Abundant Life Fellowship

What We Believe.

In the simplest terms, we believe the Bible (the whole Bible). What we teach, preach, and promote is from the Word of God. We believe that the Bible contains the life-changing truth that we all need, and that it should not be changed or distorted to fit any religious doctrines. Following are some specifics about our beliefs, based on what we know from the Word:

1. We believe in the verbal inspiration of the Bible (2 Peter 1:20,21). We believe that the Word of God is literally the word of God. The Bible wasn't manufactured by humans; it is a gift directly from the Spirit of God.

2. We believe in one God, eternally existing in three Persons: namely, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit (2 Cor. 13:14). God the Father sent His Son, Jesus, to die for our sins. Jesus was raised from the dead and ascended to heaven, sending to us the Holy Spirit as our Comforter. We believe in and respect every Person of God shown to us in the Bible as the one true God.

3. We believe that Jesus Christ is the only begotten Son of the Father (John 3:16), conceived of the Holy Spirit, and born of the Virgin Mary (Matthew 1:18). We believe that Jesus was crucified (Mark 15:24), buried (John 19:41,42), and raised from the dead (Matthew 28:6). We believe that He ascended to heaven and is today at the right hand of the Father as the Intercessor (Romans 8:34).

4. We believe that all have sinned and come short of the glory of God (Romans 3:23) and that repentance is commanded of God for all and necessary for forgiveness of sins (Luke 13:5).

5. We believe that justification, regeneration, and the new birth are wrought by faith in the blood of Jesus Christ (Romans 3:24-26).

6. We believe in sanctification subsequent to the new birth, through faith in the blood of Christ; through the Word and by the Holy Spirit (1 Corinthians 6:9-11).

7. We believe holiness to be God's standard of living for His people (Hebrews 12:14).

8. We believe in the baptism with the Holy Spirit subsequent to a clean heart (Matthew 3:11).

9. We believe in speaking with other tongues as the Spirit gives utterance and that it is the initial evidence of the baptism in the Holy Spirit (Acts 2:4).

10. We believe in water baptism by immersion and that all who repent should be baptized in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit (Matthew 28:19).

11. We believe that divine healing is provided for all in the Atonement (1 Peter 2:24).

12. We believe in the Lord's Supper (Luke 22:17-20) and washing of the saints' feet (John 13:4-17).

13. We believe in the pre-millennial second coming of Jesus; first, to resurrect the righteous dead and to catch away the living saints to Him in the air (1 Corinthians 15:52) and, second, to reign on the earth for a thousand years (Revelation 20:6).

14. We believe in the bodily resurrection (John 5:28,29); eternal life for the righteous (John 10:27,28) and eternal punishment for the wicked (2 Thessalonians 1:8,9).

We are a part of the Church of God denomination based in Cleveland, Tennessee.