WHAT WE BELIEVE
Life Gate is built upon the following Essential Beliefs. These beliefs describe Life Gate Church.
ABOUT GOD
God is the Godhead revealed as one God existing in three persons, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, distinguishable but indivisible and eternal.
Matthew 28:19
2 Corinthians 13:14
ABOUT JESUS CHRIST
Jesus Christ is the Lord and Savior of Mankind, was conceived of the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, very God and very man.
Luke 1: John 1:14-1826-35
Isaiah 7:14; 9:6
Jesus Christ is the King of kings and the Lord of lords, is now seated at the right hand of God, and is ruling His Kingdom.
Daniel 7:9-14
Ephesians 1:20-22
1 Timothy 6:14-16
Christ died for our sins, was buried and rose again the third day, and personally appeared unto his disciples.
1 Corinthians 15:1-4
Romans 4:25
The Lord Jesus Christ bodily ascended to heaven, was exalted to the right hand of God, and will personally, literally and bodily come again the Last Day.
John 14:2, 3
1 Thessalonians 4:13-18
ABOUT THE HOLY SPIRIT
The Baptism of the Holy Spirit is a real experience at or subsequent to being born again with spiritual evidence. Speaking in other tongues is a gift of the Spirit, a means of prayer, and an evidence of the Spirit’s presence in a life.
Acts 2:1-4; 8:14-17; 10:44-46
Galatians 3:14-15
The gifts of the Spirit as enumerated in 1 Corinthians 12-14 and manifested in the early Church are for today.
ABOUT THE BIBLE
The Bible is the infallible and inerrant word of God. It is then the final authority for all matters of faith and conduct.
2 Timothy 3:16
1 Corinthians 2:13
ABOUT CHURCH
There is one true universal Church made up of genuine believers; but this one universal Church is also composed of many local churches in given localities. These churches are under the sovereign headship of the Lord Jesus Christ, exercise autonomous government under Him, administer all their local affairs and ministry, as well as propagate the Gospel.
Acts 15:22; 14:23
Matthew 16:18; 18:15-20
1 Timothy 5:17
ABOUT MANKIND
Man was created, tested and fell as recorded in Genesis and thereby is spiritually depraved and unable to attain to divine righteousness on his own.
Romans 5:12-18
Sinners may be saved by grace through repentance and faith in the perfect and sufficient work of the cross of Calvary by which we obtain remission of sins.
Ephesians 2:8-10
Hebrews 9:12,22
Romans 5:11
There is a reward of eternal life for believers and a consequence of eternal judgment for unbelievers.
Mark 9:43-48
2 Thessalonians 1:7-9
Revelation 20:10-15
God seeks the progressive maturing of the believer.
Romans 12:1-3
1 Thessalonians 5:23-24
1 John 2:12
ABOUT WATER BAPTISM
Water baptism by immersion in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, Who is the fullness of the Godhead bodily, as manifested in the early church is necessary.
Acts 2:37-42; 8:16; 10:48; 19:5
Colossians 2:11-12
Mark 16:16-18
ABOUT COMMUNION
The Table of the Lord, commonly called the Communion, The Lord’s Supper, or the Eucharist, should be practiced by believers often.
1 Corinthians 11:28-32
Matthew 26:26-28
Luke 22:19-20
ABOUT THE DEVIL
The Devil is real and personal, and there is eternal judgment in the Lake of Fire for the Devil and his angels.
Matthew 25:41
Revelation 20:15-15
ABOUT HEALING
Healing of the body by Divine power, or Divine healing in its various aspects as practiced in the early Church is for today.
Acts 4:30
Romans 8:11
1 Corinthians 12:9
James 5:14
ABOUT GIVING
Giving is a very personal issue with each of us. However, there is nothing more clearly taught in the scriptures than giving. We are to give 10% of all God blessed us with to his kingdom. As the government is blessed prior to taxes, i.e. “gross,” we are to bless the Lord with the gross.
Malachi 3:10
Giving is to be done cheerfully.
2 Corinthians 9:7