The Scriptures

We believe the Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments, consisting of 66 books, to be

the Word of God. We believe that it is truth. (I Thessalonians 2:13). We believe that God has

inspired and preserved of His word for every generation (II Timothy 3:16, Psalms 12:6-8). The

Bible is our sole authority for faith and practice.

We use the King James Bible from the platform for the sake of congregational uniformity.

 

The Godhead

We believe in one Triune God, eternally existing in three persons–Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

(Deuteronomy 6:4; II Corinthians 13:14).

Jehovah is God the Father, the Almighty God.

 

The Person and Work of Christ

We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ is the Son of God; He became man, without ceasing to be

God, having been conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary, in order that He

might reveal God and redeem sinful men (John 1:1-2, 14; Luke 1:35; Isaiah 9:6; 7:14;

Philippians 2:5-8; Galatians 4:4-5).

 

Jesus Christ paid for all mankind's sins against God, on the cross, by His broken body and shed

blood.

Hey died of Hos own free will for our death, then rose again of His own power for our living,

ascended back to Heaven, and is now exalted at the right hand of God the Father where He

Intercedes for the saint. (Acts 1:9-10; Hebrews 9:24, 7:25; Romans 8:34; I John 2:1-2).

 

The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit

We believe that the Holy Spirit is the third Person of the Godhead. He draws sinners to

salvation, regenerating them as a new person in Christ. The Holy Spirit indwells all believers,

empowers them with spiritual gifts to minister the grace of God, and seals them in Christ unto

the day of redemption (John 16:8-11; II Corinthians 3:6; Romans 8:9; Ephesians 1:13-14).

 

Humanity

We believe that man was created in the image and likeness of God, but that in Adam’s sin the

human race fell, inherited a sinful nature, and became alienated from God. Everyone is now

born totally depraved and lost to eternal damnation, utterly unable to remedy their lost condition.

Believing upon Jesus Christ is one's only salvation. (Genesis 1:26-27; Romans 3:22-23;

Ephesians 2:1-3, 12).

The sacredness of human life is evident in that God created man in His own image and is

mindful of him, and in that Christ died for man; therefore every individual possesses dignity and

is worthy of respect and Christian love. (Psalm 8:4-9; Colossians 3:9-11).

We believe in the sanctity of all human life, including the unborn. (Ps. 139:13-16, Jer. 1:4,5, Lk.

1:41-44, Lk. 1:15, Amis 1:13)

 

The Way of Salvation

We believe that the clear message of salvation is repentance toward God and faith toward our

Lord Jesus Christ (Acts 20:21). We believe that salvation is “by grace” plus nothing minus

nothing. We believe that men are justified by faith alone and are accounted righteous before

God only through the merit of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. (Ephesians 2:8-10; John 1:12;

I Peter 1:18-19)

We believe that eternal life is the present possession of every born-again believer (John

6:37-40, 10:27-30; Romans 8:1, 38-39; I Corinthians 1:4-8; I Peter 1:4-5; Jude 1, 2).

 

The Church

We champion the Church! A church is a local assembly of baptized believers who have

voluntarily joined themselves together to carry out the Great Commission. The Lord is doing His

work in this world through local churches. (Acts 14:27; 20:17, 28-32; I Timothy 3:1-13; Titus

1:5-11).

 

The Ordinances of the Church

We recognize the ordinances of baptism by immersion in water as a Scriptural means of

obedience and testimony for new Christian and the fellowship of Communion is for all saints,

centering us on remembering Christ’s redemptive work of Calvary. (Matthew. 28:19-20; Acts

2:41-42, 18:18; I Corinthians 11:23-26)

 

Human Sexuality

We believe that God has commanded that no intimate sexual activity be engaged in outside of a

marriage between one natural born man and one natural born woman; anything otherwise is sin.

We believe that God disapproves of and forbids any attempt to alter one’s gender by surgery or

appearance. (Gen. 2:24; Gen. 19:5, 13; Gen. 26:8-9; Lev. 18:1-30; Rom. 1: 26-29; 1 Cor. 5:1;

6:9; 1 Thess. 4:1-8; Heb. 13:4)

 

The Return of Christ

We believe the “Blessed Hope” of our Lord’s return is literal, personal, visible, and soon!! (I

Thessalonians 4:13-18; Titus 2:13; I Thessalonians 1:10; Revelation 3:10; Zechariah 14:4-11;

Revelation 19:11-16, 20:1-6; Psalm 89:3-4)

 

Our Eternal State

We believe in the bodily resurrection of all mankind. The saved to eternal life in heaven, and the

unsaved to judgment and everlasting punishment. (Matthew 25:46; John 5:28, 29, 11:25-26;

Revelation 20:5-6, 12-13).

 

Unity of the Saints

Finally, we believe that unity and the one-mindedness of Christ supercedes all contentions, and

those who would cause division or strife are to be marked and avoided. We champion the

House of God over all personal issues and we uphold charity as supreme over all matters

among saints. (Eph. 4:3, Rom. 16:17, 1 Cor. 12:25, Ps. 133:1)

 

 

THE PAVILION CHURCH

706-936-7528

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Pigeon Forge, TN, 27863, USA