death on the cross, and revealed in the hearts of men by the Holy Spirit (1 Pet 1:18-20; Eph 1:3-11; Jn 16:7-14; 1 Cor 2:9-13)
14) Jesus Christ is the expressed image of God who came into the world to redeem man from his sinful condition. This redemptive work on the cross is our complete atonement for sins, once and for all (Heb 1:1-3; Col 2:9; Heb 9:14; 10:12-14)
15) Jesus Christ was born of the Virgin Mary, conceived of the Holy Spirit, was crucified (died), buried, and rose from the dead on the third day. He then ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father, making intercession on our behalf (Isa 7:14; Mt 1:18-23; 1 Cor 15:3-4; Acts 1:9-11; Heb 7:24-25; 8:1-3; 9:11-12; 9:24; 10:12)
16) Justification is an act of God, in which He declares those who believe “righteous” on the basis of faith in Christ. Therefore, because He (Christ) alone is righteous, His righteousness is imputed to all who believe in Him, resulting in justification (Rom 3:24-28; 4:1-9; 4:23-25; Gal 2:16; 1 Cor 1:30-31)
17) Sanctification is the “setting apart” of a believer by God unto Himself as His “purchased possession” through the work of the Holy Spirit and the power of His Word (Jude 1:1; 1 Pet 1:2; Heb 10:10; 2 Thes 2:13; Jn 17:16-19; Eph 5:26-27)
18) Every true regenerated (born again) believer is eternally secured, kept by the power of God until the day of redemption (Jn 1:12-13; 3:5-7; 10:27-29; Rom 8:9-14; 1 Pet 3-5; Phil 1:6)
19) Every believer is commanded to be baptized by full immersion. It is not a requirement for eternal salvation but a direct result of it. It is an outward expression of an inward conversion. It is represents identification with the Lord’s death, burial and resurrection, the believer dying to self and sin in order to live unto God (Mt 28:19-20; Acts 10:47-48; Rom 6:3-11; 12:1-2)
20) The observance of the Lord’s supper should be done as often as we put in remembrance His sacrificial death at Calvary. The bread represents a promised body of immortality while the wine represents the blood of Christ through which there is remission of sins (Lk 22:14-20; 1 Cor 11:23-29; 1 Cor 10:16-17)
21) The enemy, Satan, is a fallen, created being, opposed to all that is holy, and is destined for eternal punishment along with the one third of the angels that followed him in rebellion against God (Isa 14:12-15; Rev 20:10; 2 Pet 2:4; Mt 25:41)
22) God is the Creator of the universe. From out of nothing, His Word created all things in the beginning. Therefore, believers reject all theories of macroevolution (one species transforming into another) (Gen 1; Rev 4:11; Rom 1:19-20; Ps 146 1:6; Isa 42:5)
23) Israel remains God’s covenant people who have been blinded because of unbelief. However, they will be redeemed as a nation after the times of the Gentiles is fulfilled. (Eze 36:17-24; Rom 11:1-16; 25-32; Eze 36:25-34)
24) There will be a resurrection of both believers and unbelievers in separate periods of time. The righteous shall rise first and will receive glorified heavenly bodies for eternal life. Unbelievers will stand unto judgment of eternal damnation in the lake of fire, initially reserved for Satan and his fallen angels (Mt. 25:31-34, 41; 1 Cor 15:20-28; 43-57; Rev 7:9-17; 20:1-15)
25) Jesus Christ, our High Priest, can sympathize with our weakness, because He was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin (Heb 2:14-18; 4:15; 1 Pet 2:21-22)
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