The Plan: God's Word
At TLC, we believe the Bible to be the inspired truth without error, even to the very words and that it is therefore the inspired word of God. Our Salvation God created mankind to have fellowship with Him, but they defied God by sinfully living life their own way. To rectify this, we need God's saving grace to end our separation from Him. As the Bible teaches, we believe that salvation is by grace through faith in Jesus Christ, not by works. Faith in Jesus is the means by which a person is justified. At the same time, a sinner must believe the gospel; he is commanded to repent of his sinful life, to be baptized in water in the name of Jesus Christ, (Acts 2:38, Acts 8:16, Acts 10:48, Acts 19:1-5) and to receive the gift of the Holy Spirit with the initial sign of speaking with other tongues (Acts 2:38; 4:12; 8:12-17; 10:43-48; 19:1-6). Thus, the various aspects of faith and obedience work together in God's grace to reconcile us to God. The bible teaches us that the gospels were about the ministry of John the Baptist, the birth, life, and ministry of Jesus, the calling of His Disciples, Jesus’ miracles and His death, burial, and resurrection. The bible also teaches that the epistles were written to instruct born-again Christians, not those searching for the plan of salvation. The plan of salvation was given after Acts 2:37 when Peter in verse 38, the spokesman for the disciples answered the question, “what must we do”. The Oneness of God Living the Life |