UNITY CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP
We are a Bible-believing, Spirit-filled church family in Timmonsville, South Carolina, devoted to Jesus Christ and the truth of God’s Word.
Articles of Faith
Our Articles of Faith express the convictions that guide our worship, witness, and life together.
ARTICLES OF FAITH
Article One — The Triune God. We believe there is but one living and true God everlasting, of infinite power, wisdom and goodness; Maker and Preserver of all things, both visible and invisible. In the unity of this Godhead there are three Persons of one substance, eternal being, and equal in holiness, justice, wisdom, power, and dignity: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost.
Article Two — We believe the Son, who is the Word of the Father and eternal God of one substance with the Father, took man’s nature in the womb of the blessed virgin. His Godhead and manhood were joined in one Person: Christ, very God and perfect man, who suffered, was crucified, died, and was buried to reconcile us to the Father and make atonement for sin.
Article Three — We believe that Christ truly rose from the dead, took again His body with all things belonging to the perfections of man’s nature, ascended into heaven, and sits there until He returns to judge all people on the last day.
Article Four — We believe the Holy Ghost, proceeding from the Father and the Son, is of one substance, majesty, and glory with the Father and the Son: very and eternal God.
Article Five — We believe in the verbal and plenary inspiration of the Holy Scriptures, known as the Bible, composed of sixty-six books in the Old and New Testaments. We believe the Bible is the Word of God and the complete revelation of redemption.
Article Six — We believe eternal life with God in heaven is the reward of the finally righteous, and everlasting banishment from the presence of the Lord is the wages of the persistently wicked. Matthew 25:46; Psalm 9:17; Revelation 21:7–8.
Article Seven — We believe Jesus Christ shed His blood for the remission of sins, the regeneration of penitent sinners, and salvation from sin and from sinning. Romans 3:25; 1 John 3:5–10; Ephesians 2:1–10.
Article Eight — We believe, teach, and firmly maintain the scriptural doctrine of justification by faith alone. Romans 5:1.
Article Nine — We believe that Jesus Christ shed His blood for the complete cleansing of the justified believer from all indwelling sin and its pollution, subsequent to regeneration. 1 John 1:7–9.
Article Ten — We believe in sanctification. Initiated in regeneration and consummated in glorification, it includes a definite work of grace achieved by faith subsequent to regeneration. Sanctification delivers from sin’s dominion and is followed by lifelong growth in grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Acts 26:18; 1 John 1:9; 2 Corinthians 4:16; 2 Peter 3:18.
Article Eleven — We believe the Pentecostal baptism of the Holy Ghost and fire is obtainable by a definite act of appropriating faith on the part of the fully cleansed believer. The initial evidence of this experience is speaking with other tongues as the Spirit gives utterance. Luke 11:13; Acts 1:5; 2:14; 8:17; 10:44–46; 19:6.
Article Twelve — We believe in divine healing as in the atonement. Isaiah 53:4–5; Matthew 8:16–17; Mark 16:14–18; James 5:14–16; Exodus 15:26.
Article Thirteen — We believe in the imminent, personal, premillennial second coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and we love and wait for His appearing. 1 Thessalonians 4:15–17; Titus 2:13; 2 Peter 3:1–4; Matthew 24:29–44; 2 Timothy 4:8.
Article Fourteen — We believe it is the responsibility of every believer to dedicate his or her life to carrying out the work of the Great Commission. Matthew 28:18–20; Mark 16:15–20; Acts 1:8.