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愛神愛人,傳揚耶穌

(馬太 22:37-40; 28:19-20)

Statement of Faith

  1. 我们相信圣经是神的话语,其原稿文句为上帝所启示,且完全无误, 所述真理具有最高权威。六十六卷圣经完全属于上帝给人的启示,预备人行各样的善事。 (提后3:16-17;太5:18; 彼后1:20-21)
     
  2. 我们相信一个上帝,圣洁且无限完美,以三个不同的位格-圣父,圣子,圣灵(三位一体) 的方式,爱中合一,永恒共存。上帝在祂之外, 是所有之物的创造者,具有无限的智慧,权柄和能力。 (申6:4; 提前2:5; 林前8:6; 约17:11; 太28:19-20; 林后13:14; 西1:16; 约1:1,14, 约10: 30)
     
  3. 我们相信耶稣基督因圣灵受孕,由童贞女玛利亚所生。上帝永恒的儿子,道成肉身,是完全的神,也是完全的人,完美和谐存在于一体。 (太1:18-23;约1:1;腓2:6-8;来1:3;约壹5:20) 耶稣基督完全无罪,因世人的罪被钉十字架,成为赎罪祭。 (林前5:21) 他被埋葬,但上帝使他三日之后从死里复活。 (林前15:4) 耶稣肉身升天,与父神同在,也必将再来,统治神的国度。 (约14:2-3)
     
  4. 我们相信世人完全的败坏,人乃是按照上帝的形象所造,因犯罪而堕落,与神的关系破裂。我们相信这种灵性的死亡,导致全人类败坏, 唯有一人基督耶稣除外。 (创1:26,2:17,6:5;诗14:1-3 ,51:5; 耶17:9; 约3:6,5:40,6:35;罗3:10-19, 8:6-7;弗2:1-3;提前5:6;约壹3:8)
     
  5. 我们相信救恩唯靠上帝恩典,唯靠对神的信心,唯靠耶稣基督。 (弗2:8-9) 借着信心我们与基督联合,所有的罪得赦免,基督完全的义归于信徒名下,(约壹1:9) 从而进入神的家中,成为儿女。 (罗8:15;弗1:5) 每个信徒现在生活在天父的慈爱与眷顾之中,将与基督一同承受永不朽坏的基业。 (来12:6;弗1:11; 西1:12;彼前1:4)
     
  6. 我们相信活泼,得救的信心必然会净化人心,改变生命。 (路9:23; 雅1:17) 属灵成长即需要我们展示信心,也需要上帝在我们身上的工作。 (腓2:12-15) 上帝借着祂的话语(可4:20;提前4:16;提后3:17)和圣灵超然的能力(罗8:9-11; 林前3:15;林后3:18;提后1:14)改变我们的生命。
     
  7. 我们相信圣灵,居住在信徒心中,确实改变着信徒的心思,意念和生命。每个信徒在信主之时,皆受圣灵之洗。 (林前12:13) 圣灵之洗只有一次,但圣灵充满却是反复多次的。 (弗5:8) 圣灵而且按照自己的意思将属灵恩赐分派各个信徒,为要人受益,(林前12:7) 使众人成圣顺服基督,并借着他们荣耀父神。 (约16 :7-11; 加5:22-23; 彼前1:2)
     
  8. 我们相信教会是由信徒组成的团体,借着跟随基督的榜样,尊崇顺服天父。 (徒2:42-47;弗5:22-25;太16:18;林前12:12-27; 弗1:22-23) 教会的使命就是完成基督所托付的福音大使命。 (太28:19-20)
     
  9. 我们相信浸礼和圣餐是教会当遵守的两个圣仪,浸礼是内心改变的外在标记,(罗6:3-4) 使信徒进入与基督的救赎联合。这乃是与基督及他的身体-教会的联合,浸礼正是这联合的见证与庆贺。 (林前12:12-13; 西2:12) 所有的信徒都要蒙召受浸。 (太28:19-20;徒2:38) 圣餐是基督所设立的,为的是记念他因救赎而死,同时不断地提醒并庆贺我们与他的联合,以及与其他信徒在主里的合一。 (路22:19-20; 林前11:26)
     
  10. 我们相信所有已经接受耶稣的信徒在死后立即与主同在,当耶稣基督再来之时,他们以新的身体复活,进入上帝的国度,并享受完美之慈爱、喜乐、平安的永生。 (林后5:8; 帖前4:13-17; 启21:1-22:6)
  11. 我们相信上帝的审判,每个不认识基督的人都是有罪之人,(罗3:23) 那些在今生坚决拒绝耶稣的人,将从死里复活,在上帝宝座面前接受审判,并在永恒之中忍受不可言喻、无休无止的痛苦折磨。 (启20:11-15) 唯一得救的希望就是相信耶稣基督。 (徒17:30)
     
  12. 我们相信上帝在人类历史的目的就是建立祂在全地的统治和祂的永恒国度。在当今时代,所有信徒都会经历上帝国度的属灵祝福,如因为承认并顺服基督君王权柄所带来的能力。但只有当基督再来,在地上建立上帝国度之时,上帝的计划才会完全实现。信徒将领受复活的身体,并享受完美之慈爱、喜乐、平安的永生。届时,万膝将跪拜,万口将承认耶稣是主。 (创1:28; 太6:10,19:28-30; 腓2:10; 启21)
     

Values

One of the necessary elements of the ministry plan is a value statement. It answers "why we do what we do." In the case of our church, FCBC, Fountain Valley, the values are grounded in the Scriptures. We have preached on this from Acts 2:42-47.  

Simply stated, we are committed to the following core values:

 

  1. Our Commission:  We are committed to honoring and pleasing our God and our Savior, Jesus Christ by obeying His commandments and carrying out The Great Commission.  (1 Cor. 10:31; Phil. 1:9-11; Col. 1:10; Heb. 13:21; 1 Pet. 4:11; Matt. 22:37-40)
    • The first commandment is to love the Lord with all our heart, soul, and mind.  (Matt. 22:37-38; Mark 12:28-30)
    • The second commandment is that we love one another.  (Matt. 22:39; Mark 12:31,33; 1 John 3:23b)
    • The Great Commission is " Go therefore ... make disciples ... baptizing ... teaching to observe all ... I commanded."  (Matt. 28:19-20)
       
  2. Worship:  We are committed to the praising and worshipping of God together (church, families ...) and as individual believers.  (Exodus 3:12; Acts 2:47; Rom. 12:1-2; Heb. 13:15-16)
     
  3. Preaching and Teaching:  We are committed to the preaching, teaching, and the applying of God's Word for the transforming of individual lives, families, church, and the community, i.e., what the Bible teaches takes precedence over human opinion and church tradition.  (Acts 2:42; Matt. 28:19-20; 2 Tim. 3:15-17; James 1:22)
     
  4. Prayer:  We are committed to pray -- as individuals, as a family, and as a corporate body. (Acts 2:42; 1 Thes. 5:16; Matt. 7:7, 18:19; James 5:13-16)
     
  5. Fellowship:  We are committed to the sharing (partnership) of, caring for, and building up of one another in Christ as a community and in small groups.  (Acts 2:42,44; John 13:34-35; Rom. 15:2; 1 Cor. 12:25-27; Eph. 4:15-16)
     
  6. Ministry:  We are committed to encouraging and training every Christian to utilize their spiritual gifts and to be engaged in good works.  (Eph. 4:11-13)
     
  7. Evangelism:  We are committed to the proclamation of the Good News of Jesus Christ, first to the Asian community in Orange County, then our nation, finally to the world and making them committed disciples of Christ.  (Acts 1:8; Acts 2:47; Matt. 28:19-20)
     
  8. Multi-cultural:  We are committed first to a bilingual ministry of English and Chinese speaking, then to other ethnic groups.  (Acts 2:6; Acts 1:8)
     
  9. Excellence:  We are committed to a Biblical standard of excellence and effectiveness in our ministries  (Rom. 12:6-8; Col. 3:23; 1 Thes. 4:1; 1 Cor. 10:31)

Constitution and Corporate Bylaws

ARTICLE I NAME

The name of this corporation is “First Chinese Baptist Church, Fountain Valley”. It is located at 16835 Brookhurst Street, Fountain Valley, California 92708.

ARTICLE II OBJECTIVE AND PURPOSE

The objective of this corporation is the worship of the Almighty God, the proclamation of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, the edification of believers, the promotion of Christian fellowship, and the advancement of the cause of Christ to all the world.

The purpose of this corporation, hereafter referred to as this Church, shall be to develop an autonomous local church in accordance with the New Testament.

Download the full Constitution and Corporate Bylaws (last amended on July 17, 2022)