



| Faith Family Worship Statement of Faith WE BELIEVE...the Bible to be given by inspiration of the Holy Spirit, infallible, and God's revealed word to man. (2 Timothy 3:16) WE BELIEVE...in one God, creator and sustainer of all things, infinitely perfect and eternally co-existing in three persons-- Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. (Deuteronomy 6:4; Isaiah 43:10,11; Matthew 28:19) (Luke 3:22) WE BELIEVE...that human nature derives from two historical persons, male and female, created in God's image. (Genesis 1:27) WE BELIEVE...that they (the first two created), were created perfect; but, they sinned through disobedience-- plunging themselves and all humanity into sin, guilt, and death. Therefore, man is a sinful being in need of redemption. (Genesis 1:26-31; 3:1-7; Psalms 51:5; John 6:44) (Romans 5:12-21; 1 Corinthians 2:14) WE BELIEVE...in the virgin birth of Jesus Christ and that He is the Son of God; and He came to save man from condemnation of sin by offering His blood as atonement and making it available to all who exercise faith in Him. In that, the substitutionary death of Jesus Christ and His bodily resurrection provide the only ground for justification, forgiveness, and salvation for all whom believe; and only those whom trust in Him alone are born of the Holy Spirit, and are true believers of the church and will spend eternity with Christ. (Matthew 1:23; Luke 1:30-35; John 3:16,17) (1 Corinthians 15:3; 2 Corinthians 5:21) WE BELIEVE...in the sanctifying power of the Holy Spirit by whose indwelling the Christian is enabled to live a holy life. (Romans 8:5; Philippians 2:12,13, 1 Thessalonians. 4:13) (1 John 2:29) WE BELIEVE...that the baptism in the Holy Spirit is given to all believers who will ask. (Joel 2:28; Acts 2:4) WE BELIEVE...that the redemptive work of Christ on the Cross provides healing for the human body in answer to believing prayer. (Isaiah 53:4,5; James 5:14,15; 1 Peter 2:24) WE BELIEVE...that all mankind is subject to the death of the body as a result of original sin. The soul and the spirit do not die, but immediately after death enter into a conscious state of either happiness or misery according to the character here possessed by rejection or acceptance of the Savior-- Jesus Christ. (Ecclesiastes 12:7; Luke 16:19-31; Romans 5:12) (Philippians 1:23) WE BELIEVE...in the bodily resurrection of both the saved and the lost: the saved to everlasting life, and the lost without Christ to everlasting damnation. (Matthew 24:31-46; Acts 24:15; Revelation 22:11-17) WE BELIEVE...in the personal imminent return of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. (Acts 1:11; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18) |
