"What We Believe"
"The Bridge"
Bridge:
- A person or structure used as a pathway or roadway over depression or obstacles.
- A separation between two people or things.
Biblical Support For The Name:
Ezekiel 22:30- And I (God) sought for a man among them, that should make up the hedge, and stand in the gap before me for the land, that I should not destroy it:but I found none.
(Jesus is The Bridge between Us & God)
John14:6- Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the father, but by me.
- Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us.
(The Preacher helps Bridge Us to Christ)
Romans 10:14-15- 14 How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?
- 15 And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!
Types of Gaps:
- Communication
- Generational
- Religious
- Financial
- Gender
- Sexual Orientation
- Personal
- Nationality
- Racial
- Political
- Relationship
- Friendship
- Community, etc.
Causes Of Gaps:
Lack Of:
- Christ
- Knowledge and Understanding
- Wisdom
- Verbal Communication
- Respect (Yourself and Others)
- Love
- Sex (Marital)
- Fellowship
- Education
- Balance (Spiritual, Physical, and Mental)
- Finances (Saving), etc.
Bridging the Gaps Through:
- Getting Knowledge, Wisdom, and Understanding of Christ - Teaching and Preaching
- Talking It Out (Agreeing to Disagree)
- Love
- Fellowship together
- Holistic living (Balanced living), etc.
Biblical Support
- The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me; because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;
- To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn;
- To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion,
to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning,
the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness;
that they might be called trees of righteousness,
the planting of the Lord, that he might be glorified
- For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God. For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe.
- The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise.
- Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
- Then saith he (Jesus) unto his disciples, The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few; Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers into his harvest.
- Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
- Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.
- Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:
- And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.
- Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
- Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.
Matthew 25:35-36 (ESV)
- For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me."
1 Thessalonians 5:17
- Pray without ceasing.
Philippians 3:13-14- Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.
- For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me,I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me."
1 Thessalonians 5:17
- Pray without ceasing.
- Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.
We will PRESS without Ceasing! (Preach to Reach Each Soul Saved in a Holistic way, without ceasing!)
- Pressing requires us to follow through with our Pushing efforts.
- Pushing without Pressing is like Faith without Works is dead. (James 2:17)
- Teacher
- Evangelist
- Pastor
- Prophet
- Apostle
- Wisdom
- Word of Knowledge
- Faith
- Healing
- Miracles
- Prophecy
- Discerning of Spirits
- Tongues
- Interpretation of Tongues
Bible Way Cathedral 215 Grant Street Danville, VA 24541
Statement of Faith
(Written By My Pastor: Apostle Lawrence G. Campbell, Sr./Bible Way Cathedral)
WE BELIEVE that salvation comes only through the Lord Jesus Christ, who is the only begotten Son of the Father, conceived of the Holy Ghost, and Born of the Virgin Mary. That Jesus was crucified, buried and raised from the dead. That Jesus ascended to heaven and is today at the right hand of the Father as our intercessor.
WE BELIEVE that all have sinned and fallen short of God’s glory and that repentance is re- quired by God and is necessary for the forgiveness of sins.
WE BELIEVE that baptism by immersion must be in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ for the remission of sin.
WE BELIEVE that holiness is God’s standard of living for His people.
WE BELIEVE that speaking with other tongues as the Spirit of God gives in utterance is the initial evidence of the baptism of the Holy Ghost.
WE BELIEVE that divine healing is provided for all in the atonement.
WE BELIEVE that the Lord’s supper should be commemorated.
WE BELIEVE that the resurrection and rapture of the true church of God is imminent.
WE BELIEVE that Jesus is God incarnated in the flesh.
WE BELIEVE in the final judgment of the living and dead and the final establishment of a new heaven and earth wherein dwelleth righteousness
