Our Beliefs
See how Bethel International Ministries views the fundamental truths and doctrine:
The purpose of Bethel International Ministries shall be to bind together the followers of Jesus Christ for the worship of God and to make God’s will dominant in their lives, individually and collectively, especially as that will is set forth in the life, teachings, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. The Church is the Body and Bride of Christ, whose task is to take the Gospel to all men in all nations and to make disciples of them.
The Father
We believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth and of all things visible and invisible. He is all-powerful, all-knowing, and ever-present.
The Son
We believe in Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God, begotten of the Father, was incarnate by the Holy Spirit of the Virgin Mary, and was made man, suffered and was crucified and was buried, and the third day he rose again, and ascended into heaven, and who sits on the right hand of the Father. And he shall come again with glory to judge both the living and the dead, whose kingdom shall have no end.
The Holy Spirit
We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord and Giver of Life, who proceeded from the Father and the Son, who with the Father and the Son together is worshipped and glorified, The Gifts of The Holy Spirit include: wisdom, knowledge, discerning of spirits, speaking in tongues, interpretation of tongues, prophecy, faith, working of miracles, and healing (1 Corinthians 12:1-14) are accessible through the Holy Spirit.
Baptism in water
The ordinance of baptism by a burial with Christ should be observed as commanded in the scriptures by all who have repented and believed in Christ as Savior and Lord. In so doing, they have their body washed in pure water as an outward symbol of cleansing, while their heart has already been sprinkled with the blood of Christ as in inner cleansing. They declare to the world that they have died with Jesus and been raised with Him to walk in newness of life (Matthew 28:19, Acts 10:47, Acts 48, Romans 6:4, Acts 20:21, Hebrews 10:22).
The Lord’s supper
The Lord’s supper, consisting of the elements, bread and the fruit of the vine, is the symbol expressing our sharing the divine nature of our Lord Jesus Christ (2 Peter 1:4), a memorial of His suffering and death (1 Corinthians 11:26), a prophecy of His second coming (1 Corinthians 11:26), and is enjoined on all believers until He comes.
The church
The church is the body of Christ, the habitation of God through the spirit with divine appointments for the fulfillment of her great commission. Each believer, born of the spirit, is an integral part of the church, which is written in heaven (Ephesians 1:22, Ephesians 1:23, Ephesians 2:22, Hebrews 12:23).
Divine healing
Deliverance from sickness is provided for us in the atonement and is the privilege of all believers (Isaiah 53:4, Isaiah 53:5, Matthew 8:16, Matthew 8:17).
We believe that God disapproves of any attempt to alter one’s gender (as revealed at birth) through surgery, medicine, appearance, or otherwise and is a violation of God’s creative order. Sex and gender are inseparably determined by God at the moment of creation and may not be legitimately changed by human action (Genesis 1:27; Genesis 2:18-22; Romans 12:1-2; 1 Corinthians 6:19-20).