Compassion International Praise Ministries

The Scriptures


We believe that the Bible is the Word of God, fully inspired and without error in the original autographs, written under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, with supreme authority in all matters pertaining to faith and conduct.

The Trinity


We believe that there is one living and true God eternally existing in three persons, equal in every divine perfection, and executing distinct but harmonious offices in the work of creation, providence and redemption.

God The Father


We believe in God the Father, an infinite, personal spirit, perfect in holiness, wisdom, power, and love. We believe that He infallibly foreknows all that shall come to pass, that He concerns Himself mercifully in the affairs of each person, that He hears and answers prayer, and that He saves from sin and death all who come to Him through Jesus Christ.




Jesus Christ


We believe in Jesus Christ, God's only begotten Son, conceived by the Holy Spirit. We believe in His virgin birth, sinless life, miracles and teachings. We believe in His substitutionary atoning death, bodily resurrection, ascension into heaven, perpetual intercession for His people and personal, visible return to earth.

The Holy Spirit


We believe in the Holy Spirit who came forth from the Father and Son to convict the world of sin, righteousness and judgment and to regenerate, sanctify and empower all who believe in Jesus Christ. We believe that the Holy Spirit indwells every believer in Christ, and that He is an abiding helper, teacher and guide


Salvation


We believe that man was created by God in His own image, that he sinned and thereby incurred physical, spiritual and eternal death. As a consequence, all human beings are born with a sinful nature, are sinners by choice and under condemnation. We believe that those who come to repent of their sin and trust Jesus Christ as Savior, having been regenerated by the Holy Spirit, are delivered from condemnation and become partakers of the gift of eternal life.


The Church


We believe in the universal church, a living spiritual body of which Christ is the head and all regenerated persons are members. We believe in the local church, consisting of a company of believers in Jesus Christ, baptized on a credible profession of faith, and associated for worship, ministry and fellowship. We believe that God has laid upon the members of the local church the primary task of giving the gospel of Jesus Christ to a lost world.


Christian Conduct


We believe that a Christian should live for the glory of God and the well-being of his fellow man; that his conduct should be blameless before the world; that he should be a faithful steward of his possessions; and that he should seek to realize for himself and others the full stature of maturity in Christ


The Ordinances


We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ has committed two ordinances to the local church, baptism and the Lord's Supper. We believe that Christian baptism is the immersion of the believer in water into the name of the triune God. We believe that the Lord's Supper was instituted by Christ for commemoration of His death. We believe that these two ordinances should be observed and administered until the return of the Lord Jesus Christ.


The Last Things


We believe in the personal and visible return of the Lord Jesus Christ to earth and the establishment of His kingdom. We believe in the resurrection of the body, the final judgment, the eternal happiness of the righteous in heaven and the endless suffering of the wicked in hell.