OUR STATEMENT OF FAITH
The following statements of faith reflect the areas of the Christian
life that we deem important to WellSpring Fellowship, to be
embraced by those who are committed to our church.
Our Lives Are to be Built Upon the Holy Scriptures,
which we believe to be the inspired Word of God, upon which we should
govern every aspect of our lives. We believe the Godhead to be a
Trinity, which consists of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
We believe in the Deity of Jesus Christ, in His virgin birth, in His
atoning death, in His bodily resurrection, and in His ascension to
the right hand of the Father. We also believe in Christ's personal
return, which brings to an end this age, upon which He will judge the
living and the dead. We believe that salvation, healing, and
deliverance are available to everyone through the redemptive work of
Christ at Calvary. We only baptize those who trust in Jesus Christ
for their personal salvation and who will confess Him before others.
God’s Order For the Local Church
All Christians need to be committed and submitted to a local
expression of the Body, which is known as the local church. We
believe in Elder/Pastor rule, giving him the first and final
authority to lead the flock.
The Weapons of Our Warfare Are Not Carnal
We understand that Jesus taught and demonstrated non-resistance
because He knew that this would effectively stop the devil. Ours is
a spiritual conflict, which needs to be fought by spiritual means.
The Spirit-Filled Life
We believe in the baptism with the Holy Spirit as a distinct and
separate experience from the New Birth; and that the gifts of the
Spirit and His miraculous power are as available today as they were
at the beginning of the church. We also believe that each ministry
gift, such as prophets and apostles, are necessary to build
strong, life-giving, churches today.
Sexual Sins
We believe that marriage, as God intended, is a sacred covenant
between one man and one woman. Therefore, all sexual activity,
including homosexuality, which occurs outside of marriage, is sin.
If such sin remains unconfessed, it would result in the
participant’s ineligibility to be part of the Kingdom of God. For
this same reason, those who are unrepentant would also be ineligible
to be part of our Fellowship. (1 Corinthians 6:9-11; Galatians
5:19-21; 1 Thessalonians 4:1-8)
Human Life Begins at Conception We believe that life begins at
conception and that we should provide the same love and protection
before the birth of a child, as we would give after. (Psalm
139:13-16)
