The Gathering NZ

Rediscovering the simplicity of the Christian Church

Our Statement of Faith

 

The Bible as divinely inspired and infallible word of God.

The Scriptures as  the supreme authority in all matters of faith, conduct and church matters .

 One God; the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit eternally existent as three persons yet united as one

 The  Lord Jesus Christ, God manifest in the flesh, His virgin birth, His sinless human life, His divine miracles, His substitute and atoning death, His bodily resurrection, His ascension, His intercessory High Priestly work, and His Second Coming and return in power and glory to reign again on this Earth.

 The Good news of  Salvation for  sinful man through faith in the shed blood of the Lord Jesus Christ apart from works, and regeneration or new birth  by the Holy Spirit.

 The Holy Spirit,  indwelling in  the believer, enabling to live a holy life, to witness and do works  for the Lord Jesus Christ.

 The Resurrection of both the saved and the lost; they that are saved into the resurrection of life, they that are lost into the resurrection of eternal death


The Holy Spirit

Come Holy Spirit Come…to glorify Jesus!!


The Lordship of the Holy Spirit

2 Corinthians 3:17

Now the Lord is the Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.

 

Authority and Resources of the Spirit

Jn 16:12 -14

“I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now. However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth; for He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears He will speak; and He will tell you things to come. He will glorify Me, for He will take of what is Mine and declare it to you.


Born of the Spirit

Jn 3:5-8

5 Jesus answered, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. 6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. 7 Do not marvel that I said to you, ‘You must be born again.’ 8 The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear the sound of it, but cannot tell where it comes from and where it goes. So is everyone who is born of the Spirit.”

 

Worship in Spirit and in Truth

Jn 4:23 -24

23 But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth; for the Father is seeking such to worship Him. 24 God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.”

 

The Gifts of the Spirit 

1Co 12:4 — 1Co 12:7

There are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. There are differences of ministries, but the same Lord. And there are diversities of activities, but it is the same God who works all in all. But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to each one for the profit of all:

 

The Fruit of the Spirit

Gal 5:22 — Gal 5:25

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law. And those who are Christ's have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.

 

The Helper

John 14:26

26 But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that I said to you.

 

The  Life Giver

 2Co 3:6 who also made us sufficient as ministers of the new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life