{"id":720,"date":"2024-04-10T12:31:36","date_gmt":"2024-04-10T12:31:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/english.elizha.org\/?page_id=720"},"modified":"2024-04-10T15:39:01","modified_gmt":"2024-04-10T15:39:01","slug":"what-we-believe","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/english.elizha.org\/?page_id=720","title":{"rendered":"What We Believe"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"720\" class=\"elementor elementor-720\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-db79710 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"db79710\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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principle of a heterosexual relationship between one natural man and one natural woman within the boundaries of a legal marriage.<\/p><p>We believe that Jesus Christ died for our sin, in our place, according to Scripture, so that everyone who believes in him shall be saved and shall apply the Word to their lives and thus begin standing in righteousness because of His blood shed for the remission of sin.<\/p><p>We believe that Jesus Christ physically rose from the dead and ascended to heaven where He now lives as our great High Priest and Intercessor.<\/p><p>We believe in the personal return of our Lord Jesus Christ.<\/p><p>We believe that everyone who has accepted Jesus Christ, through faith, and repented of sin, has been born again of the Spirit of God and can therefore be called children of God.\u00a0<\/p><p>We believe in the baptism of the Holy Spirit, who clothes us with power and provides access to the gifts of the Spirit in order to enable our ministries as He sees fit.\u00a0 We 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one\u2019s sanctification journey.<\/p><p>We believe that the Bible teaches that without holiness, no one shall see God.\u00a0 We believe in the doctrine of sanctification as a definite, albeit progressive, work of grace that starts with the new birth and continues until the completion of our salvation and our union with Christ in heaven.<\/p><p>We believe that our Lord Jesus Christ implemented two sacraments \u2013 the Baptism in water and Holy Communion, that should be observed in obedience and as a lasting witness to the most cardinal facts of the Christian faith.\u00a0 Baptism is the immersion of a believer in water as a confession of his or her identification with Christ\u2019s death and resurrection; and the Lord\u2019s Holy Communion is a participation in the elements that symbolise our Saviour\u2019s broken body and shed blood, as a reminder of His sacrificial death till he returns.<\/p><p>We believe that provision was made for Godly healing in the Old Testament and that Godly healing is included as an integral part of the Gospel.\u00a0<\/p><p>We are open to further truth, as the Holy Spirit might enlighten in the Scriptures.<\/p><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Controversial Matters :<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><strong>Certain faith movements are not in line with our creed and with this we make clear what our position is regarding these controversial matters:<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Judaism: We do not follow this teaching and way of seeing, simply because I had a dream in which our Father revealed to me that the enemy uses this belief to abort ministry.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3761016 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3761016\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-951912b 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