What We Believe | What We Reject | Where Our Hope Rests

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At the heart of Pellegrino Walk is Jesus Christ—who He is, what He has accomplished, and what it means to follow Him faithfully.

We believe the Scriptures are God's authoritative Word and must remain the foundation for examining every doctrine, tradition, movement, and spiritual experience—including our own beliefs.

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The following statements express the convictions that guide our biblical teaching, documentary research, and everyday lives.

Our desire is not merely to identify error, but to point people to Jesus Christ, encourage careful examination of His Word, and demonstrate His love through service to others.

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1. JESUS CHRIST AND THE GOSPEL - Jesus Christ Is Fully God and Fully Man

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We believe Jesus Christ is the eternal Son of God who came in the flesh. He was and remains truly God and truly man—not partly God and partly man, but fully divine and fully human.

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He lived a genuine human life without ever ceasing to be God. He experienced human weakness, temptation, suffering, and death, yet remained completely without sin.

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Scripture: John 1:1, 14; Colossians 2:9; Philippians 2:5–8; Hebrews 2:14–18; 4:15.

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Jesus Christ Died and Rose Again

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We believe Jesus Christ died bodily on the cross for our sins, was buried, and physically rose from the dead.

His resurrection was not merely spiritual or symbolic. The same Jesus who was crucified rose bodily from the grave.

 

He remains the incarnate Son of God, fully God and fully man, and is our risen Lord and Savior.

 

Scripture: Luke 24:39; John 20:27–28; 1 Corinthians 15:3–8; 1 Timothy 2:5.

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Salvation Is Found in Jesus Christ Alone

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We believe salvation is found in Jesus Christ alone.

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Humanity cannot earn salvation through good works, religious performance, spiritual experiences, personal righteousness, or participation in any religious institution or movement.

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We are saved by God's grace through faith in Jesus Christ and His finished work on the cross.

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Scripture: John 14:6; Acts 4:12; Ephesians 2:8–9; Titus 3:5.

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Christ's Finished Work Is Sufficient

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We believe Jesus Christ's sacrifice was once for all and completely sufficient for our redemption.

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Nothing needs to be added to His finished work. No religious system, spiritual achievement, or human effort can complete what Christ has already accomplished.

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Our confidence rests in Him, not in our ability to perfect ourselves or attain a higher spiritual condition.

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Scripture: John 19:30; Hebrews 10:10–14; Galatians 2:20–21.

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Repentance and Faith

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We believe the Gospel calls every person to repent and believe in Jesus Christ.

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Those who place their faith in Him are forgiven, justified, reconciled to God, and given eternal life.

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The Christian life that follows is not an effort to earn salvation, but a response to God's grace, expressed through faith, obedience, love, and the transforming work of the Holy Spirit.

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Scripture: Mark 1:15; Acts 2:38; Romans 5:1; 10:9–10; Ephesians 2:10.

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The Gospel Is About What Christ Has Done

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We believe Christianity begins and ends with Jesus Christ.

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The Gospel is not a message about humanity ascending to godhood, achieving spiritual greatness, attaining divine status, or redeeming itself through spiritual advancement.

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Our hope rests in God's grace and what Jesus Christ has accomplished through His life, death, and resurrection.

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Scripture: Romans 3:23–26; Galatians 2:20–21; Philippians 2:5–11.

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2. THE SCRIPTURES AND THE TRIUNE GOD - The Bible Is the Word of God

 

We believe the Bible is the inspired, authoritative, and trustworthy Word of God and the final standard for Christian faith, doctrine, and practice.

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Every teaching, tradition, spiritual experience, prophetic claim, and theological system must be examined in light of Scripture.

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No leader, church institution, movement, or claimed revelation possesses authority to override or contradict God's written Word.

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Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:16–17; 2 Peter 1:20–21; Acts 17:11.

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We Take Scripture Seriously and Interpret It in Context

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We believe Scripture should be understood according to its intended meaning, considering its literary, historical, grammatical, and biblical context.

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We recognize that the Bible contains historical narrative, poetry, symbolism, parables, prophecy, and figures of speech. These must be interpreted according to their context rather than forcing every passage into a rigidly literal or symbolic interpretation.

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We seek to distinguish carefully between what Scripture explicitly teaches, what may reasonably be inferred, and what a theological system adds to the text.

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We believe no doctrinal framework should be permitted to determine in advance what Scripture is allowed to say.

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Scripture: Nehemiah 8:8; 2 Timothy 2:15; Acts 17:11.

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One God — Father, Son, and Holy Spirit

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We believe in one eternal God, revealed in Scripture as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit—three distinct Persons, yet one God.

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The Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are not three gods, nor are they merely different manifestations of one Person.

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We affirm the full deity of Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit, together with the Father.

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Scripture: Deuteronomy 6:4; Matthew 28:19; John 1:1; Acts 5:3–4; 2 Corinthians 13:14.

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3. THE HOLY SPIRIT AND THE LIFE OF THE CHURCH

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The Gifts and Work of the Holy Spirit Continue Today

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We believe the Holy Spirit continues to work in and through believers today, and that the gifts and workings of the Spirit described in the New Testament remain available to the Church according to God's will.

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We do not believe the Church required, or currently requires, a modern movement to restore what Christ has already given.

The Holy Spirit was poured out at Pentecost, and His presence and work are not dependent upon the Restoration Movement, the Charismatic Movement, or any modern organization claiming to have recovered lost spiritual authority.

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Scripture: Acts 2:1–18; 1 Corinthians 12:4–11; 12:27–31; Romans 12:4–8.

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An important clarification: Affirming the continuing gifts and work of the Holy Spirit does not mean accepting every experience, manifestation, prophecy, or supernatural claim attributed to Him.

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We reject false manifestations, spiritual manipulation, and teachings that contradict Scripture, regardless of which movement or tradition promotes them.

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The Holy Spirit Glorifies Jesus Christ

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We believe genuine ministry of the Holy Spirit points people toward Jesus Christ, produces holiness and the fruit of the Spirit, and conforms believers to Christ.

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The Holy Spirit does not exist to exalt religious personalities, create spiritual elites, promote human greatness, or establish a hierarchy of supposedly superior believers.

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Spiritual experiences must be tested against Scripture, and their claims must never become a substitute for biblical truth.

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Scripture: John 16:13–14; Galatians 5:22–23; 1 John 4:1; 1 Corinthians 12:3.

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The Church Is Called to Make Disciples and Serve Others

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We believe the Church is called to proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ, make disciples, love God and neighbor, care for the poor and vulnerable, pursue holiness, and bear faithful witness to Christ.

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Following Jesus means more than possessing correct doctrine. Our faith should be expressed through compassion, humility, generosity, and practical service to others.

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We believe particular attention should be given to those who are overlooked, hurting, isolated, or in need.

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Jesus taught His disciples that greatness in His Kingdom is expressed through service rather than domination.

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The Church is not commissioned to conquer nations, seize control of society's institutions, establish Christian political supremacy, or build God's Kingdom through earthly political power.

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Our calling is to follow Jesus Christ, proclaim His Gospel, make disciples, and love others as He commanded.

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Scripture: Matthew 22:37–40; 28:18–20; Mark 10:42–45; John 13:34–35; James 1:27; Galatians 6:10.

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4. TEACHINGS AND SYSTEMS WE REJECT

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We believe Christians must examine every teaching in light of Scripture, regardless of its popularity, historical tradition, institutional authority, or claims of supernatural confirmation.

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Our concern is with doctrines and systems that obscure the Gospel, distort the identity and work of Jesus Christ, or place human authority above God's Word.

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Our rejection of a teaching does not mean we reject or despise the people who have embraced it. We recognize that sincere believers can become involved in unhealthy or deceptive religious systems.

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Our desire is to encourage biblical discernment and point people back to Christ.

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We Reject Christian Nationalism and Dominion Theology

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We reject forms of Christian nationalism and dominion theology that confuse the Kingdom of God with an earthly nation or teach that Christians must take governmental, institutional, or cultural control for God's purposes to be fulfilled.

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We reject the idea that the Church is commissioned to establish Christian political supremacy or exercise governmental dominion over society as a requirement for Christ's Kingdom to advance.

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We believe Christians may participate responsibly in civic life, but political power must never be confused with the Gospel or the mission of the Church.

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Our ultimate citizenship is in heaven, and our model is the crucified and risen Christ—not Constantine, empire, conquest, or political domination.

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Scripture: John 18:36; Philippians 3:20; Mark 10:42–45; 1 Peter 2:11–12.

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We Reject Latter Rain and Manifest Sonship Teachings

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We reject the end-time theological system developed through Latter Rain and Manifest Sons of God teachings that proposes an elite company of perfected believers who will attain extraordinary spiritual status before Christ's return.

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This includes claims that certain believers will achieve bodily immortality before the resurrection, manifest divine sonship in a way that elevates humanity toward deity, conquer physical death through spiritual advancement, or exercise extraordinary governmental authority over the earth.

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We believe believers are already God's children through faith in Jesus Christ, while the fullness of our redemption—including the redemption of our bodies—remains a future hope.

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Our ultimate transformation and bodily immortality come through Jesus Christ and the resurrection, not through attaining a higher spiritual state or membership in an elite company of believers.

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Scripture: Romans 8:14–25; 1 Corinthians 15:20–26, 50–55; Philippians 3:20–21; 1 John 3:2.

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We Reject Esoteric and Occult Spirituality

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We reject Gnosticism, occultism, New Age spirituality, and the incorporation of Kabbalistic or other esoteric systems into Christian doctrine and practice.

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We reject teachings that promise spiritual advancement through secret knowledge, sacred geometry, spiritual frequencies, visualization techniques, hidden codes, or supposed mysteries available only to spiritually advanced believers.

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We also reject attempts to reinterpret the Gospel through systems of mystical ascent, hidden spiritual hierarchies, or techniques intended to access divine power apart from the biblical teaching of Christ and His apostles.

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We believe Jesus Christ has revealed what is necessary for salvation, and no hidden spiritual system can supplement or improve upon His finished work.

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Scripture: Colossians 2:8–10, 18–23; 1 Timothy 6:20–21; 2 Corinthians 11:3–4.

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5. OUR HOPE RESTS IN JESUS CHRIST - God's Purposes Will Be Fulfilled in Christ

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We believe God's redemptive purposes culminate in Jesus Christ Himself.

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Our hope is not in humanity progressively constructing a perfected world, achieving collective spiritual immortality, or establishing God's Kingdom through political or religious domination.

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We do not place our ultimate confidence in apostles, prophets, movements, governments, revival strategies, human achievement, or humanity's ability to transform the nations.

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Our confidence is in Jesus Christ, who has been given all authority in heaven and on earth and who will bring God's purposes to their appointed fulfillment.

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Scripture: Matthew 28:18; Ephesians 1:9–10, 20–23; Colossians 1:15–20.

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Jesus Christ Will Return

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We believe Jesus Christ will personally and bodily return, the dead will be raised, and God will bring His redemptive purposes to their appointed fulfillment.

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We believe our final hope is the resurrection and the complete redemption of God's people through Jesus Christ.

We do not believe the Church must first attain corporate perfection, conquer death, or establish dominion over the nations before Jesus can return.

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Our hope rests in His promise, His resurrection power, and His faithfulness.

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Scripture: Acts 1:9–11; Romans 8:18–25; 1 Corinthians 15:20–26, 50–55; 1 Thessalonians 4:13–18.

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OUR HEART BEHIND PELLEGRINO WALK

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We are Kevin and Barbara Sisti, two followers of Jesus Christ seeking to walk faithfully with Him wherever He leads.

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Through biblical teaching, documentary research, travel, historical investigation, and community outreach, we desire to encourage others to examine the Scriptures, recognize teachings that distort the Gospel, and grow in their knowledge of Jesus Christ.

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But we also recognize that faithfulness to Jesus is not measured merely by what we know, what we expose, or what we accomplish.

It is demonstrated in how we love God, how we treat others, and how we respond to those who need compassion, encouragement, and practical help.

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We are still learning, still growing, and still being challenged by the Word of God.

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Our desire is to remain faithful to Jesus Christ, serve those He places in our path, and encourage others to do the same.

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Our hope is not in a movement, a system, an institution, or an earthly kingdom.

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Our hope is in Jesus Christ.

Kevin & Barbara Sisti

Pellegrino Walk