Estos son 34 puntos de fe en los que resumimos nuestra creencia</tit= le>  <style>  </style>  </head> <body lang=3DEN-US link=3Dblue vlink=3Dpurple style=3D'tab-interval:.5in'> <div class=3DSection1> = Iglesia<strong= > Israelita</span= > Casa de Dios<o:p></o:p> These are the 34 Points of Faith which summarize our beliefs:</= span> <div style=3D'margin-left:1.0in;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:1.0in;margin-= bottom: 5.0pt'> <div class=3DMsoNormal align=3Dcenter style=3D'text-align:center'> <hr size=3D2 width=3D"100%" align=3Dcenter> </div> </div> Faith Point #1: We believ= e in the supreme and eternal God (YHVH), known in the different nations as Yahwe o Jehovah, who is the eternal Father and Creato= r of all the universe (Hebrews 1:1-2; 1 Corinthians 8:6) <o= :p></o:p> Faith Point #2: We believ= e in the only begotten son of God (Yahshua), known i= n the nations as Jesus Christ. Conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary. </= span>He is the Messiah sent by our God as Redeemer and Savior of the World, so that= all those who believe in him do not perish, but gain eternal life (John 3:16; J= ohn 17:3) <o:p></o:p> Faith Point #3: We believ= e in the Holy Spirit, that has always existed, which comes from the Father. He is the Comforter promised by our Lord Jesus Christ, He is the spirit that guid= es us to all divine truth. His manifestation lives in the heart of the believers through love, joy, pea= ce, tolerance, kindliness, kindness, faith, meekness and temperance. (Genesis 1:2; John 15:26) <o:p></o:p> Faith Point #4: We believ= e that the Holy Spirit does not manifest itself in disorderly conduct caused by psychic suggestions of personal or collective nature, such as false visions, false apparitions, or physical convulsions. <o:p></o:p> Point of Faith #5: We bel= ieve that the Holy Scriptures, its compilation known currently as Holy Bible, Old and New Testament, contains the complete Word of God. It was written by the servants of = the Most High, inspired by the Holy Spirit.&nb= sp; Its teachings are infallible, and contains the will and revelation of God to man. <o:p></o:p></span= > Comment: The rest of the point of fa= ith in Spanish states that the official version of the Bible to be used is the “Antigua Version, Casiodoro de Reina (156= 9), revised by Cipriano de Valera in 1602” (t= he oldest functional version is the 1909 version). The ministry needs to officially s= tate the version to be used in other languages, such as English, or officially s= tate that the oldest functional version of a language is the version to be used. In English, it would be= the King James Authorized version.<o:p></o:p>= Point of Faith #6: We bel= ieve that the Ten Commandments is the eternal constit= ution which God gave to humankind with the purpose of having every believer pract= ice them for their family’s and social well-being. It is recognized that only GodR= 17;s Congregation spread throughout the world will be able to keep them. They consist of the following: </s= pan><o:p></o:= p> <ol start=3D1 type=3D1> <li class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-mar= gin-bottom-alt: auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3;tab-stops:list .5in'>Thou shalt have no other gods before me.<o:p></o:p></= span></li> <li class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-mar= gin-bottom-alt: auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3;tab-stops:list .5in'>Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in the heaven above, or that is in the e= arth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth: Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God a= m a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children un= to the third and fourth generation of them that hate me; And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love m= e, and keep my commandments.<o:p></o:p></li> <li class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-mar= gin-bottom-alt: auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3;tab-stops:list .5in'>Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in v= ain; for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that tak= eth his name in vain.<o:p></o:p></li> <li class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-mar= gin-bottom-alt: auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3;tab-stops:list .5in'>Remember the Sab= bath day, to keep it holy. Si= x days shalt thou labour</sp= an>, and do all thy work: But the seventh day is the Sabbath of the LORD thy Go= d: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, no= r thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates: For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the sev= enth day: wherefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day, and hallowed it.<o:p>= </o:p></li> <li class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-mar= gin-bottom-alt: auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3;tab-stops:list .5in'>Honour</i= > thy father and = thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God= giveth thee.<o:p></o:p></li> <li class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-mar= gin-bottom-alt: auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3;tab-stops:list .5in'>Thou shalt not kill.<o:p></o:p></li> <li class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-mar= gin-bottom-alt: auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3;tab-stops:list .5in'>= thou<= /span> shalt not commit adultery.<o:p></o:p></li> <li class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-mar= gin-bottom-alt: auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3;tab-stops:list .5in'>Thou shalt not steal.<o:p></o:p></li> <li class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-mar= gin-bottom-alt: auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3;tab-stops:list .5in'>Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.<o:p></o:p></li> <li class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-mar= gin-bottom-alt: auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3;tab-stops:list .5in'>Thou shalt not covet thy neighbo= ur’s house, thou shalt</spa= n> not covet thy neighbour’s wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour’s. <o:p></o:p>= </li> </ol> Point of Faith #7: We bel= ieve that in the fourth of the aforementioned Ten Commandments, God establishes = the observance of the Seventh Day of the week, commonly called Saturday, in whi= ch the congregation of God must rest and keep it holy throughout the world so = to bestow honor, glory and praise to our God, as a memorial of his wonderful creation. Therefore, it is an= d will be the sign between God and his children (Genesis 2:1-3; Matthew 12:12; Exo= dus 20:8-11)<o:p></o:p> Point of Faith #8: We believe that God created the gr= eat lights, such as the sun and the moon, to separate day from night, and so th= at they be signs for the seasons, days, and years, teaching that God gave to humanity to measure time. </sp= an>The solar year has only 12 months, and it is ruled by the four seasons, which a= re Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter, which fulfill a cy= cle of approximately 365 days. We recognize that the beginning of the holy year begins with the coming of Spr= ing, thus the Creator of the Universe named the first month of the year as Aviv, which means Spring (Exodus 12:2, Exodus 13:4, 1 Kings 4:7, Revelation 22:2) <o:p></o:p> Point of Faith #9: We believe that the Eternal God instituted three great yearly feasts of religious nature with prophetic messages; these are: Passover (Unleavened Bread), Pentecost (Weeks), and Bo= oths (Tabernacles). They shall be observed by his children as a statute forever. These are Holy convocations, and c= ome to be a signal to recognize the true believers of God (Leviticus 23:4-21, Deuteronomy 16:16, Exodus 24:23)<o:p></o:p> Point of Faith #10: We believe that the Passover is a memorial of the death of Christ and shall be observed annually in the time = that Christ died. We will continue= to celebrate this feast until Christ comes.&n= bsp; During the celebration of this feast, unleavened bread and grape wine shall be used just like Christ did the night in which he instituted it, tea= ching us that the bread is the symbol of his body and the wine a symbol of his bl= ood (1 Corinthians 5:7-8; 1 Corinthians 11:23-29) <o:p></o:p> Point of Faith #11: We believe that with the death of = our Lord Jesus Christ, his blood was shed for the remission of our sins, taking away all types of rituals and customs relevant to sacrifices and holocausts= of animals (Hebrews 10:4-10, <sp= an class=3DSpellE>Colosians 2:14, Ephesians 2:12).<o:p></o:p> Point of Faith #12: We believe that the washing of fee= t is a teaching given by Jesus Christ to his disciples and thus to all believers of his doctrine. This act must t= ake place before taking part in the symbolic bread and wine in the Passover (Jo= hn 13:17).<o:p></o:p> Point of Faith #13: We believe that God, our Heavenly Father, gives us nutritional laws to maintain the physical and mental healt= h of our body. Exhorting us to not eat unclean animals such as pigs, birds of prey, as well as fish that lack scales and fins and other animals described= in the book of Leviticus. (Leviticus 11:1-47). <o:p></o:p> Point of Faith #14: We believe that marriage is a sacr= ed institution established by God for the man and the woman and recognized by = the civil and moral laws. All couples will be presented by the minister before Go= d to impart the blessing and to unite them in holy matrimony (Genesis 2:21-24; Matthew 19:1-6). The marriage will only be dissolved in the event of adulte= ry. We do not accept the practice of free union. <o:p></o:p> Point of Faith #15: We believe that all faithful coupl= es, after having a first-born child, he or she will be presented in the temple = by the minister in thanks and in obedience to the spirit of his commandment and thus receive the blessing of the Eternal God. If male he will be presente= d in 40 days, if female, she will be presented in 80 days. An example of this la= w was done by Jesus when being presented by his mother Mary in the temple (Luke 2:22-23; Leviticus 12:2-6; Exodus 13:2) <o:p></o:p> Point of Faith #16: We believe in the laws of legal im= purity that God established for man and woman, which exist in the menstrual cycle, = in the woman's purification after the childbirth, in marital relations and the spill of semen. These are states in which the believer must abstain from go= ing to the temple keeping this way the established corporal hygiene for the children of God as a commandment. (Leviticus 15) <o:p></o:p> Point of = Faith #17: We believe in t= he corporal impurity that exists in a believer upon having contact or when attending a funeral with friend or relative. Therefore he/she will abstain = from attending the ecclesiastical services while carrying out with the cleansing requirements, with due corporal hygiene and of clothing in the time appoint= ed by this law. <o:p></o:p> Point of = Faith #18: We believe that= the baptism is part of the believer's salvation. It is the only and true act of repentance. It shall be carried out in state of mature conscience, for immersion in living waters, symbolizing the burial of our old way of living= in sin, rising again to a new life free of sin in Christ. This act should be m= ade in the name of the Father, of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, so to obtain forgiveness of all sins. This pact converts the believer into a child of Go= d. (Matthew 16:16; John 3:1-8; Romans 6:1-13) <o:p></o:p> Point of = Faith #19: We believe that= our Lord Jesus Christ was born in the month commonly called October and died in= the month of April, in the time in which the law orders to immolate the Passover lambs, that is to say, the 14 of Aviv in between the two afternoons, since Christ was the lamb of God that was sacrificed for us all (Matthew 27:46-50; Exodus 12:6) <o:p></o:p> Point of = Faith #20: We believe that= the Spirit of the Bible, prophetically teaches that Jesus Christ our Lord was crucified in the day commonly called Wednesday and that he lay in the tomb three days and three nights, rising in the final part of Saturday or seventh day of the week (Matthew 12:39-40; 1 Corinthians 15:3-4; Matthew 28:1-8) <o:p></o:p>= Point of = Faith #21: We believe in t= he second coming of Christ, of which no one knows the day or the hour but God = our Father. When kingdom comes, it will be established on the earth. Those rede= emed will reign with Him over the earth for a thousand year period. During this time, the Gospel will no longer be preached. At the end of the millenial Kingdom, when he has laid his enemies under= his feet, Christ hand over the Kingdom to God (Revelation 20:4-9; 1 Corinthians 15:24-28).<o:p></o:p> Point of = Faith #22: We believe that= there will be resurrection of the righteous and unjust, some for eternal life and= the others for perpetual damnation. The righteous that are dead in Christ Jesus, will rise first to the coming of the Lord and together with the transformed righteous will be caught up in the clouds to receive the Messiah in the air, while the unjust will arise after the millenial Kingdom (John 5:28-29; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18).<o:p></o:p> Point of Faith #23: We believe that all believers must= wear their clothes in a comely way (moral, with honesty). Women must also wear a veil coveri= ng the head when praying or when speaking about the word of God, in a sign of obedience and reverence to Jesus Christ (1 Corintios</= span> 11:3-10). <o:p></o:p> Point of Faith #24: We believe that all pastors or min= isters must be male. It is not allow= ed for women to attain these positions, but is allowed to provide support in the congregation as deaconesses (1. Timothy 2:9-15).<o:p></o:p> Point of Faith #25: We believe that superior authoriti= es (as governments) of the nation are allowed by God, thus we teach all citizens a= nd members of the congregation that we should respect them. <o:p></o:p> Point of Faith #26: We believe that in order to worshi= p God it is not necessary to see a representation or physical image of Him, nor of any other (saint) because God is Spirit therefore we worship him in spirit = and truth (Exodus 20:1-5, John 4:24). </= span><o:p></o:p> Point of Faith #27: We believe that we should only kne= el before the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. <o:p></o:p> Point of Faith #28: We believe there is only one media= tor between God and men, and we only pray to God in the name of that mediator, = who is Christ. <o:p></o:p>= Point of Faith #29: We believe that medical science ha= s been allowed by God for the benefit of the corporal and mental health of man.<sp= an style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> We accept blood transfusions and donations; our belief does not oppose the benefits that modern scientific medicine offers. In the same manner, it is the free will of the believer to receive or donate any organs= for the benefit of his neighbor, brethren in the faith of Christ, or himself/herself (Proverbs 22:12) </s= pan><o:p></o:p> Point of Faith #30: We be= lieve that the life of all human beings begins at conception. We know that the practice of abort= ion goes against the thoughts of God because it denies the right of life (Exodus 20:13).<o:p></o:p> Point of Faith #31: We believe that all practices of S= atanic nature, spiritism, witchcraft, and of the occul= t are rejected and prohibited by God, and so is taking part in consultations of, inquiries from, or requiring the services of anyone performing such practic= es (Deuteronomy 18:10-12).<o:p></o:p> Point of Faith #32: We be= lieve that the children of God should reject all types of drugs or substances tha= t lead to addiction, since these harm one’s mental and corporal health (Dani= el 6:4). <o:p></o:p> Point of Faith #33: We be= lieve that the congregation of God must not have preference of persons or show “respect of persons” (James 2:5); there should be no discrimina= tion based on color, belief, or economic standing. <o:p></o:p> Point of Faith #34: We be= lieve that the true congregation of God is that which keeps the commandments of G= od and keeps the faith of Jesus our Savior (Revelation 14:12; Revelation 12:17= ) <o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> </div> </body> </html>

MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Location: file:///C:/48CBAC12/Points_of_Faith_2.htm Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Estos son 34 puntos de fe en los que resumimos nuestra creencia</tit= le>  <style>  </style>  </head> <body lang=3DEN-US link=3Dblue vlink=3Dpurple style=3D'tab-interval:.5in'> <div class=3DSection1> = Iglesia<strong= > Israelita</span= > Casa de Dios<o:p></o:p> These are the 34 Points of Faith which summarize our beliefs:</= span> <div style=3D'margin-left:1.0in;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:1.0in;margin-= bottom: 5.0pt'> <div class=3DMsoNormal align=3Dcenter style=3D'text-align:center'> <hr size=3D2 width=3D"100%" align=3Dcenter> </div> </div> Faith Point #1: We believ= e in the supreme and eternal God (YHVH), known in the different nations as Yahwe o Jehovah, who is the eternal Father and Creato= r of all the universe (Hebrews 1:1-2; 1 Corinthians 8:6) <o= :p></o:p> Faith Point #2: We believ= e in the only begotten son of God (Yahshua), known i= n the nations as Jesus Christ. Conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary. </= span>He is the Messiah sent by our God as Redeemer and Savior of the World, so that= all those who believe in him do not perish, but gain eternal life (John 3:16; J= ohn 17:3) <o:p></o:p> Faith Point #3: We believ= e in the Holy Spirit, that has always existed, which comes from the Father. He is the Comforter promised by our Lord Jesus Christ, He is the spirit that guid= es us to all divine truth. His manifestation lives in the heart of the believers through love, joy, pea= ce, tolerance, kindliness, kindness, faith, meekness and temperance. (Genesis 1:2; John 15:26) <o:p></o:p> Faith Point #4: We believ= e that the Holy Spirit does not manifest itself in disorderly conduct caused by psychic suggestions of personal or collective nature, such as false visions, false apparitions, or physical convulsions. <o:p></o:p> Point of Faith #5: We bel= ieve that the Holy Scriptures, its compilation known currently as Holy Bible, Old and New Testament, contains the complete Word of God. It was written by the servants of = the Most High, inspired by the Holy Spirit.&nb= sp; Its teachings are infallible, and contains the will and revelation of God to man. <o:p></o:p></span= > Comment: The rest of the point of fa= ith in Spanish states that the official version of the Bible to be used is the “Antigua Version, Casiodoro de Reina (156= 9), revised by Cipriano de Valera in 1602” (t= he oldest functional version is the 1909 version). The ministry needs to officially s= tate the version to be used in other languages, such as English, or officially s= tate that the oldest functional version of a language is the version to be used. In English, it would be= the King James Authorized version.<o:p></o:p>= Point of Faith #6: We bel= ieve that the Ten Commandments is the eternal constit= ution which God gave to humankind with the purpose of having every believer pract= ice them for their family’s and social well-being. It is recognized that only GodR= 17;s Congregation spread throughout the world will be able to keep them. They consist of the following: </s= pan><o:p></o:= p> <ol start=3D1 type=3D1> <li class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-mar= gin-bottom-alt: auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3;tab-stops:list .5in'>Thou shalt have no other gods before me.<o:p></o:p></= span></li> <li class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-mar= gin-bottom-alt: auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3;tab-stops:list .5in'>Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in the heaven above, or that is in the e= arth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth: Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God a= m a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children un= to the third and fourth generation of them that hate me; And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love m= e, and keep my commandments.<o:p></o:p></li> <li class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-mar= gin-bottom-alt: auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3;tab-stops:list .5in'>Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in v= ain; for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that tak= eth his name in vain.<o:p></o:p></li> <li class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-mar= gin-bottom-alt: auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3;tab-stops:list .5in'>Remember the Sab= bath day, to keep it holy. Si= x days shalt thou labour</sp= an>, and do all thy work: But the seventh day is the Sabbath of the LORD thy Go= d: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, no= r thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates: For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the sev= enth day: wherefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day, and hallowed it.<o:p>= </o:p></li> <li class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-mar= gin-bottom-alt: auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3;tab-stops:list .5in'>Honour</i= > thy father and = thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God= giveth thee.<o:p></o:p></li> <li class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-mar= gin-bottom-alt: auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3;tab-stops:list .5in'>Thou shalt not kill.<o:p></o:p></li> <li class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-mar= gin-bottom-alt: auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3;tab-stops:list .5in'>= thou<= /span> shalt not commit adultery.<o:p></o:p></li> <li class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-mar= gin-bottom-alt: auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3;tab-stops:list .5in'>Thou shalt not steal.<o:p></o:p></li> <li class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-mar= gin-bottom-alt: auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3;tab-stops:list .5in'>Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.<o:p></o:p></li> <li class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-mar= gin-bottom-alt: auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3;tab-stops:list .5in'>Thou shalt not covet thy neighbo= ur’s house, thou shalt</spa= n> not covet thy neighbour’s wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour’s. <o:p></o:p>= </li> </ol> Point of Faith #7: We bel= ieve that in the fourth of the aforementioned Ten Commandments, God establishes = the observance of the Seventh Day of the week, commonly called Saturday, in whi= ch the congregation of God must rest and keep it holy throughout the world so = to bestow honor, glory and praise to our God, as a memorial of his wonderful creation. Therefore, it is an= d will be the sign between God and his children (Genesis 2:1-3; Matthew 12:12; Exo= dus 20:8-11)<o:p></o:p> Point of Faith #8: We believe that God created the gr= eat lights, such as the sun and the moon, to separate day from night, and so th= at they be signs for the seasons, days, and years, teaching that God gave to humanity to measure time. </sp= an>The solar year has only 12 months, and it is ruled by the four seasons, which a= re Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter, which fulfill a cy= cle of approximately 365 days. We recognize that the beginning of the holy year begins with the coming of Spr= ing, thus the Creator of the Universe named the first month of the year as Aviv, which means Spring (Exodus 12:2, Exodus 13:4, 1 Kings 4:7, Revelation 22:2) <o:p></o:p> Point of Faith #9: We believe that the Eternal God instituted three great yearly feasts of religious nature with prophetic messages; these are: Passover (Unleavened Bread), Pentecost (Weeks), and Bo= oths (Tabernacles). They shall be observed by his children as a statute forever. These are Holy convocations, and c= ome to be a signal to recognize the true believers of God (Leviticus 23:4-21, Deuteronomy 16:16, Exodus 24:23)<o:p></o:p> Point of Faith #10: We believe that the Passover is a memorial of the death of Christ and shall be observed annually in the time = that Christ died. We will continue= to celebrate this feast until Christ comes.&n= bsp; During the celebration of this feast, unleavened bread and grape wine shall be used just like Christ did the night in which he instituted it, tea= ching us that the bread is the symbol of his body and the wine a symbol of his bl= ood (1 Corinthians 5:7-8; 1 Corinthians 11:23-29) <o:p></o:p> Point of Faith #11: We believe that with the death of = our Lord Jesus Christ, his blood was shed for the remission of our sins, taking away all types of rituals and customs relevant to sacrifices and holocausts= of animals (Hebrews 10:4-10, <sp= an class=3DSpellE>Colosians 2:14, Ephesians 2:12).<o:p></o:p> Point of Faith #12: We believe that the washing of fee= t is a teaching given by Jesus Christ to his disciples and thus to all believers of his doctrine. This act must t= ake place before taking part in the symbolic bread and wine in the Passover (Jo= hn 13:17).<o:p></o:p> Point of Faith #13: We believe that God, our Heavenly Father, gives us nutritional laws to maintain the physical and mental healt= h of our body. Exhorting us to not eat unclean animals such as pigs, birds of prey, as well as fish that lack scales and fins and other animals described= in the book of Leviticus. (Leviticus 11:1-47). <o:p></o:p> Point of Faith #14: We believe that marriage is a sacr= ed institution established by God for the man and the woman and recognized by = the civil and moral laws. All couples will be presented by the minister before Go= d to impart the blessing and to unite them in holy matrimony (Genesis 2:21-24; Matthew 19:1-6). The marriage will only be dissolved in the event of adulte= ry. We do not accept the practice of free union. <o:p></o:p> Point of Faith #15: We believe that all faithful coupl= es, after having a first-born child, he or she will be presented in the temple = by the minister in thanks and in obedience to the spirit of his commandment and thus receive the blessing of the Eternal God. If male he will be presente= d in 40 days, if female, she will be presented in 80 days. An example of this la= w was done by Jesus when being presented by his mother Mary in the temple (Luke 2:22-23; Leviticus 12:2-6; Exodus 13:2) <o:p></o:p> Point of Faith #16: We believe in the laws of legal im= purity that God established for man and woman, which exist in the menstrual cycle, = in the woman's purification after the childbirth, in marital relations and the spill of semen. These are states in which the believer must abstain from go= ing to the temple keeping this way the established corporal hygiene for the children of God as a commandment. (Leviticus 15) <o:p></o:p> Point of = Faith #17: We believe in t= he corporal impurity that exists in a believer upon having contact or when attending a funeral with friend or relative. Therefore he/she will abstain = from attending the ecclesiastical services while carrying out with the cleansing requirements, with due corporal hygiene and of clothing in the time appoint= ed by this law. <o:p></o:p> Point of = Faith #18: We believe that= the baptism is part of the believer's salvation. It is the only and true act of repentance. It shall be carried out in state of mature conscience, for immersion in living waters, symbolizing the burial of our old way of living= in sin, rising again to a new life free of sin in Christ. This act should be m= ade in the name of the Father, of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, so to obtain forgiveness of all sins. This pact converts the believer into a child of Go= d. (Matthew 16:16; John 3:1-8; Romans 6:1-13) <o:p></o:p> Point of = Faith #19: We believe that= our Lord Jesus Christ was born in the month commonly called October and died in= the month of April, in the time in which the law orders to immolate the Passover lambs, that is to say, the 14 of Aviv in between the two afternoons, since Christ was the lamb of God that was sacrificed for us all (Matthew 27:46-50; Exodus 12:6) <o:p></o:p> Point of = Faith #20: We believe that= the Spirit of the Bible, prophetically teaches that Jesus Christ our Lord was crucified in the day commonly called Wednesday and that he lay in the tomb three days and three nights, rising in the final part of Saturday or seventh day of the week (Matthew 12:39-40; 1 Corinthians 15:3-4; Matthew 28:1-8) <o:p></o:p>= Point of = Faith #21: We believe in t= he second coming of Christ, of which no one knows the day or the hour but God = our Father. When kingdom comes, it will be established on the earth. Those rede= emed will reign with Him over the earth for a thousand year period. During this time, the Gospel will no longer be preached. At the end of the millenial Kingdom, when he has laid his enemies under= his feet, Christ hand over the Kingdom to God (Revelation 20:4-9; 1 Corinthians 15:24-28).<o:p></o:p> Point of = Faith #22: We believe that= there will be resurrection of the righteous and unjust, some for eternal life and= the others for perpetual damnation. The righteous that are dead in Christ Jesus, will rise first to the coming of the Lord and together with the transformed righteous will be caught up in the clouds to receive the Messiah in the air, while the unjust will arise after the millenial Kingdom (John 5:28-29; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18).<o:p></o:p> Point of Faith #23: We believe that all believers must= wear their clothes in a comely way (moral, with honesty). Women must also wear a veil coveri= ng the head when praying or when speaking about the word of God, in a sign of obedience and reverence to Jesus Christ (1 Corintios</= span> 11:3-10). <o:p></o:p> Point of Faith #24: We believe that all pastors or min= isters must be male. It is not allow= ed for women to attain these positions, but is allowed to provide support in the congregation as deaconesses (1. Timothy 2:9-15).<o:p></o:p> Point of Faith #25: We believe that superior authoriti= es (as governments) of the nation are allowed by God, thus we teach all citizens a= nd members of the congregation that we should respect them. <o:p></o:p> Point of Faith #26: We believe that in order to worshi= p God it is not necessary to see a representation or physical image of Him, nor of any other (saint) because God is Spirit therefore we worship him in spirit = and truth (Exodus 20:1-5, John 4:24). </= span><o:p></o:p> Point of Faith #27: We believe that we should only kne= el before the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. <o:p></o:p> Point of Faith #28: We believe there is only one media= tor between God and men, and we only pray to God in the name of that mediator, = who is Christ. <o:p></o:p>= Point of Faith #29: We believe that medical science ha= s been allowed by God for the benefit of the corporal and mental health of man.<sp= an style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> We accept blood transfusions and donations; our belief does not oppose the benefits that modern scientific medicine offers. In the same manner, it is the free will of the believer to receive or donate any organs= for the benefit of his neighbor, brethren in the faith of Christ, or himself/herself (Proverbs 22:12) </s= pan><o:p></o:p> Point of Faith #30: We be= lieve that the life of all human beings begins at conception. We know that the practice of abort= ion goes against the thoughts of God because it denies the right of life (Exodus 20:13).<o:p></o:p> Point of Faith #31: We believe that all practices of S= atanic nature, spiritism, witchcraft, and of the occul= t are rejected and prohibited by God, and so is taking part in consultations of, inquiries from, or requiring the services of anyone performing such practic= es (Deuteronomy 18:10-12).<o:p></o:p> Point of Faith #32: We be= lieve that the children of God should reject all types of drugs or substances tha= t lead to addiction, since these harm one’s mental and corporal health (Dani= el 6:4). <o:p></o:p> Point of Faith #33: We be= lieve that the congregation of God must not have preference of persons or show “respect of persons” (James 2:5); there should be no discrimina= tion based on color, belief, or economic standing. <o:p></o:p> Point of Faith #34: We be= lieve that the true congregation of God is that which keeps the commandments of G= od and keeps the faith of Jesus our Savior (Revelation 14:12; Revelation 12:17= ) <o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> </div> </body> </html>