What We Believe ABOUT...

God

We believe in one true God who has revealed Himself as Father, Son and Holy Spirit; the Trinity. (Isaiah 43:7-10; John 1:1-3, 18; John 15:26; John 17:11,21; Zechariah 14:9; Matthew 2:6; I Timothy 3:16)

Jesus

We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ is the eternal Son of God, and that the Scriptures declare: His virgin birth, His sinless life, His miracles, His substitutionary work on the cross, His resurrection and His exaltation at the right hand of God. (Luke 1:30-35; Hebrews 7:26; Acts 2:22; I Corinthians 15:3-5; Acts 1:9-11)

The Bible

We believe the Bible, in its entirety, to be the inspired Word of God and the only infallible rule of faith and conduct. (II Timothy 3:15-17; Hebrews 4:12; II Peter 1:20-21)

Resurrection

We believe in the resurrection of the dead, the eternal joy of the saved and the eternal punishment of the lost. (I Corinthians 15:20-22; II Corinthians 5:10, 14, 15; I Thessalonians 4:13-15)

Salvation

We believe that mankind's only hope of redemption is through the shed blood of Jesus Christ the Son of God. This salvation is received through our repentance toward God and faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. (I Peter 1:3-5, 8, 9; Romans 5:8-10; I Peter 2:24-25; Romans 1:16)

The Holy Spirit

We believe in sanctification through the Word of God by the Holy Spirit, expressed in personal holiness of heart and life. (Hebrew 12:10, 14; I Thessalonians 3:13; Ephesians 4:24; Romans 6:22)

Healing

We believe in divine healing, through faith in the name of Jesus Christ. (James 5:14-16)

Baptism

We believe in water baptism by immersion as an immediate declaration of the Lordship of Jesus Christ. (Acts 2:38; 10:48; Matthew 3:13-16; Mark 15:16)

Baptism of the Spirit and Spiritual Gifts

We believe in the baptism of the Holy Spirit, in speaking with tongues as the Spirit of God gives utterance (Acts 2:4), in the gifts of the Spirit, and the evidence of the fruit of the Spirit. We believe that all are available to believers. (Acts 2:1-4, 33; Acts 2:38-39; Acts 10:44-48)

Return of Christ

We believe in the soon-coming, personal, and visible return of the Lord Jesus Christ. (Acts 1:9-11; I Thessalonians 4:13-17)

Mission

We believe in the Church as an agency of God for evangelizing the world and to demonstrate His love and compassion for all the world. (Acts 1:8, Matthew 28:19-20)

The Church

We believe in the Church as the Body of Christ, the habitation of God through the Spirit, with each born-again believer as an integral part. (Colossians 1:17-20; Ephesians 2:19-22; Ephesians 4:11-16)

Shores Fellowship is affiliated with the Northwest Ministry Network of the Assemblies of God.