Beliefs And Values

Pathway of Discipleship

We have defined our philosophy of discipleship through the “PATHWAY OF DISCIPLESHIP” called POD, a Bible-based strategy, curriculum, and method that has become the basis for all of our teachings, ministries, and leadership development.

  • To trust
  • To repent
  • To follow

The Spirit dwells in us:

  • To guide us to the truth
  • To encourage and comfort us
  • To support us in our weaknesses

The spirit pours his fruit on us:

  • Love, joy, and peace
  • Patience, kindness, and goodness
  • Faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control

The Spirit pours His gifts on us:

  • Gifts in practical service
  • Gifts of power
  • Gifts of utterance
  • Over our time: daily devotion
  • Over our resources: tithing and offerings
  • Over our relationships: belonging to a life group

Shared Faith

  • The Nicene creed
  • The ordinance of Baptism
  • The ordinance of the Lord’s Supper

Shared Culture

  • Shared mission and vision
  • Shared symbols
  • Shared values

Shared Structure

Through holy words

  • Dialogue
  • Proclamation
  • Apologetics

Through holy deeds

  • Invite - Teach - Set Free - Heal - Pray

Through a holy life

  • To live a life of humility
  • To live a self-giving life
  • To live a victorious life

To Call

  • One who is ready to follow Christ
  • One who is ready to deny himself
  • One who is ready to carry his cross

To Equip

  • Through teaching and instruction
  • Through fellowship and partnership
  • Through spiritual disciplines and experiences

To Send

  • To one’s family
  • To one’s life group
  • To one’s church

Values

The values that we abide by:

  • Love the Church
  • Value humanity
  • Every Christian is a servant
  • True joy

The values we aspire to: 

  • Word and Spirit
  • Culture of disciple-making
  • Teamwork
  • Effective communication
  • Generous giving
  • The church is from the world, in the world, and for the world.
  • Integrity
  • Submission and accountability
  • Positivity

The values that we function by: 

  • Collaboration
  • Unity
  • Trust
  • Honor

The Bible

Resurrection church believes that the entire Bible is inspired by God and that the Holy Spirit illuminates the mind of the faithful reader. This is in order for the latter to understand the spiritual realities and believe that the Bible, especially the New Testament, is the only rule and norm, and the final reference in matters of faith and its practice.

God

We believe in the one eternal God in three hypostases: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, and in the immanence of eachhypostasis and His eternality, and in the equality of the threehypostases and their unity in one ousia, and that each hypostasis has a distinctive function:

The Father is the creator and upholder of the Universe and the absolute sovereign over it.

The Son is the redeemer of mankind by His incarnation, His birth from the Virgin Mary, His atoning death on the Cross, and His glorious resurrection from the dead. He is the Savior of those who believe in Him and their intercessor with God, and He is the Head of the Church.

The Holy Spirit convicts people of their sins and persuades them
to accept Christ as Savior. He dwells in the hearts of the believers, comforts them, sanctifies them, and guides them to the whole truth.

Mankind

We believe that man is created in the image of God, but that he fell because of his disobedience and has had a sinful nature ever since then. As a result, man lost his fellowship with God and deserves to perish.

However, God, out of the abundance of His love and mercy, sacrificed His only Son Jesus Christ to save man from sin and eternal damnation, to bring man back to fellowship with Him, and to give man a new and eternal life. This new life is received by man by the second birth through the work of the Holy Spirit in him so that he repents and accepts Christ by believing that He is the Savior and the Lord in his life.

The Church

We believe that the Church is a local community of baptized believers who meet for worship, witness, and service and are united voluntarily under Christ’s headship, all of whom are priests, chosen and holy.

We believe that the local church is part of the whole body of Christ, which is the universal church spread throughout the world and made up of all true believers.

We believe that the Church is an extension of Christ on earth and therefore it must represent Him in the best way and be the conscience of the world and its example and work for its good in the ministry of love.

The Glorious Future

We believe that God, in His predetermined time and in His own way, will end the system of this world by the return of the Lord Jesus Christ, according to His promise, to the Earth, in supreme glory and in a personal and visible manner, followed by the resurrection of the dead and the last judgement. The believers, with Christ, will share His glory in the kingdom of God and the unbelievers will receive their punishment.