Ifyo twasumina

Calicindama ukuti twilufya ukumona ukuti icitetekelo cesu te mulongo fye wa mashiwi ayalanda pali ifwe nelyo Icalici lyesu. Icitetekelo cesu cashintilila pa bucibusa — ubucibusa na Yesu Kristu. Ici cilalenga ukuti kube ubucibusa no munankwe. Ici cifwile lyonse ukuba umufula wa kumfwikisha kwesu ukwa kwishiba kwa Bwina Kristu. Nga twaumfwikisha ici, lyena kuti twabomfya amashiwi ya pe samba ku kulondolola ubu bucibusa.

It is essential that we never lose sight of the fact that our faith is not simply a list of statements about us or our Church. Our faith is based on a relationship — a relationship with Jesus Christ. This provides the basis for a relationship with each other. This should always be the foundation of our understanding of the Christian identity. Once we understand this, then we can use the statements below to describe this relationship.

Tusumina:

• Ukuti kuli fye Lesa umo uwa Maka Yonse: Wishi. (1 Abena Korinti 8:6) • Ukuti Yesu ali no kubako ilyo ashilaba umuntu nga Logos, Umwana wakwa Lesa Uwafyalwa Eka. (Yohane 1:1 & 14)
• Kuti Yesu afyelwe mu cipesha amano muli Maria kuli Mupashi wa Mushilo no kufyalwa umubili. (Luka 1:35)
• Ukuti Yesu abuushiwe ukufuma ku nshiishi, pali ilya nshita Wishi amufwile amaka yonse na maka yonse mu mulu na pano isonde. (Mateo 28:18)
• Ukuti Yesu e nshila fye imo, icine no mweo kabili takuli ishina limbi ilyo umuntu engapusushiwamo. (Imilimo 4:12; Yohane 14:6)
• Uko ukupusuka kwaba ku luse ne milimo ya kwa Lesa iya citetekelo, kabili te ku milimo ya mafunde nangu ku muntu umwine. (Ef 2:8-10).
• Ukuti Yesu alipile umutengo wa bantu bonse kabili akatwala bonse ku shuko lya mweo wa muyayaya ukupitila mu bushiku bwabo ubwa Bupingushi, ubushiku bwabo ubwa kusangululwa. (1 Timote 2:5-6) • Ukuti ubushiku bwa Bupingushi kuli bonse bukabikamo inshita ya “kusambilila ubulungami” no kukuula ukusanguluka ukwapwililika; “ubulungami bwa kwa Lesa.” (Esaya 26:9)
• Kuti Lesa pali ino nshita alesala Umukashi wa Mwana Wakwe. Abo abalenga "ukwitwa kwabo no kusalapo kwabo ukushininkisha" (ubushiku bwabo ubwa Bupingushi), bakabuushiwa mu “kubuuka kwa kubalilapo.” (Yohane 5:29a)
• Ukuti abo ababuushiwa mu kubuuka kwa kubalilapo, babe abapyani pamo na Kristu ukuteka mu Bufumu bwakwe ubwa ku ntanshi ubwa pano isonde ubwa Myaka Ikana Limo. (Ukusokolola 20:4 & 6)
• Kuti Yesu akabwesha abantunse bonse abashala mu kubuuka kwa bubili ku bushiku bwabo ubwa Bupingushi mu Nshita ya Myaka Ikana iya ku ntanshi. (Yohane 5:29b)
• Ukuti Baibolo ni Cebo ca kwa Lesa icapuutwamo kabili cifwile ukusambililwa ukulingana ne fyo cilembelwe pamo pene ne mitwe. Baibolo e nsambu sha kulekelesha ku Bena Kristu. (2Timote 3:16-17)
• Ukuti ni Mupashi wa Mushilo uwakwa Lesa uututungulula mu cine conse. (Yohane 16:13)
• Ukuti ifilonganino umo umo, (ifya cilonganino), fipanga ifya kusalapo fya fiko nga fintu fitungululwa no Mupashi wa Mushilo.
• Ukuti umulyango wa “kwitwa kwa pa muulu” (umukashi wa kwa Kristu) waliisuka mu nshita ya Nshita ya Imbila Nsuma iya nomba ukufika ku Nshita ya Myaka Ikana limo iyatendeka.
• Ukubatishiwa kulafwaikwa ku kulanga ukusokolola kwa muntu pa cintubwingi pa cinso ca bamunyina ukuti balisumina Yesu Kristu nga Shikulu wabo kabili Umupusushi wabo; kabili ukuti bapingwilepo ukukonka wene, ukutuula imibili yabo nge lambo lya mweo (Abena Roma 12:1, 2) ku mfwa pamo na Kristu, pakuti babuushiwe mu cipasho cakwe (Abena Roma 6:3-5)
• Ukuti . umulimo ukalamba uwa ino Nshita ya Imbila Nsuma ku basambi bonse aba kwa Kristu ni:
1) ukusanguluka kwabo bene (ukupwililika) ukupitila mu cishinka cakumanina kuli Lesa muli fyonse . ifipekanishisho ifyo atutungulula ku kufwaya Kwakwe ukwapwililika.
2) ukuba kwesu ababomfi ba cishinka mu kubilisha imbila nsuma (ukushimikila Imbila Nsuma; Imbila Nsuma) kuli bonse abafwaya abantunse, kabili mu kusambilisha (ukwafwilisha ukuleta ku kumfwila ukwapwililika no kukula kwa ku mupashi no mulimo) bonse abakonshi ba kwa Kristu.

 We believe:

•    That there is only one Almighty God: The Father. (1 Corinthians 8:6)
•    That Jesus had a pre-human existence as the Logos, God’s Only Begotten Son. (John 1:1 & 14)
•    That Jesus was miraculously conceived in Mary by the Holy Spirit and born flesh. (Luke 1:35)
•    That Jesus was raised from the grave, at which time the Father endued him with all power and authority in heaven and earth. (Matthew 28:18)
•    That Jesus is the only way, the truth and the life and there is no other name by which man can be saved. (Acts 4:12; John 14:6)
•    That salvation is by grace and God’s works of faith, and not by works of law or self. (Eph 2:8-10).
•    That Jesus paid the price for all men and will bring all to opportunity to eternal life through their own Judgment day, their day of sanctification. (1 Timothy 2:5-6)
•    That the Judgment day for all will include a time of “learning righteousness” and for developing perfect sanctification; the “righteousness of God.”  (Isaiah 26:9)
•    That God is presently selecting a Bride for His Son.  Those who make their "calling and election sure" (their Judgment day), will be raised in the “first resurrection.” (John 5:29a)
•    That those raised in the first resurrection, become joint heirs with Christ to rule in his future earthly Millennial Kingdom. (Revelation 20:4 & 6)
•    That Jesus will bring back all the rest of mankind in the second resurrection for their Judgment day in the future Millennial Age. (John 5:29b)
•    That the Bible is the inspired Word of God and should be studied contextually as well as topically. The Bible is the final authority for Christians. (2Timothy 3:16-17)
•    That it is the Holy Spirit of God that leads us into all truth. (John 16:13)
•    That individual congregations, (ecclesia's), make their own decisions as led by the Holy Spirit.
•    That the door to the “high calling” (the bride of Christ) is open during the present Gospel Age till the Millennial Age begins.
•    Being baptized is required to show one’s public declaration before their brethren of their acceptance of Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior; and that they have made a firm decision to follow Him, offering their bodies as living sacrifices (Romans 12:1, 2) unto death with Christ, that they might be resurrected in His likeness (Romans 6:3-5)
•    That the great work of this Gospel Age for all disciples of Christ is:
      1) their own sanctification (perfection) by complete faithfulness to God in all the providences through which he leads us to His perfect will.
      2) our being faithful servants in evangelizing (preaching the Gospel; the Good News) to all the willing of mankind, and in discipling (helping to bring to full obedience and spiritual maturity and responsibility) all followers of Christ.