Abundant Harvest Church accepts the scripture as the revealed will of God, the all-sufficient rule of faith and practice, and for the purpose of maintaining general unity, adopts these statements as fundamental truths and doctrine:

SCRIPTURE: We believe the Bible is the inspired word of God. The Bible is a revelation from God, to man, by the Holy Spirit and is the infallible rule of faith and conduct. It is true, final, and eternal. It is the total council of God for the salvation of mankind. 1 Timothy 3:15-17; 1 Peter 1:23-25; Hebrews 4:12

TRIUNE GODHEAD: We believe the triune Godhead is comprised of three separate and distinct personalities. The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit are each eternally self-existent, self-revealed, and function as one in agreement, in purpose, in goal, and in will. 1 John 5:7; Matthew 28:19

• GOD THE FATHER: We believe God the Father is the creator and sustainer of all things. In love, He created the universe to respond to Him. He created man in His own image for fellowship.
• GOD THE SON: We believe Jesus Christ was God manifested in the flesh, begotten of the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary. In the flesh, He was all God and all Man. We believe He died both spiritually and physically for our sins. He is able to redeem all mankind because death was defeated through His resurrection. We believe He is seated at the right hand of the Father, as High Priest and advocate. Matthew 1:20; Luke 1:35; Romans 4:24; Ephesians 1:20; 4:8; Colossians 1:18; 2:13-15; 1 Timothy 3:16; Hebrews 1:3; Revelations 1:15
• GOD THE HOLY SPIRIT: The Scripture ascribes to the Holy Spirit the acts and attributes of an intelligent being. As an instrumental segment of the triune Godhead, he guides, knows, moves, gives information, commands, forbids, sends forth and reproves. He indwells the New Covenant Believer and can be sinned against. Genesis 1:26-31; Mark 3:29; John 16:8, 13; Acts 7:51; 10:19; 13:2,4; 16:6; Romans 8:11; 1 Corinthians 2:11; 12; Ephesians 4:30

MAN'S FALL: We believe man (Adam) was created in the image of God. As a direct result of Adam's voluntary transgression, every person born into this world enters it with a fallen sinful nature and is deprived. Genesis 1:26-31; 3:1-24; Romans 3:25; 5:12-21

THE SALVATION OF MAN: We believe God sent Jesus Christ as the Savior for all mankind. Through the Savior's shed blood on the cross, He became a substitute for every person, who by faith, accepts Him as their personal Savior. We believe all that receive Him through faith, not works, are Born Again; and are members of the family of God and the body of Christ. The inward evidence to the believer of his salvation is the direct witness of the Spirit. The outward evidence is a lifestyle of holiness. John 3:1-18; 5:24; 10:7-28; Romans 8:16; 1 Timothy 2:5-6; 1 John 3:8; 5:11, 13

THE CHURCH: We believe the church is the body of Christ. Each believer, born in the Spirit, is an essential part of the general assemble and Church of the First Born, which are written in heaven. 1 Corinthians 12:12-27; Ephesians 1:22; 2:19-22; Hebrews 12:23

BAPTISM IN WATER: We believe in baptism by immers ion as an ordinance of the church. Each member, of the body of Christ, should be baptized but it is a not requirement to be born again. Baptism is an outward sign of what God has already done in an individual's life. It also serves as a testimony to all that the person now belongs to Jesus. Matthew 28:19; Acts 8:38; 16:33; Romans 6:4; Colossians 2:12

THE LORD'S SUPPER: We believe the Lord's Supper is the commemoration of the death of our Lord and is done in remembrance of Him. It is an outward sign of our participation in Him until He returns. Matthew 26:26-28; 1 Corinthians 11:23-32

GIFTS OF THE SPIRIT: We believe in the manifestation and operation of the nine gifts of the Spirit, listed in 1 Corinthians 12:8-11. We believe they are for public and private use but they are to be judged and operated under the guidance and correction of the Scriptures. 1 Corinthians 2:15; 14:29; 1 John 4:1

BAPTISM IN THE SPIRIT: We believe the promise from the Father to the believer is the baptism of the Holy Spirit. The physical sign of this is speaking with other tongues as the Spirit gives utterance. Luke 24:49; Acts 1:8; 2:4; 10:44-46; 19:2-6; 1 Corinthians 12:1-32

DIVINE HEALING: By the power of God, through the prayer of faith, the physical body can be healed. Healing is provided for in the redemptive work of Christ and available to all that believe. Isaiah 53:3-5; Matthew 8:17; Mark 16:18; James 5:25; 1 Peter 2:24

LAYING ON OF HANDS: We believe the laying on of hands is a biblical practice. In Mark 10:13-16, Jesus practiced it as a blessing. We believe and practice the laying on of hands for infant dedications, for healing, to confer office and to receive and cultivate the anointing. Mark 5:22-31,41; Acts 6:2-6; 28:8; 1 Timothy 4:14

FINANCIAL SUPPORT: We believe scripture requires the entire congregation to support the programs and needs of the church through tithes and offerings, in proportion to and as the Lord prospers each. Malachi 3:10; 1 Corinthians 16:1-2; 2 Corinthians 9:6-9; Hebrews 7:1-8

TOTAL PROSPERITY:

• Spiritual: John 3:3, 11; 2 Corinthians 5:17-21; Romans 10:9-10
• Mentally: Isaiah 26:3; 2 Timothy 1:7; Romans 12:1-2 Physically: Divine Healing – Isaiah 53:4-5; Matthew 8:17; 1 Peter 2:24
• Financially: Deuteronomy 28:1-14; Malachi 3:10; 2 John 1:2; Like 6:38; 2 Corinthians 9:6-10
• Socially: Proverbs 3:4

COUNSELING: We believe a Christian can seek counseling from a pastor or any leader designated by the pastor. This can be for advice, direction, resolution, or guidance. The foundation of counseling will be derived from the scripture. Proverbs 11:14; 15:22; 24:6

CHURCH DISCIPLINE: We believe in church discipline administered in a spirit of meekness and confidentially. The purpose of such discipline is restoration. Matthew 18:15-17; 1 Corinthians 5; Galatians 6:1

THE STEPS OF DISCIPLINE ARE:

1. A one on one private meeting to seek a resolution.
2. A private meeting with a witness to seek a resolution.
3. As a last resort, exposure to the church leading to restoration or separation. (This step is used primarily when dealing with disciplinary actions toward board members and is not for individuals who are part of the general body of the church.)

SEXUALITY: We believe that God created sex for the pleasure of humanity; however, the scripture does govern sexual behavior. We believe sex is only undefiled in the heterosexual marriage bed. Genesis 1:27-28; Hebrews13: 4 Sexual sins included but are not limited to:

• Fornication – Sex before marriage – Acts 15:20; 1 Corinthians 5:1-9; 7:1-2; Ephesians 5:3-4; 1 Thessalonians 4:3-8
• Homosexual – Sex between two people of the same sex – Leviticus 18:22; 20:13; Romans 1:24-28
• Adultery – Sex with a partner other than one's legal heterosexual spouse – Exodus 20:14; Leviticus 18:20; Proverbs 5:32-33; Matthew 5:28; 19:19
• Bigamy – Having more than one heterosexual spouse at a time
• Pornography – Of all kinds, lewdness and uncleanness
• Elective Surgical procedures designed to change or alter one's physical body to that of the other gender (male to female or female to male). Galatians 5:19-20

RAPTURE OF THE CHURCH: We believe Jesus Christ (Blessed Hope) is coming. The dead in Christ shall be resurrected and the living saints translated and caught up together to meet Him in the air. 1 Corinthians 15:51-52; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-17; 2 Thessalonians 2:1-4; Titus 2:13

LAKE OF FIRE: We believe everyone who has not accepted the redemptive work of Jesus Christ, shall suffer eternal separation from the Godhead. The beast, the false prophet, the devil, his angels and all others who's name is not found in the Book of Life, shall be consigned to a second death in the Lake of Fire which burns with brimstone and is eternal punishment. Matthew 10:28; Mark 9:43-47; 2 Peter 2:4; Revelations 19:20; 20:10-15

MILLENNIAL REIGN OF JESUS: We believe our Lord Jesus Christ, along with His saints, will return from heaven to Earth to rule and reign for 1,000 years. After this reign, there shall be a new heaven and earth. 2 Thessalonians 1:7; Revelation 19:11-16;