Light of the World Church does hereby affirm its belief concerning the following as our Statement of Faith:

• THE SCRIPTURES - The Bible is the inspired Word of God, the product of the Holy Men of old who spoke and wrote as they were moved by the Holy Spirit.  The New Covenant, as recorded in the New Testament, we accept as our infallible guide in matters pertaining to conduct and doctrine. (2 Timothy 3:16, 1 Thessalonians 2:13, 2 Peter 1:21)

• THE GODHEAD - Our God is One, but manifested in three persons, The Father, The Son and The Holy Spirit, all being co-equal. (Philippians 2:6)
  God, The Father is greater than all, the Source of the Word (Logos) and the Begetter. (John 1:14, 14:28, 16:28)
  The Son is the Word, flesh-covered, the One Begotten, and has existed with the Father from the beginning. (John 1:1, 1:14, 1:18)
  The Holy Spirit proceeds forth from both the Father and the Son and is eternal. (John 15:26)

• MAN, HIS FALL AND REDEMPTION - Man is a created being, made in the likeness and image of God, but through Adam's transgression and fall, sin came into the world.  "All have sinned and come short of the glory of God."  "As it is written, there is none righteous, no not one."  Jesus Christ, the Son of God, was manifested to undo the works of the devil and gave His life and shed His blood to redeem and restore man back to God. (Romans 3:10, 3:23, 5:12, and 1 John 3:8)

• ETERNAL LIFE AND NEW BIRTH - Man's first step toward salvation is Godly sorrow that worketh repentance.  The new birth is necessary to all men, and when fulfilled, produces eternal life. (John 3:3-6, 2 Corinthians 7:10, 1 John 5:12)

• WATER BAPTISM - Baptism in water is by immersion, and is a direct commandment of our Lord, and is for believers only.  The ordinance is a symbol of the Christian's identification with Christ in His death, burial, and resurrection. (Matthew 28:19, Acts 8:36-39, Romans 6:4, Colossians 2:12)
  The following recommendation regarding the Water Baptismal formula is adopted, to wit:
  "Based on the confession of your faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, and by His authority vested in me, I now baptize you in the name of the Father, in the name of the Son, and in the name of the Holy Spirit, Amen."

• BAPTISM OF THE HOLY SPIRIT - The Baptism in the Holy Spirit and Fire is a gift from God as promised by the Lord Jesus Christ to those who are believers in the dispensation and is received subsequent to the new birth. This experience is accompanied by the initial evidence of the speaking in other tongues and the Holy Spirit Himself gives utterance. (Matthew 3:11, John 14:16-17, Acts 1:8, 2:4, 2:38-39, 19:1-7)

• SANCTIFICATION - The Bible teaches that without Holiness, no man can see the Lord.  We believe in the doctrine of Sanctification as a definite, yet progressive work of grace, commencing at the time of regeneration and continuing unto the consummation of salvation (1 Corinthians 1:30, 2 Corinthians 3:18, Philippians 3:12-14, 1 Thessalonians 5:23, Hebrews 12:14, 2 Peter 3:18)

• DIVINE HEALING - Healing is for the physical ills of the human body and is wrought by the power of God through the prayer of faith, and by laying on of hands.  It is provided for in the atonement of Christ, and it is the privilege of every member of the church today. (Isaiah 53:4-5, Matthew 8:17, Mark 16:18, James 5:14-20, 1 Peter 2:24)

• RESURRECTION OF THE JUST AND THE RETURN OF OUR LORD - The Angels said, "This same Jesus shall so come in like manner."  His coming is imminent.  when He comes, "The dead in Christ shall rise first; then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air." (Acts 1:11, 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17)
  Following the tribulation, He shall return to earth, as King of Kings and the Lord of Lords, and together with the Saints, who shall be kings and priests, He shall reign a thousand years. (Revelation 20:6)

• HELL AND ETERNAL RETRIBUTION - The one who physically dies in his sins without Christ is hopelessly and eternally lost in the lake of fire, and therefore, has no further opportunity of hearing the Gospel of for repentance.  The lake of fire is literal.  The terms "eternal" and "everlasting", used in describing the duration of the punishment of the damned in the lake of fire, carry the same thought and meaning of the endless existence as used in noting the duration of joy and ecstasy of the saints in the presence of God. (Hebrews 9:27, Revelation 19:20)