Values & Doctrines

THE ESSENTIALS

Our Essential Beliefs represent the most simple and foundational beliefs of Christian orthodoxy. They capture the basic contours of Christian theology. Anyone pursuing membership and baptism at Church of the King must agree with these beliefs.

Values & Goals

Growth & Expansion:  In the spirit of selflessness we plant & strengthen the local Church and communicate the gospel to a lost society.  Matthew 28:19-20, Ephesians 4:11-12

Love & Compassion:  Reflecting the heart of our God who is both just and merciful, we dedicate ourselves to build a city of refuge - a safe haven - an oasis of  love in a hurting  world. Galatians 6:2, 1 Corinthians 13:4-7

Healing & Deliverance: In a generation scarred by broken vows and forgotten promises, we covenant ourselves to create a place and become a people in which the broken hearted find healing and the captive find  deliverance.  Psalm 147:3, Galatians 5:1

Individual Destiny: Believing that the life of every person born to woman is a designed gift from God, we commit ourselves to work toward the release of all into their Creator's image and purpose.  Genesis 1:26, Philippians 2:13

Influencing Society: Refusing the false division of  the "sacred and secular" we recognize  all arenas of  society, such as Media, Arts & Entertainment, Education, Commerce, and Government, as rightfully belonging to God and we aim to influence and occupy such areas to His glory. Psalm 24:1, 1 Timothy 4:4-5

Active Membership: As a unique expression of God’s Church we are all part of the Body of Christ, having a responsibility of love, commitment, and service to each other and the world around us. Acts 2:42-47, Ephesians 4: 4-12

Global Connections: Acknowledging our position as one local expression of the Body of Christ, we seek to build connections with other Christians and congregations around the world, through missions, friendships, and support, working together to make disciples in all nations. Acts 1:8, Romans 15:23-25

The Doctrines of Church of The King

  1. We Believe that the scriptures of the Old and New Testaments were given by inspiration of the Holy Spirit and that they only constitute the Divine Rule of Christian faith and practice.
  2. We Believe there is only one God, who is infinitely perfect; the Creator, Preserver and Governor of all things and who is the only proper Object of worship.
  3. We Believe there are three Persons in the Godhead: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit; undivided in essence and coequal in power and glory.
  4. We Believe that Jesus Christ was God made manifest in the flesh; truly and properly God and truly and properly man, and that He by His suffering and death made atonement for sin, and that by His resurrection there is eternal life for all who believe.
  5. We Believe that the disobedience of our first parents resulted in their spiritual death and separation from God and that since that time, mankind has been entirely unable in their own strength to find salvation and reconciliation with God, for which they are wholly dependent upon God's grace and mercy.        
  6. We Believe that salvation, by God's grace, is contingent upon repentance, faith in God, cleansing by the shed blood of Jesus, and regeneration by the Holy Spirit.
  7. We Believe that baptism in water is a public testimony and dynamic meeting with God and a sign of the believer's death, burial, and resurrection in Christ Jesus.
  8. We Believe it is the privilege of all believers, in response to the command of God's Word, to receive the power of the Holy Spirit to live holy and victorious lives, and that the Holy Spirit operates through gifts, ministries, and manifestations to glorify Jesus through His Body to the world.
  9. We Believe that Jesus Christ, at the time of His ascension into Heaven, where He now sits at the right hand of the Father, gifted the Church with living ministry expressions of Himself through apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors, and teachers, for the building up of the Body of Christ and the equipping of the believers to the work of service.
  10. We Believe that no ritual, tradition, ceremony or rite can replace conversion, relationship with God, or true worship, and that nothing less than the Lordship of Christ upon a life is the mark of a Christian.
  11. We believe that marriage is a physical, social, and spiritual union between a man and a woman - born as such - instituted by God for the protection and stability of society through the building of a family and reflecting the union which exists between Christ and His Church.
  12. We believe that sexual relationships are a gift from God to enhance the intimacy, security, and depth of the marriage relationship and by which the procreation of children may be achieved under His blessing and to His glory.  Furthermore, we hold to the biblical position that sexual relationships outside of the covenant of marriage are hurtful to God’s heart, and harmful to the spiritual health of those involved.
  13. We believe that God offers redemption, transformation, and restoration to all who seek Him through Jesus Christ.
  14. We Believe in the continuance of the Lord's Supper, consisting of the elements of bread and the fruit of the vine, as instituted by Jesus with His disciples, so that we may truly discern the Body of Christ in its totality, unity, and authority, and that this celebration stands as a memorial of Christ's suffering and death and as a prophecy of His coming, and as such is commanded to all His followers until that Day.
  15. We Believe in the physical, triumphant return of Jesus Christ to an overcoming and glorious Church.
  16. We Believe it is the Commission of the Church to go into the whole world to preach the gospel and extend the Kingdom of God, knowing that "this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached to the whole world for a witness to all nations, and then shall the end come."
  17. We Believe in the judgment of God; in the eternal punishment of the wicked, and everlasting happiness of the righteous.