Voice of God Ministries

Statement of Faith

2005-06-25T10:48:00.000-07:00

God
There is only one God, who exists eternally in three persons, the Father, Son and the Holy Spirit. He is unchangeable in His holiness, justice, wisdom and love. He is the Almighty Creator, Savior, and judge who sustains and governs all things according to His Sovereign Will.

The Lord Jesus Christ
He is fully God and Fully Man. He was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of a virgin, and lived a sinless life in obedience to the Father. He taught with authority and all His Words are true. He lived earthly life for all human beings, His birth, baptism, preaching of the Kingdom of God, miracles, serving, sufferings, death at cross, burial resurrection are all for us. On the cross He died in the Place of Sinners, bearing punishment for their sin and redeeming them by His blood. He rose from the dead and, in His resurrection body, ascended in to heaven where He is exalted Lord of all. He now intercedes for His people in the very presence of God.

The Holy Spirit
The Holy Spirit is the third part of God. He has been sent from heaven to glorify Christ and to apply Christs work of Salvation. He convicts sinners, imparts spiritual life, and gradually gives a true understanding of the Scriptures. He indwells all true believers, not just a particular section of them but seals forever, bringing an eventual assurance of salvation and increasing likeness to Christ. The Holy Spirit empowers for fivefold gifts. He builds up the church and empowers its members for worship, service and mission. According to the New Testament the Holy Spirit magnifies Christ, but does not magnify Himself. The Holy Spirit seals the believers and works through them rest of their lives.

The Bible
God reveals Himself to us through the Bible, which consists of Old, and New Testaments, and nothing further. God inspired every Word even though transmitted through purely human authors. The Bible, as originally given, is in its entirety the Word of God and is fully reliable in fact and doctrine. The Bible speaks with authority, which is final and is sufficient in matters of belief and practice.

The Human Race
All men and women, being created in the image of God, have inherent and equal dignity. Their greatest purpose is to approach God in Faith, coming to worship and adore Him. As the result of the original fall of our first genuine spiritual life and stand condemned under Gods law, until they become joined to Christ.

Salvation
Salvation is entirely a matter of God’s grace and cannot be merited nor earned by us! It has been accomplished by the Lord Jesus Christ and is offered through the Christian Gospel. God, in His love, forgives sinners whom He calls, granting them repentance and faith. All who believe in Jesus Christ are justified by faith alone. Good works result from this work of God, but they ate the result-not the cause-of God’s grace. Believers are adopted into the family of God (the Kingdom of God) even in this present life. They enter the presence of God at death, and at the time of the resurrection fully inherit Eternal Life.

The Church
The Church should be seen as the invisible or spiritual Church of all time. Even now in the heaven God sees His church as one body. This body is made visible, mainly, through local congregations where the Word of God is preached and converts are added. The church also upholds the two signs. The duty of the church is to feed the flock and to take the Gospel to the world. True fellowship can only exist between various congregations where all are faithful to the Gospel.

The Signs (or, Ordinances)
There are baptism, gifts of the Holy Spirit and communion, which Jesus stated. We should not add to these because of ever-present danger of legalism entering the Body. Baptism is an important and meaningful symbol of entry in to the church. Baptism should be given as Jesus was baptized (by immersion) and commanded in the name of the Father and Son and the Holy Spirit according to the Scriptures, the Holy Spirit is special gift for the believers. Communion, or The Lord’s Supper, commemorates Christ’s sacrifice but it is not regular re-sacrifice since the sacrifice at cross is perfect and sufficient for all time. All the blessings of these signs are only received by faith and are meaningless for any not truly in the body.

The Future
The Lord Jesus Christ will return in full glory to this earth. He will raise the dead, and the great judgment of live and dead will commence. The New Heavens and New Earth will follow in which the saved will enjoy Eternal life. Those who reject Jesus Christ will be condemned to Hell.

Testimony of Pastor Rehman Christie

2005-06-25T10:41:00.000-07:00

I belong to a Christian family. My parents transferred the faith of daily prayer in all of us. More than half of my life has been passed in continuous prayer and personal Bible Study. From my childhood to until I have shared many Bible short messages (round about 15 years has passed). I had great thirst to know the Word and Jesus Christ. It was a regular routine, but one day it changed into an immense desire that I will serve the Lord Jesus Christ. Then I read, “Fear not, little flock; for it is your father good pleasure to give you the kingdom” (Luke 12:32). I forgot about all fears, worries, complexes etc. Then I was baptized in 2001.

After being born again, I read, “Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.”(John 15:13). I realized that I am His friend and He has given His life for me, I said, “wow! Ok!, I also devote my life for You my Lord!”, and finalized my decision! In serving Lord I experience many miracles, healings etc. only one I would like to share. I was in Karachi; an old woman was very worry about the conflict between her son and daughter in law in Italy. She shared with me and began to weep saying her daughter in law says she will not live with her husband want to go Pakistan immediately. Her tears aroused sympathy in me, I said with faith I pray to God and your problem will be resolved immediately, then I prayed and came back to my room. Early in the morning, she was waiting for me and told that her son called her and told that all problems have been resolved peacefully. I want to share that God is with me. I resolved many demons problems easily With the Mighty name of Jesus Christ. God has given me many times His Word to preach. I wish blessings of Jesus Christ for the readers of his testimony.

Testimony of Pastor Rauf Swan

2005-06-25T10:38:00.000-07:00

I accepted Jesus Christ as my savior in 1991 at AG, Church Karachi. I believe in God that my family will also accept God in future. I am having very strong background of Roman Catholic and my whole family was living at interior Punjab. I believe “Believe on the Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.” (Acts 16: 31). With the grace of my Lord my whole family accepted Jesus Christ and they are supporting me in ministry too. My daughter Fiona whose age is now three year at the age of 30 days, she becomes very sick and we were not having hope from doctors. One child specialist declare that yours daughter will soon die with interior stomach illness. I pray to God that heals her in the name of Jesus Christ. Praise the Lord she become normal and I show her to Doctor and he declared that she is normal. He made many medical tests. This is my family background.

I plant Church at shorkot on 25 November 2003, this is the 1st evangelical Church ever planted here. I start only with 20 people and now more then 300 people are attending Church on Sunday.

God is doing miraculously thing in the lives of Pakistani and we are working very hard to preach in this native area. Living colonies are very far from each other. Some time I need to travel 28 Km on bicycle for one side and back. It is very hard but I believe God will make all facilities soon and we will be able to travel through out the country for Crusade and Seminar.

We are conducing under mentioned activities with the grace of our Lord successfully.