Awaken Bethlehem Mission Church beliefs

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Awaken Bethlehem Mission Church teaches that the one and only true God is the Father, the Creator. We hold this belief because this is the doctrine taught by our Lord Jesus Christ and His Apostles (John 17:3, 1; I Cor. 8:6). God is a spirit (John 4:24), and, therefore, He has no flesh and bones (Luke 24:39).
There is no trinity of persons in God. Though the Bible speaks of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, never does it refer to all of them as gods nor as three persons in one God; rather, it points to the Father alone as the true God. The Son Himself emphasized that only the Father is the true God (John 17:3, 1) and that He Himself is a man telling the truth which He received from God (John 8:40). The prophets also taught that we have only one Father who created us (Mal. 2:10; Isa. 64:8). He alone is God, there is no other God and no one is like Him (Isa. 46:9).
God is from everlasting to everlasting, with no beginning or end (Ps. 90:2), immortal (I Tim. 1:17), and does not tire or become weary (Isa. 40:28).
He alone is the Creator of heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host, the earth and all things therein, and the seas and all that is in them (Neh. 9:6).

Christ
Awaken Bethlehem Mission Church teaches that Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God (Matt. 3:17), is the one and only Savior given by God (Acts 13:23). Christ is the sole mediator between God and man (I Tim. 2:5) and the only way to God (John 14:6). Jesus is man in nature according to His own testimony (John 8:40) and the teachings of His Apostles (I Tim. 2:5; Matt. 1:18) who achieved unity and becoming Christ/the annointed sometime before his 40 days of fasting in the wilderness, this 40 day fast proved that he was one with the Eternal Mind of God, and could live forever, even without food and water. Jesus is seen as having come to teach the Seven Seals. But, mankind did not accept the Seals. Jesus had failed in his mission and was crucified. And so awaits a new Adam to become the new head of the human race, replacing the sinful parents, through whom mankind can be reborn into God's family.

Salvation
Awaken Bethlehem Mission Church teaches that salvation is gained by exercising faith in Jesus and demonstrate that faith by obeying his commands.(Acts 4:10,12;Rom. 109,10: Heb 5:9) The Bible shows that you must have works, or acts of obedience, to prove that your faith is alive. (James 2:24,26) However, this does not mean that you can earn salvation. It is “God’s gift” based on his “undeserved kindness,” or “grace.”(Eph. 2:8, 9.)
A person who has been saved from sin but fails to keep exercising faith could lose out on salvation. For this reason, the Bible urges Christians who have received salvation “to put up a hard fight for the faith.” (Jude 3) It also warns those who have been saved: “Keep working out your own salvation with fear and trembling.” (Phil. 2:12.) Some people will not be saved. (2 Thess. 1:9) When Jesus was asked, “Are those being saved few?” he replied: “Exert yourselves vigorously to get in through the narrow door, because many, I tell you, will seek to get in but will not be able.”(Luke 13:23, 24.)

Eschatology
Awaken Bethlehem Mission Church teaches that that there had been various gospels throughout time ans that the Spirit or Mind of God had been offered to man at various times in various ways. One of these was the giving of prophets which comprise the Old Testament (Ezk. 2:9-3:7).
When God's offering of the Spirit was rejected, another expression of the Thought or Spirit was given in the flesh as Jesus Christ who is seen making this offer in Matthew 16:19 and 18:18 where the keys are seen as "binding or loosing" the seven seals. When Jesus Christ said "Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do" (Luke 23:34). After making this statement, that Spirit which Jesus Christ offered was commended into the hands of the Father (Luke 23:46) Based on 1 Peter 1:305, Awaken Bethlehem Mission Church teaches that in the last days another new plan of salvation would be revealed soon.

Since the Spirit, or Mind of God which was offered to man had been commended to the hands of the Father, then it must be asked, what is in the Fathers hands? In Revelation 5:1 the Father has a book sealed with seven seals in his right hand, so this must be that same Mind of God. Christ/the Lamb in the Heavenly Sanctuary was able to do something at the right hand of the throne because of his having been slain (Rev. 5; Heb. 8 and 9). In Revelation 5 he is opening the seals, and in Hebrews 8 and 9 he is becoming mediator of the New Covenant, thus the New Covenant, is a newly revealed plan of salvation as the Mind of God is offered to man through the Seven Seals .when the Lamb comes he comes with his "reward" (Rev. 22:12) not our reward. This reward is the Lamb's reward - what the Lamb was worthy of for having been slain. It is the only reward the Lamb receives in Revelation and is the Seven Sealed book based on (Rev. 5; Is. 40:10, 62:11.) Now according to Church dogma, based on Revelation 10:7, the seventh angels message is the contents of this sealed book (Rev. 10 ) And since only the Lamb can open these seals (Rev. 5) and it is the Lamb who brings his reward (Rev. 22:12)

Holy Spirit
Awaken Bethlehem Mission Church teaches that the Holy Spirit is the power sent by the Father in Christ 's name (Acts 1:8) to teach and remind His messengers of all things that Christ has said (John 14:26). Christ also sends the Holy Spirit to aid us in our infirmities and shortcomings (John 15:26; Romans 8:26). The Holy Spirit strengthens and edifies the Church of Christ (Ephesians 3:16-17; John 14:26). And whilst the Holy Spirit is a spirit, never does the Scriptures refer to it as “God the Holy Spirit” because it is not God but one of the spirits being sent by God.

Healing
Awaken Bethlehem Mission Church teaches that complete healing (of spirit, soul, and body) is included in Christ's atonement and therefore is available here and now to all who believe. Frequently cited is Isaiah 53:5[bible 3], "by his stripes we are healed", and Matthew 8:17, which says Jesus healed the sick so that "it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the Prophet, 'Himself took our infirmities, and bore our sicknesses'."
Because Isaiah speaks in the present tense ("we are healed"), Awaken Bethlehem Mission Church teaches that believers should accept the reality of a healing that is already theirs, first by understanding that physical healing is part of the New Testament's promise of salvation. It is reinforced by confessing the Bible verses which assert this healing and believing them while rejecting doubt. This does not deny pain, sickness, or disease, but denies its right to supersede the gift of salvation in Isaiah 53:5 and many other passages Sickness is generally Satan's attempt to rob believers of their divine right to total health.

Purity
Awaken Bethlehem Mission Church teaches that purification is needed to prepare for the end of the world.New members to sell their possessions and break ties with their families and the world which is ruled by Satan as a necessary part of earning salvation. (Mat. 19:29; John 17:14–16) Any finances generated are distributed according to need. For instance, money might be used for material to sew clothing, traveling expenses, or cooking spices. Any celebrations or luxury goods is a form of idolatry and impiety.
 

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However, this does not mean that you can earn salvation. It is “God’s gift” based on his “undeserved kindness,” or “grace.”(Eph. 2:8, 9.)

New members to sell their possessions and break ties with their families and the world which is ruled by Satan as a necessary part of earning salvation

One quick reading shows two alarming elements.
The contradiction between unearned grace and earning salvation.

Then there is one of the marks of a cult, the separation from family and friends.

Jesus said we were to be in the world, just not of the world. No separation there.
 
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