Grace Abound Church believes in the whole Bible which is our all-sufficient rule for faith and practice. The Bible is the infallible Word of God and the authority for salvation and Christian living.
The Scriptures, both the Old and New Testaments containing sixty-six books, are verbally inspired of God and are the revelation of God to man, the infallible, authoritative rule of faith and conduct.
(2 Tim. 3:16, 1 Thess. 2:13).
That there is one true God, manifested in the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
(Deut. 6:4; Matt. 28:19; Luke 3:22).
And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, of the same essence as the Father. For us and for our salvation he came down from heaven; he became incarnate by the Holy Spirit in the virgin Mary and was made human. He was crucified for us; he suffered and was buried but rose again day, as the Scriptures foretold, and is now exalted as King of kings and Lord of lords.
That all have sinned and come short of the glory of God and that repentance is commanded of God for all and necessary for forgiveness of sins.
Man's only hope of redemption is through the shed blood of Jesus Christ the Son of God.
And Salvation is received through repentance toward God and faith toward the Lord Jesus Christ.
The two ordinances the Lord ordained for the church are:
The ordinance of baptism by immersion is commanded by the Scriptures. All who repent and believe on Christ as Saviour and Lord are to be baptized. Thus they declare to the world that they have died with Christ and that they also have been raised with Him to walk in newness of life.
The Lord's Supper, consisting of the elements --bread and the fruit of the vine-- is the symbol expressing our sharing the divine nature of our Lord Jesus Christ; a memorial of his suffering and death, and a prophecy of His second coming, and is enjoined on all baptised believers "till He come!"
That the ministry, baptism, and gifts of the Holy Spirit are for every believer and will continue until the Lord’s return.
(Joel 2:28, Acts 2:4, 8:14-19).
In speaking with other tongues as the Spirit gives utterance and that it is the initial evidence of the baptism of the Holy Ghost.
Man's only hope of redemption is through the shed blood of Jesus Christ the Son of God.
And Salvation is received through repentance toward God and faith toward the Lord Jesus Christ.
Divine healing is provided for all in the atonement.
That marriage is a holy institution and was defined by God in the beginning. The couple being married must consist of one man and one woman, not related by lines of consanguinity.
(Gen. 2:18-24, Matt 19:4-6).
The imminent second coming of Christ includes the rapture of the saints, which is our blessed hope, followed by the visible return of Christ with His saints to reign on earth for one thousand years.
There will be a final judgment in which the wicked dead will be raised and judged according to their works. Whosoever is not found written in the Book of Life, together with the devil and his angels, the beast, and the false prophet, will be consigned to the everlasting punishment in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.
"We, according to His promise, look for new heavens and a new earth wherein dwells righteousness."