Our Beliefs

Joppa House is a Christ-centered home with a voluntary program for women who are in active recovery from substance use disorders.

The primary purpose for our Christ-centered approach is to provide a place where the Holy Spirit can work as we provide a safe, rehabilitative, and structured environment in which women may come to know and accept the love and forgiveness of Christ resulting in changed lives, whereby achieving a self-sufficiency through a dependency on Christ the Lord.

Biblical beliefs

We adhere to the following non-negotiable Biblical beliefs:

  1. The Scriptures are inspired by God.
  2. There is only one true God, revealed in three persons, the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
  3. The Deity of the Lord Jesus Christ: as God’s son, Jesus was both human and divine.
  4. Man willingly fell into sin, ushering evil and death, both physical and spiritual, into the world.
  5. Every person can have restored fellowship with God through salvation.
  6. Water Baptism by immersion and holy communion are the two ordinances of the church.
  7. The baptism of the Holy Spirit is a special experience following salvation.
  8. Sanctification initially occurs at salvation.
  9. The Church has a mission to seek and save all who are lost in sin.
  10. Divine healing of the sick is a privilege for Christians today.
  11. The Blessed Hope; the belief that Jesus will rapture His church prior to His return to earth.
  12. The millennial reign of Christ.
  13. A final Judgement will take place.
  14. The new heavens and a new earth.