Our Beliefs
Harvest Bible church is a Reformed Baptist church relying solely on the truths of the Bible. Our basic beliefs on the Bible, God, Jesus, and the Church are:
What We Believe
This is a brief summary of the Constitution of Harvest Bible Church and it's statement of faith. We are a Reformed Baptist church holding to the historic Calvinistic doctrines and New Covenant theology
We believe God is:
- One God but Triune in nature;
- The Father, Son and Holy Spirit
- Co-equal but hold different offices
- Eternal
- Unchangeable
- Every where (Infinite), but not everything
- Creator (yet not the author of sin)
- The source of all true wisdom and knows all things from eternity past
- Holy, Just, Loving, Merciful and bound only by His own nature
We Believe the Father to be:
- The first person of the Trinity
- Fully God
- He who orders all things for His Glory
We Believe Jesus Christ to be:
-Sent by the Father to do the will of the Father
- Fully God
- He became fully man through virgin birth
- Was crucified for the sins of His Elect
- Was raised from the dead having fully paid the penalty for their sins
- Sitting bodily in Heaven
- The ONLY way to salvation
We Believe the Holy Spirit to be:
- Fully God
- Personal
- Sent by the Father for the guidance and comfort of His children
- Sent by the Father to convict the world of sin
We believe Scripture is:
- Inspired by God (God breathed)
- Written by man
- Inerrant and without contradiction in it's 'autographs' or originals
- Infallible on all it touches upon
- Sufficient for salvation
- Clear on all man needs it to be clear on
- A closed canon, 66 books
We believe man to be:
- Unique in all creation
- Responsible for the stewardship of all God has given him
- Sinful by nature (through Adam)
- Sinful by choice (unregenerate man cannot choose for good)
- Responsible for all of his sin
We Believe sin:
- Affects all of creation
- Severs any relationship with The Creator
- Has the outcome of death, physical and spiritual
- Holds natural man captive. He is incapable of freeing himself from it or its guilt.
- Affects even the Redeemed in that they will struggle until Glory
We Believe Salvation:
- Cannot be earned
- From beginning to end, is Gods gift to man
- Was purchased by Jesus Christ through His death on the cross
- Is freely offered to all mankind
- Is effective only for Gods elect
- Includes indwelling of the Holy Spirit
- Includes new a heart, desires and motives
- Includes right standing with God
- Includes eternal security/ heavenly rest
Worship is:
- To be given to God alone
- All of creations' high calling and duty
- To include all of life
- Not to be limited to a day or place
We Believe the Ordinances to be:
- Made up of two alone; Baptism & The Lords Supper
- Physical pictures of spiritual truths
1. Baptism reflects a public confession of one’s death to self and living for God
2. Lords Supper is a memorial of remembering Christ’s death on the cross
We believe the church to consist of:
- There is a Universal church, containing Believers from all times and locations and...
- A Local church or group of Believers that gather together to encourage, strengthen, build-up each other
- A Biblical church must have an established Government of Elders with Deacons as required
We believe there is a Final Judgment
- The Second coming of Christ is for judgment
- There will be a bodily resurrection;
Believers
- Christ has covered their sins
- They are saved from condemnation, wrath and Hell
- They will give an account of their use of all God has given them.
- They will be joyfully received into Heaven to spend eternity with their Lord
Unbelievers
- They have willingly offended a holy God
- They will be condemned to eternal punishment in Hell with no hope of reprieve
Not tired of reading?
Looking for an even fuller explanation?
Please read the constitution and confession of our church found in THE CONSTITUTION OF HARVEST BIBLE CHURCH OF ARIZONA
This is a brief summary of the Constitution of Harvest Bible Church and it's statement of faith. We are a Reformed Baptist church holding to the historic Calvinistic doctrines and New Covenant theology
We believe God is:
- One God but Triune in nature;
- The Father, Son and Holy Spirit
- Co-equal but hold different offices
- Eternal
- Unchangeable
- Every where (Infinite), but not everything
- Creator (yet not the author of sin)
- The source of all true wisdom and knows all things from eternity past
- Holy, Just, Loving, Merciful and bound only by His own nature
We Believe the Father to be:
- The first person of the Trinity
- Fully God
- He who orders all things for His Glory
We Believe Jesus Christ to be:
-Sent by the Father to do the will of the Father
- Fully God
- He became fully man through virgin birth
- Was crucified for the sins of His Elect
- Was raised from the dead having fully paid the penalty for their sins
- Sitting bodily in Heaven
- The ONLY way to salvation
We Believe the Holy Spirit to be:
- Fully God
- Personal
- Sent by the Father for the guidance and comfort of His children
- Sent by the Father to convict the world of sin
We believe Scripture is:
- Inspired by God (God breathed)
- Written by man
- Inerrant and without contradiction in it's 'autographs' or originals
- Infallible on all it touches upon
- Sufficient for salvation
- Clear on all man needs it to be clear on
- A closed canon, 66 books
We believe man to be:
- Unique in all creation
- Responsible for the stewardship of all God has given him
- Sinful by nature (through Adam)
- Sinful by choice (unregenerate man cannot choose for good)
- Responsible for all of his sin
We Believe sin:
- Affects all of creation
- Severs any relationship with The Creator
- Has the outcome of death, physical and spiritual
- Holds natural man captive. He is incapable of freeing himself from it or its guilt.
- Affects even the Redeemed in that they will struggle until Glory
We Believe Salvation:
- Cannot be earned
- From beginning to end, is Gods gift to man
- Was purchased by Jesus Christ through His death on the cross
- Is freely offered to all mankind
- Is effective only for Gods elect
- Includes indwelling of the Holy Spirit
- Includes new a heart, desires and motives
- Includes right standing with God
- Includes eternal security/ heavenly rest
Worship is:
- To be given to God alone
- All of creations' high calling and duty
- To include all of life
- Not to be limited to a day or place
We Believe the Ordinances to be:
- Made up of two alone; Baptism & The Lords Supper
- Physical pictures of spiritual truths
1. Baptism reflects a public confession of one’s death to self and living for God
2. Lords Supper is a memorial of remembering Christ’s death on the cross
We believe the church to consist of:
- There is a Universal church, containing Believers from all times and locations and...
- A Local church or group of Believers that gather together to encourage, strengthen, build-up each other
- A Biblical church must have an established Government of Elders with Deacons as required
We believe there is a Final Judgment
- The Second coming of Christ is for judgment
- There will be a bodily resurrection;
Believers
- Christ has covered their sins
- They are saved from condemnation, wrath and Hell
- They will give an account of their use of all God has given them.
- They will be joyfully received into Heaven to spend eternity with their Lord
Unbelievers
- They have willingly offended a holy God
- They will be condemned to eternal punishment in Hell with no hope of reprieve
Not tired of reading?
Looking for an even fuller explanation?
Please read the constitution and confession of our church found in THE CONSTITUTION OF HARVEST BIBLE CHURCH OF ARIZONA