Logos
Fellowship Bible Institute
is a ministry of Logos Fellowship
Church
SCHOOL OF BIBLICAL STUDIES
&
MINISTRY DEVELOPMENT
DOCTRINAL STATEMENT
Logos Fellowship Bible Institute
The statements below are simply a basis of some of the Biblical truths LFBI believes:
The One True God
We believe that the one true God has revealed Himself as the
eternally self-existent I AM, the Creator of heaven and earth and
the Redeemer of mankind. He has further revealed Himself as
embodying the principles of relationship and association as Father,
Son and Holy Spirit or the tri-unity of the Godhead (Deut. 6:4,
Isa. 43:10-11, Mt. 28:19, Luke 3:22).
The Bible Inspired
We believe that the Bible, the accepted Canon of the Sacred
Scriptures, is a supreme revelation verbally inspired by God to man,
superior to conscience and reason, though not contrary to reason,
and is therefore our infallible, authoritative rule of faith and
practice.
The Deity Of The Lord Jesus Christ
We therefore believe that Jesus Christ came into the world to reveal
the Father and was the brightness of His Glory and the express image
of His Person, that Jesus Christ was the Creator of all things, for
by Him the worlds were made. The Lord Jesus Christ is the eternal
Son of God. The Scriptures declare: His virgin birth (Isaiah 9:6,
7, Matthew 1:23, Luke 1:30-35), His sinless life (Hebrews
7:26, 1 Peter 2:22), His miracles (Acts 2:22, 10:38), His
substitutionary work on the cross (1 Corinthians 15:3, 2
Corinthians 5:21), His bodily resurrection from the dead
(Matthew 28:6, Luke 24:39, 1 Corinthians 15:4), and His
exaltation to the right hand of God (Acts 1:9, 11, 2:33,
Philippians 2:9-11, Hebrews 1:3).
The Lordship Of Christ
Wherefore, we acknowledge the Lordship of Jesus Christ over all
things in heaven, and in the earth and under the earth (Mt.
28:18, Acts 2:36, Romans 10, 1-13, 1 Cor. 12:3, Phil. 2:9-10).
The Fall Of Man
We believe that man, by voluntary transgression, fell from a state
of righteousness and holiness in which he was first rested, into a
state of death in trespasses and sins, and thereby incurred not only
physical death but also spiritual depravity and death or separation
from God in which he is held as a slave of sin and an enemy of God,
until he is delivered by the power of the Gospel of the Kingdom of
God (Gen. 1:26-27, 2:17, 3:6, Ps. 51:5, John 8:32-36, Rom. 5:21,
Rom. 6:23).
The New Birth
We believe the words of Jesus that “Ye must be born again”, that
being born again signifies the partaking in the death, burial and
resurrection of Christ (John 3:3-7, 1 Corinthians 15:1-4),
that “By grace are ye saved, through faith, and that not of
yourselves, it is the gift of God - not of works, lest any man
should boast” (Ephesians 2:8-9). We further believe that the
emphasis for a continual walk in grace should be of heart
righteousness and purity. We hold that all believers must live a
pure life, being an example to both the believing and the
unbelieving (Rom. 4:1-5, 2 Cor. 7:1, Col. 4:5, 1 Thess. 4:12).
The Work Of Repentance And Faith In God
We believe that repentance toward God and faith toward our Lord
Jesus Christ produces the work of justification in the believer.
Through faith in the shed blood of Christ, the believer is brought
onto the grounds of the New Covenant and made a partaker of the
death of Christ.
The Church Is The Body Of Christ
We believe that the true Church is the Body of Christ (1 Cor.
12:12-27), not intended to be the edifice or institution, but
the habitation of God through the Holy Spirit.
The Mission Of The Church
To be an agency for evangelizing the world (Mt. 28:19-20, Mk.
16:15-16, Acts 1:8). To be a corporate body in which man may
worship God (1 Cor. 12:13). To be a channel of God’s purpose
to build a body of saints being perfected in the image of His son
(1 Cor. 12:28, 14:12, Eph. 4:11-16).
The Ordinances Of The Church
We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ has committed two ordinances
to the local church: baptism and the Lord's Supper. We believe that
Christian baptism is the immersion of a believer in water in the
name of the triune God. We believe that the Lord's Supper was
instituted by Christ for commemoration of His death. We believe that
these two ordinances should be observed and administered until the
return of the Lord Jesus Christ (Matthew 28:18-20; Acts 2:41-42;
Romans 6:3-5; I Corinthians 11:23-32).
The Baptism Of The Holy Spirit
We believe that the Baptism of the Holy Spirit is an important and
necessary experience in the life of every believer, which is not
dependent upon a believer’s worthiness, but is a free gift of God.
(John 3:3-7, Acts 2:38, Eph. 1:13). We therefore believe that
all believers are entitled to, and should ardently expect to receive
the promise of the Father, the Baptism in the Holy Spirit, according
to the command of our Lord Jesus Christ. This was the normal
experience of all believers in the early Christian Church (Luke
24:29, Acts 1:4, 8, 11:14-16). With the Baptism in the Holy
Spirit come such experiences as an overflowing fullness of the
Spirit (John 7:37-39, Acts 4:8), a deepened reverence for God
(Acts 2:43, Hebrews 12:28), an intensified consecration to
God and dedication to His work (Acts 2:42).
The Sacrament Of Holy Communion
The Lord’s Supper, consisting of bread and the fruit of the vine, is
an expression of faith in our sharing the divine nature of our Lord
Jesus Christ (1 Corinthians 10:16-17), and is enjoined on all
believers until He comes (1 Corinthians 11:16).
The Healing Of The Body
We believe divine healing is an integral part of the Gospel.
Deliverance from sickness is provided for in the atonement, and is
the privilege of all believers (Isaiah 53:4-5, Mt. 8:16- 17, Acts
4:30, 1 Cor. 12:9, James 5:14-16).
The Unity Of The Body
We believe that we are one Body being members one of another, and
that the basis of our fellowship is in Christ in the power of the
Spirit (Ps. 133, Rom. 12:3-8, 1 Cor. 12, Eph. 2:13-22, 4:3-6,
Col. 3:15).
The Local Church
We believe in the autonomy of the local church expression, and
adherence to the Scriptural revelation of its life, ministry, and
worship (Mt. 18:20, Eph. 4-6, Eph. 5:18-20, Phil. 3:3, Col. 3:16,
1 Tim. 3, Titus 1:5-9, Heb. 10:25, Heb. 13:15, 17).
Sanctification
We believe that sanctification is a definite yet progressive work of
grace, as taught in the Scriptures, which leads to holiness
(Romans 6:22) and that God by the Holy Spirit, definitely calls
who He desires, both male and female, to serve in their calling. God
qualifies the ones called with power, talent, wisdom and gifts (2
Peter 1:10).
The Tithe Is Holy
We believe that the tithe (10% of one’s individual earnings) is Holy
unto God. We believe that “bringing all the tithes into the
storehouse” of the local Church and giving freewill offerings is to
be practiced continually by all believers and is an outward
expression of the Lordship of Christ in the believer and the unity
of the Church, the Body of Christ, as it joins together in support
of the work of the Lord (Gen. 14:18-20, 28:20-22, Lev. 27:30-32,
Prov. 3:9-10, Mal. 3:6-18, Mt. 23:23, 1 Cor. 16:1-2, Heb. 6:20,
7:1-10).
The Blessed Hope
We believe in the resurrection of those who are dead in Christ and
their translation together with those who are alive and remain unto
the coming of the Lord is the imminent and blessed hope of the
church (John 5:28-29, Rom. 8:23, 1 Cor. 15:51-52, 16:22b, 1
Thessalonians 4:16-17, Titus 2:13).
The Personal Return Of Our Lord
We believe in the personal return of our Lord and the restitution of
all things spoken by the mouth of all the prophets since the world
began (Matthew 23:39, 25:31, 24:42-44, Mark 14:62, Acts 1:11,
3:19-21, 1 Thessalonians 4:14-18).
The Final Judgment
We believe that the fearful, unbelieving, abominable, murderers,
fornicators, sorcerers, idolaters, and liars shall have their part
in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone, which is the
second death (Mt. 24:36-51, 25:46, Rom. 6:23, 2 Thess. 1:5-9,
Rev. 20:11-15, 21:8).
The New Heaven And New Earth
We believe that there shall be a new heaven and a new earth wherein
welleth righteousness (Isa. 65:17, 66:22, 2 Pet. 3:13, Rev. 21:1).
