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What Grounds Us

our beliefs.

The New Testament Church of God is a Pentecostal denomination rooted in the historic Wesleyan-Holiness tradition. These statements reflect the foundational doctrines of Scripture that shape our faith, life and witness.

Articles of Faith

We Believe…

  1. The Bible

    In the verbal inspiration of the Bible.

  2. The Trinity

    In one God eternally existing in three persons; namely, the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.

  3. Jesus Christ

    That Jesus Christ is the only begotten Son of the Father, conceived of the Holy Ghost, and born of the Virgin Mary. That Jesus was crucified, buried, and raised from the dead. That He ascended to heaven and is today at the right hand of the Father as the Intercessor.

  4. Repentance

    That all have sinned and come short of the glory of God and that repentance is commanded of God for all and necessary for forgiveness of sins.

  5. Salvation

    That justification, regeneration, and the new birth are wrought by faith in the blood of Jesus Christ.

  6. Sanctification

    In sanctification subsequent to the new birth, through faith in the blood of Christ; through the Word, and by the Holy Ghost.

  7. Holiness

    Holiness to be God's standard of living for His people.

  8. The Holy Ghost

    In the baptism with the Holy Ghost subsequent to a clean heart.

  9. Speaking in Tongues

    In speaking with other tongues as the Spirit gives utterance and that it is the initial evidence of the baptism of the Holy Ghost.

  10. Water Baptism

    In water baptism by immersion, and all who repent should be baptised in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.

  11. Divine Healing

    Divine healing is provided for all in the atonement.

  12. The Lord's Supper

    In the Lord's Supper and washing of the saints' feet.

  13. Second Coming

    In the premillennial second coming of Jesus. First, to resurrect the righteous dead and to catch away the living saints to Him in the air. Second, to reign on the earth a thousand years.

  14. Resurrection

    In the bodily resurrection; eternal life for the righteous, and eternal punishment for the wicked.

For further information about our beliefs, visit the Church of God statement of faith.

Church of God Beliefs