At San Angelo First Assembly we believe everyone is
important. We have developed ministries for all age groups. We provide
a safe environment while you build relationships for your entire family.
What We Believe
1. WE BELIEVE...The Scriptures are Inspired by
God and declare His design and plan for mankind.
2. WE BELIEVE...There is only One True God–revealed
in
three persons...Father, Son, and Holy Spirit (commonly known as the
Trinity).
3. WE BELIEVE...In the Deity of the Lord
Jesus Christ. As God's son Jesus was both human and
divine.
4. WE BELIEVE...though originally good, Man
Willingly Fell to Sin–ushering
evil and death, both physical and spiritual, into the world.
5. WE BELIEVE...Every Person Can Have
Restored Fellowship with God Through 'Salvation'
(accepting Christ's offer of forgiveness for sin). [1 of 4 cardinal
doctrines of the A/G]
6. WE BELIEVE...and practice two ordinances—(1)
Water Baptism by Immersion after repenting of one's
sins and receiving Christ's gift of salvation, and (2) Holy Communion (the Lord's Supper) as a
symbolic remembrance of Christ's suffering and death for our salvation.
7. WE BELIEVE...the Baptism in the Holy
Spirit is a Special Experience Following Salvation that
empowers believers for witnessing and effective service, just as it did
in New Testament times. [1 of 4 cardinal doctrines of the A/G]
8. WE BELIEVE... The Initial Physical
Evidence of the Baptism in the Holy Spirit is ‘Speaking in Tongues,’ as experienced on the Day of Pentecost and
referenced throughout Acts and the Epistles.
9. WE BELIEVE...Sanctification Initially
Occurs at Salvation and is not only a declaration that
a believer is holy, but also a progressive lifelong process of
separating from evil as believers continually draw closer to God and
become more Christlike.
10. WE BELIEVE...The Church has a Mission
to seek and save all who are lost in sin. We believe 'the Church' is
the Body of Christ and consists of the people who, throughout time,
have accepted God's offer of redemption (regardless of religious
denomination) through the sacrificial death of His son Jesus Christ.
11. WE BELIEVE...A Divinely Called and
Scripturally Ordained Leadership Ministry Serves the Church.
The Bible teaches that each of us under leadership must commit
ourselves to reach others for Christ, to worship Him with other
believers, and to build up or edify the body of believers–the Church.
12. WE BELIEVE...Divine Healing of the Sick
is a Privilege for Christians Today and is provided for
in Christ's atonement (His sacrificial death on the cross for our
sins). [1 of 4 cardinal doctrines of the A/G]
13. WE BELIEVE...in The Blessed Hope—When
Jesus Raptures His Church Prior to His Return to Earth
(the second coming). At this future moment in time all believers who
have died will rise from their graves and will meet the Lord in the
air, and Christians who are alive will be caught up with them, to be
with the Lord forever. [1 of 4 cardinal doctrines of the A/G]
14. WE BELIEVE...in The Millennial Reign of
Christ when Jesus returns with His saints at His second
coming and begins His benevolent rule over earth for 1,000 years. This
millennial reign will bring the salvation of national Israel and the
establishment of universal peace.
15. WE BELIEVE...A Final Judgment Will Take
Place for those who have rejected Christ. They will be
judged for their sin and consigned to eternal punishment in a punishing
lake of fire.
16. WE BELIEVE...and look forward to the perfect New Heavens and a New Earth that Christ is
preparing for all people, of all time, who have accepted Him. We will
live and dwell with Him there forever following His millennial reign on
Earth. 'And so shall we forever be with the Lord!'