Every believer has positional sanctification and is promised progressive and ultimate sanctification (John 17:17; I Cor. 6:11; II Cor. 3:18; Eph. 5:26-27; Phil. 3:20-21; I Thess. 4:3-4; 5:23-24; Heb. 10:10, 14; I John 3:2).

Sanctification

Assurance

Church

All who are born of the Spirit through faith in Christ can have assurance of salvation and are eternally secure in Christ (John 10:27-29; Rom. 8:1; Eph. 1:13-14; John 5:24; II Tim. 1:12; I John 5:11-13).

The church is composed of all believers, is the Body and bride of Christ, is formed by the baptism of the Holy Spirit and exists in two aspects, universal and local. The universal church is an elect company of believers, baptized by the Holy Spirit into one Body; its mission is to witness to its Head, Jesus Christ, preaching the Gospel among all nations. The local church is a group of believers voluntarily joined together to worship God with praise and thanksgiving, and to glorify Jesus Christ through an aggressive effort to disciple others by the preaching of the Gospel and the exercise of spiritual gifts (Acts 2:42; I Cor. 12:4, 27; Eph. 1:22-23; Eph. 5:24-30).