My Faith
MY STATEMENT OF FAITH
1. I believe the Bible to be the inspired—the only—infallible, authoritative Word of God. My desire is to not only have knowledge of His Word but to put it into practice in my life.
2. I believe that there is one God, eternally existent in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
3. I believe that man was created in the image of God, male and female, and although he was created without sin, man fell into sin and, therefore, requires justification, surrender and regeneration by the Holy Spirit.
4. I believe in the deity of our Lord Jesus Christ, in His virgin birth, in His sinless life, in His miracles, in His vicarious and atoning death through His shed blood, in His bodily resurrection, in His ascension to the right hand of the Father, and in His return in power and glory.
5. I believe that God sent his son Jesus Christ to rescue man from sin, death, and condemnation and that He fulfilled God’s plan of salvation through his vicarious and atoning death on the cross and his resurrection. This salvation is available by grace to all who put their faith in our Lord Jesus Christ and His redemptive work.
6. I believe in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit by whose indwelling the Christian is enabled to live a godly life.
7. I believe in the Holy Spirit as my comforter, as the Spirit of God within me and everywhere. He teaches me all things and will remind me of everything Jesus has said to me. He will guide me into all truth. He convicts my heart when I sin, and He does all of this out of love.
8. I believe in the resurrection of both the saved and the lost; they who are saved unto the resurrection of life and they who are lost unto the resurrection of damnation.
9. I believe that Satan exists and continues to promote evil and oppose God’s purposes. However, Jesus Christ, through His death and resurrection, has triumphed over Satan and has ensured his ultimate destruction.
10. I believe in the spiritual unity of believers in our Lord Jesus Christ.