STATEMENT OF FAITH

Horeb International Ministries acknowledges the diversity of beliefs among Spirit-filled Christians who uphold scriptural integrity. The following Statement of Faith reflects the core truths we hold as an institution:

The Scriptures Inspired

The Bible is the only infallible, inspired, authoritative, written Word of God (2 Tim. 3:16).

The One True God

There is one living and true God, eternally existent in three persons: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit (Deut. 6:4; Matt. 28:19).

 

The Deity of the Lord Jesus Christ

We believe in the deity of our Lord Jesus Christ, in His virgin birth, in His sinless life, in His miracles, in His vicarious and atoning death, in His bodily resurrection, in His ascension to the right hand of the Father, in His personal future return to this Earth in power and glory to rule a thousand years (John 1:1).

Original Sin and the Fall of Man

We believe that man, created in the image of God, by voluntary disobedience fell into the depths of sin and iniquity, therefore passing on sin’s nature and consequences to all mankind, with their accompanying loss of intended meaning and purpose (Gen. 1:27; Rom. 5:12).

The Salvation of Man

Man's only hope of redemption and salvation from the power of sin is to willingly choose repentance and faith in the shed blood of the Lord Jesus Christ, and that it is possible for a believer to lose his or her salvation by willfully turning away from the provisions of salvation which Christ has made. Salvation is a free gift from God and is available to any and all who call upon the Name of the Lord (Acts 4:12; Rom. 5:8‑13, 15; 10:9, 13; Jas. 1:21; Eph. 2:8; Heb. 3:12, 6:4-6, 12:15; Matt. 13:22; 2 Tim. 4:10; 1 Tim. 1:19).

The Church and its Mission

We believe in the Great Commission to go into all the world to make disciples (Matt. 28:19).

The Ordinances of the Church
  1. Baptism in water in the Name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. All who repent of their sins and believe in Christ as Savior and Lord are to be baptized.  This is a declaration to the world that they identify with Christ in His death and have been raised with Him in newness of life (Matt. 28:19; Mark 16:16; Acts 10:47, 48; Rom. 6:4).
  2. The Lord's Supper consisting of the elements, bread and the fruit of the vine, is the symbol expressing our sharing the Divine nature of our Lord Jesus Christ (2 Pet. 1:4), a memorial of His suffering and death (1 Cor. 11:26), and a prophecy of His second coming (1 Cor. 11:26), and is enjoined on all believers until He comes!

 

Divine Healing

Divine healing was provided for all in the Old Testament (Ex.15:22-26; 103:1, 3; Isa. 53:4-5) and in the New Testament it is an integral part of the Gospel (Matt. 8:16-17; Acts 5:16; Jas. 5:14-16).

The promise of the Holy Spirit

We believe that the Holy Spirit empowers us to be Christ’s witnesses. He is our forever Helper and advocate, sent to dwell within all believers. Through the Holy Spirit, we bear fruits and are equipped with diverse gifts for the edification of the body of Christ and the advancement of God’s kingdom (John 14:15, 17, Acts 1:8, Galatians 5:22-23, 1 Corinthians 12:8, 11).

The fivefold Ministry

We believe that Christ gave apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors, and teachers to equip and build up His church. These gifts are still active for the maturity and unity of believers (Ephesians 4:11).

The Final Judgment

We believe that all shall stand before the judgment seat of Christ: the redeemed to be delivered unto everlasting life, and the unrepentant unto everlasting punishment (Rev. 20:11, 12; 2 Cor. 5:10).

Marriage, Gender and Sexuality

HIM fully embraces the teachings of the traditional biblical view about the goodness of our sexuality, the importance of chastity, and the place of heterosexual marriage as God’s intended context for complete sexual expression to occur (Gen.2:21-24).

We believe that God wonderfully and immutably creates each person as male or female. These two distinct, complementary genders together reflect the image and nature of God. (Gen 1:26-27.)

Rejection of one’s biological sex is a rejection of the image of God within that person.

We also believe that the term “marriage” has only one meaning: the uniting of one man and one woman in a single, exclusive union, as delineated in Scripture. (Gen 2:18-25.) We believe that God intends sexual intimacy to occur only between one man and one woman, who are married to each other. (1 Cor 6:18; 7:2-5; Heb 13:4.) We believe that God has commanded that no intimate sexual activity be engaged in outside of a marriage between one man and one woman.

Therefore, any form of sexual immorality, including adultery, fornication, homosexual behavior, bisexual conduct, bestiality, incest, and use of printed, videoed, or virtual pornography is sinful (Matt 15:18-20; 1 Cor 6:9-10).

HIM believes that in order to provide a biblical role model to our members, it is imperative that all employees and members who serve as volunteers agree to and abide by this Statement on Marriage, Gender, and Sexuality. (Matt 5:16; Phil 2:14-16; 1 Thes 5:22.)