Genesis 1:1-31
(1)  In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
(2)  And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.
(3)  And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.
(4)  And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.
(5)  And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.
(6)  And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.
(7)  And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so.
(8)  And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.
(9)  And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.
(10)  And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good.
(11)  And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so.
(12)  And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
(13)  And the evening and the morning were the third day.
(14)  And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:
(15)  And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so.
(16)  And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also.
(17)  And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,
(18)  And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good.
(19)  And the evening and the morning were the fourth day.
(20)  And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.
(21)  And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
(22)  And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth.
(23)  And the evening and the morning were the fifth day.
(24)  And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so.
(25)  And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
(26)  And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
(27)  So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
(28)  And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.
(29)  And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.
(30)  And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat: and it was so.
(31)  And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.
 

Genesis 2:7
(7)  And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.

Genesis 3:20
(20)  And Adam called his wife's name Eve; because she was the mother of all living.
 

Genesis 7:21-23
(21)  And all flesh died that moved upon the earth, both of fowl, and of cattle, and of beast, and of every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth, and every man:
(22)  All in whose nostrils was the breath of life, of all that was in the dry land, died.
(23)  And every living substance was destroyed which was upon the face of the ground, both man, and cattle, and the creeping things, and the fowl of the heaven; and they were destroyed from the earth: and Noah only remained alive, and they that were with him in the ark. 

 

 2 Peter 3:7
(7)  But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men.

 

1 Thessalonians 4:15-17
(15)  For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep.
(16)  For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:
(17)  Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.
 

Revelation 20:1-3
(1)  And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand.
(2)  And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years,
(3)  And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season.
 

Romans 5:12
(12)  Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:
Romans 5:15
(15)  But not as the offence, so also is the free gift. For if through the offence of one many be dead, much more the grace of God, and the gift by grace, which is by one man, Jesus Christ, hath abounded unto many.
 

Nor can we search for redemption without Holy Spirit assistance. 

John 6:44
(44)  No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day.

John 6:65
(65)  And he said, Therefore said I unto you, that no man can come unto me, except it were given unto him of my Father. 

1 Corinthians 2:14
(14)  But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.

John 16:7-11
(7)  Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you.
(8)  And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:
(9)  Of sin, because they believe not on me;
(10)  Of righteousness, because I go to my Father, and ye see me no more;
(11)  Of judgment, because the prince of this world is judged.
 

It is by God's mercy that we are able to be saved.

 Ephesians 2:4-10
(4)  But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,
(5)  Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;)
(6)  And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus:
(7)  That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus.
(8)  For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
(9)  Not of works, lest any man should boast.
(10)  For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.

 

John 14:6
(6)  Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

 

Preaching Christ crucified, to the sinner and to the worldly who sit in the pews.

 1 Corinthians 1:23
(23)  But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolishness;

Teaching that our Sovereign God Jehovah is in control

 

Matthew 24:13
(13)  But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.

 

Gospel of Deliverance believes there is only one true God, who eternally exists in Trinity, of equally Divine Persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

Matthew 28:19
(19)  Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:

I.GOD

 

For further doctrinal clarification:

There is one living and true God, the creator of the universe (Exod. 15:11;
Isa. 45:11; Jer. 27:5). God’s revelation of Himself In the unity of the Godhead
as God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit, reveals they are equal
in every divine perfection (Exod. 15:11; Matt. 28:19; II Cor. 13:14).

A. God the Father is the supreme ruler of the universe. He providentially
directs the affairs of history according to the purposes of His grace (Gen. 1;
Ps. 19:1; Ps. 104; Heb. 1:1-3).

B. God the Son is the Savior of the world. Born of the virgin Mary (Matt.1:18;
Luke 1:26-35), He declared His deity among men (John 1:14, 18; Matt. 9:6), died
on the cross as the only sacrifice for sin (Phil. 2:6-11), arose bodily from
the grave (Luke 24:6, 7, 24-26; I Cor. 15:3-6), and ascended back to the Father
(Acts 1:9-11; Mark 16:19). He is at the right hand of the Father, interceding
for believers (Rom. 8:34; Heb. 7:25) until He returns to rapture them from the
world (Acts 1:11; I Thess. 4:16-18).

C. God the Holy Spirit is the manifest presence of deity. He convicts of sin
(John 16:8-11) teaches spiritual truths according to the written Word (John
16:12-15), permanently indwells believers (Acts 5:32; John 14:16, 17, 20, 23),
and confers on every believer at conversion the ability to render effective
spiritual service (I Peter 4:10, 11).
II. THE SCRIPTURES

A. The Scriptures are God's inerrant revelation, complete in the Old and New
Testaments, written by divinely inspired men as moved by the Holy Spirit (II
Tim. 3:16; II Peter 1:21). Those men wrote not in words of human wisdom but in
words taught by the Holy Spirit (I Cor. 2:13).

B. The Scriptures provide the standard for the believer's faith and practice
(II Tim. 3:16, 17), reveal the principles by which God will judge all (Heb.
4:12; John 12:48), and express the true basis of Christian fellowship (Gal.
1:8, 9; II John 9-11).
III. CREATION

A. The World--God created all things for His own pleasure and glory, as
revealed in the biblical account of creation (Gen. 1; Rev. 4:11; John 1:2, 3;
Col. 1:16).

B. The Angels--God created an innumerable host of spirit beings called angels.
Holy angels worship God and execute His will; while fallen angels serve Satan,
seeking to hinder God's purposes (Col. 1:16; Luke 20:35, 36; Matt. 22:29, 30:
Ps. 103:20; Jude 6).

C. Man--God created man in His own image. As the crowning work of creation,
every person is of dignity and worth and merits the respect of all other
persons (Ps. 8; Gen. 1:27; 2:7; Matt. 10:28-31).
IV. Satan

Satan is a person rather than a personification of evil (John 8:44) and he with
his demons opposes all that is true and godly by blinding the world to the
gospel (II Cor. 4:3, 4), tempting saints to do evil (Eph. 6:11; I Peter 5:8),
and warring against the Son of God (Gen. 3:15; Rev. 20:1-10).
V. DEPRAVITY

Although God created man in His image (Gen. 1:26: 2:17) he fell through sin and
marred the image (Rom. 5:12; James 3:9). In his unregenerate state, he is void
of spiritual life, is under the influence of the devil, and lacks any power to
save himself (Eph. 2:1-3; John 1:13). Sin nature transmits to every human, the
man Jesus Christ alone being excepted (Rom. 3:23; I Peter 2:22). Because of the
sin nature, man possesses no divine life and is essentially and unchangeably
depraved apart from divine grace (Rom. 3:10-19; Jer. 17:9).
VI. SALVATION

A. The Meaning of Salvation--Salvation is the gracious work of God whereby He
delivers undeserving sinners from sin and its results (Matt. 1:21; Eph. 2:8,
9). In justification, He declares righteous all who put faith in Christ as Savior
(Rom. 3:20-22), giving them freedom from condemnation, peace with God, and full
assurance of future glorification (Rom. 3:24-26).

B. The Way of Salvation--Salvation is based wholly on the grace of God apart
from works (Titus 3:5; Eph. 2:9). Anyone who will exercise repentance toward
God and faith in the Lord Jesus Christ will finds Salvation (Acts 16:30-32;
Luke 24:47; Rom. 10:17).

C. The Provision of Salvation--Christ died for the sins of the entire world
(John 1:29; 3:16; I John 2:1, 2). Through His blood, He provides atonement without
respect of persons (I Tim. 2:4-6). This gracious provision can save all sinners
(Heb. 2:9; John 3:18).

D. Divine Sovereignty and Human Freedom--God's sovereignty and man's freedom
are two inseparable factors in the salvation experience (Eph. 2:4-6). The two
Bible truths are not contradictory, but they are amazingly complementary in the
great salvation so freely provided. God, in His sovereignty, purposed, planned
and executed salvation in eternity; while man's freedom enables him to make a choice
in time, either to receive this salvation and this salvation following, or to
reject it and be damned (Eph. 1:9-12; 1:13, 14; John 1:12, 13).
VII. SANCTIFICATION

Believers are set apart unto God (Heb. 10:12-14) at the time of their
regeneration (I Cor. 6:11). They should grow in grace (II Peter 1:5-8) by
allowing the Holy Spirit to apply God's Word to their lives (I Peter 2:2),
conforming them to the principles of divine righteousness (Rom. 12:1, 2; I
Thess. 4:3-7) and making them partakers of the holiness of God (II Cor. 7:1; I
Peter 1:15, 16).
VIII. SECURITY

All believers are eternally secure in Jesus Christ (John 10:24-30; Rom.
8:35-39). They are born again (John 3:3-5; I John 5:1; I Peter 1:23), made new
creatures in Christ (II Cor. 5:17; II Peter 1:4), and indwelt by the Holy
Spirit (Rom. 8:9; I John 4:4), enabling their perseverance in good works (Eph.
2:10). A special providence watches over them (Rom. 8:28; I Cor. 10:13), and the
power of God keeps them (Phil. 1:6; 2:12, 13; I Peter 1:3-5; Heb. 13:5). This
security is not to be a license for sin and insincerity. Transformation accompanies
anyone Born Again and there will be a continuing, increasing walk in holiness
and righteousness.
IX. CHURCH

A. The Nature of the Church--A New Testament church, is a local congregation
(Acts 16:5; I Cor. 4:17) of baptized believers in Jesus Christ (Acts 2:41) united
by covenant in belief of what God has revealed and in obedience to what He has
commanded (Acts 2:41, 42).

B. The Autonomy of the Church--She acknowledges Jesus as her only Head (Eph.
5:23; Col. 1:18) and the Holy Bible as her only rule of faith and practice
(Isa. 8:20; II Tim. 3:16, 17), governing herself by Biblical principles (Acts
6:1-6) under the oversight of her pastors (Acts 20:28; Heb. 13:7, 17, 24).

C. The Perpetuity of the Church--Instituted by Jesus during His personal
ministry on earth (Matt. 16:18; Mark 3:13-19; John 1:35-51), true churches have
continued to the present and will continue until Jesus returns (Matt. 16:18;
28:20).

D. The Ordinances of the Church--Her two ordinances are baptism and the Lord's
Supper. Baptism is the immersion in water of a believer as a confession of his
faith in Jesus Christ (Matt. 28:19; Rom. 6:4) Baptism should precede participation
in the Lord's Supper (Acts 2:41, 42). The Lord's Supper is the sacred sharing
of the bread of communion and the cup of blessing by the assembled church (Acts
20:7) as a memorial to the crucified body and shed blood of Jesus Christ (Luke
22:19, 20; I Cor.11:23-26).
II.

E. The officers of the Church- - Pastors, Deacons, Teachers, Preachers,
Prophets, Apostles, and Evangelists are permanent offices Divinely ordained in
a New Testament Church. (Phil. 1:1; Ephesians 4:11). Each Church may select men
and women under the leading of the Holy Spirit (Acts 6:1-6; 20:17-18) according
to the qualifications given in 1 Timothy 3:1-13.

Pastors (elders, bishops) may oversee and teach the churches under the Lordship
of Jesus Christ (Acts 20:28; Heb 13:7, 17, 24; I Peter 5:1-4). Each church follows
them as they follow Christ (I Cor. 11:1; I Thess. 1:6; Heb. 13:17) and to
provide a livelihood for them, they might fulfill their ministries (I Tim 5:17,
18; Phil. 4:15-18). Pastors are equal in the service of God (Matt. 23:8-12).
Deacons
(ministers, servants) are servants of the churches and assistants to the
pastors, particularly in benevolent ministries. Each church may select her own
deacons according to her needs, and no church is bound by the act of another
church in that selection (Acts 6:1-6).

F. The Ministry of the Church--Her mission is evangelizing sinners by preaching
the gospel (Matt. 28:19; Luke 24:45-47), baptizing those who believe (Acts
2:41; 8:12, 35-38), and maturing them by instruction (Matt. 28:20; Acts 2:42)
and discipline (Matt. 18:17, 18; I Cor. 5:1-5).

G. The Fellowship of the Church--She is free to associate with true churches in
furthering the faith (II Cor. 11:8; Phil 4:10, 15, 16) but is responsible to
keep herself from those who hold doctrines or practices contrary to Holy
Scripture (Gal. 1:8, 9; I John 2:19). In association with other churches, each
church is equal and is the sole judge of the measure and method of her
cooperation (Matt. 20:25-28). In all matters of polity and practice, the will
of each church is final (Matt. 18:18).
X. CIVIL AUTHORITY

Human government was instituted by God to protect the innocent and punish the
guilty. It is separate from the church, though both church and state exercise
complementary ministries for the benefit of society (Matt. 22:21).

Christians should submit to the authority of the government under which they
live, obey all laws that do not contradict the laws of God, respect
government officers, pay taxes, render military service, and

pray for the welfare of the nation and its leaders (Rom. 13:1-7; I Peter
2:13, 17; I Tim. 2:1, 2). They should vote, hold office, and exercise influence
to direct the nation after the principles of Holy Scripture.

Civil authority is not to interfere in matters of conscience or disturb the
institutions of religion (Acts 4:18-20), but it should preserve for every
citizen the free exercise of his religious convictions.

Churches should receive no subsidy from the government, but they should be
exempt from taxation on property and money used for the common good through
worship, education, or benevolence.
XI. LAST THINGS

A. Return--Our risen Lord will return personally in bodily form to receive His
redeemed unto Himself. His return is imminent (I Thess. 4:13-17; Rev. 22:20).

B. Resurrections--After Jesus returns, all of the dead will be raised bodily,
each in his own order: the righteous dead in "the resurrection of
life" and the wicked dead in "the resurrection of damnation"
(John 5:24-29; I Cor. 15:20-28).

C. Judgments--Prior to the eternal state, God will judge everyone to confer
rewards or to consign to punishment (Matt. 25:31-46; II Cor. 5:10; Rev.
20:11-15).

D. Eternal States--Heaven is the eternal home of the redeemed (John 14:1-3)
who, in their glorified bodies (I Cor. 15:51-58), will live in the presence of
God forever (I Thess. 4:17) in ultimate blessing (Rev. 21, 22).

Hell is the place of eternal punishment and suffering (Luke 16:19-31) for the
devil, his angels (Matt. 25:41), and the unredeemed (Rev. 20:10-15).

1. We believe in the premillennial return of Christ to earth, after which He
shall reign in peace upon the earth for a thousand years (Rev. 20:4-6), but
this is not a test of fellowship.

2. We believe the Scriptures to teach two resurrections: the first of the
righteous at Christ's coming; the second of the wicked at the close of the
thousand-year reign (I Thess. 4:13-17; Rev. 20:6, 12-15).