Our
Beliefs: Biblical Basis
Rice Bowls BeliefsTM have been prayerfully derived from Biblical teaching, including the following Scriptures.
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All verses from the New International Version (NIV)
translation.
We believe Jesus is the Son of God who has existed in
equality with God throughout all eternity. He lived for thirty-three years on earth. He was conceived in the womb of a virgin and
lived a sinless life that was characterized by great teaching and
miracles. At the end of His life He
willingly died on a cross to absorb God’s wrath for our sin. He rose from the dead and ascended to heaven to
affirm His triumph over evil.
In the beginning was
the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in
the beginning. Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made
that has been made. In him was life, and that life was the light of men. –
John 1:1-4
All this took place to
fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: "The virgin will be
with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call him
Immanuel"--which means, "God with us." – Matthew 1:22,23
Your attitude should
be the same as that of Christ Jesus: Who, being in very nature God, did not
consider equality with God something to be grasped, but made himself nothing,
taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. And being
found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself and became obedient to death--
even death on a cross! Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave
him the name that is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee
should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess
that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. – Philippians
2:5-11
In the past God spoke
to our forefathers through the prophets at many times and in various ways, but
in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed heir of
all things, and through whom he made the universe. The Son is the radiance of
God's glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by
his powerful word. After he had provided purification for sins, he sat down at
the right hand of the Majesty in heaven. So he became as much superior to the
angels as the name he has inherited is superior to theirs. – Hebrews 1:1-4
When he had received
the drink, Jesus said, "It is finished." With that, he bowed his head
and gave up his spirit. – John 19:30
"Men of Israel, listen to this: Jesus of Nazareth was a man
accredited by God to you by miracles, wonders and signs, which God did among
you through him, as you yourselves know. This man was handed over to you by
God's set purpose and foreknowledge; and you, with the help of wicked men, put
him to death by nailing him to the cross. But God raised him from the dead,
freeing him from the agony of death, because it was impossible for death to
keep its hold on him. David said about him: "'I saw the Lord always before
me. Because he is at my right hand, I will not be shaken. Therefore my heart is
glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will live in hope, because you will
not abandon me to the grave, nor will you let your Holy One see decay. You have
made known to me the paths of life; you will fill me with joy in your
presence.' "Brothers, I can tell you confidently that the patriarch David
died and was buried, and his tomb is here to this day. But he was a prophet and
knew that God had promised him on oath that he would place one of his
descendants on his throne. Seeing what was ahead, he spoke of the resurrection
of the Christ, that he was not abandoned to the grave, nor did his body see
decay. God has raised this Jesus to life, and we are all witnesses of the fact.
Exalted to the right hand of God, he has received from the Father the promised
Holy Spirit and has poured out what you now see and hear. For David did not
ascend to heaven, and yet he said, "'The Lord said to my Lord: "Sit
at my right hand .” – Acts 2:22-34
He was delivered over
to death for our sins and was raised to life for our justification. – Romans
4:25
For what I received I
passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins
according to the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the
third day according to the Scriptures. – I Corinthians 15:3,4
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