The Followers of Jesus Christ, the Beloved Son of God | Bible Commentary Forever Ministries

We invite all readers to explore our blog article titled “The God We Serve” to better understand who we worship as our God.

Regardless of church affiliation or no affiliation, you can become a faithful follower of the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, by reading and meditating on the Word of God and by applying the teachings of the Holy Bible to your life. The Lord calls us to live in a way that honors Him and to serve as examples of the Lord Jesus Christ in both the church and the world. Our mission is to glorify the Trinity of God as One: God the Father, God the Son (Jesus Christ), and God the Holy Spirit (read our article: The Trinity of God). -- Galatians 2:20, 1 Timothy 6:11-16.

What is Faith?

Faith is knowledge about God already put in our souls before we were even born. And when we read the Bible or hear the Word of God, this knowledge and the Word will link the soul and the heart and will strengthen the soul’s knowledge about faith. And when we start developing faith in our hearts, if we use the knowledge of the Word that we have learned from the Bible to ask the Lord to increase our faith, then that becomes a gift (See Romans 10:17, Romans 4:3-5). Hebrews 11:1 tells us that “faith is the assurance of things hoped for, a conviction of things not seen.”

Bible Commentary Forever Ministries Statements of Core Faith

1. The Trinity of God

We believe in the Trinity of God: God the Father, God the Son Jesus Christ, and God the Holy Spirit; God of Three but One. God of Three: different in each individual, but the Three become One in the Father; everything is in the Father. The God of Three is One from the beginning. The Lord Jesus Christ was begotten when He took flesh upon Himself, but He is One with the Father from the beginning.

Supporting Bible passages: Genesis 1:26-28; Matthew 3:16-17; Matthew 19:17; Matthew 28:19; Luke 3:21-23; John 1:1-3; John 1:14; John 3:16.

Supporting article: The Trinity of God.

2. The Virgin Birth

We believe the Lord Jesus Christ was born of the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary to be the Son of God and the Son of Man. The Holy Spirit conceived the baby Jesus in the Virgin Mary’s womb. Holy Spirit dwelt in the egg of Mary to make the egg conceive — God to be a Man.

Supporting Bible passages: Matthew 1:25; Luke 1:30-35.
Supporting article: The Lord Jesus the Son of God and the Son of Man.

3. The Full Deity, Full Humanity, and Uniqueness of the Lord Jesus the Son of God

We believe the Lord Jesus Christ is both the Son of God and the Son of Man, being one hundred percent God and one hundred percent man. Furthermore, the Lord Jesus Christ is the Lamb of God, the only sinless human, and the only begotten Son of God.

Supporting Bible passages: Matthew 12:18; Matthew 17:2; Matthew 20:28; John 1:1-5; John 1:14; John 1:18; John 3:13; John 3:16; John 10:28-30; John 12:32-34; Mark 14:61-62; 2 Corinthians 5:21; Colossians 2:9.
Supporting article: The Lord Jesus the Son of God and the Son of Man.

4. Believer's Water Baptism by Immersion

We believe that as the Lord Jesus Christ went to be baptized in the water, all the followers of the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, should be baptized in the water by immersion, in the name of the Father, of the Son, Jesus Christ, and of the Holy Spirit, for the remission of their sins.

Supporting Bible passages: Matthew 3:13-17; Matthew 28:19; Romans 6:3-4; Colossians 2:12.
Supporting article: Water Baptism for a Christian.

5. The Crucifixion and The Bodily Resurrection of the Lord Jesus

We believe in the bodily resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ. The Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, the sinless Lamb of God, was crucified and died on the cross for the sins of the world. He was buried in the tomb, and the same body (flesh and bones) rose out from the grave on the third day.

Supporting Bible passages: Luke 20:39-40; Luke 23:33-47; Luke 24:1-9; Luke 24:36-42; Luke 24:46-47; John 20:26-28.

Supporting article: The Bodily Resurrection of the Lord Jesus.

6. The Lord Jesus, the Son of God, is the Only Way of Salvation for All Humans

We believe the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, is the way, the truth, the life, and the only way to the Father.

Supporting Bible passages: John 14:6-7.
Supporting article: Make Peace with God the Father through His Holy Son Jesus Christ.

7. The Holy Bible as the Exact Word of God Dictated by the Holy Spirit

We believe that the Holy Bible is the Living Word of God, dictated by the Holy Spirit to the writers. The writers were willing to be under the control of the Holy Spirit when they wrote the Scriptures. As given to the writers, the Holy Bible is true and holy, with no errors. As followers of the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, we must abide by the entire Word of God.

Supporting Bible passages: Matthew 4:4; Matthew 10:20; John 1:1-5; John 4:13-14; John 6:51; Hebrews 4:12-13; 2 Timothy 3:16-17; Galatians 1:11-12; 2 Peter 1:16-21.
Supporting article: Bible Dictation.

8. The Presence of the Holy Spirit on Earth and the Baptism in the Holy Spirit

We believe that the Holy Spirit is now given to the followers of the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God. Because the Lord Jesus Christ was crucified, died on the cross, was buried in the tomb, rose out from the dead, and ascended into heaven to be with the Father, the gift of the Holy Spirit baptism is given to all the followers of the Lord Jesus Christ who believe in the Person of the Holy Spirit and seek this gift in the name of the Lord Jesus. The Holy Spirit is a gift of the Lord; upon the Lord Jesus’ death on the cross, the Holy Spirit has been given to all humans who believe in the Son of God, the Lord Jesus Christ.

Supporting Bible passages: John 1:33; John 14:15-17.
Supporting articles: Holy Spirit Proceeding and Holy Spirit Baptism for a Christian.

9. The Miracle of the Baptism in the Holy Spirit

We believe that the baptism in the Holy Spirit is a gift from the Trinity of God and is given by the grace of God. The manifestation of the baptism in the Holy Spirit of a believer must have speaking in tongues as a miraculous sign for the believer. Tongues spoken in gatherings can be either human or angelic tongues, but if they are angelic, there must be someone to translate. The baptism in the Holy Spirit is a gift of the grace of God and is different from having the Holy Spirit touch your heart. All true believers receive the filling of the Holy Spirit in their hearts upon accepting the Lord Jesus as their personal Savior. The filling of a believer with the Holy Spirit at salvation is different than the filling of a believer upon receiving the baptism in the Holy Spirit. All the believers in the Lord Jesus Christ should earnestly and in faith seek their baptism in the Holy Spirit.

Supporting Bible passages: Mark 16:17; John 1:33; Acts 2:1-41; Acts 10:44-48; 1 Corinthians 12:8-11; 1 Corinthians 13; 1 Corinthians 14:1-25.
Supporting article: The Baptism in the Holy Spirit.

10. The Bodily Ascension of the Lord Jesus and His Second Coming

We believe that after the resurrection, the Lord Jesus Christ ascended into heaven in His heavenly body united with His human resurrected body and is seated at the right hand of God the Father, and by the will of the Father, He will come back in the same manner to judge the world.

Supporting Bible passages: Matthew 24:35-37; Luke 18:8; Luke 24:50-51; John 14:1-4; Acts 1:11; Revelation 3:11.
Supporting article: The Second Coming of the Lord Jesus.

The Teachings of the Lord Jesus

The teachings, works, and way of life of the Lord Jesus, found in the Gospels, are essential for the life of a true believer in the Lord Jesus. For true believers in the Lord Jesus, the Lord Jesus must be the ultimate Master to follow in our daily lives. Reading and meditating on the Gospels, along with the entire Bible, is vital for the spiritual nourishment of the human soul. In our “Bible Commentary Forever” work, we depend on the guidance of the Holy Spirit, who alone is the true Teacher of the Holy Bible. Guided by the Holy Spirit, we have categorized the teachings of the Gospels into six spiritual categories. According to our classification, we provide hyperlinks to the teachings of the Lord Jesus as found in the Gospels.

Faith Fundamentals

Many doctrinal dissertations relate to the Christian faith. Here, we present some of our faith fundamentals, drawn from our “Bible Commentary Forever” commentary on the New Testament. We encourage every true believer to uphold the Trinity of God as One (God the Father, God the Son, the Lord Jesus, and God the Holy Spirit), the Deity of the Lord Jesus, the Virgin birth of the Lord Jesus, the death of the Lord Jesus on the cross for the sins of the world, the bodily resurrection of the Lord Jesus, the second coming of the Lord Jesus to take His bride (the true church), the water baptism, and the Holy Spirit baptism dear to their hearts and never sway from these truths. Read and meditate on the Word of God daily and take time to meditate on these fundamentals of faith.