Living Waters Fellowship

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The following truths are foundational and essential:

1. We believe in one God who is made up of God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. This is
traditionally referred to as the Trinity or the Godhead.

2. We believe the Godhead created the universe. Genesis 1:26 says, "...Let us make man in our image, in our
likeness..." The fact that the Hebrew pronouns are plural, we believe, signifies the Godhead. (Also see John
1:1-5; 14:8-11)

3. We believe that man "fell" and that the Son was sent to redeem us. We believe He was born of a virgin.
While He was here on Earth, He was fully human and fully God. This is traditionally referred to as the
incarnation. (See John 1:14, Galatians 4:4)

4.We believe the Bible is the inspired Word of God and the highest and final authority on what we should
believe and how we should live our lives.

5. We believe the Holy Spirit lives within Christians to be with us "forever" (John 14:16-17), and guides us
(John 14:26). He is referred to as Teacher, Counselor, and Intercessor. He is the Spirit of Truth.

6. We believe in the death, burial, and resurrection of Christ; that He will return and take believers to heaven,
and that non-believers will receive eternal punishment. (John 3:36)

7. We believe in order to be saved, we must trust in the Lord Jesus Christ as our personal Savior. (John 14:6)

8. We believe that, as expressions of faith, the Bible instructs us to:

1. Repent of our sins. (Luke 13:3, Acts 2:28; 17:30)

2. Follow our Lord in baptism by immersion (Romans 6:3-5) to demonstrate our union with
Him in His death, burial, and resurrection. To be obedient to the commands of our Lord and to follow His
example (Matt. 3:13-17). Baptism demonstrates our understanding that our relationship with God is based
on what Jesus did through His death, burial, and resurrection, and not on our works.

3. Seek to live a holy life, "Whoever claims to live in Him must walk as Jesus did". (1 John 2:6) Without
holiness no one will see our Lord. While we cannot be perfect, we must grow and mature in our walk with
God through Christ our Lord.

9. We believe that those who have accepted Jesus Christ are living the "eternal life". (1 John 1:2) We are
called to live life in the security of the love of God, not in continual fear of judgement. (1 John 3:1-3)

"In the essentials, unity; in the nonessentials, liberty; and in all things love."

We hope this information is helpful. If you have any questions about a specific
doctrinal issue, we will be happy to discuss it with you.

Living Waters Fellowship
Pastor: Michael Stidham