{"id":13142,"date":"2020-12-11T15:54:57","date_gmt":"2020-12-11T23:54:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mpcbc.net\/english\/?page_id=13142"},"modified":"2024-07-28T19:19:52","modified_gmt":"2024-07-29T03:19:52","slug":"what-we-believe","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mpcbc.net\/english\/what-we-believe\/","title":{"rendered":"What We Believe"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"13142\" class=\"elementor elementor-13142\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96a9042 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"96a9042\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14d648b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"14d648b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What We Believe<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa2a90b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aa2a90b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"widget-content\"><p>Connect Ministry, Monterey Park Chinese Baptist Church<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49827d3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"49827d3\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf56683 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bf56683\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bc7b9b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6bc7b9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"547\" height=\"365\" src=\"https:\/\/mpcbc.net\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Close-up-of-mans-hands-while-reading-the-Bible-outside.Sunday-readings-Bible-education.-spirituality-and-religion-concept@0.1x.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-13788\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mpcbc.net\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Close-up-of-mans-hands-while-reading-the-Bible-outside.Sunday-readings-Bible-education.-spirituality-and-religion-concept@0.1x.png 547w, https:\/\/mpcbc.net\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Close-up-of-mans-hands-while-reading-the-Bible-outside.Sunday-readings-Bible-education.-spirituality-and-religion-concept@0.1x-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 547px) 100vw, 547px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7cd0d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b7cd0d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Bible<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f13fae9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f13fae9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"widget-content\"><p>We believe that the entire Bible is the inspired Word of God and that men of God \u201cwere moved by the Holy Spirit\u201d to write the very words of Scripture. The Bible is therefore without error (inerrant) in its original manuscripts. God has supernaturally preserved the Bible, and it is the sole and final authority for faith and life, providing encouragement, guidance, comfort and instruction for training in righteousness (2 Tim. 3:16-17; 2 Pet. 1:20-21).<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76b319b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"76b319b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48e3f11 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"48e3f11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"518\" height=\"346\" src=\"https:\/\/mpcbc.net\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Family-working-together-as-team-1@0.1x.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-13789\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mpcbc.net\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Family-working-together-as-team-1@0.1x.png 518w, https:\/\/mpcbc.net\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Family-working-together-as-team-1@0.1x-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 518px) 100vw, 518px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d0a64e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5d0a64e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Humanity<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8382895 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8382895\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"widget-content\"><p>Human beings are the special creation of God, made in His own image. He created them male and female as the crowning work of His creation. The gift of gender is thus part of the goodness of God\u2019s creation. In the beginning humanity was innocent of sin and was endowed by their Creator with freedom of choice. By their free choice human beings sinned against God and brought sin into the human race. Through the temptation of Satan man transgressed the command of God, and fell from his original innocence whereby his posterity inherited a nature and an environment inclined toward sin. Therefore, as soon as they are capable of moral action, they become transgressors and are under condemnation. Only the grace of God can return human beings into His holy fellowship and enable them to fulfill their creative purpose of God.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3133ee e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a3133ee\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79e2875 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"79e2875\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1344\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/mpcbc.net\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Firefly-silhouette-of-a-cross-with-the-sun-setting-behind-it-dramatic-lighting-shallow-depth-of-fi@0.5x.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-14120\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mpcbc.net\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Firefly-silhouette-of-a-cross-with-the-sun-setting-behind-it-dramatic-lighting-shallow-depth-of-fi@0.5x.png 1344w, https:\/\/mpcbc.net\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Firefly-silhouette-of-a-cross-with-the-sun-setting-behind-it-dramatic-lighting-shallow-depth-of-fi@0.5x-300x95.png 300w, https:\/\/mpcbc.net\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Firefly-silhouette-of-a-cross-with-the-sun-setting-behind-it-dramatic-lighting-shallow-depth-of-fi@0.5x-1024x325.png 1024w, https:\/\/mpcbc.net\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Firefly-silhouette-of-a-cross-with-the-sun-setting-behind-it-dramatic-lighting-shallow-depth-of-fi@0.5x-768x243.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1344px) 100vw, 1344px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39cf8dc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"39cf8dc\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03ae207 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"03ae207\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">God<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fde7b13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fde7b13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"widget-content\"><p>We believe in one true God eternally existing in three distinct persons (Father, Son and Holy Spirit) each of Whom is fully and equally God; possesses all of the divine nature and attributes, and is totally worthy of our worship and service (Deut. 6:4; Matt. 28:19; John 1:14, John 10:30; 2 Cor. 13:14).<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f7afe7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6f7afe7\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89c86a2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"89c86a2\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88725f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"88725f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">God the Father<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ee2044 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0ee2044\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"widget-content\"><p>We believe that God the Father is the first person of the Trinity and is the eternal, unchanging all-powerful, all-knowing, all-wise, all-loving, completely just and perfectly holy, sovereign Ruler and Sustainer of the universe. He is the Father of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and the Father of all true believers (Gen. 1:1; Eph. 4:6; John 1:12-13, John 5:19-21, John 17:1-5; Isa. 40:21-28, Isa. 43:10-13, Isa. 46:8-11; Rom. 8:14-16).<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c003077 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c003077\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1e1baa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e1e1baa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">God the Son<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a19063 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3a19063\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"widget-content\"><p>We believe that Jesus Christ is the second person of the Trinity and is the only begotten eternal Son of God Who became flesh to reveal God to man, to fulfill prophecy, and to become the Savior of the lost world. In becoming man Jesus did not cease in any way to be God so that He is fully God and fully man inseparably united in one person forever. Jesus was miraculously conceived by the Holy Spirit; born of the Virgin Mary; lived a sinless life; died on the cross as the substitutionary, all-sufficient atoning sacrifice for all of the sins of all men of all time; was buried; bodily rose from the dead; physically ascended into heaven in His glorified, resurrected body; is seated at the right hand of the Father performing His ministry of intercession; will return in the air to claim His bride the church; and will come again to earth in bodily form, personally and visibly, to conclude human history and consummate God\u2019s eternal plan by executing judgment and ushering in His Millennial Kingdom reign to be followed by the eternal state (John 1:1,14, John 1:18; John 3:16; Luke 1:30-35; Phil. 2:5-8; Col. 2:3,9; Mark 10:45; Acts 2:22-24; John 1:29; Rom. 3:25-26; Heb. 10:5-14; 1 Pet. 2:24, 1 Pet. 3:18; John 20:20; Phil. 3:20-21; Heb. 1:3; Rom. 8:34; 1 John 2:1; Acts 1:11; Heb. 9:28; 1 Thes. 4:13-18; 2 Thes. 2:7; Matt. 24:44; Rev. 19:11-21; Rev. 21-22).<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4452238 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4452238\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6061fb6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6061fb6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">God the Holy Spirit<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad57f11 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ad57f11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"widget-content\"><p>We believe that the Holy Spirit is the third person of the Trinity Who specially came into the world on the day of Pentecost to glorify Christ and to enable men to appropriate the salvation wrought by Christ. He is the primary agent for the conviction of sin and for regeneration. Simultaneously with salvation, the Holy Spirit imparts new life, baptizes the believer into the body of Christ (His church), permanently indwells the believer, and securely seals the believer unto the day of redemption. The Holy Spirit fills (directs and controls) those believers who are yielded to Him, enables believers to bear fruit, and empowers believers to live a life free from sin\u2019s dominion. We also believe that the Holy Spirit gives spiritual gifts to believers for the purpose of edifying the church in accordance with the teachings of scripture (1 Cor. 13:8, 1 Cor. 14:22; John 16:7-8; 1 Cor. 6:19, 1 Cor. 12:13; Eph. 1:13-14, Eph. 4:30; Gal. 5:16-17, Gal. 22-23; Rom. 8:5-13; 1 Pet. 4:10-11; Rom. 12:3-8).<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3dbdc0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b3dbdc0\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d30ed07 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d30ed07\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79cf003 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"79cf003\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"590\" height=\"393\" src=\"https:\/\/mpcbc.net\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Silhouette-cross-against-the-sky-At-Sunset.-Dramatic-nature-background.-Crucifixion-Of-Jesus-Christ.-Religion-concept@0.1x.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-13791\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mpcbc.net\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Silhouette-cross-against-the-sky-At-Sunset.-Dramatic-nature-background.-Crucifixion-Of-Jesus-Christ.-Religion-concept@0.1x.png 590w, https:\/\/mpcbc.net\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Silhouette-cross-against-the-sky-At-Sunset.-Dramatic-nature-background.-Crucifixion-Of-Jesus-Christ.-Religion-concept@0.1x-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 590px) 100vw, 590px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81a22d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"81a22d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Salvation<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f715e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7f715e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"widget-content\"><p>We believe that the shed blood of Jesus Christ on the cross provides the sole basis for forgiveness of sins and salvation, which is the free gift of God\u2019s grace. Salvation is effected by the regenerating work of the Holy Spirit and cannot be secured by man\u2019s works or personal merit. Salvation is only appropriated by a person placing his faith in the finished work of Christ. Repentance is a turning toward God and away from sin and is a part of but not separate from believing faith. \u201cThe Gospel is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes\u201d and those who receive Jesus Christ by faith are born again, have their sins forgiven, become children of God, are a new creation in Christ, and \u201care sealed by the Holy spirit unto the day of redemption\u201d being kept by the power of God (Eph. 1:7:13-14; John 1:12-13, John 3:1-7, John 14-16; 2 Cor. 5:17; Rom. 1:16, Rom. 10:9-10; Eph. 2:8-10; Rom. 8:14-17, Rom. 31-39; John 10:27-29, Rom. 14:6; Acts 26:20; 1 Pet. 1:3-5).<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f66862 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9f66862\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70f8e8c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"70f8e8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"384\" src=\"https:\/\/mpcbc.net\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Woman-praying-in-the-morning-on-the-sunrise-background.-Christianity-concept.-Pray-background.-Faith-hope-love-concept@0.1x.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-13792\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mpcbc.net\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Woman-praying-in-the-morning-on-the-sunrise-background.-Christianity-concept.-Pray-background.-Faith-hope-love-concept@0.1x.png 576w, https:\/\/mpcbc.net\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Woman-praying-in-the-morning-on-the-sunrise-background.-Christianity-concept.-Pray-background.-Faith-hope-love-concept@0.1x-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc852ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bc852ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Christian Life<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a8af6a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9a8af6a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"widget-content\"><p>We believe that every Christian should live for Christ and not for himself and should, by the power of the indwelling Spirit, allow Christ to manifest His life through him to God\u2019s glory. By ever increasing obedience to the Word of God, each believer should mature and progressively become more like Jesus. In the power of the Spirit, each believer should live a holy life; not fulfill the lusts of the flesh; exercise his spiritual gifts to build up the body of Christ; witness for Christ; be personally involved in making disciples to fulfill the great commission; perform good works and bear fruit to the glory of God (Gal. 2:20; 1 Pet. 1:15-16, 1 Pet. 2:11; 2 Cor. 5:14-15; Rom. 6:11-13; Eph. 2:10, Eph. 4:11-12, Eph. 4:22-24; 1 Pet. 4:10-11; Acts 1:8; Matt. 28:18-20; Col. 1:10; John 15:8,16).<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef3f95c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ef3f95c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b60a19f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b60a19f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/mpcbc.net\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Human-hands-open-palm-up-worship.-Eucharist-Therapy-Bless-God-Helping-Repent-Catholic-Easter-Lent-Mind-Pray.-Christian-Religion-concept-background@0.1x.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-13793\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mpcbc.net\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Human-hands-open-palm-up-worship.-Eucharist-Therapy-Bless-God-Helping-Repent-Catholic-Easter-Lent-Mind-Pray.-Christian-Religion-concept-background@0.1x.png 600w, https:\/\/mpcbc.net\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Human-hands-open-palm-up-worship.-Eucharist-Therapy-Bless-God-Helping-Repent-Catholic-Easter-Lent-Mind-Pray.-Christian-Religion-concept-background@0.1x-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d301911 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d301911\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Baptism and the Lord's Supper<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5876ea7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5876ea7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"widget-content\"><p>Christian baptism is the immersion of a believer in water in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. It is an act of obedience symbolizing the believer\u2019s faith in a crucified, buried, and risen Saviour, the believer\u2019s death to sin, the burial of the old life, and the resurrection to walk in newness of life in Christ Jesus. It is a testimony to his faith in the final resurrection of the dead. Being a church ordinance, it is prerequisite to the privileges of church membership and to the Lord\u2019s Supper.<\/p><p>The Lord\u2019s Supper is a symbolic act of obedience whereby members of the church, through partaking of the bread and the fruit of the vine, memorialize the death of the Redeemer and anticipate His second coming. (Matthew 3:13-17; 26:26-30; 28:19-20; Mark 1:9-11; 14:22-26; Luke 3:21-22; 22:19-20; John 3:23; Acts 2:41-42; 8:35-39; 16:30-33; 20:7; Romans 6:3-5; 1 Corinthians 10:16,21; 11:23-29; Colossians 2:12.)<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0c66de e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f0c66de\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2bf724 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a2bf724\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3072\" height=\"2304\" src=\"https:\/\/mpcbc.net\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/church1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-11995\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mpcbc.net\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/church1.jpg 3072w, https:\/\/mpcbc.net\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/church1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mpcbc.net\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/church1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mpcbc.net\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/church1-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3072px) 100vw, 3072px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf4ce1d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bf4ce1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Church<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ee1024 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3ee1024\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"widget-content\"><p>We believe that the church is the body of Christ of which Jesus is the Head and whose members are those who have truly received Christ by faith. The local church is a tangible expression of the body of Christ in a particular location. Since all members of the body of Christ are united in Christ by the same Spirit, they should live in love, harmony and unity, being intent on the same purpose and accepting those sectarian or denominational practices which are based on a sincere interpretation of the Bible, which do not relate to substantive doctrinal matters, and which do not in practice cause disunity or hinder the ministry. The purpose of the church is to make Christ known to lost men and to make disciples, and glorify God on earth (Acts 1:8; 1 Cor. 12:12-27; Eph. 1:20-23, Eph. 4:1-6, Eph. 4:12-16; Matt. 28:18-20; John 17; Col. 1:24-29).<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f363795 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f363795\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ace4ee3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ace4ee3\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d64eae elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2d64eae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"518\" height=\"346\" src=\"https:\/\/mpcbc.net\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Hourglass-close-up-in-a-warm-golden-morning-sunlight-on-a-sandy-beach-starting-time-for-a-new-day-or-running-of-time-with-side-copy-space@0.1x.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-13794\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mpcbc.net\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Hourglass-close-up-in-a-warm-golden-morning-sunlight-on-a-sandy-beach-starting-time-for-a-new-day-or-running-of-time-with-side-copy-space@0.1x.png 518w, https:\/\/mpcbc.net\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Hourglass-close-up-in-a-warm-golden-morning-sunlight-on-a-sandy-beach-starting-time-for-a-new-day-or-running-of-time-with-side-copy-space@0.1x-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 518px) 100vw, 518px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4d8e29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e4d8e29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Last Things<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2eaadba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2eaadba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"widget-content\"><p>God, in His own time and in His own way, will bring the world to its appropriate end. According to His promise, Jesus Christ will return personally and visibly in glory to the earth; the dead will be raised; and Christ will judge all men in righteousness. The unrighteous will be consigned to Hell, the place of everlasting punishment. The righteous in their resurrected and glorified bodies will receive their reward and will dwell forever in Heaven with the Lord. (Isaiah 2:4; 11:9; Matthew 16:27; 18:8-9; 19:28; 24:27,30,36,44; 25:31-46; 26:64; Mark 8:38; 9:43-48; Luke 12:40,48; 16:19-26; 17:22-37; 21:27-28; John 14:1-3; Acts 1:11; 17:31; Romans 14:10; 1 Corinthians 4:5; 15:24-28,35-58; 2 Corinthians 5:10; Philippians 3:20-21; Colossians 1:5; 3:4; 1 Thessalonians 4:14-18; 5:1ff.; 2 Thessalonians 1:7ff.; 2; 1 Timothy 6:14; 2 Timothy 4:1,8; Titus 2:13; Hebrews 9:27-28; James 5:8; 2 Peter 3:7ff.; 1 John 2:28; 3:2; Jude 14; Revelation 1:18; 3:11; 20:1-22:13.)<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29d5a2c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"29d5a2c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d81b012 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d81b012\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1151\" height=\"814\" src=\"https:\/\/mpcbc.net\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Global-Network-Connections@0.25x.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-14121\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mpcbc.net\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Global-Network-Connections@0.25x.png 1151w, https:\/\/mpcbc.net\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Global-Network-Connections@0.25x-300x212.png 300w, https:\/\/mpcbc.net\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Global-Network-Connections@0.25x-1024x724.png 1024w, https:\/\/mpcbc.net\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Global-Network-Connections@0.25x-768x543.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1151px) 100vw, 1151px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f2a6d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6f2a6d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Evangalism and Missions<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d97632d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d97632d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"widget-content\"><p>It is the duty and privilege of every follower of Christ and of every church of the Lord Jesus Christ to endeavor to make disciples of all nations. The new birth of man\u2019s spirit by God\u2019s Holy Spirit means the birth of love for others. Missionary effort on the part of all rests thus upon a spiritual necessity of the regenerate life, and is expressly and repeatedly commanded in the teachings of Christ. The Lord Jesus Christ has commanded the preaching of the gospel to all nations. It is the duty of every child of God to seek constantly to win the lost to Christ by verbal witness undergirded by a Christian lifestyle, and by other methods in harmony with the gospel of Christ. (Genesis 12:1-3; Exodus 19:5-6; Isaiah 6:1-8; Matthew 9:37-38; 10:5-15; 13:18-30, 37-43; 16:19; 22:9-10; 24:14; 28:18-20; Luke 10:1-18; 24:46-53; John 14:11-12; 15:7-8,16; 17:15; 20:21; Acts 1:8; 2; 8:26-40; 10:42-48; 13:2-3; Romans 10:13-15; Ephesians 3:1-11; 1 Thessalonians 1:8; 2 Timothy 4:5; Hebrews 2:1-3; 11:39-12:2; 1 Peter 2:4-10; Revelation 22:17.)<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What We Believe Connect Ministry, Monterey Park Chinese Baptist Church The Bible We believe that the entire Bible is the inspired Word of God and that men of God \u201cwere moved by the Holy Spirit\u201d to write the very words of Scripture. The Bible is therefore without error (inerrant) in its original manuscripts. 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