Place of Refuge Ministries
6909 W. Grand River Avenue
PO Box 621
Fowlerville, MI 48836
ph: 517-223-3660
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What We Believe
- We believe in the divine inspiration and inerrancy of the Holy Bible, both the Old and New Testaments (2 Timothy 3:16; Hebrews 4:12).
- We believe in one God revealed in three Persons: The Father, The Son and The Holy Spirit (Matthew 3:16-17; John 17).
- We believe that Jesus Christ of Nazareth is God who came in the flesh, born of the Virgin Mary, and that He was both fully man and fully God when here on earth (Luke 1:26-38; John 14:1-3; Acts 2:36; Acts 3:14-15; Philippians 2:5-11; Ephesians 1:3-15).
- We believe the Holy Spirit is the third Person of the Trinity whose purpose in the redemption is to convict of sin, regenerate, sanctify, empower and guide the repentant believer into understanding the Holy Scriptures; indwell and give gifts to believers as He wills so that they may minister as Christ would to men. We believe that the manifestations of the Holy Spirit recorded in 1 Corinthians 12:8-11 and the importance of the fruit of the Spirit, which empowers the gifts, shall operate in the churches today which yield to the Lord Jesus Christ. We believe a believer can be baptized in the Holy Spirit at the moment of regeneration or anytime subsequent to his regeneration (new birth) experience (Luke 11:13; John 7:37-39, 14:16-17; Matthew 3:11; Acts 1:4-5 & 8, 10:44-47, 19:1-6; Galatians 5:22-23).
- We believe in the saving power of the Blood of Jesus Christ and His imputed righteousness to all who believe on Him with faith (Acts 4:12; Romans 4:1-9, 5:1-11; Ephesians 1:3-15
- We believe in the bodily resurrection of Jesus Christ (Luke 24:39-43; John 20:24-29).
- We believe that Jesus Christ ascended to and is presently seated at the right hand of the Father making intercession for us (John 14:1-6; Romans 8:34).
- We believe in the visible, bodily return of Jesus Christ to this earth to gather His Church (Bride) and judge the world (Acts 1:10-1; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18; 2 Thessalonians 1:7-10; James 5:8; Revelation 1:7).
- We believe that the terms of salvation are repentance toward God from sin and a personal, heartfelt faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, which results in regeneration of the person and eternal reward in Heaven. This salvation is entirely by grace of our Lord and not of works. Works are excluded except as a fruit of salvation (Matthew 25:34, 46; Acts 3:19-20; Romans 4:1-5, 5:1-2; Ephesians 2:8-10; Romans 10; Revelation 20:11-13).
- We believe that the two ordinances of the church are water baptism and communion (The Lord’s Supper) (Matthew 3:15-16, 28:19-20; Acts 8:38; Romans 6:1-4; Luke 22:13-20).
- We believe that believers should seek, as the early disciples did, to practice a life consecrated unto Jesus Christ, separate from the world and lived out in fellowship with local believers. We should also adopt standards of conduct that shall exalt our Lord and His church (acts 2:42-47; Romans 12:1-3; Galatians 6:14; Ephesians 5:11; Colossians 3:17).
6909 W. Grand River Avenue
PO Box 621
Fowlerville, MI 48836
ph: 517-223-3660
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