About OJM

The True God

We teach that there is one God, eternally existing in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit (1 John 5:7).

God, The Father – God the Father is perfect in Holiness, boundless in love, infinite in justice, measureless in power, and matchless in wisdom. We believe that God is concerned mercifully in the affairs of humans, that God hears and answers prayer, and that God saves from sin and death all who come to God the Father through Jesus Christ.

God, The Son – Jesus Christ is God the Son, pre-existent with the Father, begotten by the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary, sinless in His nature and life, infallible in His teaching, making atonement for the sins of the world by His substitutionary death on the cross. We believe in His bodily resurrection, His ascension into Heaven, His perpetual intercession for His people, and His glorious Second Coming and Advent according to His promise.

God, the Holy Spirit – We believe in the deity, personality, and power of the Holy Spirit. The Spirit came from God to convince and convict the world of sin, righteousness and of judgment (John 16:7-11). The Spirit also regenerates, sanctifies, and indwells all those who believe in Jesus Christ. Further, the Spirit comforts, instructs, and empowers every saved person who seeks to glorify Christ and willingly yields to God’s control (Galatians 3:26-28).

Scriptures

We hold the authority and message of the Bible in the highest regard, believing that the Bible is God’s Word and is the supreme authority in all matters of faith and conduct. It was written by men who were moved by the Holy Spirit so that their writings were supernaturally inspired, as no other writings have ever been or ever will be (2 Peter 1:21; 2 Timothy 3:16-17). God’s Word contains all that is necessary for the salvation of our souls and for successful Christian living, and should be interpreted contextually within the witness of community and scholarly inquiry. Further, we emphasize that the Bible should be read with dependence upon the Holy Spirit for illumination and practical application.

Humanity

We embrace the sacredness of human life, believing that human beings were created in the image of God, both male and female. Adam and Eve sinned and thereby incurred not only physical death, but also spiritual death which is separation from God. Therefore, all human beings are born with a sinful nature; and after reaching moral responsibility, become sinners in thought, deed and by choice (Romans 5:12, 3:23).

Salvation

We consistently teach the clear gospel message that the Lord Jesus Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures as a representative and substitutionary sacrifice. All those who by faith alone receive Christ as their Lord and Saviour, repenting of their sin, are justified by the fact of His blood that was shed for them on Calvary and are given the gift of eternal life by God’s grace, not because of their works (2 Peter 3:9; Titus 3:5-6; Ephesians 2:8-9).

Christian Living and Sanctification

We teach that every saved person should manifest the Christ life and consistently walk in the Holy Spirit, fully and constantly yielding his or her members to the indwelling Christ so that he or she may always be in life and word showing forth the praises of God who has called him or her out of darkness into God’s marvelous light (Romans 6; Ephesians 5:18; 2 Corinthians 6:14-7:1).

The Local Church

We understand the visible, local church is an assembly of born-again believers in Jesus Christ who have been baptized after a credible profession of faith. They are associated for worship, ministry, evangelism, fellowship, and intentional discipleship. God has laid upon the local church the task of preaching and demonstrating the Gospel of God’s love to every person and edification of the individual members of the body of Christ (Matthew 22:36-40, 28:18-20).

Satanic Opposition

We believe that Satan and his demons are real personalities who oppose God’s work and are the enemies of all who seek to please God (I Peter 5:8; Ephesians 5:12). Larry teaches that every Christian can claim victory and God’s overcoming power to resist demonic activity (1 John 5:4; Romans 8). Satan and all of his demons will be judged (Revelation 20:10).

Last Things

We hold firmly to the truth that Christ will come again in all of his power and glory (1 Thessalonians 4:13-18), and that all must give an account of his or her life to God. There will be a bodily resurrection of all the dead, the saved to eternal life and blessedness in Heaven and the unsaved to the eternal, conscious, suffering, and woe in Hell (John 5:29; 2 Thessalonians 1:8-9).