We have fundamental principles that undergird, influence, and clarify our doings and how we do them. They provide boundaries and parameters around the GABCI, her leadership and ministry precepts, priorities, and operations. These are: love, anointing, blessing, holiness, the six basic principles of Christ, and the apostolic and prophetic ministries.
1. LOVE
God is love. We practice brotherly love and love for people unto the light of God (1John 4:16
2. ANOINTING
We believe in the effectual power of the anointing of God and especially that it gave birth to the God’s Anointed and Blessed Church International. So, we exist in the covenant with God as his anointed people and are keeping the value. The scripture speaks expressly of Jesus Christ as an anointed of God (Acts 10:38), and also of King David as his anointed servant (Psalm 89:20_37), and likewise of king Cyrus as his anointed one (Isaiah 45:1-3). The use of holy anointing oil (Mark 6:13, James 5:14) is also our practice as a body of Christ.
3. BLESSING
We are blessed people of God (Genesis 12:3) just as our name is: the God’s Anointed and Blessed Church International. Thus, we believe in the blessings of God and we are receiving them daily (Psalm 68:19).
4. HOLINESS
We practice living in holiness as a church of the living God and discourage sins and ungodliness among us. (Lev 19:2, Rom 6:22, 1Pet 1:15-16, Heb 12:24).
5. GRACE
We reckon with the
dimensions of the grace of God on people (Eph 4:7) and therefore, the church
disallows levying for feasts or projects among her members. Tithes are likewise
not collected as tax but as being willingly paid by those who are convinced to
obey the commands of the Lord.
6. REPENTANCE
The first basic principle of Christ is his doctrine for repentance from dead works (Heb 6:1c). We as a church believe in the doctrine and practice it.
7. FAITH
Faith toward God is another basic principle of the doctrine of Christ (Heb 6:1d). We as church strongly believe in the power of the WORD (Genesis 1:1-31, John 1:1-3, Isaiah 43:26), practice the faith of holding God by his words (Psalm 138:2, Jer. 1:12), believe in the faith of all things are possible with God (Mat 19:26) and knowing faith as the way to please God (Heb 11:6).
8. BAPTISMS
One other basic principle of Christ is the doctrine of baptisms(Heb 6:1e) which are the water baptism and the Holy Ghost baptism, The GABCI is a body of Christ, and we, the GABCIANS therefore believes and practice baptisms.
9. LAYING ON OF HANDS
Another basic principle of Christ is the doctrine of laying on of hands (Heb 6:1f), The GABCI believe in the doctrine and we practice the laying on of hands for prayer of blessing, healing, deliverance, impartation, ordination, by the ministers of God
10. RESURRECTION
The basic principles of Christ also include the doctrine of resurrection of the dead (Heb 6:1g). The GABCI being a body of Christ, thereto believe in the resurrection of the dead as demonstrated by Our Lord Jesus Christ who died and resurrected, and he is the resurrection and the life (John 11:25).
11. ETERNITY
The sixth basic principle of Christ is the doctrine of eternal judgment (Heb 6:1h). The GABCI is aware of the existence of eternity and believing it and having a final goal to eternal life.
12. APOSTOLIC AND PROPHETIC MINISTRIES
In addition to the basic principles of the doctrine of Christ is his ministry for greater works (John 14:12) which he committed to us. This is the apostolic and prophetic ministry for the perfecting of the saints (Heb 6:1b, Eph 4:12). We hold strongly to prayer and fasting (Mark 9:29) as among the vessels for the miracles through the ministrations of the apostles and prophets.
