What I believe (Statement of Faith)
- There is one God,1 who is infinitely perfect,2
existing eternally in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.3
(1Deuteronomy 6:4, 2Matthew
5:48, 3Matthew
28:19).
- Jesus Christ is the true God and the true man.4 He
was conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary.5
He died upon the cross, the Just for the unjust,6 as a
substitutionary sacrifice,7 and all who believe in Him
are justified on the ground of His shed blood.8 He arose
from the dead according to the Scriptures.9 He is now at
the right hand of Majesty on high as our great High Priest. 10
He will come again to establish His kingdom, righteousness and
peace.11 (4
Philippians 2:6-11, 5Luke
1:36-38, 6I
Peter 3:18, 7Hebrews
2:9, 8Romans
5:9, 9Acts
2:23,24, 10Hebrews
8:1, 11Matthew
26:64)
- The Holy Spirit is a divine person, 12 sent to dwell,
guide, teach, empower the believer, 13 and convince the
world of sin, of righteousness, and of judgement.14 (12John
14:15-18, 13John
16:13, Acts 1:9, 14John
16:7-11)
- The Old and New Testaments, inerrant as originally given, were
verbally inspired by God and are a complete revelation of His will
for the salvation of men. They constitute the divine and only rule
of Christian faith and practice.15 (15II
Peter 1:20-21, II Timothy 3:15-16)
- Man was originally created in the image and likeness of God:
16 he fell through disobedience, incurring thereby both
physical and spiritual death. All men are born with a sinful nature,17
are separated from the life of God, and can be saved only through
the atoning work of the Lord Jesus Christ.18 The portion
of the unrepentent and unbelieving is existence forever in conscious
torment;19 and that of the believer, in everlasting joy
and bliss.20 (16Genesis
1:27, 17Romans
3:23, 18I
Corinthians 15:20-23, 19Revelation
21:8, 20Revelation
21:1-4)
- Salvation has been provided through Jesus Christ for all men; and
those who repent and believe in Him are born again of the Holy
Spirit, receive the gift of eternal life, and become the children of
God. 21 (21Titus
3:4-7)
- It is the will of God that each believer should be filled with
the Holy Spirit and be sanctified wholly, 22 being
separated from sin and the world and fully dedicated to the will of
God, thereby receiving power for holy living and effective service.23
This is both a crises and a progressive experience wrought in the
life of the believer subsequent to conversion.24 (22I
Thessalonians 5:23, 23Acts
1:8, 24Romans
6:1-14)
- Provision is made in the redemptive work of the Lord Jesus Christ
for the healing of the mortal body.25 Prayer for the
sick and anointing with oil are taught in the Scriptures and are
privileges for the Church in this present age. 26 (25Matthew
8:16-17, 26James
5:13-16)
- The Church consists of all those who believe on the Lord Jesus
Christ, are redeemed through His blood, and are born again of the
Holy Spirit. Christ is the Head of the Body, the Church, 27
which has been commissioned by Him to go into all the world as a
witness, preaching the gospel to all nations.28 The
local church is a body of believers in Christ who are joined
together for the worship of God, for edification through the Word of
God, for prayer, fellowship, the proclamation of the gospel, and
observance of the ordinances of Baptism and the Lord's Supper.29
(27Ephesians 1:22-23, 28Matthew
28:19-20, 29Acts
2:41-47)
- There shall be a bodily resurrection of the just and of the
unjust; for the former, a resurrection unto life; 30 for
the latter, a resurrection unto judgment.31 (30I
Corinthians 15:20-23, 31John
5:28-29)
- The second coming of the Lord Jesus Christ is imminent32
and will be personal, visible, and premillenial.33 This
is the believer's blessed hope and is a vital truth which is an
incentive to holy living and faithful service.34 (32Hebrews
10:37, 33Luke
21:27, 34Titus
2:11-14)
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