Core Beliefs
The following are the core beliefs of The Victory House based on the foundational truths taught in the Bible. All of our teaching and ministry is rooted in and flows out of these Biblical doctrines.
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The Bible is...
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The Bible is...
- The divine revelation of God to mankind
- The fixed source of authority for our faith and conduct
- Without error and endurable for all generations and cultures
Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:15-17; 1 Thessalonians 2:13; 2 Peter 1:21; Psalm 119:160
God is...
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God is...
- Eternal, having always existed outside of time and space
- A single Being consisting of three Persons - Father, Son, & Holy Spirit
- Omniscient, omnipotent, and omnipresent
- Good, merciful, just, and holy
- Love
Scripture: Genesis 1:1, 26-27; Psalm 90:2; Matthew 28:19; Luke 3:22
Jesus is...
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Jesus is...
- The eternal Son of God, both fully God and fully man
- Conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of a virgin
- Without sin
- The only One who ultimately restores mankind from sin through the shedding of His blood
- Raised from the dead and seated with the Heavenly Father
- The healer of the sick
- Returning again to reign forever in the new heavens and new earth
Scripture: Revelation 1:8; Matthew 1:23; Luke 1:31, 35; Hebrews 7:26; 1 Peter 2:22; Acts 2:22, 33; 1 Corinthians 15:3-4; 2 Corinthians 5:21; Isaiah 53:4-5; Matthew 8:16-17; James 5:14-16; Matthew 28:6; Luke 24:39; 1 Corinthians 6:14; Acts 1:9, 11; Philippians 2:9-11; Hebrews 1:3
The Holy Spirit is...
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The Holy Spirit is...
- Active today to make people aware of their need of salvation
- Active today to empower believers to follow Christ more victoriously, offering a baptism that is subsequent to the salvation experience with gifts to confirm the power of the Gospel
- The gifts of the Holy Spirit shall operate in harmony with the Holy Scriptures and shall never be used in violation of biblical parameters
Scripture: John 16:7-13; John 14:16-17; Acts 1:8; Ephesians 1:13; 2 Corinthians 1:21-22; Romans 8:16; Luke 24:49; Acts 8:12-17; Acts 19:1-7; 1 Corinthians 12:1-31; Acts 10:44-46
Mankind is...
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Mankind is...
- Made in the spiritual image of God
- Fallen from innocence due to a willful choice to do wrong
- Destined for eternal separation from God
- Provided an opportunity to be reconciled to God through Christ, not as a result of human effort and good works, but through faith alone
- Invited to choose Christ as Lord and Savior, repent of sin, and be regenerated through the power of the Holy Spirit
- Made into a new creation in Christ, established as a son or daughter of the Heavenly Father and are being transformed into the likeness of Christ
Scripture: Genesis 1:26-30; Genesis 3:6-24; Romans 3:23; Romans 5:12-19; Romans 6:23; Ephesians 2:8-9; John 3:3, 16; Acts 20:21; Romans 5:1; 1 John 1:9; Titus 2:11-13; 3:5-6; Romans 8:38-39; John 10:29; 2 Timothy 1:12; 1 Peter 1:3-5, 16; John 15:6; Hebrews 12:14; Revelation 22:19; Luke 8:13; Romans 12:1-2; 1 Thessalonians 5:23; Hebrews 13:12; Romans 6:1-11; Galatians 2:20; Philippians 2:12-13
The Future is...
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The Future is...
- Hopeful for the Christ-follower because of the imminent, physical, and visible return of Christ to establish His Kingdom of a new heaven and new earth at a date undisclosed by the Scriptures
- Dismal and bleak for the unbeliever who has rejected Christ because of eternal judgment and damnation in hell, being separated from God
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:51-52; 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17; Revelation 22:5, 12-13; Romans 8:23; Titus 2:13; 2 Peter 3:13; John 14:2-3; Revelation 21:1-7; Mark 9:43-48; Revelation 20:11-15; Matthew 25:46
Matrimony is...
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The Church is...
- A holy, monogamous, exclusive union designed by God, which joins together one man and one woman as delineated in Scripture
- A divinely ordained institution of God
- The basic unit of a healthy society
Scripture: Genesis 1:27-28; Matthew 19:4-6; Ephesians 5:22-33; 1 Corinthians 7:1-16; Hebrews 13:4; Leviticus 18:6-30; Genesis 2:24
Human life is...
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Human life is...
- Begins at conception Is created in the image of God
- Is a sacred and precious gift given by God
- Must be protected; abortion is an injustice to human rights
- Is upheld, honored, and protected through advocacy and adoption
Scripture: Psalm 68:5-6; Psalm 139; Genesis 1:27-28; Psalm 22:27-31; Leviticus 18:21; Leviticus 20:1-4; Deuteronomy 12:31; John 10:10; Psalm 127:3-5; Matthew 19:14-15; Romans 8:15; 2 Corinthians 6:18; James 1:27; Psalm 82:3; Isaiah 1:17; John 1:12; Galatians 4:4-7
The Church is...
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The Church is...
- The body of Christ that consists of all believers
- The primary means in which God expresses His manifold wisdom
- Observant of water baptism and holy communion
- Led by Christ through the grace of the five-fold ministry
Scripture: Galatians 3:28-29; 1 Peter 2:9; 1 Corinthians 12:13; Matthew 22:37-38; Ephesians 4:11-13, 16; Matthew 28:19-20; Acts 10:47-48; Romans 6:4; 1 Corinthians 11:26; 2 Peter 1:4
Sin is...
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Sin is...
- A condition of the human heart since birth that causes each and every person to fall short of the standard of perfection established by God
- Any unrighteous behavior identified in the Holy Scriptures as interpreted by the pastoral leadership team and the Assemblies of God; therefore, requiring appropriate action, including sanctions as necessary, to protect the fellowship of believers and the testimony of Jesus Christ
Scripture: Romans 6:23; Romans 3:23, Romans 3:10; Jeremiah 17:9; Galatians 5:19-21; Matthew 18:15-17; 1 Corinthians 6:9-11
Human sexuality is...
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Human sexuality is...
- Designed by God to be expressed through joyful spiritual, emotional, and physical intimacy between a man and a woman who are married to each other
- Harmed through immoral behavior, such as adultery, fornication, homosexual or bisexual conduct, bestiality, incest, pornography, attempts to change one's gender, or disagreement with one's biological gender, which are sin
- Redeemed, restored, and healed, offering hope for all who confess and forsake their sin, seeking God's mercy and forgiveness through Jesus Christ
Scripture: Ephesians 5; Genesis 1:23-24; Leviticus 18:6-30; Proverbs 5-7; Matthew 5:27-30; 1 Corinthians 5:9-11; 1 Corinthians 6:9-11; Colossians 3:5; 2 Peter 2:10-11; Galatians 5:1, 19-21; Hebrews 13:4; 1 John 1:9; 1 John 2:1-2; Romans 2:4; John 8:11; Ephesians 2:1-6; Colossians 1:13-14