Statement of Faith
1.
THE WORD OF GOD – ALL Scripture is God-breathed
(2 Timothy 3:16)
WHOP is in full agreement with the infallibility of Scripture. It is the complete, final, and only authority in all matters of faith and conduct.
2.
THE TRINITY
(Deuteronomy 6:4; Matthew 28:19; 2 Corinthians 13:14)
WHOP believes that the one true God, exists eternally in three persons: Father, Son and the Holy Spirit: and being one God, are equal in deity, power, and glory, infinite in love, perfect in judgments, unchanging in righteousness and mercy. We believe God not only created the world, but now upholds, sustains and directs all that exists, and He will bring all things to consummation in Christ Jesus, to the glory of His Name.
3.
DEITY OF JESUS CHRIST
(John 1:1; Matthew 1:18 25; Hebrews 4:15; Hebrews 9:15-22; 1 Corinthians 15:1-8; Acts 19:11; Hebrews 9:27-28)
WHOP believe Jesus Christ is God, in His virgin birth, in His sinless life, in His miracles, in His death that paid for our sin through His shed blood, in His bodily resurrection, in His ascension/rising up to the right hand of the Father and in His personal return in power and glory
4.
EVIL Satan, originally a good angel, rebelled against God, was cast out of God’s presence in heaven, taking a multitude of angels with him. He is now at work with his demonic hosts to establish his kingdom of darkness, evil and unrest in the world.
(Isa. 14:10–17; Ezek. 28:11–19; Mt. 12:25–29; 25:41; Jn. 12:31; 16:11; Eph. 6:10–20; Col. 2:15; 2 Pet. 2:4; Jude 6; Rev. 12:7–9; 20:10)
WHOP believe that Satan who rebelled against God, with his demonic host is establishing his counter kingdom in darkness, causing evil and unrest on earth. He has been judged and defeated at the cross of Jesus Christ. He will be cast forever into the lake of fire which has been prepared for him and his angels.
5.
HUMANITY: Originally created in God’s image righteous, without sin. Was tempted by satan and became sinners, spiritually dead, separated from God, unable to save themselves.
(Gen. 1:1–3:22; Ps. 51:5; Isa. 53:5; Rom. 3:9–18; 5:12–21; Eph. 2:1–3)
WHOP believe that humanity, was originally created in the image of God, righteous and without sin. Was tempted by satan, sinned and became spiritually dead and justly condemned as children of wrath in the sight of a holy God, and are now separated from God, wholly unable to save themselves.
6.
SALVATION is by grace, through faith alone, in Jesus Christ alone, through the regeneration of the Holy Spirit.
(John 3:15-16; John 5:24, Titus 3:3-7)
WHOP believe that by grace, through faith alone in Jesus Christ, accepting Him as one’s personal Saviour and Lord, and the corresponding renewal of the Holy Spirit is God’s ordained path to salvation for lost and sinful men and women.
7.
GOD THE HOLY SPIRIT: Through regeneration the Holy Spirit now lives in every believer.
(John 14:15-26; John 16:5-16; Ephesians 1:13-14)
WHOP believe in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit, who graciously equips Christians for godly living and service. The Holy Spirit desires to fill, empower and anoint believers for ministry and witness. We also believe that signs and wonders as well as the gifts of the Holy Spirit operating in believers today are designed to testify to the presence of the Kingdom of Heaven. These empower the Church to fulfill its calling and mission.
8.
THE CHURCH: Is God’s primary instrument through which He fulfills His redemptive purposes on earth.
(Mt. 16:17–19; Acts 2:17–18, 42; Eph. 3:14–21; 4:11–16; 1 Tim. 2:11–15; Heb. 10:23–25; 1 Pet. 2:4–5, 9–10)
WHOP believe that God to equip the saints for the work of ministry, has given apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors and teachers. The believers in the Church is God’s priesthood, being joined with and actively involved in a local community of saints to do all the works of the Kingdom of Heaven on earth.
9.
THE GREATEST COMMANDMENT
(Deuteronomy 6:5; Matthew 22:34-40)
WHOP fully embrace and submit to this commandment to “love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength”.
10.
THE GREAT COMMISSION
(Matthew 28:18-20)
WHOP wholly submit to the authority of the Lord Jesus Christ, and largely direct its resources and energy to align with this command. Many of our programmes are work done among various racial communities, aimed at bringing transformation through different kinds of influences.
11.
GRAFTING INTO ISRAEL
(Romans 11:11:-32)
WHOP actively ensure our nation, Singapore, the Antioch of the World, is engrafted into Israel through its prayer agendas and its variety of programmes to Israel to uphold God’s intent for Gentile nations to be grafted into Israel.
12.
LOVE COMMANDMENT
(1Corinthians 13:13-14:1)
WHOP with the love of God serve Him and the Kingdom of Heaven, Singapore, Israel and other nations.
12.
BAPTISM OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
(Acts 2:2-4)
WHOP declare this is a birth-right of the born-again believers in Jesus Christ.
14.
GIFTS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
(1 Corinthians 12:27-31)
Under the Holy Spirit’s leadership WHOP eagerly desire the better gifts to serve the Body of Christ, and also the purposes for which it is set up.
15.
HOLY COMMUNION
(1 Corinthians 11:25, 26; Luke 22 :19, 20)
WHOP actively partake this sacrament as taught by our Lord Jesus Christ, so as to continually commemorate the power of His Resurrection and to remember the forthcoming Marriage Supper of the Lamb.
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CHRISTIAN CONDUCT
(1Thessalonians 5:12-22)
WHOP under the Holy Spirit’s leadership strongly uphold the importance of always conducting ourselves in righteousness and justice, having respect for one another ourselves.
17.
UNITY OF BELIEVERS
(Philippians 2:1-4)
WHOP believe in the spiritual unity of believers in our Lord Jesus Christ, that all believers are members of His Body, the Church. As its Head, the unity in His Body meant so much that just shortly before the final days of His earthly life, Jesus Christ prayed to the Father for this unity in His people.