LJC Faith Statement

V. CHRISTIAN LIFE

(A) FAITH

We believe that faith is to love God, trust God, and obey God as our response to the love of the Father who gave up His One and Only Son for us and to the love of the Son who gave up His own life for us.

We believe that faith is to say YES and obey the guidance of the Holy Spirit.

We believe that faith is to believe in everything about God.

We believe that our faith is something that determines our deeds.

Matthew 12:31, Mark 11:22, John 14:15, Galatians 5:16-26, Hebrews 11:1-40, 12:2-3, James 2:14-26, 1 John 4:7-21

(B) 　MISSION OF ALL CHRISTIANS

We believe that all Christians’ mission is to become Christ’s disciples. Christ’s disciples are those who believe in Christ, are baptized, obey Him and keep growing in Him.

We believe that all Christians’ mission is to make Christ’s disciples. Disciple making involves evangelizing, baptizing, teaching to obey Christ, and helping to grow in Christ.

We believe that all Christians’ mission is to show the difference in the world in positive manners – as the light of the world, as the salt of the earth, the fragrance of Christ etc.).

Matthew 5:13-14, 13:23, 28:19-20, Acts 1:8, 2 Corinthians 2:15, Ephesians 2:10, 4:13-15, 5:1-11

(C) CHURCH

We believe that the church is a community of people who believe in and follow Jesus Christ.

We believe that the mission of the church is to make disciples and nurture them.

We believe that since Christ is the head of the church, the purpose of the church is to do His will.

We believe that the church is the central place of the Christian life (worship, evangelism, ministry, fellowship, discipleship) and the growth of each Christian.

We believe that the church will grow as the members use their gifts to function and joined together in love.

Matthew 16:18, 28:19-20, Acts 2:41-47, 1 Corinthians 3:6-7, 12:12-27, Ephesians 1:23, 4:16

(D) 　BAPTISM

We believe that baptism is an act of righteousness.

We believe that it was Jesus’ command to be baptized.

We believe that baptism does not save people. Instead, it is a public confession of faith of those who accepted Jesus Christ as Savior and the Lord.

We believe that baptism symbolizes what happened to the believer spiritually – died in sin and born again in Christ.

We believe that accepting Jesus as Lord and Savior and being baptized should be one inclusive act rather than two separate acts.

Matthew 3:15, 28:19-20, Acts 8:12-13, 36-38, 9:18, 16:31-33, Romans 6:4-8, 1 Peter 3:21

(E) COMMUNION

We believe that Communion was Jesus’ command to “Do this in remembrance of me.”

We believe that the bread symbolizes the torn body of Christ, and the cup symbolizes the blood of Jesus that was shed for the forgiveness of our sins.

We believe that partaking of the bread and the cup is an act of faith for all who believe in Jesus Christ to remember the love of God.

We believe that those who partake in Communion will turn back to God’s love and are sent out to the world to proclaim His love.

Matthew 26:26-29, Mark 14:22-25, Luke 22:19-20, 1 Corinthians 11:23-28

(F) SPIRITUAL GIFTS

We believe that according to His plan for each believer, God gives various spiritual gifts to all believers through the Holy Spirit.

We believe that believers must manage and use the gifts to serve God and man, and to glorify God.

Romans 12:3-8, 1 Corinthians 12:1-31, 1 Peter 4:10

Gift of Tongues

We believe that ‘speaking in tongues’ is one of the spiritual gifts from the Holy Spirit. However, this gift is not necessarily given to all believers.

We believe that the gift of tongues is not better than other gifts, nor it is less than other gifts.

We believe that the gift of tongues will bring God’s blessing upon who speaks to God personally.

We believe that when the gift of tongues is used in public, an interpreter must be present.

1 Corinthians 12:4-11, 14:1-40

Healing

We believe that God has power to heal any sickness.

We believe that God will heal our sickness in His time and by His way, according to His perfect plan instead of healing us according to our faith in terms of timing and means.

We believe that even in the midst of sickness, God will treat us with love and mercy, and work for our good.

Matthew 8:1-13, 9:27-31, Romans 8:28, 1 John 5:14

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