The Statement of Faith for the Apostolic Network P.U.E.B.L.O.
The Bible
The Old and New Testament originally were verbally inspired by God without error in the original Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek writings. (2Tim 3:16)
God
There is one God, outside time and space, who exist eternally in three co-equal persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. (Mat 28:19)
God, The Father.
God, the Father, is an infinite Spirit (Psa 90:2 Joh 4:24) who is self-existent, eternal, and transcendent (outside time and space.) (Joh 5:26 Psa 147:5) His nature consists of holiness (perfection) Isa 5:16 Psa 60:6 Mat 5:48), and love (Joh 3:16 2Cor 13:11). He is immutable (unchanging) (Jam 1:17 Heb 6:17), omnipotent (all powerful) (Isa 40:25-26 Rev 19:6) omnipresent (everywhere present) (Psa 139:7-12), and omniscient (all knowing) (Psa 139:1-6 Isa 40:28 Rom 11:33).
God, The Son
The Lord Jesus was born of a virgin conceived by the Holy Spirit. Jesus Christ is, therefore, completely God and completely man, and the only mediator between God and man. He lived a sinless life, died a vicarious, atoning death shedding his blood on the cross for the sin of mankind. He rose from the dead bodily and ascended to the right hand of God. We look for His soon coming again. (Isa 7:14 Mat 1:18-25 1 Tim 2:5 Phil 2:5-11 Heb 10:12 Joh 16:16)
God, The Holy Spirit
The Holy Spirit convicts men of sin and indwells the person who believes in Jesus Christ. This indwelling regeneration by the Holy Spirit is essential for salvation and enables the believer to live a godly Christian life. (Joh 14:16-17 Joh 16:7-16)
Man
Man was created by God in his image. He is not the product of evolution. Through Adam, man fell into sin thereby gaining physical death and spiritual death (eternal separation from God). All humans are born with a sinful nature separated from God. All persons need redemption and salvation from sin through the shed blood of Jesus Christ. (Gen 1:27 Rom 3:10-12,23 Rom 5:12 Eph 2:1-3)
Satan
Created by God to be a beautiful angel, in pride he presumed to be called God and fell from eternal grace. Presently he is the enemy of God and of believers in Jesus Christ. He is called the god of this world system and seeks to destroy believing Christians. (Isa 14:12-15 Eze 28:12-17 2 Cor 4:4 1Pet 5:8)
Salvation
Personal faith in the shed blood of Jesus Christ that forgives sin is all that is necessary to have a personal relationship with God and inherit eternal life. Salvation is not by personal works but by the grace of God. All who receive the Lord Jesus Christ by faith as a personal savior are born again by the Spirit of God to become a new creation and inherit eternal life. The saved in Jesus Christ will be resurrected at the end of the age to eternal life. The unsaved will be resurrected at the end of age to eternal condemnation. (Eph 2:8-10 Joh 1:11-13 Rom 10:9-10 1Cor 5:17 Joh 3:16-18)