The fundamental teachings of Christ Church are reflected in the following
abbreviated doctrinal statement:
We
believe that all Scripture, both Old and New Testaments, was given by inspiration
of God as the writers were moved by the Holy Spirit to write the very words
of God and that the Scriptures are the only rule of faith and practice.
(2 Timothy 3:16; 2 Peter 1:20-21).
We
believe in the one true God head who has revealed Himself as existing in
three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit: distinguishable but indivisible
(Matthew 28:19; Luke 3:21-22).
We believe in the creation, test, and fall of man as recorded in the book
of Genesis; his total spiritual depravity and inability to
attain divine righteousness. (Romans 5:12, 18).
We
believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, the Savior of men, conceived of the Holy
Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, very God and very man.
(Luke 1:26-35; John
1:18: Isaiah 7:14, 9:6).
We
believe in the bodily Ascension of Jesus to heaven, His exaltation and
personal, literal, and bodily return to second time for the Church.
(John 14:2-3; 1 Thessalonians
4:13-18).
We
believe in the salvation of sinners by grace, through repentance and faith
in the perfect and sufficient work of the cross of Calvary by which we
obtain remission of sins. (Ephesians 2:8-9; Hebrews 9:12; Romans 5:11).
We
believe in the necessity of water baptism by immersion in the name the
Eternal Godhead in order to fulfill the command of Christ.
(Matthew 28:19, Acts 2:36-39,
19:1-6).
We believe in the baptism of the Holy Spirit, the promise of the Father,
for the empowering of the Christian and His accompanying gifts and fruit.
(Acts 2:1-4, 8:14-17, 10:44-46: Galations 3:14-15).
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