- The Bible is the inspired and only infallible and authoritative written Word of God.
- There is one God, eternally existent in three persons: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit.
- In the deity of our Lord Jesus Christ, in His virgin birth, in His sinless life, in His miracles in His vicarious and atoning death, in His bodily resurrection, in His ascension to the right hand of the Father, in His person and future return to this earth in power and glory to rule a thousand years.
- In the Blessed Hope -- the rapture of the Church at Christ's coming.
- All have sinned and come short of the glory of God and are in need of salvation, and the only means of being cleansed from sin is through repentance and faith in the precious blood of Jesus.
- The redemptive work of Christ on the cross provides healing of the human body in answer to believing prayer.
- The baptism in the Holy Spirit, according to Acts 2:4 is given to believers who ask for it. It is the will of God that every believer be filled with the Holy Ghost.
- In the sanctifying power of the Holy Spirit by whose indwelling the Christian is enabled to live a holy life.
- In the resurrection of both the saved and the lost, the one to eternal life and the other to everlasting punishment.
- Water baptism and observance of the Lord's Supper is essential for all believers.
- The church consists of all those who have received Jesus Christ as their Savior.
OUR CORPORATE SCRIPTURE:MATTHEW 22:36-40
Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law? Jesus said to him, " You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like it: 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.' On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets."
OUR MOTTO:
'Hands Reaching Up, Hands Reaching Out'
'Hands Reaching Up'
Indicative of worship of God.
Indicative of dependency upon God.
Indicative of the surrender of our own will to God in exchange for His will for our lives.
Reflective of our corporate scripture ("...love the LORD our God with all your heart...").
'Hands Reaching Out'
Indicative of brotherhood/love.
Indicative of our need to be interdependent.
Indicative of a desire to help/minister to others.
Indicative of our commitment to be reconcilers.
Reflective of our corporate scripture ("love your neighbor as yourself.").
Indicative of our thrust to be transethnic (transcending racial and ethnic boundaries).
'Theocentric' -- What does this mean ???
God as our center.
Commanded by God.
Reflective of our motto and our corporate scripture.
Focused upon holiness, righteousness, and commitment to God.
New Zion Christian Fellowship (NZCF)
777 N. Maclay Avenue
San Fernando, Ca 91340