BELIEF STATEMENT & Accountability
The Holy Bible , the Scriptures, both Old and New Testaments, are the inspired Word of God without error in the original writings, and complete revelation of His will for the salvation of men and women, and the divine and final authority for all Christian faith and life.
God YHVH -- There is one God, Creator of all things, infinitely perfect, and eternally existing in three Manifestations: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. The Trinity.
Jesus Christ (Yahshua Messiah) -- Jesus Christ the only begotten son of God crucified and resurrected is true God and true man, having been conceived of the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary. He died on the cross, the complete and final sacrifice for our sins according to the Scriptures. Further, He arose bodily from the dead, ascended into heaven, where, at the right hand of the Father, He is our High Priest and Advocate.
The Holy Spirit --The third PERSON of the trinity is the Spirit of YHVH God, The ministry of the Holy Spirit is to glorify the Lord Jesus Christ and during this age, to convict men of sin, regenerate the believing sinner, indwell, guide, instruct, and empower the believer for godly living and service.
Man --Man was created in the image of God but fell into sin and is therefore lost, and only through repentance from sin and becoming BORN AGAIN of the Spirit of YHVH God can salvation and eternal life be obtained.
Salvation --The shed blood of Jesus Christ and His resurrection provide the only ground for justification and salvation for all who believe, and only such as REPENT and receive Jesus Christ as their Lord and Saviour become Born Again become children of God.
The Return of Jesus Christ --The personal, premillenial, and imminent return of our Lord Jesus Christ (2 Thessalonians 1:17; Revelation 19:11-14; Romans 11:26-27; Revelation 20:1-7) and has a vital bearing on the personal life and service of the believer.
Future Events --There will be a bodily resurrection of those who have fallen asleep in Christ and their translation, together with the believers who remain alive unto the coming of the Lord. This is the imminent and blessed hope of the church. (1 Thessalonians 4:16-17; Titus 2:12; 1 Corinthians 15:51-52; Romans 8:23).
The Church --The true Church is composed of all born again believers, who through saving faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, have been regenerated by the Holy Spirit and are united together in the body of Christ of which He is the head. A divinely called and scripturally ordained ministry has been provided by our Lord for a twofold purpose: The evangelisation of the world, and the edifying of the Body of Christ (Mark 16:15-20; Ephesians 4:11-13).
Baptism -- Water baptism by full immersion soon after accepting Christ as personal Saviour, is a testimony of death to sin and resurrection to a new life. The ordinance of baptism by a burial with Christ should be observed as commanded in the Scriptures, by all who have repented and in their hearts have truly believed in Christ as Saviour and Lord. In so doing, they have the body washed in pure water as an outward symbol of cleansing, while their heart has already been sprinkled with the blood of Christ as an inner cleansing. Thus, they declare to the world that they have died with Jesus and that they have also been raised with Him to walk in newness of life (Matthew 28:19; Acts 10:47-48; Romans 6:4; Acts 20:21; Hebrews 10:22).
The Lord's supper -- (Communion) is a memorial service setting forth in sacred and symbolic manner the death of the Lord Jesus Christ; all true believers and only believers should share in it, it is the symbol expressing our sharing the divine nature of our Lord Jesus Christ (2 Peter 1:4), a memorial of His suffering and death (1 Corinthians 11:26).
Sin is sin -- The word of God is very clear about sin. (Lev 18:22; Lev 20:13; Rom 1:25-27; 1 Cor 6:9-10). The law of God is eternal (1 Pet 1:25; Luke 16:17; Luke 21:33; Psalm 33:11; Psalm 45:6; Psalm 119:89; Psalm 119:152)
Holiness -- The Scriptures teach a life of holiness without which no man shall see the Lord. By the power of the Holy Ghost we are able to obey the command, "Be ye holy, for I am holy." Entire sanctification is the will of God for all believers, and should be earnestly pursued by walking in obedience to God's Word (Hebrews 12:14; 1 Peter 1:15-16; 1 Thessalonians 5:23-24; 1 John 2:6).
Contending for the Faith -- As clearly spoken of in the book of Jude,
we believe in contending for sound doctrine and warning against the
scripturally predicted ever increasing apostasy, false teachers, false
prophets, false movements, we also believe the charismatic movement and the
word of faith movements and most televangelists are very dangerous and are
not sound doctrine to say the least.
We believe the emphasis must be on preaching and teaching the sound
doctrines of the Holy Bible, repentance, righteousness, holiness and the
prophecies, etc rather then on the signs, we believe that genuine signs as
recorded in Mark 16 follow the preaching of the Word of God.
Accountability:
Pastor Vincent is an ordained
minister and is accountable to
God the Father, the Lord Jesus Christ and The Holy Spirit and furthermore to his board of
Directors and Trustees.
The ministry and Amazing Grace Church London has the status of UK Registered Charity. Registered
number 1118814 and is governed by the Charity Commission. We are therefore
a regulated non profit organisation with open books.
Furthermore we believe in oversight 1 Peter 5:5 and we are therefore part of FmF
as seen below.
On behalf of the board of
trustees and directors we will ensure the highest level of credibility, integrity and
accountability. Amazing Grace Church London as a registered charity in the
UK and therefore a
transparent non-profit organisation, which operates on the basis of donations, the organisation has set high standards of receiving and distributing
the finances intended for the organisation. The organisation uses all
contributions, gifts and donations to support the organisation, its worldwide
mission projects and gospel crusades.
Amazing Grace Church London and Vincent ten Bouwhuis Ministries
Worldwide Missionary Foundation
a Registered UK Charity (Registration Number 1118814) is part of Friends for
Ministries in Fellowship