I BELIEVE.
I believe that the Bible is God’s Word, divinely inspired, unfailing, all-powerful, and entirely trustworthy.
I believe that God eternally exists in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
I believe that Jesus Christ is Lord. I believe He came into this earth as both God and man. That he was born of a virgin and lived a sinless life. That He died on a cross for our sins, and was raised from the dead on the third day. I believe that He ascended into Heaven to the right hand of God our Father, where He now heads the church and intercedes for all believers. I believe that He will physically and visibly return to set up His millenial kingdom.
I believe that in His death and shedding of His blood, the Lord Jesus Christ become a perfect atonement for sin, therefore redeeming us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us. I believe that all are saved and justified on this simple, single foundation. I believe that salvation can not be earned through good works or effort. I believe that salvation is purely a gift from God.
I believe that a true believer is eternally secure, unable to lose their salvation, yet sinful in nature until Christ’s return. I believe that sin can disrupt the joy of being in relationship with God and invite His loving discipline. I believe that anyone who receives Jesus Christ into their lives become joint heirs with Him. I believe that at rapture, the day Jesus comes for His church, their bodies will be raised up with Him, sharing in His glory, and dwelling forever in divine presence.
I believe that it should be the desire and goal of every Christian to become a strong disciple of Christ by growing toward spiritual maturity through the knowledge of and obedience to the Word of God and submission to the Holy Spirit. I believe that the Holy Spirit lives on the inside of us, sealing all believers at the moment of salvation. I believe that believers must seek the fullness of the Spirit since it is His influence that will bring about victorious Christian living on earth. I believe that every true Christian is to be a dynamic part of a local church since this is God’s primary context for spiritual development and community impact.
Amen.
*This Statement of Faith is taken in slight part from the study of Statement of Faiths from different ministries, with much inspiration from Going Beyond Ministries.