The Inspiration of Scripture

Scripture, the Old Testament like the New Testament, are inspired by God and are the revelation of God for man, the infallible rule and authority of faith and conduct. (2 Timothy 3:25-17); 1 Thessalonians 2:13; 2 Peter 1:21)

The Only True God

We believe that there exists only one true God who is revealed in 3 persons: The Father, The Son and the Holy Spirit (commonly known at the Trinity). (Deuteronomy 6:4; Isaiah 43:10; Matthew 28:19; Luke 3:22; 2 Corinthians 13:14; John 14:16,17)

The Deity of the Lord Jesus Christ

The Lord Jesus Christ is the eternal Son of God. As the Son of God, he became man and divine.

The Bible declares:

1. His virginal birth (Matthew 1:23; Luke 1:31,35)

2. His life without sin (Hebrews 7:26; 1 Peter 2:22)

3. His miracles (Acts 2:22; 10:38)

4. His work on the cross (1 Corinthians 15:3; 2 Corinthians 5:21)

5. His corporal resurrection from the dead (Matthew 28;6; Luke 24:39; 1 Corinthians 15:4)

6. His exaltation at the right side of God (Acts 1:9,11; 2:33; Philippians 2:9-11; Hebrews 1:3)

The Fall of Man

Man was created good and just because God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness.” But, humans by their own will fell in transgressions and incurred not only physical death but also spiritual death in the separation from God. (Genesis 1:26,27; 2:17; 3:6; Romans 5;12-19)

The Salvation of Man

The only hope for redemption for humans is through the blood shed by Jesus Chris, the Son of God.

1. Conditions for salvation: Salvation is received through the repentance with God and faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. Man becomes a son and heir of God according to the hope of eternal life by the washing of regeneration, the renewal of the Holy Spirit, and justification by grace through faith. (Luke 24:47; John 3:3; Romans 10:13-15; Ephesians 2:8; Titus 2:11; 3:5-7)

2. Evidence of salvation: The internal evidence of salvation is the direct witness of the Spirit (Romans 8:16). External evidence before all men is a life of justice and true holiness (Ephesians 4:24; Titus 2:12)

Church Ordinances

We believe and practice two (2) ordinances: water baptism by immersion, and the Lord's Supper.

1. Water Baptism: The Scriptures establish the ordinance of water baptism by immersion. All who repent and believe in Christ as Savior and Lord must be baptized. In this way they declare to the world that they have died with Christ and that they have been resurrected with Him to walk in new life (Matthew 28:19; Mark 16:16; Acts 10:47, 48; Romans 6: 4). We believe in water baptism, by immersion, using the Trinitarian formula in the name of the Father, the Son, the Holy Spirit (Matthew 28:19; Mark 1: 9-10)

2. Holy Communion: The Lord's Supper, which consists in the participation of the Eucharistic species - the bread and the fruit of the vine - is the symbol that expresses our participation in the divine nature of our Lord Jesus Christ (2 Peter 1: 4); a reminder of his sufferings and his death (1 Corinthians 11:26); and a prophecy of his second coming (1 Corinthians 11:26); and a mandate for all believers "until He comes!"

Baptism in the Holy Spirit

All believers have the right to receive, and should fervently seek, the promise of the Father, baptism in the Holy Spirit and fire (Acts 1: 4-5), according to the command of the Lord Jesus Christ. The baptism of believers in the Holy Spirit is evidenced by the initial physical sign of speaking in other languages ​​as the Spirit directs them (Acts 2: 4, Acts 10: 44-46, Acts 19: 6). This was the normal and common experience of the entire first Christian church. With baptism comes an endowment of power for life and service and the granting of spiritual gifts and their use in ministry (Luke 24:49; Acts 1: 4, 8; 1 Corinthians 12: 1–31). This experience is different from that of the new birth and subsequent to it (Acts 8: 12–17; 10: 44–46; 11: 14–16; 15: 7–9). With the baptism in the Holy Spirit, the believer receives experiences such as being filled with the Spirit (John 7: 37–39; Acts 4: 8), a deeper reverence for God (Acts 2:43; Hebrews 12:28) , a more intense consecration to God and dedication to his work (Acts 2:42), and a more active love for Christ, for his Word and for the lost (Mark 16:20)

We urge each believer to fervently seek the promise of the Father, the baptism in the Holy Spirit, as this experience:

1. Enables them to evangelize in the power of the Spirit with signs and wonders (Mark 16: 15-20; Acts 4: 29-31; Hebrews 2: 3, 4)

2. Add a necessary dimension to worship and relationship with God (1 Corinthians 2: 10–16; 1 Corinthians 12–14)

3. It enables them to respond to the full manifestation of the Holy Spirit in the expression of fruits, gifts and ministries, as in New Testament times, for the edification of the body of Christ (Galatians 5: 22–26; 1 Corinthians 14:12; Ephesians 4:11, 12; 1 Corinthians 12:28; Colossians 1:29)

Sanctification

Sanctification is an act of separation from all evil, and dedication to God (Romans 12: 1, 2; 1 Thessalonians 5:23; Hebrews 13:12). Sanctification initially occurs with salvation, and it is not only a statement that the believer is holy, but also a lifelong progressive process of separating ourselves from evil and continually approaching God and becoming more like Christ. The Bible prescribes a life of "holiness without which no one will see the Lord" (Hebrews 12:14). By the power of the Holy Spirit we can obey the command that says: "Be holy because I am holy" (1 Peter 1:15, 16)

Sanctification is carried out in the believer when he acknowledges his identity with Christ in his death and resurrection, and by faith he intends to live each day in this union with Christ, and submits all his powers to the dominion of the Holy Spirit (Romans 6: 1). –11, 13; 8: 1, 2, 13; Galatians 2:20; Philippians 2:12, 13; 1 Peter 1: 5)

The Church and its Mission

The Church is the body of Christ, the dwelling place of God by the Holy Spirit, with the divine commission to carry out his great commission. Every believer, born of the Holy Spirit, is an integral part of the universal Church of the firstborn who are inscribed in the heavens (Ephesians 1:22, 23; 2:22; Hebrews 12:23)

Since God's purpose in relation to man is to seek and save what was lost, to be worshiped by the human being, and to build a body of believers in the image of his Son, the main reason for being of the Senda Church of Restoration, as part of the universal Church, is:

1. Be an agency of God for the evangelization of the world (Acts 1: 8; Matthew 28:19, 20; Mark 16:15, 16)

2. Be a corporate body in which man can worship God (1 Corinthians 12:13)

3. Be a channel for God's purpose to build a body of saints being perfected in the image of his Son (Ephesians 4: 11–16; 1 Corinthians 12:28; 14:12)

Ministry

Our Lord has provided a divinely called and ordained ministry with the triple purpose of leading the Church in: (1) the evangelization of the world (Mark 16: 15–20), (2) the worship of God (John 4:23, 24), and (3) the building of a body of saints, to perfect them in the image of their Son (Ephesians 4:11, 16)

We believe in sustaining God's work economically, understanding that tithes and offerings are part of the economic plan that God has developed for this purpose (Malachi 3: 10; Luke 11:42; 1 Corinthians 9: 6-9; l6: 2 ; Hebrews 7: 1-2)

We believe in the gifts of the Holy Spirit as manifestations (1 Corinthians 12: 4-1 l), aids (Romans 12: 6-8), and ministries (Ephesians 4: 1 1-12); that the Holy Spirit himself gives grace and develops some believers for the edification of the church.

Divine Healing

Divine healing is an integral part of the Gospel. The liberation of the disease has been provided in the atonement and is the privilege of all believers (Isaiah 53: 4, 5; Matthew 8:16, 17; James 5: 14–16)

The Blessed Hope

The resurrection of those who have died in Christ and their rapture along with those who are alive when the coming of the Lord is the imminent and blessed hope of the Church (1 Thessalonians 4:16, 17; Romans 8:23; Titus 2: 13; 1 Corinthians 15:51, 52)

The Millennial Kingdom of Christ

The 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 a thousand (1,000) years (Zechariah 14: 5; Matthew 24: 27– 30; Revelation 1: 7; 19: 11–14; 20: 1–6). This millennial kingdom will bring the salvation of Israel as a nation (Ezekiel 37:21, 22; Zephaniah 3: 19,20; Romans 11: 26,27), and the establishment of a universal peace (Isaiah 11: 6–9; Psalm 72 : 3–8; Micah 4: 3, 4)

The Last Judgment

We believe in the resurrection for both the righteous and the unrighteous (John 5: 28-29). We believe in eternal life for believers (Matthew 25:46; Luke 1 8: 3O; John 10:28), and eternal punishment for the unrighteous (2 Thessalonians 1: 8-9; Revelation 20: 10-15; 2 1: 8). We believe there will be a final judgment in which dead sinners will be resurrected and judged according to their works. Everyone whose name is not found in the Book of Life, will be confined to suffer eternal punishment in the lake that burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death, together with the devil and his angels, the beast and the false prophet (Matthew 25:46; Mark 9: 43–48; Revelation 19:20; 20: 11–15; 21: 8)

The New heavens and the New Earth

"But we expect, according to his promises, new heavens and new earth, in which justice dwells" (2 Peter 3:13; Revelation 21:22).

Biblical Marriage

We believe that the marriage institution is the unique union between a man and a woman, as stipulated in Genesis 2:24 and Genesis 1:27. Therefore, we will refrain from performing weddings that do not meet this requirement.