What
We Believe:
At
Metro Life Church our beliefs are simple. If it's in the Bible then
we believe it. If it's not, then we don't. Everything taught from our
pulpit can and will be backed with scripture to prove it.
Below is a basic list of our foundational beliefs.
The Bible is the inspired Word of God.
2 Peter 1:21
2 Timothy 3: 16-17
Our God is One, but manifested in three Persons—the Father, the
Son, and the Holy Spirit.
Genesis 1:26
Genesis 11: 6-7
Isaiah 6:8
Matthew 3: 16-17
Matthew 28: 19
Luke 1: 35
John 8:17-18
John 14: 26
1 John
5:7
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.
Genesis 1: 26-27
Genesis 2: 22-25
Salvation is the gift of God to man through faith in Jesus Christ.
Ephesians 2: 8-9
The New Birth is necessary to all men, and when experienced, produces
eternal life.
John 3: 16-17
Baptism in water is by immersion, it is a direct commandment of our
Lord, and is for believers only.
Acts 22: 16
The Baptism in the Holy Ghost is a gift and is accompanied by the initial
evidence of speaking in other tongues.
Mark 16: 17-18
Acts 2: 1-4
Prosperity. We believe that it is God's will for every believer to live
a life full of His blessing and covenant promises that are listed in
His Word.
Malachi 3: 10
Luke 6: 38
Deuteronomy 8: 18
We believe in sanctification, which is living a life of holiness.
1 Corinthians 1: 2
1 Thessalonians 4: 3
Healing is the privilege of every member of the Church today provided
through Jesus’ death on the Cross.
Isaiah 53: 3-5
Jesus will return and “. . . The dead in Christ shall rise first:
Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with
them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air . . .”
1 Thessalonians 4:16–17
The one who physically dies in his sins without accepting Christ is
eternally lost and, therefore, has no further opportunity of hearing
the Gospel or repenting.
Romans 6: 23