We, the members of the Faith Based International Churches of Jesus Christ Incorporation, hold the Holy Scriptures as contained in the Old and New Testaments of our Bible as our rule of faith and practice. We believe that Governments are God-given institutions for the advancement of humanity. We admonish and inspire our members to follow justice of the peace, municipal authorities, and to respect and abide by the social laws in their community. Nevertheless, we hereby declare our loyalty to the United States of America. We pledge allegiance and fidelity to the flag, and to the Republic for which it stands. Furthermore, as God-fearing, peace loving and law abiding people, we claim our heritage and natural right to worship God according to the precepts of our own moral principles.
Therefore, we believe the Bible to be the only written infallible Word of God. As a result, we believe marriage is to one man and one woman (Genesis 2:24). Most people are called to marriage wholeheartedly loving their spouse and enjoying their children in the admiration of the Lord. The purpose of marriage is for a man and woman to help each other unite in Christ and teach their children to do the same (PROV 22:6). Like any vocation, marriage must be established, and not assumed. In like matters, some people are called to serve God as single people, without marrying or taking special vows, but nonetheless serving the Church in a meaningful way. Single people contributes greatly to the kingdom of God and humanity. Some live their situation in the spirit of the Beatitudes, serving God and others that are around them (MT 5:1-12). Additionally, we abhor war, for we believe that the shedding of human blood or the taking of human life is converse to the teachings of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, and, as a body of Christian believers, we are adverse to war in all of its forms, and believe in the peaceful settlement of all international disputes ( Exodus 20:13).
Whereas we, being an incorporate body of people of like faith. We believe in the Lord Jesus Christ for eternal life through His death and the power of His resurrection. We believe the Bible to be God’s Word and the revelation of His will to humanity, and accept it as our rule for faith and conduct on this earth. We believe in Christian fellowship, mutual edification and evangelical effort, in the form of our local churches, is God’s ordained order for His people. We believe church is the place to assemble for worship, fellowship, and teaching of the Word of God (Hebrew 10:24-25). We believe each place of worship should exercise the gifts, functions and purposes described in the Bible to obtain Christian like goals. We believe God has called and anointed us for this purpose.
This Affirmation written will support our core role in the Faith Based International Churches of Jesus Christ Inc., and its Vision, Goals and Objectives. In retrospect, its maps an achievable landmark for this Corporation to follow. As a result, I am especially pleased that our Affirmation addresses every aspect of our church existence, mission and purpose.