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Spirit and Truth was founded by Pastor Marlin and Marian Simon in 1987 and was birthed out of a passion to live a life immersed in the Holy Spirit. Their heart for missions and sharing your content and make sure to add all the relevant details you want site visitors to know.
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Core Beliefs
The Scriptures
2 Tim. 3:16, 1 Thess. 2:13, 2 Pet. 1:21
The Bible is the inspired Word of God, the product of the holy men of old who spoke and wrote as they were moved by the Holy Spirit. The New Covenant as recorded in the New Testament, we accept as our infallible guide in matters pertaining to conduct and doctrine.
The Godhead
Phil. 2:6, Matt. 3:16-17
Our God is One, but manifested in three persons - the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.
God the Father is greater than all - the source of the Word (Logos) and the Begetter. (John 14:28, John 16: 28, John 1:14)
Jesus is the Son of God, One with the Father, the Word flesh - covered, the One Begotten, and he existed with the Father from the beginning. (John 1:1, John 1:14, John 1:18, John 10:30)
The Holy Spirit proceeds forth from both the Father and the Son and is eternal. (John 15:26)
Man, His Fall, and Redemption
Rom. 5:12, Rom. 3:23, Rom. 3:9-10, 1 John 3:8, Gal. 3:13-14)
Man is a created being, made in the likeness and image of God, but through Adam's transgression and fall, sin came into the world. "All have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God." "As it is written, there is none righteous, no not one." Jesus Christ, the Son of God, was manifested to undo the workds of hte devil and gave His life and shed His blood to redeem and restore man back to God.
Salvation is the gift of God to man, separate from works and the law, and is made operative by grace through faith in Jesus Christ, producing works acceptable to God. (Eph. 2:8)
Eternal Life and New Birth
2 Cor. 7:10, 1 John 5:12, John, 3:3-5
Man's first step toward salvation is Godly sorrow that work repentance. The new birth is necessary to all men, and when fulfilled, produces eternal life.
Water Baptism
Matt. 28:19, Rom. 6:4, Col. 2:12, Acts 8:36-39
Baptism in water is by immersion and is a direct commandment of our Lord, and is for believers only. The ordinance is a symbol of the Christian's identification with Christ in His death, burial and resurrection.
Baptism in the Holy Spirit
Matt. 3:11, John 14:16-17, Acts 1:8, Acts 2:38-39, Acts 19:1-7, Acts 2:4
The Baptism in the Holy Spirit and Fire is a gift from God as promised by the Lord Jesus Christ to those who are believers in this dispensation and is received subsequent to the new birth. This experience is accompanied by the initial evidence of speaking in other tongues as the Holy Spirit Himself gives utterance.
Sanctification
Heb. 12:14, 1 Thes. 5:23, 2 Peter 3:18, 2 Cor. 3:18, Phil. 3:12-14, 1 Cor. 1:30
The Bible teaches that without Holiness, no man can see the Lord. We believe in the doctrine of sanctification as a definite, yet progressive work of grace, commencing at the time of regeneration and continuing until the consummation of salvation.
Divine Healing
Mark 16:18, James 5:14-20, 1 Peter 2:24, Matt. 8:17, Is. 53:4-5
Healing is for the physical ills of the human body and is wrought by the power of God through the prayer of faith, and by laying on of hands. It is provided for in the atonement of Christ, and it is the privilege of every member of the Church today.
Resurrection of the Just and the return of our Lord
Acts. 1:11, 1 Thes. 4:16-17
The Angels said, "This same Jesus shall so come in like manner." His coming is imminent. When he comes, "the dead in Christ shall rise first, then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air."
Resurrection of the Just and the return of our Lord
Acts. 1:11, 1 Thes. 4:16-17
The Angels said, "This same Jesus shall so come in like manner." His coming is imminent. When he comes, "the dead in Christ shall rise first, then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air."
Following the tribulation, He shall return to Earth as King of Kings, and Lord of Lords and together, with His Saints, who shall be of kings and priests, He shall reign a thousand years. (Rev. 20:6)
Communion - the Lord's Supper
1 Cor. 11:23-31, Is. 53:5, 1 Cor. 11:24, Heb. 9, 1 Cor. 11:25, 1 Cor. 11-28-30, 1 Cor. 11:27
We partake of the Lord's Supper to show the Lord's death until He comes. The bread symbolizes the Lord's broken body. The cup represents the new covenant in His blood which provides us forgiveness and relationship with God. We judge ourselves and realize that this is our salvation and receive it for if we receive it unworthily - without giving honor as our salvation - we are guilty of the body and blood of the Lord.
Laying on of Hands
Mark 5:22-23 and 41, Mark 5:28-31, Acts 28:8, Acts 19:11-12, Acts 6:2-6, Acts 8:16-18, 1 Tim. 4:14
A simple belief that power or anointing or any other necessary quality can be transmitted from one person touching another. Laying on of hands was practiced by the Levitical Priesthood. Jesus practiced it in Mark 10:13-16 as a blessing and is our grounds for baby dedication instead of baptism. Laying on of hands for healing, to confer office, to receive the Holy Spirit, to believe words spoken, to receive anointing, and to cultivate the anointing, for ordination, to consecrate and receive the necessary ministry tools.
