{"id":108,"date":"2026-06-29T22:14:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T22:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peak.sitedrafted.com\/?page_id=108"},"modified":"2026-07-09T22:04:42","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T22:04:42","slug":"our-beliefs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/peak.sitedrafted.com\/index.php\/our-beliefs\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Beliefs"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Basic Beliefs of
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These are not doctrines imposed from above \u2014 they are convictions drawn directly from Scripture, freed from 2,000 years of institutional religion.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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What The Gospel Revolution Believes<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Every belief below flows from a simple premise: the gospel is finished, sin is defeated, and humanity is free. What follows from that changes everything.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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No Religious Duties Remain<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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There are no religious duties, rites, rules, or regulations left to perform. The work is done. Christ completed it. Religion as a system of earning or maintaining standing before God is over.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Hebrews 10 \u00b7 Colossians 2:14<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Love Is the Only Requirement<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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The only requirement remaining is to love your neighbor as you love yourself. This is not a rule to earn salvation \u2014 it is the natural response of someone who understands what has been done for them.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Matthew 22:39 \u00b7 Romans 13:10<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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The Bible Is Infallible and Complete<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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The Bible is infallible and inerrant, available for personal growth and teaching. It is the story of humanity’s redemption \u2014 now complete. All prophecy was fulfilled by the first century. We no longer need clergy to teach us; the Spirit does that.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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2 Timothy 3:16\u201317 \u00b7 John 16:13<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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All Prophecy Has Been Fulfilled<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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All prophecy in the Holy Scriptures has been fulfilled completely and totally by 70 AD or earlier. This is proven by the time statements in the New Testament (“shortly,” “near,” “at hand”) along with historical documents written by the Roman historian Josephus.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Matthew 24:34 \u00b7 Revelation 1:1, 1:3<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Scripture Still Teaches Morality<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Though the scriptures’ covenantal purposes have been fulfilled, they remain the source for moral teaching. As Paul wrote \u2014 and this is still true today:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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“All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.”<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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2 Timothy 3:16\u201317 (KJV)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Jesus Defined the Church Simply<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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A church is two or three people gathering because they belong to Jesus. More may meet, but it does not make for a better quality of church. The basic meaning of “church” is simply “to gather.” It takes two people at minimum.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Matthew 18:20 \u00b7 John 3:23<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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We Gather Because It's Finished<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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The revolution continues in how believers gather. They gather because everything is finished \u2014 not because they are trying to get everything finished. This is the difference between grace and religion.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Hebrews 10 \u00b7 John 19:30<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Believers' Baptism by Immersion<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Baptism is a personal testimony that shows witnesses what has happened inside a person’s heart and mind when they believe in Jesus Christ as Savior of humanity and Son of God. It is done in the name of Jesus Christ and does not convey salvation onto the person baptized.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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John 3:23 \u00b7 Acts 2:38<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Creation by the Great Designer<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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The Gospel Revolution Church believes in and supports the teaching of creation by the Great Designer \u2014 Yahweh God. The universe did not create itself.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Genesis 1:1 \u00b7 John 1:3<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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The Bible's End Purpose Was Covenantal<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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The Bible’s end purpose was covenantal between God and Israel \u2014 and that covenant is complete. There are over 45,000 denominations because people keep trying to apply the entire Bible to themselves as modern-day religious groups. The covenants are finished; the relationship remains.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Hebrews 8:13 \u00b7 Jeremiah 31:31<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Donations Support the Ministry<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Donations may be received to pay for the expenses of The Gospel Revolution Church and its ministries. Giving is voluntary and flows from gratitude \u2014 not obligation, guilt, or religious duty.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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2 Corinthians 9:7<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Freedom to Worship<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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The Gospel Revolution Church maintains that it has the freedom to worship however it desires in the United States of America without interference from the federal government or other churches or denominations.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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First Amendment \u00b7 Romans 14:5<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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\u2500\u2500\u2500 Our Eschatological Position \u2500\u2500\u2500<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The Gospel Revolution Church Is a Preterist Congregation<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The Gospel Revolution Church believes that all biblical prophecy was fulfilled in the past by 70 AD or earlier. All prophecy in the Holy Scriptures has been fulfilled completely and totally.<\/p>

This is proven by time statements in the New Testament \u2014 words like “shortly,” “near,” “at hand,” and “this generation” \u2014 along with historical documents such as those written by the Jewish-Roman historian Josephus, who documented the catastrophic destruction of Jerusalem in exact detail.<\/p>

We are not waiting for a future apocalypse. We are living in the age of fulfillment.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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How We Are Governed<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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The Gospel Revolution Church is not structured like traditional institutional churches. Leadership is temporary, servant-oriented, and accountable to the congregation \u2014 not to a denominational hierarchy.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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  • The Gospel Revolution Church will be governed by unanimous vote of the congregation present.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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    • The president of the church (a.k.a. Pastor) is an unpaid position that elder men willingly serve on a rotating basis. Every president is elected by the congregation to serve for one year.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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      • In case a vacancy occurs due to immorality, sickness, death, or other cause, the congregation will elect another president to serve out the rest of the term.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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        • The senior founding elder position is temporary \u2014 ensuring all bylaws are followed during the establishment of the church. This position is not to last longer than three years, after which it is dissolved. There will then be no senior elder or pastor as a permanent office.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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          • The officers of the church are the pastor and the church secretary.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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            • Donations may be received to pay for the expenses of The Gospel Revolution Church and its ministries.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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              • The church maintains full freedom to worship as it desires in the United States without interference from government or other denominations.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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                Temporary position to establish the church and ensure bylaws are followed. Position dissolves within three years of founding.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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                Assists with records, correspondence, and administrative duties of the congregation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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                “A church is two or three people gathering because they belong to Jesus. More may meet, but it doesn’t make it a better quality of church.”<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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                \u2014 Matthew 18:20<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

                What We Stand For Basic Beliefs of The Gospel Revolution Church These are not doctrines imposed from above \u2014 they are convictions drawn directly from Scripture, freed from 2,000 years of institutional religion. The Core Argument What The Gospel Revolution Believes Every belief below flows from a simple premise: the gospel is finished, sin is […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-108","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/peak.sitedrafted.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/108","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/peak.sitedrafted.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/peak.sitedrafted.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/peak.sitedrafted.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/peak.sitedrafted.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=108"}],"version-history":[{"count":22,"href":"https:\/\/peak.sitedrafted.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/108\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":155,"href":"https:\/\/peak.sitedrafted.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/108\/revisions\/155"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/peak.sitedrafted.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=108"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}