The Scriptures, both Old and
New Testaments, to be the inspired Word of God, without error in the
original writings, the complete revelation of His will for the salvation
of men and the Divine and final authority for Christian faith and life.
That there is but one true
God in all existence, in all places, and in all time, who is the Creator
of all things, infinitely perfect and eternally existing in three
persons. God is a Trinity: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
That Jesus Christ is
presently true God and true man, having been conceived of the Holy Spirit
and born of the Virgin Mary. He died on the cross, a sacrifice for our
sins according to the Scriptures. Further, He arose bodily from the dead,
ascended into heaven, where, at the right hand of the Majesty on High, He
is now our High Priest and Advocate.
That Jesus will return
bodily to this world to fulfill His ministry and calling as God and Lord.
That the Holy Spirit, like
the Father and the Son, has a will, can grieve, love, hate, and is worthy
of all worship and honor.
That the ministry of the
Holy Spirit is to glorify the Lord Jesus Christ and to convict men,
regenerate the sinner, indwell, guide, instruct and empower the believer
for godly living and service.
That man was created in the
image of God but fell into sin and is, therefore, lost, and only through
regeneration by the Holy Spirit can salvation and spiritual life be
obtained.
That the shed blood of Jesus
Christ and His resurrection provide the only grounds for justification and
salvation for all people. This justification and salvation is obtained by
grace through faith alone for all who believe, and only such as receive
Jesus Christ, by faith, are born of the Holy Spirit and, thus become
children of God.
That water baptism and the
Lord's Supper are ordinances to be observed by the Church during the
present age. They are, however, not to be regarded as means of salvation
or necessary for salvation.
That the true Church is
composed of all such persons who through saving faith in Jesus Christ have
been regenerated by the Holy Spirit and are united together in the Body of
Christ of which He is the Head.
In the bodily resurrection
of the dead; of the believer to everlasting blessedness and joy with the
Lord; of the unbeliever to judgment and everlasting conscious punishment
which will not end.
That the Lord and God
possess an exhaustive foreknowledge of all things potential as well as
actual and that there is nothing God does not know.
*Adopted from CARM.org
