EL-Bethel Apostolic Church of God

Apostolic Faith and Fundamentals

1). We believe in the plenary-verbal inspiration of the accepted canon of Scriptures as originally given. The Scriptures are infallible, inerrant and the sole and final authority for all matters of faith and conduct (II Timothy 3:16, & 1 Corinthians 2:13).

2). We believe in the Eternal Godhead who has revealed Himself as One God existing in Three Manifestations; Father, Son, and Holy Spirit/Ghost and indivisible (St. Matthew 28:19, Acts 2:38, II Corinthians 13:14, & Colossians 2:9-10).

3). We believe in the creation, test and fall of man as recorded in Genesis, his total spiritual and moral depravity and inability to attain to Divine righteousness (Romans 5:12-18).

4). We believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, the Saviour of men, conceived of the Holy Spirit/Ghost, born of the virgin Mary, fully God and fully Man (St. Luke 1:26-35, St. John 1:14-18 & Isaiah 7:14, 9:6-7).

5). We believe Christ died for our sins, was buried and rose again the third day and personally appeared unto his disciples (I Corinthians 15:1-4 & Romans 4:25).

6). We believe in the bodily ascension of Jesus to heaven, His exaltation, and His personal, literal and bodily coming again the second time for His Church (St. John 14:2-3 & I Thessalonians 4:13-18).

7). We believe in the salvation of sinners by grace, through repentance and faith in the perfect and sufficient work of the cross of Calvary by which we obtain remission of sins (Romans 5:11, Ephesians 2:8-9 & Hebrews 9:12-22).

8). We believe in the necessity of water baptism by immersion in the Name of the Eternal Godhead, Jesus Christ in order to fulfill the command of the Lord Jesus Christ (St. Matthew 28:16-20, St. Luke 24:44-49, & Acts 2:34-42,

19:1-6).

9). We believe in the baptism of the Holy Spirit/Ghost as a real experience at or subsequent to repentance/salvation, with the Scriptural evidence, namely speaking in other tongues as the Spirit gives utterance (Acts 2:1-4, 8:14-17,

10:44-46 & Galatians 3:14-15).

10). We believe in the operation of the Gifts of the Spirit as enumerated in 1 Corinthians chapters 12-14, as manifested in the early Church (Ephesians 4:1-16 & Romans 12:3-8). 

11). We believe in the Spirit-filled life, a life of separation from sin, the world and Satan and perfecting of holiness in fear of God as expressing the true Christian faith (Ephesians 5:18, I Corinthians 10:14-22, II Corinthians 6:14-18 &

I John 2:12-17).

12). We believe in the healing of the spirit, soul and body b Divine Power and Divine Healing in its varied aspects as practiced in the early Church (St. Matthew 26:26-28, St. Mark 16:15-18, Acts 4:30, Romans 8:11, I Corinthians 12:9, James 5:14).

13). We believe in the Table of the Lord, the Communion of the Lord's Supper for believers (St. Matthew 26:26-28 & I Corinthians 11:28-32).

14). We believe in Foot Washing as an example of Christ's Humility (St. John 13:1-15).

15). We believe in Tithes and Offerings as it relates to a believer being an Active Member in the Church of God ( Malachi 3:10 & I Corinthians 16:1-4).

16). We believe in the reality and personality of the Satan/Devil and eternal judgment in the lake of fire for the devil and his angels (St. Matthew 25:41 & Revelation 20:14-15).

17). We believe in the eternal life for the believers (St. John 3:16, 5:24) and eternal punishment for the unbelievers (St. Mark 9:43, II Thessalonians 1:9 & Revelation 20:10-15).

18). We Believe that there is One True Universal Church, the Catholic Church, the Church of God, made up of genuine believers and this One Universal Church is also composed of many local Churches in given localities. These Churches are under the Sovereign Headship of the Lord Jesus Christ, exercising autonomous government under Him, administering all its local affairs and ministry as well as the propagation of the Gospel (St. Matthew 16:13-19, 18:15-20 & Acts 2:1-13).

19). We believe that Government is ordained of God and powers that be are ordained as ministers of God to us for good. To resist the powers and ordinances is to resist the ordinancse of God. We are not only subject for wrath sake, but for conscience sake, rendering to all their dues, customs to whom customs, fear to whom fear, honour to whom honour. We declare our loyalty to our Government and its leaders and will assist in every way possible consistent with our faith in the Scriptures as Christian citizens (Romans 13:1-14 & I Peter 2:11-17).

Church Inception 2004

Non-for-Profit Organization established 2006

EL-Bethel Apostolic Church of God is an Incorporated Religious Organization in the County of Albany, New York, with New York State tax-exemption and with Federal tax-exemption under 501(c)(3) as Public Charity Status.