UAAFI Believe:
In the Triune God: The Father, Son and the Holy Spirit.
God The Father: There is one God, Creator of all things, infinitely perfect and eternally existing in three manifestations: Father, Son and Holy Spirit (Holy Ghost). Gen.1:1, John 1:1; 17:5.
The Son: Jesus Christ is theSon of God, the first among many brethren. He is the head of the Body, the church. Jesus Christ is true God and true man, having been conceived of the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary. His death on the cross became the complete and final sacrifice for our sins according to the Scriptures. Further, He arose bodily from the dead, ascended into heaven, where He sits at the right hand of the Father on high; He is now our High Priest and Advocate. John 1:1-4, Eph. 1:7, 17-23
The Holy Spirit: The Holy Spirit is a divine person. The ministry of the Holy Spirit is to glorify the Lord Jesus Christ and during this age, to convict men of sin, regenerate the believer, indwell, guide, instruct, and empower the believer for Godly living and service. His present-day ministry to believers is the sovereign distribution of Spiritual gifts for the empowerment of the body of Christ. 1Cor. 12, 14, Eph. 4:7-12, Gal. 3:26-28
The Holy Scripture: The Bible, the Scriptures, both Old and New Testaments, are the inspired Word of God without error in the original writings and is the complete revelation of His will for the salvation of men and is the divine and final authority for all Christian’s faith and life. 2 Tim. 3:16
Salvation: All have sinned and come short of the glory of God and are in need of salvation. Salvation has been provided through Jesus Christ for all men. The shed blood of Jesus Christ and his resurrection provide the only grounds for justification and salvation for all who believe. John 3:16, 23, Eph. 2:8-9, Rom. 3:10-12
The Church: The Church consists of all those who have received Jesus Christ as their personal savior through saving faith and have been regenerated by the Holy Spirit and only such as receive Jesus Christ by faith are born of the Holy Spirit and thus become children of God. John 1:12-13, Eph. 2:8-9, Rom. 10:9-10
Baptism and the Lord’s Supper: Water baptism by immersion is a testimony of the death to sin and the resurrection to a new life. The Lord’s Supper or Communion is a memorial service setting forth in sacred and symbolic manner the sacrificial death of the Lord Jesus that all true believers and only believers should share in it. Matt. 29:19-20, Mark 10:16, Rom. 6:3-11, Acts 19:3-5, Matt. 26:26-29, Mark 14:22-25, Luke 22:19-20, 1 Cor. 11:23-26
We believe in the value of Biblical terminology of leadership and in the contemporary offices of Apostle, Prophet, Evangelist, Pastor Teacher, Bishop, Overseer, Elder, Minister and Deacon. We believe that all of these designations are for servant leaders and that servant leaders are manifest as the Spirit wills, therefore regardless to gender, those having received the call of God are recognized as servant leaders and are capable through the Spirit of God to occupy leadership as the Spirit wills.
