Friends of Litein bases its ministry on the following statements of faith

1. We believe the Bible to be the only infallible, authoritative, inspired Word of God.

   1 Thessalonians 2:13; 2 Timothy 3:15-17

2. We believe that there is one God, eternally existent in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

   Matthew 28:19; John 10:30; Ephesians 4:4-6

3. We believe in the deity and the humanity of the Lord Jesus Christ, in His virgin birth, in His sinless life, in His miracles, in His vicarious and atoning death through His shed blood on the cross, in His bodily resurrection, in His ascension to the right hand of the Father, in His present rule as Head of the Church, and in His personal return in power and glory.

   Matthew 1:23; John 1:1-4 and 1:29; Acts 1:11 and 2:22-24; Romans 8:34; 1 Corinthians 15:3-4; 2 Corinthians 5:21; Philippians 2:5-11; Hebrews 1:1-4 and 4:15

4. We believe that all persons everywhere are lost and face the judgment of God. The grace of God through faith in Jesus Christ is the only way of salvation, which results in the repentance of sin and regeneration through the Holy Spirit. We believe that the righteous will spend eternal life in heaven with God, and that the unrighteous will suffer everlasting punishment in hell.

   Luke 24:46-47; John 3:16-19, 10:7-10, 14:6; Acts 4:12; Romans 3:23, 5:8, 8:1, 10:5-11; 2 Corinthians 5:10-11, 16-21; Ephesians 1:7 and 2:8-9; Titus 3:4-7

5. We believe in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit, whose indwelling enables the Christian to live a godly life through exercising our faith in discipleship and service for God’s glory.

   John 3:5-8; Acts 1:8 and 4:31; Romans 8:9; 1 Corinthians 2:14; Galatians 5:16-18; Ephesians 6:12; Colossians 2:6-10

6. We believe in the resurrection of both the saved and the lost, the saved unto the resurrection of eternal life and the lost unto the resurrection of damnation and eternal punishment.

   1 Corinthians 15:51-57; Revelation 20:11-15

7. We believe in the spiritual unity of believers in the Lord Jesus Christ and that all true believers are equal members of His Church.

   1 Corinthians 12:12, 27; Ephesians 1:22-23; Romans 10: 12-13; Galatians 3: 26-29

8. We believe that as followers of Jesus Christ, we must all dedicate ourselves to prayer, to the service of our Lord, to His authority over our lives, and to the ministry of evangelism, prayer, and discipleship.

   Matthew 9:35-38; 22:37-39, and 28:18-20; Acts 1:8; Romans 10:9-15; Galatians 6:10; Colossians 2:6-10; I Thessalonians 5:17;1 Peter 3:15

9. We believe in marriage as God created it to be, between one man and one woman as they were created by God, and it reflects the relationship of Christ with His church.

   Genesis 2:24; Exodus 20:14; Matthew 19:5-6; Mark 10:6-9; Romans 1:26-27; 1 Corinthians 6:9, 18-20; Ephesians 5: 21-33; Exodus 20:14, I Cor. 6: 18-20, 5: 21-33

10. We believe that human life is sacred from conception to its natural end; and that we must have concern for the physical and spiritual needs of all people.

     Psalm 139:13; Proverbs 11:25; Isaiah 49:1; Jeremiah 1:5; Matthew 22:37-39; Romans 12:20-21; Galatians 6:10

    Voted on: May 29, 2022 Ryan, Martha, Cheryl

Voted on: May 29, 2022 Ryan, Martha, Cheryl and June 1, 2022 Dr. Terer