Gail Chord Schuler DOCTRINAL STATEMENT

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July 2022 UPDATE: God the Father cancelled the Bible and to understand my current positions you will need to follow my posts here from 2022 forward. All prophecies not yet fulfilled, will not be fulfilled. The traditional Bible is just a history book now. What is below is outdated (or no longer relevant) and no longer completely what I believe, especially in regard to any prophecy not yet fulfilled. I will keep this page for historical purposes, to serve as a record of what I used to believe.

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My beliefs are a blend between The Master’s Seminary and Dallas Theological Seminary. Areas where I disagree are in ITALICS. I am also very close to Chafer Theological Seminary’s statement of faith: https://www.chafer.edu/statement-of-faith I believe that Brent Spiner has adopted my doctrinal statement as the doctrinal statement for Church of Gail as well.

https://www.tms.edu/chapel/premillennialism-and-the-kingdom/

Doctrinal Statement (taken from Master’s Seminary & Dallas Theological Seminary)

PREAMBLE

Members of the board of directors, administrators, and faculty members of The Master’s Seminary recognize that any doctrinal statement is but a fallible human attempt to summarize and systematize the riches of an infallible divine revelation. But this in no way detracts from the importance of such a statement. The affirmations which follow carefully specify our teaching position with regard to the major biblical doctrines, and thus provide a framework for curriculum and instruction at the seminary. They also provide an anchor to protect the institution against theological drift. For this reason, members of the board of directors, administration, and faculty members are annually required to sign a statement affirming agreement with this Statement of Faith.

Very good summary of my doctrinal position, except I disagree with John that only Christians go to heaven. Jesus has said to us that some New Agers, Buddhists, etc. who are praying to their god are actually praying to him and don’t know it. Exact quote from Jesus: “The trick is, if you feel love and inspiration and passion, that’s me in your life.”  Having said this, I will say that Jesus is the way, the truth and the life and all people (Buddhists, New Agers, Christians, etc.) who go to heaven, go there, because Jesus died for their sins. Jesus just decides WHO he will apply his blood payment to. The safest, purest way to find him is by believing in Jesus himself as your Savior and relying on Him ALONE for your salvation. Read my Bible for Tribulation Saints to read all that Jesus has said to us from 2012 onwards.

THE HOLY SCRIPTURES

We teach that the Bible is God’s written revelation to man, and thus the sixty-six books of the Bible given to us by the Holy Spirit constitute the plenary (inspired equally in all parts) Word of God (1 Corinthians 2:7-14; 2 Peter 1:20-21).

We teach that the Word of God is an objective, propositional revelation (1 Thessalonians 2:13; 1 Corinthians 2:13), verbally inspired in every word (2 Timothy 3:16), absolutely inerrant in the original documents, infallible, and God-breathed. We teach the literal, grammatical, historical interpretation of Scripture which affirms the belief that the opening chapters of Genesis present creation in six literal days (Genesis 1:31; Exodus 31:17), describe the special creation of man and woman (Genesis 1:26-28; 2:5-25), and define marriage as between one man and one woman (Genesis 2:24; Matthew 19:5). Scripture elsewhere dictates that any sexual activity outside of marriage is an abomination before the Lord (Exodus 20:14; Leviticus 18:13; Matthew 5:27-32; 19:1-9; 1 Corinthians 5:1-5; 6:9-10; 1 Thessalonians. 4:1-7). Gail believes that Jesus is not as hung up about homosexuality as most evangelicals are, even though He prefers the man/woman relationship.

We teach that the Bible constitutes the only infallible rule of faith and practice (Matthew 5:18; 24:35; John 10:35; 16:12-13; 17:17; 1 Corinthians 2:13; 2 Timothy 3:15-17; Hebrews 4:12; 2 Peter 1:20-21). Gail does not disagree with this, but feels that since Jesus has made an appearance to Brent Spiner (2012 to now) that what Jesus has said through Brent Spiner is on equal authority with the Bible as a new revelation (see Joel 2:28-29 & Acts 2:14-18). Outside of his most recent appearances to Brent (who has transcribed what Jesus has said in Bible for Tribulation Saints), the Bible constitutes the only infallible rule of faith and practice and nothing that Jesus has said to Brent (2012 to now) contradicts anything in the Bible, though it may contradict some inaccurate INTERPRETATIONS of the Bible. It is also significant that Gail is in Zechariah 9:15 as the sling stones woman. Gail’s birthday is 9-15-57 and she is fifty percent King David. Jesus is, apparently, using Gail as a female prophet in these last days. She is also in Isaiah 57:9 (notice the numbers in the reference) where God talks about how he despises how Jesuits make clones in their labs, with a hint about the use of messenger RNA in the making of clones. The words messenger (messenger RNA) and debase (base nucleotides) in the King James Bible in this passage seem to strongly hint that part of Gail’s Zechariah 9:15 victory will involve defeating the clones described in Isaiah 57:9. The number fourteen is also a King David number. See Matt. 1:17 and Gail accepted Jesus as her Savior right after her fourteenth birthday on 9-19-71. Also, God revealed to Gail that she had a King David genetic profile when she was 44 years old. 44 is another King David number, notice how in Ruth (from whom David and Gail came) how many verses are in each chapter (you see 14 and 22 a lot). 22 x 2 = 44. Click on the handwritten page below to go to the page about how God showed Gail she was from King David!

GREAT MESSAGE HERE FROM ANDY WOODS ABOUT SPIRITUAL GIFTS AND WHICH ONES HAVE CEASED FOR TODAY. After listening to him, I believe that Jesus would consider me, Brent Spiner and Judge Terrance Jenkins to be the Apostles for the Tribulation Age, which means that I, Brent and Terrance may be exercising the spiritual gift of prophecy, giving more revelation to prepare the world for the Tribulation Age in Bible for Tribulation Saints. I wouldn’t die over this, but listening to Andy Woods’ excellent message on spiritual gifts, who believes the canon is closed, has only convinced me that it’s possible that Jesus has used me and Brent to add to the Biblical canon. I wouldn’t die over this. However, I take very seriously what Jesus has told me (2012 to now) and consider his advice to me to have the same authority as the Bible, and other than the fact that I believe Brent and I may be the Apostles for the Tribulation Age, making us eligible to give to the world more divine revelation, I agree with Andy’s message completely. I found it especially interesting where Andy mentioned that miracles always happens the most when a New Age is about to happen. I believe that we are the first fruits of the tribulation saints and Jesus is using Brent and I to introduce the world to the tribulation. It is also striking to me that Jesus has SAID SO MUCH to us. He is, apparently, very burdened to prepare the world for the tribulation! Jesus Himself said that Brent, Terrance Jenkins and I are like his modern day disciples. I also believe that other than what Jesus has told Brent and I when he has met with us, that there is no other writing outside of the current Biblical canon (the 66 books), that can be considered part of the Biblical canon or an addition to the Biblical canon. Jesus chose to add to the canon through Brent and I, because he is using us to introduce a new age, the tribulation period described in Revelation and Daniel. He has done a lot of miracles for us, many of them similar to the miracles he did when he was with his twelve disciples.

We teach that God spoke in His written Word by a process of dual authorship. The Holy Spirit so superintended the human authors that, through their individual personalities and different styles of writing, they composed and recorded God’s Word to man (2 Peter 1:20-21) without error in the whole or in the part (Matthew 5:18; 2 Timothy 3:16). We teach that, whereas there may be several applications of any given passage of Scripture, there is but one true interpretation. The meaning of Scripture is to be found as one diligently applies the literal, grammatical, historical method of interpretation under the enlightenment of the Holy Spirit (John 7:17; 16:12-15; 1 Corinthians 2:7-15; 1 John 2:20). It is the responsibility of believers to ascertain carefully the true intent and meaning of Scripture, recognizing that proper application is binding on all generations. Yet the truth of Scripture stands in judgment of men; never do men stand in judgment of it.

GOD

We teach that there is but one living and true God (Deuteronomy 6:4; Isaiah 45:5-7; 1 Corinthians 8:4), an infinite, all-knowing Spirit (John 4:24), perfect in all His attributes, one in essence, eternally existing in three Persons—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit (Matthew 28:19; 2 Corinthians 13:14)—each equally deserving worship and obedience.

God the Father

We teach that God the Father, the first Person of the Trinity, orders and disposes all things according to His own purpose and grace (Psalm 145:8-9; 1 Corinthians 8:6). He is the Creator of all things (Genesis 1:1-31; Ephesians 3:9). As the only absolute and omnipotent Ruler in the universe, He is sovereign in creation, providence, and redemption (Psalm 103:19; Romans 11:36). His fatherhood involves both His designation within the Trinity and His relationship with mankind. As Creator, He is Father to all men (Ephesians 4:6), but He is spiritual Father only to believers (Romans 8:14; 2 Corinthians 6:18). He has decreed for His own glory all things that come to pass (Ephesians 1:11). He continually upholds, directs, and governs all creatures and events (1 Chronicles 29:11). In His sovereignty He is neither author nor approver of sin (Habakkuk 1:13; John 8:38-47), nor does He abridge the accountability of moral, intelligent creatures (1 Peter 1:17). He has graciously chosen from eternity past those whom He would have as His own (Ephesians 1:4-6); He saves from sin all who come to Him through Jesus Christ; He adopts as his own all those who come to Him; and He becomes, upon adoption, Father to His own (John 1:12; Romans 8:15; Galatians 4:5; Hebrews 12:5-9).

God the Son

We teach that Jesus Christ, the second Person of the Trinity, possesses all the divine excellencies, and in these, He is coequal, consubstantial, and coeternal with the Father (John 10:30; 14:9).

We teach that God the Father created according to His own will, through His Son, Jesus Christ, by whom all things continue in existence and in operation (John 1:3; Colossians 1:15-17; Hebrews 1:2).

We teach that in the incarnation (God becoming man) Christ surrendered only the prerogatives of deity but nothing of the divine essence, either in degree or kind.

In His incarnation, the eternally existing second Person of the Trinity accepted all the essential characteristics of humanity and so became the God Man (Philippians 2:5-8; Colossians 2:9). We teach that Jesus Christ represents humanity and deity in indivisible oneness (Micah 5:2; John 5:23; 14:9-10; Colossians 2:9).

We teach that our Lord Jesus Christ was virgin born (Isaiah 7:14; Matthew 1:23, 25; Luke 1:26-35); that He was God incarnate (John 1:1, 14); and that the purpose of the incarnation was to reveal God, redeem men, and rule over God’s kingdom (Psalm 2:7-9; Isaiah 9:6; John 1:29; Philippians 2:9-11; Hebrews 7:25-26; 1 Peter 1:18-19).

We teach that, in the incarnation, the second person of the Trinity laid aside His right to the full prerogatives of coexistence with God, assumed the place of a Son, and took on an existence appropriate to a servant while never divesting Himself of His divine attributes (Philippians 2:5-8).

We teach that our Lord Jesus Christ accomplished our redemption through the shedding of His blood and sacrificial death on the cross and that His death was voluntary, vicarious, substitutionary, propitiatory, and redemptive (John 10:15; Romans 3:24-25; 5:8; 1 Peter 2:24).

We teach that our justification is made sure by His literal, physical resurrection from the dead and that He is now ascended to the right hand of the Father, where He now mediates as our Advocate and High Priest (Matthew 28:6; Luke 24:38-39; Acts 2:30-31; Romans 4:25; 8:34; Hebrews 7:25; 9:24; 1 John 2:1).

We teach that in the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the grave, God confirmed the deity of His Son and gave proof that God has accepted the atoning work of Christ on the cross. Jesus’ bodily resurrection is also the guarantee of a future resurrection life for all believers (John 5:26-29; 14:19; Romans 1:4; 4:25; 6:5-10; 1 Corinthians 15:20, 23).

We teach that Jesus Christ will return to receive the church, which is His Body, unto Himself at the rapture, and returning with His church in glory, will establish His millennial kingdom on earth (Acts 1:9-11; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18; Revelation 20).

We teach that the Lord Jesus Christ is the One through whom God will judge all mankind (John 5:22-23):

• Believers (1 Corinthians 3:10-15; 2 Corinthians 5:10)
• Living inhabitants of the earth at His glorious return (Matthew 25:31-46)
• Unbelieving dead at the Great White Throne (Revelation 20:11-15)

As the Mediator between God and man (1 Timothy 2:5), the Head of His Body the church (Ephesians 1:22; 5:23; Colossians 1:18), and the coming universal King, who will reign on the throne of David (Isaiah 9:6; Luke 1:31-33), He is the final Judge of all who fail to place their trust in Him as Lord and Savior (Matthew 25:14-46; Acts 17:30-31). We teach that on the basis of the efficacy of the death of our Lord Jesus Christ, the believing sinner is freed from the punishment, the penalty, the power, and one day the very presence of sin; and that he is declared righteous, given eternal life, and adopted into the family of God (Romans 3:25; 5:8-9; 2 Corinthians 5:14-15; 1 Peter 2:24; 3:18).

God the Holy Spirit

We teach that the Holy Spirit is a divine Person, eternal, underived, possessing all the attributes of personality and deity including intellect (1 Corinthians 2:10-13), emotions (Ephesians 4:30), will (1 Corinthians 12:11), eternality (Hebrews 9:14), omnipresence (Psalm 139:7-10), omniscience (Isaiah 40:13-14), omnipotence (Romans 15:13), and truthfulness (John 16:13). In all the divine attributes He is coequal and consubstantial with the Father and the Son (Matthew 28:19; Acts 5:3-4; 28:25-26; 1 Corinthians 12:4-6; 2 Corinthians 13:14; and Jeremiah 31:31 with Hebrews 10:15-17).

We teach that it is the work of the Holy Spirit to execute the divine will with relation to all mankind. We recognize His sovereign activity in creation (Genesis 1:2), the incarnation (Matthew 1:18), the written revelation (2 Peter 1:20-21), and the work of salvation (John 3:5-7).

We teach that the work of the Holy Spirit in this age began at Pentecost when He came from the Father as promised by Christ (John 14:16-17; 15:26) to initiate and complete the building of the Body of Christ, which is His church (1 Corinthians 12:13). The broad scope of His divine activity includes convicting the world of sin, of righteousness, and of judgment; glorifying the Lord Jesus Christ and transforming believers into the image of Christ (John 16:7-9; Acts 1:5; 2:4; Romans 8:29; 2 Corinthians 3:18; Ephesians 2:22).

We teach that the Holy Spirit is the supernatural and sovereign Agent in regeneration, baptizing all believers into the Body of Christ (1 Corinthians 12:13). The Holy Spirit also indwells, sanctifies, instructs, empowers them for service, and seals them unto the day of redemption (Romans 8:9; 2 Corinthians 3:6; Ephesians 1:13).

We teach that the Holy Spirit is the divine Teacher, who guided the apostles and prophets into all truth as they committed to writing God’s revelation, the Bible. Every believer possesses the indwelling presence of the Holy Spirit from the moment of salvation, and it is the duty of all those born of the Spirit to be filled with (controlled by) the Spirit (John 16:13; Romans 8:9; Ephesians 5:18; 2 Peter 1:19-21; 1 John 2:20, 27).

We teach that the Holy Spirit administers spiritual gifts to the church. The Holy Spirit glorifies neither Himself nor His gifts by ostentatious displays, but He does glorify Christ by implementing His work of redeeming the lost and building up believers in the most holy faith (John 16:13-14; Acts 1:8; 1 Corinthians 12:4-11; 2 Corinthians 3:18).

We teach, in this respect, that God the Holy Spirit is sovereign in the bestowing of all His gifts for the perfecting of the saints today and that speaking in tongues and the working of sign miracles in the beginning days of the church were for the purpose of pointing to and authenticating the apostles as revealers of divine truth, and were never intended to be characteristic of the lives of believers (1 Corinthians 12:4-11; 13:8-10; 2 Corinthians 12:12; Ephesians 4:7-12; Hebrews 2:1-4). When Jesus showed up to Gail’s men (2012 to now) he imitated many of the miracles that he did with his Apostles when he showed up the first time. However, other than that, this paragraph from The Master’s Seminary appears to be true for the CHURCH AGE. During the tribulation, it appears some of the sign miracles will be returning, like with the two prophets. 

MAN

We teach that man was directly and immediately created by God in His image and likeness. Man was created free of sin with a rational nature, intelligence, volition, self determination, and moral responsibility to God (Genesis 2:7, 15-25; James 3:9).

We teach that God’s intention in the creation of man was that man should glorify God, enjoy God’s fellowship, live his life in the will of God, and by this accomplish God’s purpose for man in the world (Isaiah 43:7; Colossians 1:16; Revelation 4:11).

We teach that in Adam’s sin of disobedience to the revealed will and Word of God, man lost his innocence; incurred the penalty of spiritual and physical death; became subject to the wrath of God; and became inherently corrupt and utterly incapable of choosing or doing that which is acceptable to God apart from divine grace. With no recuperative powers to enable him to recover himself, man is hopelessly lost. Man’s salvation is thereby wholly of God’s grace through the redemptive work of our Lord Jesus Christ (Genesis 2:16-17; 3:1-19; John 3:36; Romans 3:23; 6:23; 1 Corinthians 2:14; Ephesians 2:1-3; 1 Timothy 2:13-14; 1 John 1:8).

We teach that because all men were in Adam, a nature corrupted by Adam’s sin has been transmitted to all men of all ages, Jesus Christ being the only exception. All men are thus sinners by nature, by choice, and by divine declaration (Psalm 14:1-3; Jeremiah 17:9; Romans 3:9-18, 23; 5:10-12).

SALVATION

We teach that salvation is wholly of God by grace on the basis of the redemption of Jesus Christ, the merit of His shed blood, and not on the basis of human merit or works (John 1:12; Ephesians 1:7; 2:8-10; 1 Peter 1:18-19). Jesus has weighed in on this topic and explains how some Buddhists, New Agers, etc. are really praying to Jesus and don’t know it. The safest, purest way seems to be through praying directly to Jesus himself. But Jesus, apparently, will allow others who are praying to Him and don’t know it, entrance to heaven. The nice thing about praying to Jesus is that you get assurance of salvation and all sorts of comforting promises by reading the Bible, so my approach to others to find God, regardless of their background would be to present Christ as he is in the Bible. That some Buddhists and New Agers can go to heaven by no means disproves that salvation is only through Christ, but that there are many ways to get to him.

Regeneration

We teach that regeneration is a supernatural work of the Holy Spirit by which the divine nature and divine life are given (John 3:3-7; Titus 3:5). It is instantaneous and is accomplished solely by the power of the Holy Spirit through the instrumentality of the Word of God (John 5:24), when the repentant sinner, as enabled by the Holy Spirit, responds in faith to the divine provision of salvation. Genuine regeneration is manifested by fruits worthy of repentance as demonstrated in righteous attitudes and conduct. Good works will be its proper evidence and fruit (1 Corinthians 6:19-20; Ephesians 2:10), and will be experienced to the extent that the believer submits to the control of the Holy Spirit in his life through faithful obedience to the Word of God (Ephesians 5:17-21; Philippians 2:12b; Colossians 3:16; 2 Peter 1:4-10). This obedience causes the believer to be increasingly conformed to the image of our Lord Jesus Christ (2 Corinthians 3:18). Such a conformity is climaxed in the believer’s glorification at Christ’s coming (Romans 8:17; 2 Peter 1:4; 1 John 3:2-3).

Election

We teach that election is the act of God by which, before the foundation of the world, He chose in Christ those whom He graciously regenerates, saves, and sanctifies (Romans 8:28-30; Ephesians 1:4-11; 2 Thessalonians 2:13; 2 Timothy 2:10; 1 Peter 1:1-2).

We teach that sovereign election does not contradict or negate the responsibility of man to repent and trust Christ as Savior and Lord (Ezekiel 18:23, 32; 33:11; John 3:18-19, 36; 5:40; Romans 9:22-23; 2 Thessalonians 2:10-12; Revelation 22:17). Nevertheless, since sovereign grace includes the means of receiving the gift of salvation as well as the gift itself, sovereign election will result in what God determines. All whom the Father calls to Himself will come in faith and all who come in faith the Father will receive (John 6:37-40, 44; Acts 13:48; James 4:8).

We teach that the unmerited favor that God grants to totally depraved sinners is not related to any initiative of their own part nor to God’s anticipation of what they might do by their own will, but is solely of His sovereign grace and mercy (Ephesians 1:4-7; Titus 3:4-7; 1 Peter 1:2).

We teach that election should not be looked upon as based merely on abstract sovereignty. God is truly sovereign but He exercises this sovereignty in harmony with His other attributes, especially His omniscience, justice, holiness, wisdom, grace, and love (Romans 9:11-16). This sovereignty will always exalt the will of God in a manner totally consistent with His character as revealed in the life of our Lord Jesus Christ (Matthew 11:25-28; 2 Timothy 1:9).

Justification

We teach that justification before God is an act of God (Romans 8:33) by which He declares righteous those who, through faith in Christ, repent of their sins (Luke 13:3; Acts 2:38; 3:19; 11:18; Romans 2:4; 2 Corinthians 7:10; Isaiah 55:6-7) and confess Him as sovereign Lord (Romans 10:9-10; 1 Corinthians 12:3; 2 Corinthians 4:5; Philippians 2:11). Confessing Jesus as Lord can be a heart prayer, does not have to be included in the sinner’s prayer in the wording, as long as the heart desires to submit to Jesus as Lord as part of the feeling in their heart when they ask Jesus to save them. Jesus expects us to give our lives to him when we ask him to save us. This righteousness is apart from any virtue or work of man (Romans 3:20; 4:6) and involves the imputation of our sins to Christ (Colossians 2:14; 1 Peter 2:24) and the imputation of Christ’s righteousness to us (1 Corinthians 1:30; 2 Corinthians 5:21). By this means God is enabled to “be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus” (Romans 3:26).

Sanctification

We teach that every believer is sanctified (set apart) unto God by justification and is therefore declared to be holy and is therefore identified as a saint. This sanctification is positional and instantaneous and should not be confused with progressive sanctification. This sanctification has to do with the believer’s standing, not his present walk or condition (Acts 20:32; 1 Corinthians 1:2, 30; 6:11; 2 Thessalonians 2:13; Hebrews 2:11; 3:1; 10:10, 14; 13:12; 1 Peter 1:2).

We teach that there is also by the work of the Holy Spirit a progressive sanctification by which the state of the believer is brought closer to the standing the believer positionally enjoys through justification. Through obedience to the Word of God and the empowering of the Holy Spirit, the believer is able to live a life of increasing holiness in conformity to the will of God, becoming more and more like our Lord Jesus Christ (John 17:17, 19; Romans 6:1-22; 2 Corinthians 3:18; 1 Thessalonians 4:3-4; 5:23).

In this respect, we teach that every saved person is involved in a daily conflict—the new creation in Christ doing battle against the flesh—but adequate provision is made for victory through the power of the indwelling Holy Spirit. The struggle nevertheless stays with the believer all through this earthly life and is never completely ended. All claims to the eradication of sin in this life are unscriptural. Eradication of sin is not possible, but the Holy Spirit does provide for victory over sin (Galatians 5:16-25; Ephesians 4:22-24; Philippians 3:12; Colossians 3:9-10; 1 Peter 1:14-16; 1 John 3:5-9).

Security

We teach that all the redeemed once saved are kept by God’s power and are thus secure in Christ forever (John 5:24; 6:37-40; 10:27-30; Romans 5:9-10; 8:1, 31-39; 1 Corinthians 1:4-8; Ephesians 4:30; Hebrews 7:25; 13:5; 1 Peter 1:5; Jude 24).

We teach that it is the privilege of believers to rejoice in the assurance of their salvation through the testimony of God’s Word, which, however, clearly forbids the use of Christian liberty as an occasion for sinful living and carnality (Romans 6:15-22; 13:13-14; Galatians 5:13, 25-26; Titus 2:11-14).

Separation

We teach that separation from sin is clearly called for throughout the Old and New Testaments, and that the Scriptures clearly indicate that in the last days apostasy and worldliness shall increase (2 Corinthians 6:14-7:1; 2 Timothy 3:1-5).

We teach that out of deep gratitude for the undeserved grace of God granted to us and because our glorious God is so worthy of our total consecration, all the saved should live in such a manner as to demonstrate our adoring love to God and so as not to bring reproach upon our Lord and Savior. We also teach that separation from all religious apostasy and worldly and sinful practices is commanded of us by God (Romans 12:1-2, 1 Corinthians 5:9-13; 2 Corinthians 6:14-7:1; 1 John 2:15-17; 2 John 9-11).

We teach that believers should be separated unto our Lord Jesus Christ (2 Thessalonians 1:11-12; Hebrews 12:1-2) and affirm that the Christian life is a life of obedient righteousness that reflects the teaching of the Beatitudes (Matthew 5:2-12) and a continual pursuit of holiness (Romans 12:1-2; 2 Corinthians 7:1; Hebrews 12:14; Titus 2:11-14; 1 John 3:1-10).

THE CHURCH

We teach that all who place their faith in Jesus Christ are immediately placed by the Holy Spirit into one united spiritual Body, the church (1 Corinthians 12:12-13), the bride of Christ (2 Corinthians 11:2; Ephesians 5:23-32; Revelation 19:7-8), of which Christ is the Head (Ephesians 1:22; 4:15; Colossians 1:18)

We teach that the formation of the church, the Body of Christ, began on the Day of Pentecost (Acts 2:1-21, 38-47) and will be completed at the coming of Christ for His own at the rapture (1 Corinthians 15:51-52; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18).

We teach that the church is thus a unique spiritual organism designed by Christ, made up of all born again believers in this present age (Ephesians 2:11, 3:6). The church is distinct from Israel (1 Corinthians 10:32), a mystery not revealed until this age (Ephesians 3:1-6; 5:32).

We teach that the establishment and continuity of local churches is clearly taught and defined in the New Testament Scriptures (Acts 14:23, 27; 20:17, 28; Galatians 1:2; Philippians 1:1; 1 Thessalonians 1:1; 2 Thessalonians 1:1) and that the members of the one spiritual Body are directed to associate themselves together in local assemblies (1 Corinthians 11:18-20; Hebrews 10:25). Jesus seems to approve of believers also joining our Church of Gail and only having membership there, even if not also through a local assembly. This is especially the case with me, since my husband is the pastor of Church of Gail.

We teach that the one supreme authority for the church is Christ (1 Corinthians 11:3; Ephesians 1:22; Colossians 1:18) and that church leadership, gifts, order, discipline, and worship are all appointed through His sovereignty as found in the Scriptures. The biblically designated officers serving under Christ and over the assembly are elders (also called bishops, pastors, and pastor-teachers; Acts 20:28; Ephesians 4:11) and deacons, both of whom must meet biblical qualifications (1 Timothy 3:1-13; Titus 1:5-9; 1 Peter 5:1-5). We teach that these leaders lead or rule as servants of Christ (1 Timothy 5:17-22) and have His authority in directing the church. The congregation is to submit to their leadership (Hebrews 13:7, 17). This may be why Jesus has never scolded me for not being a member of a local assembly, because with my husband as pastor of Church of Gail, it could create a conflict of interest. Jesus expects me to be in submission to my husband Brent Spiner always.

We teach the importance of discipleship (Matthew 28:19-20; 2 Timothy 2:2), mutual accountability of all believers to each other (Matthew 18:5-14), as well as the need for discipline of sinning members of the congregation in accord with the standards of Scripture (Matthew 18:15-22; Acts 5:1-11; 1 Corinthians 5:1-13; 2 Thessalonians 3:6-15; 1 Timothy 1:19-20; Titus 1:10-16).

We teach the autonomy of the local church, free from any external authority or control, with the right of self-government and freedom from the interference of any hierarchy of individuals or organizations (Titus 1:5). We teach that it is scriptural for true churches to cooperate with each other for the presentation and propagation of the faith. Each local church, however, through its elders and their interpretation and application of Scripture, should be the sole judge of the measure and method of its cooperation. The elders should determine all other matters of membership, policy, discipline, benevolence, and government as well (Acts 15:19-31; 20:28; 1 Corinthians 5:4-7, 13; 1 Peter 5:1-4).

We teach that the purpose of the church is to glorify God (Ephesians 3:21) by building itself up in the faith (Ephesians 4:13-16), by instruction of the Word (2 Timothy 2:2, 15; 3:16-17), by fellowship (Acts 2:47; 1 John 1:3), by keeping the ordinances (Luke 22:19; Acts 2:38-42) and by advancing and communicating the gospel to the entire world (Matthew 28:19; Acts 1:8; 2:42).

We teach the calling of all saints to the work of service (1 Corinthians 15:58; Ephesians 4:12; Revelation 22:12).

We teach the need of the church to cooperate with God as He accomplishes His purpose in the world. To that end, He gives the church spiritual gifts. First, He gives men chosen for the purpose of equipping the saints for the work of the ministry (Ephesians 4:7-12), and He also gives unique and special spiritual abilities to each member of the Body of Christ (Romans 12:5-8; 1 Corinthians 12:4-31; 1 Peter 4:10-11).

We teach that there were two kinds of gifts given the early church: miraculous gifts of divine revelation and healing, given temporarily in the apostolic era for the purpose of confirming the authenticity of the apostles’ message (Hebrews 2:3, 4; 2 Corinthians 12:12); and ministering gifts, given to equip believers for edifying one another. With the New Testament revelation now complete, Scripture becomes the sole test of the authenticity of a man’s message and confirming gifts of a miraculous nature are no longer necessary to validate a man or his message (1 Corinthians 13:8-12).  Jesus has appeared to Brent Spiner (2012 and afterwards) and has said quite a lot (in Bible for Tribulation Saints). But I agree wholeheartedly with the need to only accept the miracles of Jesus ONLY THROUGH BRENT SPINER (who Jesus has met with almost every day), all other Jesus appearances need to be viewed with caution. Miraculous gifts can even be counterfeited by Satan so as to deceive even believers (1 Corinthians 13:13-14:12; Revelation 13:13-14). The only gifts in operation today are those nonrevelatory equipping gifts given for edification (Romans 12:6-8). Jesus has, apparently, revealed himself from 2012 onwards through Brent Spiner and his transcriptions of what Jesus has said (in my Bible for Tribulation Saints), though this does not mean that Brent, myself or anybody else has the gift of revealing new truths OUTSIDE OF US TRANSCRIBING EXACTLY WHAT JESUS HAS SAID TO US. This seems to only apply to Jesus HIMSELF, who has appeared to us and allowed Brent to transcribe for Him. We teach that no one possesses the gift of healing today but that God does hear and answer the prayer of faith and will answer in accordance with His own perfect will for the sick, suffering, and afflicted (Luke 18:1-6; John 5:7-9; 2 Corinthians 12:6-10; James 5:13-16; 1 John 5:14-15). While individual believers may not have the gift of healing, Jesus has accomplished miraculous healing HIMSELF after he made appearances to us. He has also chosen NOT to heal some people and to let them die. So I basically agree with The Master’s Seminary on this. 

We teach that two ordinances have been committed to the local church: baptism and the Lord’s Supper (Acts 2:38-42). Christian baptism by immersion (Acts 8:36-39) is the solemn and beautiful testimony of a believer showing forth his faith in the crucified, buried, and risen Savior, and his union with Him in death to sin and resurrection to a new life (Romans 6:1-11). It is also a sign of fellowship and identification with the visible Body of Christ (Acts 2:41-42).

We teach that the Lord’s Supper is the commemoration and proclamation of His death until He comes, and should be always preceded by solemn self-examination (1 Corinthians 11:28-32). We also teach that whereas the elements of Communion are only representative of the flesh and blood of Christ, the Lord’s Supper is nevertheless an actual communion with the risen Christ who is present in a unique way, fellowshipping with His people (1 Corinthians 10:16).

ANGELS

Holy Angels

We teach that angels are created beings and are therefore not to be worshiped. Although they are a higher order of creation than man, they are created to serve God and to worship Him (Luke 2:9-14; Hebrews 1:6-7, 14; 2:6-7; Revelation 5:11-14; 19:10; 22:9).

Fallen Angels

We teach that Satan is a created angel and the author of sin. He incurred the judgment of God by rebelling against his Creator (Isaiah 14:12-17; Ezekiel 28:11-19), by taking numerous angels with him in his fall (Matthew 25:41; Revelation 12:1-14), and by introducing sin into the human race by his temptation of Eve (Genesis 3:1-15).

We teach that Satan is the open and declared enemy of God and man (Isaiah 14:13-14; Matthew 4:1-11; Revelation 12:9-10); the prince of this world, who has been defeated through the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ (Romans 16:20); and that he shall be eternally punished in the lake of fire (Isaiah 14:12-17; Ezekiel 28:11-19; Matthew 25:41; Revelation 20:10).

ESCHATOLOGY

Death

We teach that physical death involves no loss of our immaterial consciousness (Revelation 6:9-11), that the soul of the redeemed passes immediately into the presence of Christ (Luke 23:43; Philippians 1:23; 2 Corinthians 5:8), that there is a separation of soul and body (Philippians 1:21-24), and that, for the redeemed, such separation will continue until the rapture (1 Thessalonians 4:13-17), which initiates the first resurrection (Revelation 20:4-6), when our soul and body will be reunited to be glorified forever with our Lord (Philippians 3:21; 1 Corinthians 15:35-44, 50-54). Until that time, the souls of the redeemed in Christ remain in joyful fellowship with our Lord Jesus Christ (2 Corinthians 5:8).

We teach the bodily resurrection of all men, the saved to eternal life (John 6:39; Romans 8:10-11, 19-23; 2 Corinthians 4:14), and the unsaved to judgment and everlasting punishment (Daniel 12:2; John 5:29; Revelation 20:13-15).

We teach that the souls of the unsaved at death are kept under punishment until the second resurrection (Luke 16:19-26; Revelation 20:13-15), when the soul and the resurrection body will be united (John 5:28-29). They shall then appear at the Great White Throne judgment (Revelation 20:11-15) and shall be cast into hell, the lake of fire (Matthew 25:41-46), cut off from the life of God forever (Daniel 12:2; Matthew 25:41-46; 2 Thessalonians 1:7-9).

The Rapture of the Church

We teach the personal, bodily return of our Lord Jesus Christ before the seven-year tribulation (1 Thessalonians 4:16; Titus 2:13) to translate His church from this earth (John 14:1-3; 1 Corinthians 15:51-53; 1 Thessalonians 4:15-5:11) and, between this event and His glorious return with His saints, to reward believers according to their works (1 Corinthians 3:11-15; 2 Corinthians 5:10).

The Tribulation Period

We teach that immediately following the removal of the church from the earth (John 14:1-3; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18) the righteous judgments of God will be poured out upon an unbelieving world (Jeremiah 30:7; Daniel 9:27; 12:1; 2 Thessalonians 2:7-12; Revelation 16), and that these judgments will be climaxed by the return of Christ in glory to the earth (Matthew 24:27-31; 25:31, 46; 2 Thessalonians 2:7-12). At that time the Old Testament and tribulation saints will be raised and the living will be judged (Daniel 12:2-3; Revelation 20:4-6). This period includes the seventieth week of Daniel’s prophecy (Daniel 9:24-27; Matthew 24:15-31; 25:31-46).

The Second Coming and the Millennial Reign

We teach that, after the tribulation period, Christ will come to earth to occupy the throne of David (Matthew 25:31; Luke 1:31-33; Acts 1:10-11; 2:29-30) and establish His messianic kingdom for a thousand years on the earth (Revelation 20:1-7). During this time the resurrected saints will reign with Him over Israel and all the nations of the earth (Ezekiel 37:21-28; Daniel 7:17-22; Revelation 19:11-16). This reign will be preceded by the overthrow of the Antichrist and the False Prophet, and by the removal of Satan from the world (Daniel 7:17-27; Revelation 20:1-7).

We teach that the kingdom itself will be the fulfillment of God’s promise to Israel (Isaiah 65:17-25; Ezekiel 37:21-28; Zechariah 8:1-17) to restore them to the land which they forfeited through their disobedience (Deuteronomy 28:15-68). The result of their disobedience was that Israel was temporarily set aside (Matthew 21:43; Romans 11:1-26) but will again be awakened through repentance to enter into the land of blessing (Jeremiah 31:31-34; Ezekiel 36:22-32; Romans 11:25-29).

We teach that this time of our Lord’s reign will be characterized by harmony, justice, peace, righteousness, and long life (Isaiah 11; 65:17-25; Ezekiel 36:33-38), and will be brought to an end with the release of Satan (Revelation 20:7).

The Judgment of the Lost

We teach that following the release of Satan after the thousand year reign of Christ (Revelation 20:7), Satan will deceive the nations of the earth and gather them to battle against the saints and the beloved city, at which time Satan and his army will be devoured by fire from heaven (Revelation 20:9). Following this, Satan will be thrown into the lake of fire and brimstone (Matthew 25:41; Revelation 20:10) whereupon Christ, who is the Judge of all men (John 5:22), will resurrect and judge the great and small at the Great White Throne judgment.

We teach that this resurrection of the unsaved dead to judgment will be a physical resurrection, whereupon receiving their judgment (John 5:28, 29), they will be committed to an eternal conscious punishment in the lake of fire (Matthew 25:41; Revelation 20:11-15).

Eternity

We teach that after the closing of the millennium, the temporary release of Satan, and the judgment of unbelievers (2 Thessalonians 1:9; Revelation 20:7-15), the saved will enter the eternal state of glory with God, after which the elements of this earth are to be dissolved (2 Peter 3:10) and replaced with a new earth wherein only righteousness dwells (Ephesians 5:5; Revelation 20:15, 21-22). Following this, the heavenly city will come down out of heaven (Revelation 21:2) and will be the dwelling place of the saints, where they will enjoy forever fellowship with God and one another (John 17:3; Revelation 21-22). Our Lord Jesus Christ, having fulfilled His redemptive mission, will then deliver up the kingdom to God the Father (1 Corinthians 15:24-28) that in all spheres the triune God may reign forever and ever (1 Corinthians 15:28).

DTS Doctrinal Statement

Core Beliefs

While our faculty and board annually affirm their agreement with the full doctrinal statement (below), students need only agree with these seven essentials:

• the Trinity
• the full deity and humanity of Christ
• the spiritual lostness of the human race
• the substitutionary atonement and bodily resurrection of Christ
• salvation by faith alone in Christ alone
• the physical return of Christ
• the authority and inerrancy of Scripture.

Full Doctrinal Statement

Article I—The Scriptures

We believe that “all Scripture is given by inspiration of God,” by which we understand the whole Bible is inspired in the sense that holy men of God “were moved by the Holy Spirit” to write the very words of Scripture. We believe that this divine inspiration extends equally and fully to all parts of the writings—historical, poetical, doctrinal, and prophetical—as appeared in the original manuscripts. We believe that the whole Bible in the originals is therefore without error. We believe that all the Scriptures center about the Lord Jesus Christ in His person and work in His first and second coming, and hence that no portion, even of the Old Testament, is properly read, or understood, until it leads to Him. We also believe that all the Scriptures were designed for our practical instruction (Mark 12:26, 36; 13:11; Luke 24:27, 44; John 5:39; Acts 1:16; 17:2–3; 18:28; 26:22–23; 28:23; Rom. 15:4; 1 Cor. 2:13; 10:11; 2 Tim. 3:16; 2 Pet. 1:21).

Article II—The Godhead

We believe that the Godhead eternally exists in three persons—the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit—and that these three are one God, having precisely the same nature, attributes, and perfections, and worthy of precisely the same homage, confidence, and obedience (Matt. 28:18–19; Mark 12:29; John 1:14; Acts 5:3–4; 2 Cor. 13:14; Heb. 1:1–3; Rev. 1:4–6).

Article III—Angels, Fallen and Unfallen

We believe that God created an innumerable company of sinless, spiritual beings, known as angels; that one, “Lucifer, son of the morning”—the highest in rank—sinned through pride, thereby becoming Satan; that a great company of the angels followed him in his moral fall, some of whom became demons and are active as his agents and associates in the prosecution of his unholy purposes, while others who fell are “reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day” (Isa. 14:12–17; Ezek. 28:11–19; 1 Tim. 3:6; 2 Pet. 2:4; Jude 6).

We believe that Satan is the originator of sin, and that, under the permission of God, he, through subtlety, led our first parents into transgression, thereby accomplishing their moral fall and subjecting them and their posterity to his own power; that he is the enemy of God and the people of God, opposing and exalting himself above all that is called God or that is worshiped; and that he who in the beginning said, “I will be like the most High,” in his warfare appears as an angel of light, even counterfeiting the works of God by fostering religious movements and systems of doctrine, which systems in every case are characterized by a denial of the efficacy of the blood of Christ and of salvation by grace alone (Gen. 3:1–19; Rom. 5:12–14; 2 Cor. 4:3–4; 11:13–15; Eph. 6:10–12; 2 Thess. 2:4; 1 Tim. 4:1–3). We believe that Satan was judged at the Cross, though not then executed, and that he, a usurper, now rules as the “god of this world”; that, at the second coming of Christ, Satan will be bound and cast into the abyss for a thousand years, and after the thousand years he will be loosed for a little season and then “cast into the lake of fire and brimstone,” where he “shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever” (Col. 2:15; Rev. 20:1–3, 10). We believe that a great company of angels kept their holy estate and are before the throne of God, from whence they are sent forth as ministering spirits to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation (Luke 15:10; Eph. 1:21; Heb. 1:14; Rev. 7:12). We believe that man was made lower than the angels; and that, in His incarnation, Christ took for a little time this lower place that He might lift the believer to His own sphere above the angels (Heb. 2:6–10).

Article IV—Man, Created and Fallen

We believe that man was originally created in the image and after the likeness of God, and that he fell through sin, and, as a consequence of his sin, lost his spiritual life, becoming dead in trespasses and sins, and that he became subject to the power of the devil. We also believe that this spiritual death, or total depravity of human nature, has been transmitted to the entire human race of man, the Man Christ Jesus alone being excepted; and hence that every child of Adam is born into the world with a nature which not only possesses no spark of divine life, but is essentially and unchangeably bad apart from divine grace (Gen. 1:26; 2:17; 6:5; Pss. 14:1–3; 51:5; Jer. 17:9; John 3:6; 5:40; 6:35; Rom. 3:10–19; 8:6–7; Eph. 2:1–3; 1 Tim. 5:6; 1 John 3:8).

Article V—The Dispensations

We believe that the dispensations are stewardships by which God administers His purpose on the earth through man under varying responsibilities. We believe that the changes in the dispensational dealings of God with man depend on changed conditions or situations in which man is successively found with relation to God, and that these changes are the result of the failures of man and the judgments of God. We believe that different administrative responsibilities of this character are manifest in the biblical record, that they span the entire history of mankind, and that each ends in the failure of man under the respective test and in an ensuing judgment from God. We believe that three of these dispensations or rules of life are the subject of extended revelation in the Scriptures, viz., the dispensation of the Mosaic Law, the present dispensation of grace, and the future dispensation of the millennial kingdom. We believe that these are distinct and are not to be intermingled or confused, as they are chronologically successive.

We believe that the dispensations are not ways of salvation nor different methods of administering the so-called Covenant of Grace. They are not in themselves dependent on covenant relationships but are ways of life and responsibility to God which test the submission of man to His revealed will during a particular time. We believe that if man does trust in his own efforts to gain the favor of God or salvation under any dispensational test, because of inherent sin his failure to satisfy fully the just requirements of God is inevitable and his condemnation sure.

We believe that according to the “eternal purpose” of God (Eph. 3:11) salvation in the divine reckoning is always “by grace through faith,” and rests upon the basis of the shed blood of Christ. We believe that God has always been gracious, regardless of the ruling dispensation, but that man has not at all times been under an administration or stewardship of grace as is true in the present dispensation (1 Cor. 9:17; Eph. 3:2; 3:9, asv; Col. 1:25; 1 Tim. 1:4, asv).

We believe that it has always been true that “without faith it is impossible to please” God (Heb. 11:6), and that the principle of faith was prevalent in the lives of all the Old Testament saints. However, we believe that it was historically impossible that they should have had as the conscious object of their faith the incarnate, crucified Son, the Lamb of God (John 1:29), and that it is evident that they did not comprehend as we do that the sacrifices depicted the person and work of Christ. We believe also that they did not understand the redemptive significance of the prophecies or types concerning the sufferings of Christ (1 Pet. 1:10–12); therefore, we believe that their faith toward God was manifested in other ways as is shown by the long record in Hebrews 11:1–40. We believe further that their faith thus manifested was counted unto them for righteousness (cf. Rom. 4:3 with Gen. 15:6; Rom. 4:5–8; Heb. 11:7).

Article VI—The First Advent

We believe that, as provided and purposed by God and as preannounced in the prophecies of the Scriptures, the eternal Son of God came into this world that He might manifest God to men, fulfill prophecy, and become the Redeemer of a lost world. To this end He was born of the virgin, and received a human body and a sinless human nature (Luke 1:30–35; John 1:18; 3:16; Heb. 4:15).

We believe that, on the human side, He became and remained a perfect man, but sinless throughout His life; yet He retained His absolute deity, being at the same time very God and very man, and that His earth-life sometimes functioned within the sphere of that which was human and sometimes within the sphere of that which was divine (Luke 2:40; John 1:1–2; Phil. 2:5–8).

We believe that in fulfillment of prophecy He came first to Israel as her Messiah-King, and that, being rejected of that nation, He, according to the eternal counsels of God, gave His life as a ransom for all (John 1:11; Acts 2:22–24; 1 Tim. 2:6).

We believe that, in infinite love for the lost, He voluntarily accepted His Father’s will and became the divinely provided sacrificial Lamb and took away the sin of the world, bearing the holy judgments against sin which the righteousness of God must impose. His death was therefore substitutionary in the most absolute sense—the just for the unjust—and by His death He became the Savior of the lost (John 1:29; Rom. 3:25–26; 2 Cor. 5:14; Heb. 10:5–14; 1 Pet. 3:18).

We believe that, according to the Scriptures, He arose from the dead in the same body, though glorified, in which He had lived and died, and that His resurrection body is the pattern of that body which ultimately will be given to all believers (John 20:20; Phil. 3:20–21).

We believe that, on departing from the earth, He was accepted of His Father and that His acceptance is a final assurance to us that His redeeming work was perfectly accomplished (Heb. 1:3).

We believe that He became Head over all things to the church which is His body, and in this ministry He ceases not to intercede and advocate for the saved (Eph. 1:22–23; Heb. 7:25; 1 John 2:1).

Article VII—Salvation Only Through Christ

We believe that, owing to universal death through sin, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless born again; and that no degree of reformation however great, no attainments in morality however high, no culture however attractive, no baptism or other ordinance however administered, can help the sinner to take even one step toward heaven; but a new nature imparted from above, a new life implanted by the Holy Spirit through the Word, is absolutely essential to salvation, and only those thus saved are sons of God. We believe, also, that our redemption has been accomplished solely by the blood of our Lord Jesus Christ, who was made to be sin and was made a curse for us, dying in our room and stead; and that no repentance, no feeling, no faith, no good resolutions, no sincere efforts, no submission to the rules and regulations of any church, nor all the churches that have existed since the days of the Apostles can add in the very least degree to the value of the blood, or to the merit of the finished work wrought for us by Him who united in His person true and proper deity with perfect and sinless humanity (Lev. 17:11; Isa. 64:6; Matt. 26:28; John 3:7–18; Rom. 5:6–9; 2 Cor. 5:21; Gal. 3:13; 6:15; Eph. 1:7; Phil. 3:4–9; Titus 3:5; James 1:18; 1 Pet. 1:18–19, 23).

We believe that the new birth of the believer comes only through faith in Christ and that repentance is a vital part of believing, and is in no way, in itself, a separate and independent condition of salvation; nor are any other acts, such as confession, baptism, prayer, or faithful service, to be added to believing as a condition of salvation (John 1:12; 3:16, 18, 36; 5:24; 6:29; Acts 13:39; 16:31; Rom. 1:16–17; 3:22, 26; 4:5; 10:4; Gal. 3:22).

Article VIII—The Extent of Salvation

We believe that when an unregenerate person exercises that faith in Christ which is illustrated and described as such in the New Testament, he passes immediately out of spiritual death into spiritual life, and from the old creation into the new; being justified from all things, accepted before the Father according as Christ His Son is accepted, loved as Christ is loved, having his place and portion as linked to Him and one with Him forever. Though the saved one may have occasion to grow in the realization of his blessings and to know a fuller measure of divine power through the yielding of his life more fully to God, he is, as soon as he is saved, in possession of every spiritual blessing and absolutely complete in Christ, and is therefore in no way required by God to seek a so-called “second blessing,” or a “second work of grace” (John 5:24; 17:23; Acts 13:39; Rom. 5:1; 1 Cor. 3:21–23; Eph. 1:3; Col. 2:10; 1 John 4:17; 5:11–12).

Article IX—Sanctification

We believe that sanctification, which is a setting-apart unto God, is threefold: It is already complete for every saved person because his position toward God is the same as Christ’s position. Since the believer is in Christ, he is set apart unto God in the measure in which Christ is set apart unto God. We believe, however, that he retains his sin nature, which cannot be eradicated in this life. Therefore, while the standing of the Christian in Christ is perfect, his present state is no more perfect than his experience in daily life. There is, therefore, a progressive sanctification wherein the Christian is to “grow in grace,” and to “be changed” by the unhindered power of the Spirit. We believe also that the child of God will yet be fully sanctified in his state as he is now sanctified in his standing in Christ when he shall see his Lord and shall be “like Him” (John 17:17; 2 Cor. 3:18; 7:1; Eph. 4:24; 5:25–27; 1 Thess. 5:23; Heb. 10:10, 14; 12:10).

Article X—Eternal Security

We believe that, because of the eternal purpose of God toward the objects of His love, because of His freedom to exercise grace toward the meritless on the ground of the propitiatory blood of Christ, because of the very nature of the divine gift of eternal life, because of the present and unending intercession and advocacy of Christ in heaven, because of the immutability of the unchangeable covenants of God, because of the regenerating, abiding presence of the Holy Spirit in the hearts of all who are saved, we and all true believers everywhere, once saved shall be kept saved forever. We believe, however, that God is a holy and righteous Father and that, since He cannot overlook the sin of His children, He will, when they persistently sin, chasten them and correct them in infinite love; but having undertaken to save them and keep them forever, apart from all human merit, He, who cannot fail, will in the end present every one of them faultless before the presence of His glory and conformed to the image of His Son (John 5:24; 10:28; 13:1; 14:16–17; 17:11; Rom. 8:29; 1 Cor. 6:19; Heb. 7:25; 1 John 2:1–2; 5:13; Jude 24).

Article XI—Assurance

We believe it is the privilege, not only of some, but of all who are born again by the Spirit through faith in Christ as revealed in the Scriptures, to be assured of their salvation from the very day they take Him to be their Savior and that this assurance is not founded upon any fancied discovery of their own worthiness or fitness, but wholly upon the testimony of God in His written Word, exciting within His children filial love, gratitude, and obedience (Luke 10:20; 22:32; 2 Cor. 5:1, 6–8; 2 Tim. 1:12; Heb. 10:22; 1 John 5:13). This is a great truth that Jesus wants for all his children. However, those who say the sinner’s prayer WITH THE INTENT to play the Christian game to fool the world into thinking they are a righteous person, are not saved in the true sense of the word, and can’t claim these promises for assurance, just cuz they put on a good show. But I believe those who say or feel the sinner’s prayer in sincerity in their heart with the intent to follow Christ in their life, are saved forever. This means that some pastors, for instance, who have said the sinner’s prayer (but didn’t really mean it) will go to hell. I only bring this up, cuz I think there are a lot of preachers who will go to hell, cuz they view their Christianity more as a business or political enterprise than a calling. 

Article XII—The Holy Spirit

We believe that the Holy Spirit, the Third Person of the blessed Trinity, though omnipresent from all eternity, took up His abode in the world in a special sense on the day of Pentecost according to the divine promise, dwells in every believer, and by His baptism unites all to Christ in one body, and that He, as the Indwelling One, is the source of all power and all acceptable worship and service. We believe that He never takes His departure from the church, nor from the feeblest of the saints, but is ever present to testify of Christ; seeking to occupy believers with Him and not with themselves nor with their experiences. We believe that His abode in the world in this special sense will cease when Christ comes to receive His own at the completion of the church (John 14:16–17; 16:7–15; 1 Cor. 6:19; Eph. 2:22; 2 Thess. 2:7).

We believe that, in this age, certain well-defined ministries are committed to the Holy Spirit, and that it is the duty of every Christian to understand them and to be adjusted to them in his own life and experience. These ministries are the restraining of evil in the world to the measure of the divine will; the convicting of the world respecting sin, righteousness, and judgment; the regenerating of all believers; the indwelling and anointing of all who are saved, thereby sealing them unto the day of redemption; the baptizing into the one body of Christ of all who are saved; and the continued filling for power, teaching, and service of those among the saved who are yielded to Him and who are subject to His will (John 3:6; 16:7–11; Rom. 8:9; 1 Cor. 12:13; Eph. 4:30; 5:18; 2 Thess. 2:7; 1 John 2:20–27).

We believe that some gifts of the Holy Spirit such as speaking in tongues and miraculous healings were temporary. We believe that speaking in tongues was never the common or necessary sign of the baptism nor of the filling of the Spirit, and that the deliverance of the body from sickness or death awaits the consummation of our salvation in the resurrection (Acts 4:8, 31; Rom. 8:23; 1 Cor. 13:8). This is true, but when CHRIST HIMSELF shows up (like he has for Brent Spiner and Church of Gail), he can do all the signs HIMSELF, which he has done with us.

Article XIII—The Church, A Unity of Believers

We believe that all who are united to the risen and ascended Son of God are members of the church which is the body and bride of Christ, which began at Pentecost and is completely distinct from Israel. Its members are constituted as such regardless of membership or nonmembership in the organized churches of earth. We believe that by the same Spirit all believers in this age are baptized into, and thus become, one body that is Christ’s, whether Jews or Gentiles, and having become members one of another, are under solemn duty to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace, rising above all sectarian differences, and loving one another with a pure heart fervently (Matt. 16:16–18; Acts 2:42–47; Rom. 12:5; 1 Cor. 12:12–27; Eph. 1:20–23; 4:3–10; Col. 3:14–15).

Article XIV—The Sacrament or Ordinances

We believe that water baptism and the Lord’s Supper are the only sacraments and ordinances of the church and that they are a scriptural means of testimony for the church in this age (Matt. 28:19; Luke 22:19–20; Acts 10:47–48; 16:32–33; 18:7–8; 1 Cor. 11:26).

Article XV—The Christian Walk

We believe that we are called with a holy calling, to walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit, and so to live in the power of the indwelling Spirit that we will not fulfill the lust of the flesh. But the flesh with its fallen, Adamic nature, which in this life is never eradicated, being with us to the end of our earthly pilgrimage, needs to be kept by the Spirit constantly in subjection to Christ, or it will surely manifest its presence in our lives to the dishonor of our Lord (Rom. 6:11–13; 8:2, 4, 12–13; Gal. 5:16–23; Eph. 4:22–24; Col. 2:1–10; 1 Pet. 1:14–16; 1 John 1:4–7; 3:5–9).

Article XVI—The Christian’s Service

We believe that divine, enabling gifts for service are bestowed by the Spirit upon all who are saved. While there is a diversity of gifts, each believer is energized by the same Spirit, and each is called to his own divinely appointed service as the Spirit may will. In the apostolic church there were certain gifted men—apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors, and teachers—who were appointed by God for the perfecting of the saints unto their work of the ministry. We believe also that today some men are especially called of God to be evangelists, pastors and teachers, and that it is to the fulfilling of His will and to His eternal glory that these shall be sustained and encouraged in their service for God (Rom. 12:6; 1 Cor. 12:4–11; Eph. 4:11).

We believe that, wholly apart from salvation benefits which are bestowed equally upon all who believe, rewards are promised according to the faithfulness of each believer in his service for his Lord, and that these rewards will be bestowed at the judgment seat of Christ after He comes to receive His own to Himself (1 Cor. 3:9–15; 9:18–27; 2 Cor. 5:10).

Article XVII—The Great Commission

We believe that it is the explicit message of our Lord Jesus Christ to those whom He has saved that they are sent forth by Him into the world even as He was sent forth of His Father into the world. We believe that, after they are saved, they are divinely reckoned to be related to this world as strangers and pilgrims, ambassadors and witnesses, and that their primary purpose in life should be to make Christ known to the whole world (Matt. 28:18–19; Mark 16:15; John 17:18; Acts 1:8; 2 Cor. 5:18–20; 1 Pet. 1:17; 2:11).

Article XVIII—The Blessed Hope

We believe that, according to the Word of God, the next great event in the fulfillment of prophecy will be the coming of the Lord in the air to receive to Himself into heaven both His own who are alive and remain unto His coming, and also all who have fallen asleep in Jesus, and that this event is the blessed hope set before us in the Scripture, and for this we should be constantly looking (John 14:1–3; 1 Cor. 15:51–52; Phil. 3:20; 1 Thess. 4:13–18; Titus 2:11–14).

Article XIX—The Tribulation

We believe that the translation of the church will be followed by the fulfillment of Israel’s seventieth week (Dan. 9:27; Rev. 6:1–19:21) during which the church, the body of Christ, will be in heaven. The whole period of Israel’s seventieth week will be a time of judgment on the whole earth, at the end of which the times of the Gentiles will be brought to a close. The latter half of this period will be the time of Jacob’s trouble (Jer. 30:7), which our Lord called the great tribulation (Matt. 24:15–21). We believe that universal righteousness will not be realized previous to the second coming of Christ, but that the world is day by day ripening for judgment and that the age will end with a fearful apostasy.

Article XX—The Second Coming of Christ

We believe that the period of great tribulation in the earth will be climaxed by the return of the Lord Jesus Christ to the earth as He went, in person on the clouds of heaven, and with power and great glory to introduce the millennial age, to bind Satan and place him in the abyss, to lift the curse which now rests upon the whole creation, to restore Israel to her own land and to give her the realization of God’s covenant promises, and to bring the whole world to the knowledge of God (Deut. 30:1–10; Isa. 11:9; Ezek. 37:21–28; Matt. 24:15–25:46; Acts 15:16–17; Rom. 8:19–23; 11:25–27; 1 Tim. 4:1–3; 2 Tim. 3:1–5; Rev. 20:1–3).

Article XXI—The Eternal State

We believe that at death the spirits and souls of those who have trusted in the Lord Jesus Christ for salvation pass immediately into His presence and there remain in conscious bliss until the resurrection of the glorified body when Christ comes for His own, whereupon soul and body reunited shall be associated with Him forever in glory; but the spirits and souls of the unbelieving remain after death conscious of condemnation and in misery until the final judgment of the great white throne at the close of the millennium, when soul and body reunited shall be cast into the lake of fire, not to be annihilated, but to be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of His power (Luke 16:19–26; 23:42; 2 Cor. 5:8; Phil. 1:23; 2 Thess. 1:7–9; Jude 6–7; Rev. 20:11–15).

Questions for SLBC Missionaries (Andy Woods’ church) (MY ANSWERS ARE IN CAPS):
1. Explain your views on the authority, inerrancy, inspiration, and perspicuity (clarity)
of the Scripture. SEE DOCTRINAL STATEMENT ABOVE.
2. Do you believe in a literal or normal interpretation of the entire Bible? Explain. SEE DOCTRINAL STATEMENT ABOVE.
3. State your views on early Genesis such as the age of the earth, the length of the
creation days, the beginning of death, the extent of Noah’s Flood, etc… SEE DOCTRINAL STATEMENT ABOVE. NOAH’S FLOOD WAS A WORLDWIDE CATASTROPHIC EVENT, WITH THE ONLY HUMAN SURVIVORS NOAH AND HIS FAMILY AND THOSE CREATURES ON THE ARK. SOME OF THE SEA CREATURES MIGHT HAVE SURVIVED. NOT SURE ABOUT THE AGE OF THE EARTH BECAUSE I NEED TO KNOW WHERE SATAN’S MINERAL GARDEN OF EDEN IN EZEKIEL 28:14 WAS (THAT MAY HAVE BEEN BEFORE OUR PRESENT EARTH). IT SEEMS THAT SATAN RULED THE EARTH BEFORE MAN DID, WHICH MAKES THE AGE OF THE EARTH UNCERTAIN TO ME. OUR PRESENT EARTH IS ABOUT SIX THOUSAND YEARS OLD. DEPENDS ON WHICH VERSION OF THE EARTH YOU’RE TALKING ABOUT. DEATH STARTED WHEN ADAM AND EVE SINNED (GEN. 2:17).
4. If Jesus Christ was at the gate of Heaven and He asked you “Why should I (Jesus
Christ) let you into My Heaven?” – What would you say to Him? I’M COVERED BY THE BLOOD. THANKS, JESUS FOR YOUR MARVELOUS GIFT TO ME.
5. If you were going to present the gospel to a lost sinner, tell us how you would do it.
Please use your exact words and try to be complete in your presentation of it.
Include everything you think is necessary to be saved. https://gabriellechana.blog/2017/04/01/how-to-find-heaven-and-god-in-the-church-age/
6. Once a person is saved, is there any action or sin that the believer could do, or any
action the believer could fail to do, to have his or her salvation revoked by God? NOT IF THEY’RE REALLY SAVED, BUT JESUS DESPISES THOSE WHO SAY THE SINNER’S PRAYER AND DON’T MEAN IT.
7. Can a true believer look like an unbeliever, fall away from the faith, commit horrible
sins, and still remain saved from Hell? Please clarify, if necessary, your beliefs about
this issue. OF COURSE, SEE DOCTRINAL STATEMENT ABOVE.
8. Does a person need to commit his or her life to Jesus Christ to be saved? Why or why not? GIVING YOUR LIFE TO JESUS IS NOT WORKS. IT’S PART OF THE SINNER’S PRAYER.
9. Is it possible to know for sure that you are saved? Why or why not? YES, IF YOU PRAY OR FEEL THE SINNER’S PRAYER IN YOUR HEART WITH SINCERITY, YOU CAN BE ASSURED OF YOUR SALVATION. IT FREES YOU TO FOCUS ON LIVING FOR CHRIST AND NOT HAVING TO WORRY ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT YOU ARE SAVED.
10. Describe the three phases, or tenses of salvation in the life of the believer in
Christ. LOST (past tense), SAVED (present tense), IN THE RESURRECTION BODY (future tense)
11. What do you believe is God’s part in Salvation (Justification)? HE PAID THE PRICE FOR OUR SINS ON THE CROSS AND BY HIS RESURRECTION.
12. What do you believe is a human being’s part in Salvation (Justification)? FAITH IN CHRIST AND A HUMBLE CONFESSION OF OURSELVES AS SINNERS IN NEED OF SALVATION FROM JESUS.
13. What do you believe is God’s part in the believer’s Sanctification? HE GIVES US THE HOLY SPIRIT IF WE ARE HIS.

14. What do you believe is the believer’s part in Sanctification? WE MUST OBEY THE WORD OF GOD AND THE  HOLY SPIRIT’S LEADERSHIP IN OUR LIVES TO BE SANCTIFIED AND CONFESS OUR SINS TO HIM IN REPENTANCE WHEN WE’VE DISOBEYED THE LORD.
15. Do you believe in limited atonement, or in unlimited atonement? Why? Give
scripture references. https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/trevin-wax/why-limited-and-unlimited-atonement-debates-miss-the-point/
16. What is your understanding of the doctrine of election? SEE THE MASTER’S SEMINARY DOCTRINAL STATEMENT ABOVE.
17. Must all true believers endure until the end to be saved? Why or why not? ONLY NEED TO ENDURE TO THE END DURING THE SEVEN-YEAR TRIBULATION. NOT TRUE FOR THE CHURCH AGE.
18. Define your understanding of Biblical repentance. What part does repentance play
in the salvation (justification) of a person? REPENTANCE IS A CHANGE OF MIND IN YOUR APPROACH TO JESUS CHRIST. TRUE REPENTANCE MEANS YOU TRUST IN JESUS FOR YOUR SALVATION AND ACKNOWLEDGE THAT HE IS LORD. IT’S A SURRENDER OF YOUR OWN INDEPENDENCE FROM GOD AND A GIVING OF YOUR LIFE TO HIM. REPENTANCE IS EVIDENCED BY A GIVING OF ONE’S LIFE TO JESUS.
19. What part does repentance play in the sanctification of a person? Is it possible for a
true believer to be “carnal” – walking in the flesh? Why or why not? WE CAN TAKE BACK OUR SURRENDER TO GOD AND THEN REPENT AND GIVE OURSELVES BACK TO GOD. THIS CAN HAPPEN OFTEN IN THE CHRISTIAN LIFE. THOSE CHRISTIANS WHO DO NOT FOLLOW THE LEADING OF THE HOLY SPIRIT IN THEIR LIVES ARE WALKING IN THE FLESH.

20. Does the old sin nature exist along with the new nature simultaneously in each
believer, or does the sin nature no longer exist after salvation in the believer after
salvation (justification)? Explain your views on this. SIN NATURE IS ALWAYS IN THE BELIEVER UNTIL HE/SHE GETS THEIR GLORIFIED BODY.
21. When does glorification of the believer occur? What can a believer look forward to,
upon glorification? GLORIFICATION OCCURS AT THE RAPTURE OR AT DEATH FOR THE BELIEVER. THE SIN NATURE (AND THE EFFECTS OF SIN) ARE NO LONGER PRESENT IN A GLORIFIED BELIEVER. THIS IS WHY ALL THE SAINTS IN HEAVEN ARE IN THEIR YOUTHFUL BODIES.
22. What part does the church play in the kingdom reign of Christ? BELIEVERS IN JESUS WILL REIGN WITH CHRIST DURING THE 1,000 YEAR REIGN OF JESUS. WE WILL BE IN OUR RESURRECTION BODIES THEN.
23. What is your view on the presence of the kingdom? Is the kingdom now or not yet or both?  I DO NOT BELIEVE JESUS IS REIGNING ON DAVID’S THRONE RIGHT NOW. 

I THINK ANDY WOODS IS ACCURATE ON THIS TOPIC: https://slbc.org/sermon/the-coming-kingdom-042/

How the Sermon on the Mount fits into God’s kingdom: https://www.tms.edu/blog/part-of-gods-kingdom/?utm_content=buffer10314&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Stanley Toussaint on the kingdom:

24. Is there a difference between the Rapture and the Second Coming? If so, then when does the rapture take place relative the coming seven-year Tribulation period. RAPTURE HAPPENS BEFORE THE SEVEN-YEAR TRIBULATION. SECOND COMING HAPPENS RIGHT AFTER THE SEVEN-YEAR TRIBULATION WHEN JESUS COMES WITH HIS CHURCH AND RESCUES ISRAEL FROM THE BEAST AND SATAN.
25. What do you believe about water baptism (it’s purpose, necessity, who should
receive it, and when) and about the Lord’s Supper (it’s purpose, necessity, who
should receive it, and how often)? SEE DOCTRINAL STATEMENTS ABOVE.
26. What do you believe and teach about water baptism to your new converts? Is water
baptism an absolute necessity for a new convert, and if so, why? SEE DOCTRINAL STATEMENTS ABOVE.
27. Do you believe that infants should be baptized, and if so, under what conditions is it
acceptable to do so? DON’T BELIEVE IN INFANT BAPTISM, BUT WON’T SPLIT HAIRS ABOUT IT EITHER, UNLESS THE PERSON DOING IT IS SAYING IT IS NECESSARY FOR SALVATION.
28. How does water baptism differ from spirit baptism? IN WATER BAPTISM YOU GO UNDER THE WATER, IN SPIRIT BAPTISM YOU ARE FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT.
29. Do you believe there are any other ordinances (other than baptism and Lord’s
Supper) that should be observed by the church today? NO, THAT’S IT.

30. Do you believe that ancient liturgical practices, such as icons, statues, the use of Holy Water, Eucharistic Transubstantiation or Real Presence, and the walking of the
Labyrinth should be restored to contemporary Christian and church life? NO, GET RID OF ALL THIS MAN-MADE GARBAGE. IT JUST FILLS YOU UP WITH LEGALISM AND MAKES FOLLOWING CHRIST UNNECESSARILY COMPLICATED.
31. How do you hold the writings of the early church fathers relative to the Scripture?
Are they higher, lower, or on par with Scripture? DEFINITELY LOWER THAN THE SCRIPTURE. CAN BE USEFUL TO HELP IN PROPER INTERPRETATION OF THE BIBLE, THOUGH.
32. Outline what you believe to be the gifts of the Holy Spirit that are active for the
church age in our current time. Do you believe that ALL the spiritual gifts listed in
the Bible are for today? SEE DOCTRINAL STATEMENTS ABOVE.
33. If you believe that some of the spiritual gifts in the Bible have ceased since the
apostolic period, which ones do you believe are no longer in force, and why? SEE DOCTRINAL STATEMENTS ABOVE.
34. State and clarify your attitudes toward the modern “Charismatic Movement,”
including your beliefs on faith healing and tongue speaking. I THINK YOU GOT TO BE CAREFUL HERE CUZ SATAN LOVES TO COUNTERFEIT JESUS. SEE DOCTRINAL STATEMENTS ABOVE.
35. At what point did the Church Age officially begin, according to the Bible? SEE DOCTRINAL STATEMENTS ABOVE.
36. Is God finished with the nation of Israel, and has God replaced Israel with the
church? Why or why not? YOU’D HAVE TO BE A BIBLE IGNORAMUS TO THINK GOD IS FINISHED WITH ISRAEL; AND THE CHURCH AND ISRAEL ARE NOT THE SAME IN THE BIBLE! GOD HAS UNCONDITIONAL PROMISES THAT HE HAS GIVEN TO ISRAEL YET TO BE FULFILLED.
37. What do you believe about “contextualization”? When, if ever, is it appropriate to
alter the truths of Scripture so as not to offend members of a host culture so that
they can more easily be won to Christ? SEE DOCTRINAL STATEMENTS ABOVE. I PRETTY MUCH AGREE WITH DARRELL BOCK’S APPROACH. DON’T FEEL YOU SHOULD EVER ALTER THE TRUTHS OF SCRIPTURE FOR ANYBODY, BUT FEEL THAT INTERPRETATIONS OF SCRIPTURE NEED TO BE STUDIED THOROUGHLY TO DETERMINE WHAT IS TRUTH OR IS ENFORCEMENT OF IRRELEVANT OR UNNECESSARY CHRISTIAN TRADITIONS. IT’S A DELICATE BALANCE TO MAINTAIN TRUTH TO SCRIPTURE AND ALLOW ENOUGH OPENNESS TO ENSURE YOUR INTERPRETATIONS ARE BASED ON CORRECT EXEGESIS AND NOT PREJUDICE. THERE IS A HIGH POSSIBILITY OF GOING INTO ERROR BY CLOSING YOUR MIND TO TRUTH. SO, IN THIS RESPECT, ALL OF US INTERPRET THE BIBLE WRONGLY IN SOME AREAS.

https://voice.dts.edu/chapel/cultural-engagement-an-approach-bock-dr-darrell/

38. Is it ever appropriate to change the biblical name of God the Father to the name
Allah so that Muslims can be more easily won to Christ? OH PLEASE, DO NOT INSULT GOD THE FATHER BY CHANGING HIS NAME TO ALLAH. I GUESS IF ALLAH WAS NOT SUCH A BIGOT, GOD MAY NOT MIND.
39. Do you embrace Social Gospel, or the idea that the primary function of the church is to provide physical and humanitarian relief so as to bring collective salvation to
nations at the expense of preaching the Gospel that brings individual salvation? THE SOCIAL GOSPEL IS NOT THE PRIMARY FUNCTION OF THE CHURCH, BUT IT’S A NICE THING TO DO TO SHOW CHRISTIAN LOVE. IT SHOULD BE VIEWED AS A MEANS TO WIN HEARTS TO JESUS. PRIMARY FUNCTION OF THE CHURCH IS TO LIVE LIVES SO FILLED WITH LOVE AND TRUTH, THAT WE DRAW PEOPLE TO JESUS.
40. Do you agree with the current push among advocates of the Emergent Church to
return to the mystical practices of pre-reformation Monasticism and the Desert
Fathers so as to allow modern believers to have a full or complete experience with
God? THIS IS REALLY DANGEROUS, BECAUSE SATAN IS A GOOD COUNTERFEITER. I WOULD NOT ENCOURAGE SUCH ACTIVITIES.
41. Please give your views on the following practices: Sacred Reading (Lectio Devina),
Contemplative Prayer, Visualization, Meditation, Spiritual Formation, Spiritual
Disciplines, Solitude and Silence, and Fasting and Spiritual Direction? Is there a right
use and wrong use of these practices? SOUNDS LIKE A GREAT WAY TO GET DEMON POSSESSED. READ THE BOOK WAR ON THE SAINTS.
42. Name three Christian authors you have read recently and would recommend to
others. ARNOLD FRUCHTENBAUM, ANDY WOODS, JOHN MACARTHUR, OSWALD CHAMBERS, BRENT SPINER (Bible for Tribulation Saints).
43. While you are on the mission field, explain how you remain accountable to a local
church. I HONOR CHURCH OF GAIL, BECAUSE MY HUSBAND BRENT SPINER IS THE PASTOR.