What We Believe

The following are the core beliefs of City Of Glory Church based on the foundational truths taught in the bible. All of our teaching and ministry is rooted in and flows out of these biblical doctrines.

The Bible is the inspired Word of God. The product of holy men of old who spoke and wrote as they were moved upon by the Holy Spirit and we accept it as our infallible guide in matters pertaining to conduct and doctrine (2 Tim. 3:16; 1 Thess. 2:13; 2 Peter 1:21).

Our God is one but manifested in three- the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, being co-equal (II Cor. 13:14, 1 John 5:7). In his infinite wisdom, God has chosen to reveal himself in three separate persons, as Father, Son, and Spirit to accomplish his divine will. Each person of the Godhead having a separate purpose in man’s creation and redemption.

Man is a created being, made in the likeness and image of God, but through Adam's transgression and fall, sin came into the world. "All have sinned and come short of the glory of God." As it is written, there is none righteous, no, not one." Jesus Christ, the Son of God, was manifested to undo the work of the devil and gave His life and shed His blood to redeem and restore man back to God (Rom. 5:14; Rom. 3: 10; Rom. 3:23; 1 John 3:8). Salvation is a gift of God to man, separate from works and the law, and is made operative by grace through faith in Jesus Christ, producing works acceptable to God.

Man's first step toward salvation is godly sorrow that works repentance. The New Birth is necessary to all men, and when fulfilled produces eternal life (2 Cor. 7: 1 0; I John 5:12; John 3:3-5).

Baptism in water is by immersion, is a direct commandment of our Lord, and is for believers only. The ordinance is the Christian's identification with Christ in His death, burial, and resurrection (Matt. 28:19; Rom. 6:4; Col. 2:12;

We believe in the operation of the gifts of the Spirit in the Body as enumerated in I Corinthians 12-14 as manifested in the early church.

Healing is for the physical ills of the human body and is wrought by the power of God through the prayer of faith, and by the laying on of hands. It is provided for in the atonement of Christ and is the privilege of every member of the Church today (Mark 16:18; James 5:25; 1 Peter 2:24; Matt. 8:17; Isa. 53:4, 5).

The resurrection of those who have fallen asleep in Christ and their translation together with those who are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord is the imminent and blessed hope of the Church (Rom. 8:23; 1 Cor. 15:51, 52; 1 Thes, 4:16; Titus 2:14).

We believe in church discipline administered within the relational group in a spirit of meekness and confidentiality. The purpose of such discipline is the restoration of the one subject to the discipline and/or the purification of the church. The steps of discipline are one on one private confrontation, private confrontation with witnesses, and, finally, exposure to the church for judgment leading to restoration or separation. (Mat. 18:15-20; Gal. 6: 1; Rom. 16:17; 11 John 9-1 1; I Cor. 5; 11 Cor. 2:6-8; 1 Tim. 5:20).

We believe that in all matters concerning the Body of Christ, it its direction, discipline, ministry and functioning that specific guidance and instruction, revelation and discernment of truth from falsehood, is available by the leading of the Holy Spirit who enables us to know spiritual things by the Spirit. (Acts 13:1-3; 1 Tim. 1: 18; Rom. 8:14; 1 Tim. 5:22; John 16:13-15; 1 Cor. 5:3).

Laying on of hands is a biblical practice. Jesus practiced it in Mark 10: 13-16 as a blessing, and is our on instead of baptism. We believe in the Laying on of Hands for Healing (Mark 5:22, 23 and 4:41; Mark 5:28-3 1; Acts 28:8; Acts 19:11-12); Laying on of Hands to confer office (Acts 6:2-6); Laying on of Hands to receive the Holy Ghost (Acts 8:26-18); Laying on of Hands to believe words spoken, to receive anointing, and to cultivate the anointing (I Tim. 4:14); Laying on of Hands for appointment to Eldership (I Tim. 4:14).

We believe as members of the same body of Christ, baptized by one spirit into one body that we must endeavor to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace and as such that we are precluded from bringing a lawsuit in a civil court against another person who professes to be a Christian or against a Christian ministry. We believe that all such disputes must be resolved within the Body of Christ without taking them before unbelievers for judgment. (1 Cor. 6:1-8; Eph. 4:3-6)

We believe that scripture requires all members of the congregation to support the programs and needs of the church in proportion, as the Lord shall prosper them through tithes and offerings, thereby acknowledging that any institution can stand or be of full service only in proportion as all of the members of the congregation accept their responsibility of maintaining it. (Mal.3:10, I Cor.16:1, 2; II Cor. 9:6-9; Heb. 7: 1 -8).