Doctrine/Statement of Faith
(what Soulbyte believes):

ABOUT THE FATHER

He is the One true, eternal, omniscient, omnipotent God who created all things (visible and invisible) through Jesus (The Son). He gives breath to every living thing and holds all things together through Christ (Gen. 1:1, Col. 1:16, Matt. 28:19, Rev. 4:11, Eph. 3:9, Isa. 42:5, Deut. 6:4, Heb. 1:3).

He created mankind (male and female) in His image and loves us with an everlasting love (Gen. 1:26-27, Gen. 5:1-2, Gen. 9:6, Jer. 31:3, Ps. 118:1, Ps. 136:1, Ro. 8:39).

His desire is that every person come into an intimate relationship with Him through faith in Jesus Christ- His remedy for the separation of mankind caused by the original fall of mankind (Gen. 3:1-7, Ro. 3:23, John 3:16, 2 Peter 3:9, Ro. 10:9-10, Gal. 2:16, Gal. 3:26).

He demonstrated His love for us by sending Jesus to die on the cross, to take our place of punishment for willfully turning our backs on Him by sinning against Him and His holy ways. In doing this, sending Jesus as the propitiation for our sins, He purchased us back to Himself for all eternity. Now all who call upon Him, and place their faith in Jesus Christ alone (in His death, burial, and resurrection) are brought into right relationship and standing with Him (Ro. 5:8, John 3:16, Ro. 6:10, 1 Cor. 15:3, 1 Pe. 3:18).

With our faith centered in Christ, He loves us as His sons and daughters the same way He loves Jesus (Matt. 3:17, John 16:27, John 14:21, John 17:23, 1 John 3:1, Ro. 8:15).

His voice frames our identity, which in turn assures us that He delights in us, approves of us, and commissions us to represent Him (Matt. 3:17, John 6:27, John 17:20-22, John 17:26, Ro. 8:17).

Every good and perfect gift comes from Him, He longs to be wth us, He sings over us, and He is always looking for us- should we stray from His presence (James 1:17, Jer. 31:3, Zeph. 3:17, Lk. 15:20).

He is a good "Abba" (Daddy) who wants us to feel absolutely at peace around Him. He is inviting us to dream big, and to ask Him to release heaven's resources to manifest His nature through what we imagine possible (Jer. 29:11, James 1:17, Ro. 8:15, Eph. 3:20, Matt. 7:11, Lk. 11:13, Matt. 6:9-10).

ABOUT JESUS

He is the second member of The Holy Trinity (The Father, Son, and Holy Spirit). He is fully God and fully man and the exact representation of God's glory (John 3:16, John 1:14, Matt. 3:17, Matt. 17:5, Col. 2:9, John 14:9, Heb. 1:3). 

He died on the cross, at one time in history, to pay the full price for the sins of all mankind. Making peace with God through His blood, He is the only way to the Father (John 3:16, 1 John 2:2, John 14:6, Acts 4:12, 1 Pe. 3:18, Ro. 6:10, Heb. 7:27)

He rose from the dead, conquered sin and death, and is now seated with God in heaven- having authority over all things (Mk 16:6, Eph. 1:20, Jn 11:25, 2 Tim. 1:10, Rev. 1:18, Ro. 8:34, 1 Pe. 3:22, 1 Cor. 5:14). 

In His humanity, He modeled what it looks like to be aligned with the Father and led and empowered by the Holy Spirit (John 5:19, John 14:10, John 10:30, John 17:11, Matt. 4:1, Lk 14:4, Lk. 4:18, Mk. 4:35-41).

He intercedes, prays for, and represents the Father on behalf of every Christ-follower (Ro. 8:34, Heb. 7:25, John 17:15-26, 1 John 2:1).

ABOUT THE HOLY SPIRIT

He is a person not an "it." He is the third member of the Godhead (The Holy Trinity). He incarnates (lives in) Christ-followers and leads them into experiencing God's truth and into revelatory understanding of the limitless glory and majesty of Jesus (John 16:13-15, Ro. 8:14, Acts 2:38, Acts 10:45, Luke 2:26, 1 Cor. 2:13, Eph. 3:5, 1 John 3:24).

He is in full agreement with The Father and The Son, and it is He who convicts the world of guilt in regard to sin, righteousness, and judgement (1 John 5:7, John 16:8-11).

He encourages, comforts, renews, fills, teaches, empowers, sends out, sanctifies, and inspires Christ followers (Acts 9:31, Phil. 2:1, Tit. 3:5, Acts 4:31, Acts 7:55, Lk 1:41, Jn 14:26, Acts 1:8, Ro. 15:16).

He has deposited gifts in every Christ-follower that are to be used to serve others, motivated by love (Eph. 4:8, 1 Cor. 12:4,9,28,30,31, 1 Cor. 13:2, 1 Cor. 14:1,12, 1 Tim. 4:14, 1 Pe. 4:10).

In Christ-followers, He produces "fruit," tangible manifestations of God's nature, such as (but not limited to): love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control, righteousness, discernment, hope, and power (Gal. 5:22-23, Ro. 14:17, 1 Thes. 1:6, Acts 15:28, Ro. 15:13)  

ABOUT MAN

Mankind was created in God's image to rule over the earth, manifest His creative genius, enjoy life together, and walk with God in full confidence and security (Gen. 1:26-28, Gen. 2:21-23 Gen. 2:21-23, Gen. 5:1, Gen. 9:6, Eph. 4:24, 1 Cor. 11:7, Col. 3:10, Rev. 21:3).

Because of "The Fall," mankind became separated from God and can only be reconciled and reunited with Him through faith in Jesus Christ alone (Jn 3:3, Jn 14:6, Acts 4:12, Ro. 10:9-10, Acts. 2:21, Ro. 10:13, Ro. 3:23, Gal. 2:20)

Once a person comes into saving faith in Jesus Christ, he (or she) is no longer a "sinner" but a "saint." He is forgiven for all sins and re-created holy, blameless, righteous, free from accusation, and no loner under a weight of condemnation (Ezek. 36:26, Col. 1:22-23, Eph. 1:4, Eph. 2:13, Ro. 8:1-2, Gal. 3:26, John 3:36, 1 John 5:11).

Mankind was created by God to have epic, fulfilling, meaningful, hope-filled, fruitful assignments and destinies. As they exchange and surrender their wills for God's perfect, good, pleasing, and beautiful, plans and purposes for them... they release heavenly realities on earth that spill over into eternity (Jer. 29:11, John 10:10, Isa. 61:4-7, Ro. 12:2, 1 Pe.1:3, Isa. 49:6, Isa. 58:12, Matt. 28:19-20, Ezk. 36:33-36, 1 Pe. 2:9, Ps. 2:8).

ABOUT THE ENEMY

Satan (the Devil), once known as Lucifer, is a fallen created being, who, along with his fallen angel cohorts, was cast out of God's presence and now lives in a parallel-to-humans unseen spiritual dimension (Rev. 12:7-9, Isa. 14:12, Ezek. 28:15, 17, Rev. 12:4, Eph. 6:12).

The Devil has a specific malignant hatred for those who put their trust in Jesus (Christians). He seeks to steal mankind's authority, kill his hopes, and destroy his destiny (Rev. 12:10, Rev. 12:17, 1 Pet. 5:8, John 10:10, Luke 4:6).

The Devil and his demons are defeated foes for those who put their trust in Jesus. However, those who put their trust in Jesus carry the stewardship of enforcing what He purchased for them on the cross (1 John 3:8, Col. 2:15, Matt. 28:18, Rev. 1:18, Heb. 10:13, Luke 10:19, Isa. 54:17, Ps. 149:9).

The enemy can only touch/oppress people who are holding onto soul wounds (John 20:23, Matt. 18:34-35, Zech. 3:1, Luke 22:31, Job 3:25). Once a soul wound is identified and healed by Jesus, it’s corresponding fallen mindset and demonic activity (dissonance) can be removed and God's promises sown in good soil (2 Cor. 10:5, Mark 16:17, Luke 8:15). Once this happens, like Jesus, we give him nothing to “pair” with (John 14:30). We then become river-of-life portals for the Holy Spirit to flow through (John 7:38, John 4:14, Rom. 8:11, Ezek. 47:8-9, Isa. 12:3).