18 Fundamental Truths of the

Unshakable Zion International Christian Church and

Ministries, Inc.

This church accepts the Holy Scriptures as the revealed will of

God, the all sufficient rule of faith and practice, and for the
purpose of maintaining general unity, adopts the Statement of
Fundamental Truths of The Unshakable Zion International
Christian Church, to wit:

I: THE SCRIPTURES INSPIRED

We believe that the entire Bible is the inspired Word of God

and that men of God “were moved by the Holy Spirit” to write
the very words of Scripture. The Bible is therefore without
error (inerrant) in its original manuscripts. God has
supernaturally preserved the Bible, and it is the sole and final
authority for faith and life, providing encouragement, guidance,
comfort and instruction for training in righteousness (2 Tim.
3:16-17; 2 Pet. 1:20-21). The Scriptures, both the Old and New
Testaments, are verbally inspired of God and are the revelation
of God to man, the infallible, authoritative rule of faith and
conduct (2 Timothy 3:15,17; I Thessalonians 2:13; 2 Peter 1:21).

II: THE ONE TRUE GOD

The one true God has revealed Himself as the eternally self-
existent “I AM”, the Creator of heaven and earth and the
Redeemer of mankind. He has further revealed himself as
embodying the principles of relationship and association as
Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. (Deuteronomy 6:4; Isaiah 43:10,
11; Matthew 28:19).

a) God the Father

We believe that God the Father is the first person of the
Trinity and is the eternal, unchanging all-powerful, all-
knowing, all-wise, all-loving, completely just and perfectly
holy, sovereign Ruler and Sustainer of the universe. He is
the Father of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and the
Father of all true believers (Gen. 1:1; Eph. 4:6; John 1:12-
13, John 5:19-21, John 17:1-5; Isa. 40:21-28, Isa. 43:10-13,
Isa. 46:8-11; Rom. 8:14-16).

b) God the Son

We believe that Jesus Christ is the second person of the
Trinity and is the only begotten eternal Son of God Who
became flesh to reveal God to man, to fulfill prophecy,
and to become the Savior of the lost world. In becoming
man Jesus did not cease in any way to be God so that He
is fully God and fully man inseparably united in one
person forever. Jesus was miraculously conceived by the
 Holy Spirit; born of the Virgin Mary; lived a sinless life;
died on the cross as the substitutionary, all-sufficient
atoning sacrifice for all of the sins of all men of all time;
was buried; bodily rose from the dead; physically
ascended into heaven in His glorified, resurrected body; is
seated at the right hand of the Father performing His
ministry of intercession; will return in the air to claim His
bride the church; and will come again to earth in bodily
form, personally and visibly, to conclude human history
and consummate God’s eternal plan by executing
judgment and ushering in His Millennial Kingdom reign to
be followed by the eternal state (John 1:1,14,18; John
3:16; Luke 1:30-35; Phil. 2:5-8; Col. 2:3,9; Mark 10:45; Acts
2:22-24; John 1:29; Rom.3:25-26; Heb. 10:5-14; 1 Pet. 2:24,
1 Pet. 3:18; John 20:20; Phil. 3:20-21; Heb. 1:3; Rom. 8:34;
1 John 2:1; Acts 1:11; Heb. 9:28; 1 Thes. 4:13-18; 2 Thes.
2:7; Matt. 24:44; Rev. 19:11-21; Rev. 21-22).

c) God the Holy Spirit

We believe that the Holy Spirit is the third person of the
Trinity Who specially came into the world on the day of
Pentecost to glorify Christ and to enable men to
appropriate the salvation wrought by Christ. He is the
primary agent for the conviction of sin and for
regeneration. Simultaneously with salvation, the Holy
Spirit imparts new life, baptizes the believer into the body
of Christ (His church), permanently indwells the believer,
and securely seals the believer unto the day of
redemption. The Holy Spirit fills (directs and controls)
those believers who are yielded to Him, enables believers
to bear fruit, and empowers believers to live a life free
from sin’s dominion. We also believe that the Holy Spirit
gives spiritual gifts to believers for the purpose of edifying
the church in accordance with the teachings of scripture
(1 Cor. 13:8, 1 Cor. 14:22; John 16:7-8; 1 Cor. 6:19, 1
Cor.12:13; Eph. 1:13-14, Eph. 4:30; Gal. 5:16-17, Gal. 22-23;
Rom. 8:5-13; 1 Pet. 4:10-11; Rom. 12:3-8).
 III: THE DEITY OF THE LORD JESUS CHRIST

The Lord Jesus Christ is the eternal Son of God. The Scriptures
declare:
a) His virgin birth (Matthew 1:23; Luke 1:31,35)
b) His sinless life (Hebrews 7:26; 1 Peter 2:22)
c) His miracles (Acts 2:22; 10:38)
d) His substitutionary work on the cross (1 Corinthians 15:3; 2
Corinthians 5:21)
e) His bodily resurrection from the dead (Matthew 28:6; Luke
24:39; 1 Corinthians 15:4)
f) His exaltation to the right hand of God (Acts 1:9,11; 2:33;
Philippians 2:9-11; Hebrews 1:3)

IV: THE FALL OF MAN

Man was created good and upright; for God said, “Let us make
man in our image, after our likeness.”
However, man by voluntary transgression fell and thereby
incurred not only physical death but also spiritual death, which
is separation from God (Genesis 1:26, 27; 2:17; 3:6; Romans
5:12-19). We believe that man was created in the image of God
by direct act of God and did not come into being as the result
of evolution. Man was created to glorify God, worship and
serve Him, and have fellowship with Him. Man fell through sin
by disobeying God, thus incurring both physical and spiritual
death, which alienated him from God. Man’s nature was thus
corrupted and he is utterly lost, “dead in trespasses and sins,”
and totally incapable of saving himself and coming back into
right relationship with God by his own merit or effort (Gen.
1:26, Gen. 2:6,17, Gen. 3:17-24; Isa. 59:1-2; Rom. 3:9-19,23, Rom.
5:8; Luke 18:26-27; Eph. 2:13).

V: THE SALVATION OF MAN

The only hope of redemption for man is through the shed

blood of Jesus Christ the Son of God. We believe that the shed
blood of Jesus Christ on the cross provides the sole basis for
forgiveness of sins and salvation, which is the free gift of God’s
grace. Salvation is effected by the regenerating work of the
Holy Spirit and cannot be secured by man’s works or personal
merit. Salvation is only appropriated by a person placing his
faith in the finished work of Christ. Repentance is a turning
toward God and away from sin and is a part of but not
separate from believing faith. “The Gospel is the power of God
for salvation to everyone who believes” and those who
receive Jesus Christ by faith are born again, have their sins
forgiven, become children of God, are a new creation in Christ,
and “are sealed by the Holy spirit unto the day of
redemption” being kept by the power of God (Eph. 1:7:13-14;
John 1:12-13, John 3:1-7, John 14-16; 2 Cor. 5:17; Rom. 1:16,
Rom. 10:9-10; Eph. 2:8-10; Rom. 8:14-17, Rom. 31-39; John
10:27-29, Rom. 14:6; Acts 26:20; 1 Pet. 1:3-5).

a) Conditions to Salvation
 Salvation is received through repentance toward God and
faith toward the Lord Jesus Christ. By the washing of
regeneration and renewing of the Holy Ghost, being
justified by grace through faith, man becomes an heir of
God according to the hope of eternal life (Luke 24:47;
John 3:3; Romans 10:13 - 15; Ephesians 2:8; Titus 2:11; 3:5
- 7).

b) The Evidences of Salvation

The inward evidence of salvation is the direct witness of
the Spirit (Romans 8:16). The outward evidence to all men
is a life of righteousness and true holiness. For we are
God’s workmanship to do good works. Grace and faith
results in good works. (Ephesians 4:24; Titus 2:12).
VI: SATAN IS THE ENEMY OF GOD

We believe that Satan is the instigator of evil and a real spirit

being, not simply the personification of evil. He is a fallen
angel who, under the sovereign permission of God, has been
given temporary rulership of the earth. He was utterly defeated
at the cross, but the execution of his judgment has been
postponed by God until after the Millennial Kingdom when he
will be cast into the eternal lake of fire. In the meantime, he
deceives the world and seeks to establish his counterfeit
kingdom on earth to discredit and blaspheme God and to
tempt, accuse, attack and destroy believers. He can be resisted
by the believer through faith and reliance on the power of the
Holy Spirit (Gen. 3:1-5; Isa. 14:12-17; Ezek. 28:11-19; Job 1-2; 1
John 5:19; 2 Cor. 11:14; 1 Tim. 3:6; 1 Pet. 5:8-9; James 4:7; Rev.
12:9, Rev. 20:1-3, Rev. 7-10).

VII: THE ORDINANCES OF THE CHURCH

a) Baptism in Water
The ordinance of baptism by immersion is commanded in
the Scriptures. All who repent and believe on Christ as
Savior and Lord are to be baptized. Thus they declare to
the world that they have died with Christ and that they
also have been raised with Him to walk in newness of life.
(Matthew 28:19; Mark 16:16; Acts 10:47, 48; Romans 6:4).

b) Holy Communion
The Lord’s Supper, consisting of the elements - bread,
and the fruit of the vine are the symbols expressing our
sharing the divine nature of our Lord Jesus Christ (2 Peter
1:4); a memorial of His suffering and death (1 Corinthians
11:26); and a prophecy of His second coming (1
Corinthians 11:26); and is enjoined on all believers “till He
come!”

VIII: THE BAPTISM IN THE HOLY GHOST

All believers are entitled to and should ardently expect and
earnestly seek the promise of the Father, the Baptism in the
Holy Ghost and fire, according to the command of our Lord
Jesus Christ. This was the normal experience of all in the early
Christian Church. With it comes the endowment of power for
life and service, the bestowment of the gifts and their uses in
the work of the ministry (Luke 24:49; Acts 1:4, 8; 1 Corinthians
12:1-31). This experience is distinct from and subsequent to
the experience of the new birth (Acts 8:12-17; 10:44-46; 11:14-
16; 15:7-9). With the Baptism in the Holy Ghost come such
experiences as an overflowing fullness of the Spirit (John 7:37-
39; Acts 4:8), a deepened reverence for God (Acts 2:43;
Hebrews 12:28), an intensified consecration to God and
dedication to His work (Acts 2:42), and a more active love for
Christ, for His Word and for the lost (Mark 16:20).

IX: THE EVIDENCE OF THE BAPTISM IN THE HOLY GHOST

The baptism of believers in the Holy Ghost is witnessed by the

initial physical sign of speaking with other tongues/languages as
the Spirit of God gives them utterance (Acts 2:4). The speaking
in tongues in this instance is the same in essence as the gift of
tongues (1 Corinthians 12:4-10, 28), but different in purpose
and use. There is a need of interpreter to interpret the
languages spoken. There are two manifestations:

a) Speaking in tongues/languages to the church need an

interpreter. 1 Corinthians 14:27
b) Speaking in tongues/languages in churches aim to edify a
believer through the revelations of Christ and must not
create confusion to the church. 1 Corinthians 14:4
 X: SANCTITY OF MARRIAGE
Marriage is a sacred covenant instituted and ordained by God
and defined by Holy Scripture as being exclusively between
one man and one woman. (Genesis 2:24; Romans 7:2; 1
Corinthians 7:10; Ephesians 5:22-23)

XI: SANCTIFICATION

Sanctification is an act of separation from that which is evil,

and of dedication unto God (Romans 12: 1,2; 1 Thessalonians
5:23; Hebrews 13:12). The Scriptures teach a life of “holiness
without which no man shall see the Lord” (Hebrews 12:14). By
the power of the Holy Ghost we are able to obey the
command, “Be ye holy, for I am holy” (1 Peter 1:5).
Sanctification is realized in the believer by recognizing his
identification with Christ in His death and resurrection, and by
faith reckoning daily upon the fact of that union and by
offering every faculty continually to the dominion of the Holy
Spirit (Romans 6:1 - 11; 8:1,2,13; Galatians 2:20; Philippians
2:12,13; 1 Peter 1:5)

XII: THE CHURCH AND ITS MISSION

The Church is the Body of Christ, the habitation of God through

the Spirit, with divine appointments for the fulfillment of her
great commission. Each believer, born of the Spirit, is an
integral part of the Unshakable Zion International Christian
Church, which are written in heaven (Ephesians 1:22, 23;
Hebrews 12:23).

Since God’s purpose concerning man is to save that which is

lost, to be worshipped by man, and to build a body of
believers in the image of His Son, the primary reason for being
of the Unshakable Zion International Christian Church as part
of the Church is:

a) To be an agency of God for evangelizing the world (Acts

1:8, Matthew 28:19, 20; Mark 16:15,16).
b) To be a corporate body in which man may worship God
(1 Corinthians 12:13).
c) To be a channel of God’s purpose to build a body of
saints being perfected in the image of His Son (Ephesians
4:11-16; 1 Corinthians 12:28; 1 Corinthians 14:12).
The Unshakable Zion International Christian Church exists
expressly to give continuing emphasis to this reason for being
in the New Testament apostolic pattern by teaching and
encouraging believers to be baptized in the Holy Spirit. This
experience:

a) Enables them to evangelize in the power of the Spirit with

accompanying supernatural signs (Mark 16:15-20; Acts
4:29-31; Hebrews 2:3, 4).
b) Adds a necessary dimension to the worshipful relationship
with God (1 Corinthians 2:10-16; 1 Corinthians 12:13, 14).
c) Enables them to respond to the full working of the Holy
Spirit in expression of fruit and gifts and ministries as in
New Testament times for the edifying of the body of
Christ (Galatians 5:22-26; 1 Corinthians 14:12; Ephesians
4:11,12; 1 Corinthians 12:28; Colossians 1:29).

XIII: THE MINISTRY

A divinely called and scripturally ordained ministry has been

provided by our Lord for the threefold purpose of leading the
Church in:
a) Evangelization of the world (Mark 16:15 -20);
b) Worship of God (John 4:23, 24); (3) Building a body of
saints being perfected in the image of His Son (Ephesians
4:11 -16). We believe in the fivefold ministry as gifts of
administration for the church (Ephesians 4:11-13). We
 believe that the sole authority to teach the scriptures is
through the guidance of the Holy Spirit. (John 14:26).

XIV: DIVINE HEALING

We believe in divine healing is an integral part of the gospel.

Healing is an act of God. Deliverance from sickness is provided
for in the atonement, and is the privilege of all believers.
(Isaiah 53:4, 5; Matthew 8:16, 17; James 5:14 -16).

XV: THE BLESSED HOPE

The resurrection of those who have fallen asleep in Christ and

their translation together with those who are alive and remain
unto the coming of the Lord is the imminent and blessed
hope of the Christian (1 Thessalonians 4:16 - 17; Romans 8:23;
Titus 2:13; 1 Corinthians
15:51,52).

XVI: THE MILLENNIAL REIGN OF CHRIST

The second coming of Christ includes the rapture of the saints,

which is our blessed hope, followed by the visible return of
Christ with His saints to reign on the earth for one thousand
years (Zechariah 14:5; Matthew 24:27, 30; Revelations 1:7;
19:11-14; 20:1-6). This millennial reign will bring the salvation
of national Israel (Ezekiel 37:21, 22; Zephaniah 3:19,20; Romans
11:26,27) and the establishment of universal peace (Isaiah 11:6
- 9; Psalm 72:3 - 8; Micah 4:3,4).

XVII: THE FINAL JUDGMENT

There will be a final judgment in which the wicked dead will
be raised and judged according to their works. Whosoever is
not found in the Book of Life, together with the devil and his
angels, the beast and the false prophet, will be consigned to
everlasting punishment in the lake which burneth with fire and
brimstone, which is the second death (Matthew 25:46; Mark
9:43 - 48; Revelations 19:20; 20:11 - 15; 21:8).

XVIII: THE NEW HEAVENS AND THE NEW EARTH

“We, according to His promise, look for the new heavens and a
new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness” (2 Peter 3:13;
Revelations 21, 22

THE AUTHORITY OF STATEMENT OF FUNDAMENTAL

TRUTHS
The Statement of Faith does not exhaust the extent of our
faith. The Bible itself is the sole and final source of all that we
believe. We do believe, however, that the foregoing Statement
of Faith accurately represents the teaching of the Bible and,
therefore, is binding upon all members. All Scripture references
are applicable to the statement of faith and should be applied
within the passage’s context. All literature used in the church
shall be in complete agreement with the Statement of Faith.
 CORE VALUES
We are committed to the following core values:

1. Passionately proclaim, at home and abroad, by word and

deed Jesus as Savior, Baptizer in the Holy Spirit, Healer, and
Soon Coming King.
2. Strategically invest in the next generation.
3. Vigorously plant new churches and revitalize existing ones.
4. Skillfully resource our Fellowship.
5. Fervently pray for God’s favor and help as we serve Him with
pure hearts and noble purpose.

MISSION

ESTABLISHING THE CHURCH IN THAILAND BY REACHING,

PLANTING, TRAINING AND SERVING.

The Unshakable Zion International Christian Church is

committed to fulfilling a four-fold mission. Its primary reason
for being is:

1. Evangelize to the lost.

2. Worship God.
3. Disciple believers.
4. Show compassion.

VISION
 Our vision is to see a movement of indigenous, biblical Thai
and International churches reproducing among their own
people around the world and reaching out in mission to other
peoples.
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