{"id":701,"date":"2026-02-12T23:40:50","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T23:40:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/myfirebrandchurch.com\/?page_id=701"},"modified":"2026-03-01T22:39:52","modified_gmt":"2026-03-01T22:39:52","slug":"what-we-believe","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/myfirebrandchurch.com\/?page_id=701","title":{"rendered":"What we believe"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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What we Believe<\/h2>

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The Scriptures<\/strong><\/p>

The Bible (Old and New Testaments) is verbally inspired by God, infallible, and the authoritative rule for faith and conduct.\u2028<\/span><\/p>

Scripture context: 2 Timothy 3:15-17; 1 Thessalonians 2:13; 2 Peter 1:21.<\/span><\/i><\/p>

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The One True God<\/strong><\/p>

There is one true God, eternally self-existent, revealed as the Trinity: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.\u2028<\/span><\/p>

Scripture context: Deuteronomy 6:4; Isaiah 43:10-11; Matthew 28:19; Luke 3:22.<\/span><\/i><\/p>

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The Deity of the Lord Jesus Christ<\/strong><\/p>

Jesus is fully God and fully human; His virgin birth, sinless life, miracles, substitutionary death, resurrection, ascension, and future return affirm His deity.<\/span><\/p>

Scripture context: Isaiah 7:14; Matthew 1:23; Hebrews 4:15; Acts 2:22-24; 1 Corinthians 15:3-4.<\/span><\/i><\/p>

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The Fall of Man<\/strong><\/p>

Humanity was created good but fell through sin, incurring physical and spiritual death (separation from God).<\/span><\/p>

Scripture context: Genesis 1:26-31; 3:1-7; Romans 5:12-19.<\/span><\/i><\/p>

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The Salvation of Man\u2028<\/strong><\/p>

Salvation is by grace through faith in Christ’s atoning death and resurrection; it requires repentance and faith (a cardinal doctrine).\u2028<\/span><\/p>

Scripture context: John 3:3-5; Romans 10:9-10; Ephesians 2:8-9.<\/span><\/i><\/p>

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The Ordinances of the Church<\/strong><\/p>

Believer’s water baptism by immersion and Holy Communion as symbols of Christ’s work.<\/span><\/p>

Scripture context: Matthew 28:19; Mark 16:16; Acts 2:38; 1 Corinthians 11:23-26.<\/span><\/i><\/p>

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The Baptism in the Holy Spirit<\/strong><\/p>

A distinct experience after salvation, evidenced initially by speaking in tongues, empowering for service (a cardinal doctrine).<\/span><\/p>

Scripture context: Acts 1:8; 2:1-4; 10:44-46; 19:6.<\/span><\/i><\/p>

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The Initial Physical Evidence of the Baptism in the Holy Spirit<\/strong><\/p>

Speaking in other tongues is the initial outward sign of Spirit baptism.<\/span><\/p>

Scripture context: Acts 2:4; 10:46; 19:6.<\/span><\/i><\/p>

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Sanctification<\/strong><\/p>

Believers are called to progressive holiness through the Spirit’s work.<\/span><\/p>

Scripture context: Romans 6:1-14; 1 Thessalonians 5:23; Hebrews 12:14.<\/span><\/i><\/p>

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The Church and Its Mission<\/strong><\/p>

The Church is the Body of Christ, called to evangelize, worship, disciple, and show compassion.<\/span><\/p>

\u2028<\/span>Scripture context: Ephesians 1:22-23; Matthew 28:19-20; Mark 16:15-16.<\/span><\/i><\/p>

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The Ministry<\/strong><\/p>

\u2028A divinely called and ordained ministry serves the Church (apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors, teachers).<\/span><\/p>

Scripture context: Ephesians 4:11-16; 1 Corinthians 12:28.<\/span><\/i><\/p>

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Divine Healing<\/strong><\/p>

\u2028Healing is provided in Christ’s atonement and available through prayer and faith (a cardinal doctrine).<\/span><\/p>

Scripture context: Isaiah 53:4-5; Matthew 8:16-17; James 5:14-16.<\/span><\/i><\/p>

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The Blessed Hope<\/strong><\/p>

The rapture of the Church at Christ’s pre-millennial return (a cardinal doctrine)<\/span><\/p>

\u2028Scripture context: 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17; Titus 2:13.<\/span><\/i><\/p>

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The Millennial Reign<\/strong> of Jesus\u2028Christ will return to reign on earth for 1,000 years.\u2028<\/span><\/p>

Scripture context: Revelation 20:1-6; Zechariah 14:5.<\/span><\/i><\/p>

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The Final Judgment<\/strong><\/p>

There will be a resurrection of the dead: the righteous to eternal life, the wicked to eternal punishment.\u2028<\/span><\/p>

Scripture context: Revelation 20:11-15; Matthew 25:46.<\/span><\/i><\/p>

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The New Heavens and the New Earth<\/strong><\/p>

God will create a new heaven and earth where the redeemed dwell eternally with Him.<\/span><\/p>

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What we Believe Fundamental truths of FIREBRAND CHURCH The Scriptures The Bible (Old and New Testaments) is verbally inspired by God, infallible, and the authoritative rule for faith and conduct.\u2028 Scripture context: 2 Timothy 3:15-17; 1 Thessalonians 2:13; 2 Peter 1:21. \u00a0 The One True God There is one true God, eternally self-existent, revealed as […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-701","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/myfirebrandchurch.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/701","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/myfirebrandchurch.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/myfirebrandchurch.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myfirebrandchurch.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myfirebrandchurch.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=701"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/myfirebrandchurch.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/701\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":855,"href":"https:\/\/myfirebrandchurch.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/701\/revisions\/855"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/myfirebrandchurch.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=701"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}