The Elisha Company Ministries! A Family of Ministries |
The Elisha Company Ministries Statement of Our Faith |
To whom it may concern: 2/20/2025 We believe there is only one true God, who is omniscient, omnipotent, and omnipresent. He is self-existent, without beginning or end, and has revealed Himself as One God in three persons: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. We believe the Bible is God's inspired, incorruptible, and infallible written Word. We believe God created Adam and Eve in His image and likeness, desiring an intimate relationship with His creation. He provided everything they needed for a sustained, fruitful, and eternal existence under His conditions. However, they rebelled against His divine order, resulting in their separation from Him. As a consequence, they were cast out of the Garden of Eden and denied access to the Tree of Life. This rebellion, now known as sin, led to separation from God and introduced death, sickness, disease, infirmity, and decay into the world. During this process, an adversary was revealed through deception. Yet, God, in His omniscience, had already provided a remedy for this separation. Knowing that only He could meet the standard of His holiness, He offered the ultimate sacrifice. In His perfect timing, God visited His people, choosing a young virgin named Mary. He overshadowed her by His Spirit, and she conceived. Thus, God sent forth His Son, born of a virgin, as the fulfillment of His redemptive plan. Jesus suffered for all mankind, was rejected by His own people and religious leaders, and bore the punishment for sin upon His own body. We believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, the one and only Begotten Son of God. Conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary, He is the Anointed One, empowered by the Holy Spirit to inaugurate God’s kingdom on earth. He was crucified for our sins, died, was buried, and on the third day, He rose again. He ascended into heaven and is alive today in the presence of God the Father and in His people. He is both fully God and fully man. We believe that salvation is by God’s grace through faith in the person and work of Jesus Christ. Anyone can be restored to fellowship with God by repenting, believing in Jesus, and receiving Him as Savior and Lord. The Holy Spirit convicts regenerates, justifies, sanctifies, and adopts us into the kingdom of God as His sons and daughters. We believe in the ongoing, sanctifying power of the Holy Spirit. By His indwelling, believers are enabled to live a holy life and minister supernaturally. According to Acts 1:4-8 and 2:4, the baptism of the Holy Spirit is available to believers, empowering them to be His witnesses. We believe in the victorious and redemptive work of Christ on the cross, which provides freedom from the power of the enemy—sin, deception, sickness, and torment. We believe that the Church consists of all who put their faith in Jesus Christ. He established the ordinances of baptism and communion for His Church. The Church exists to carry on Jesus' ministry, advancing His kingdom by destroying the works of the enemy, preaching and living out the good news of God’s love, and disciplining the nations—baptizing and teaching them to love and obey God. We believe in the ever-increasing government of God and the Blessed Hope: the glorious and visible return of the Lord Jesus Christ to rule and reign with His overcoming Bride—the Church. We believe that heaven and hell are real places. There will be a resurrection of both the lost and the saved—one to everlasting separation from God and the other to everlasting life. There is a literal lake of fire prepared for Satan, the fallen angels, and all whose names are not written in the Lamb's Book of Life. Pastor Kieth Greer, President of the Board |