{"id":7,"date":"2021-09-08T03:34:41","date_gmt":"2021-09-08T03:34:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/searchlightministries.com\/slm-wp\/?page_id=7"},"modified":"2022-03-31T17:07:02","modified_gmt":"2022-03-31T17:07:02","slug":"beliefs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/searchlightministries.com\/slm-wp\/beliefs\/","title":{"rendered":"Beliefs"},"content":{"rendered":"
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Written Statement of What We Believe<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
God<\/strong><\/td>\r\nGod is the Creator and Ruler of the universe. He has eternally existed in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. They are co-equal and are one God.
Genesis 1:1,26,27;3:22\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Psalm 90:2 Matthew 28:19 1 Peter 1:2 2 Corinthians 13:14<\/em><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Mankind<\/strong><\/td>\r\nMankind is made in the image of God, to be like Him in character. We are the supreme object of God\u2019s creation. Although we have tremendous potential for good, we are marred by an attitude of disobedience toward God called \u201csin.\u201d This attitude separated us from God.
Genesis 1:27 Psalm 8:3-6 Isaiah 53:6; 59:1-2 Romans 3:23<\/em><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Eternity<\/strong><\/td>\r\nMankind was created to exist forever. We will either exist eternally separated from God by sin, or in union with God, through forgiveness and salvation. To be eternally separated from God is Hell. To be eternally in union with Him is eternal life. Heaven and Hell are places of eternal existence.
John 3:16 1 John 2:25; 5:11-13 Romans 6:23 Revelation 20:15<\/em><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Salvation<\/strong><\/td>\r\nSalvation is a gift from God to people. We can never make up for our sin by self-improvement or good works. Only by trusting in Jesus Christ as God\u2019s offer of forgiveness can we be saved from sin\u2019s penalty. Eternal life begins the moment one receives Jesus Christ into his life by faith.
Romans 5:1; 6:23 Ephesians 2:8-9 John 1:12; 14:6 Titus 3:5 Galations 3:26<\/em><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Holy Spirit<\/strong><\/td>\r\nThe Holy Spirit is equal with the Father and the Son as God. He is present in the world to make people aware of their need for Jesus Christ. He also lives in every Christian from the moment of their salvation. He provided the Christian with power for living, understanding of spiritual truth, and guidance in doing what is right. The Christian seeks to live under His guidance daily.
2 Corinthians 3:17 John 14:16-17; 16:7-13 Acts 1:8<\/em>
1 Corinthians 2:12; 3:16<\/em> Ephesians 1:13; 5:18 Galatians 5;25<\/em><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Bible<\/strong><\/td>\r\nThe bible is God\u2019s Word to all people. It was written by human authors under the supernatural guidance of the Holy Spirit. It is the supreme source of truth for Christian beliefs and living. Because it is inspired by God, it is truth without any mixture of error.
2 Timothy 1:13; 3:16 2 Peter 1:20-21 Psalm 119:105; 12:6 Proverbs 30:5<\/em><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css_animation=”flipInX”]\r\n

Searchlight Ministries is a Christian church that belongs to a larger organization called the Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod.\u00a0 Our views are biblically based and Gospel-centered that is always pointing to the death of resurrection of Jesus.\u00a0 If you ever wish to talk more with Pastor Mark Manning about this, please connect with him and he will be more than happy to share a meal and discuss these viewpoints further!<\/p>\r\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Written Statement of What We Believe God God is the Creator and Ruler of the universe. He has eternally existed in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. They are co-equal and are one God.Genesis 1:1,26,27;3:22\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Psalm 90:2 Matthew 28:19 1 Peter 1:2 2 Corinthians 13:14 Mankind Mankind is made in the image of God, to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-7","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/searchlightministries.com\/slm-wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/searchlightministries.com\/slm-wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/searchlightministries.com\/slm-wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/searchlightministries.com\/slm-wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/searchlightministries.com\/slm-wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/searchlightministries.com\/slm-wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":176,"href":"https:\/\/searchlightministries.com\/slm-wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7\/revisions\/176"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/searchlightministries.com\/slm-wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}