We Believe

1. The Bible - We believe that Scripture alone is the Word of God and is authoritative for what we believe and do.
2. The Grace of God - We believe that salvation from the penalty of sin is provided by the mercy and grace of God, in Jesus Christ alone, through His death on the cross and his bodily resurrection.
3. The Responsibility of Man - We believe that man is unable to save himself by good deeds and must respond to God’s gracious provision of salvation by putting his faith in the work of Jesus Christ alone to save him from the penalty of sin.
4. The Purpose - We believe that every created thing has one purpose and that is to worship God alone.

 

Grace Bible Church Doctrinal Statement

1.  The Holy Scriptures

      We believe the Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments (the sixty-six canonical books) to be the verbally inspired Word of God, the final authority for faith and life, inerrant in the original writings, infallible and God-breathed.  God has divinely preserved the Greek and Hebrew texts so as to make His will explicitly known and obeyed (II Timothy 3:16,17; II Peter 1:20,21; Matthew 5:18; John 16:12,13).

 

2.  The Godhead

      We believe in one Triune God, eternally existing in three persons (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit), co-eternal in being, co-identical in nature, co-equal in power and glory, and each having the same attributes and perfections  (Deuteronomy 6:4; II Corinthians 13:14).

 

3.  The Person and Work of Christ

      a.  We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ, the eternal Son of God, became man without ceasing to be God, having been conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary, in order that He might reveal God and redeem sinful man (John 1:1,2; Luke 1:35).

      b.  We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ died on the cross for all mankind as a representative, vicarious, substitutionary sacrifice; and that the sufficiency of this atoning sacrifice to accomplish the redemption and  justification of all who trust in Him, is assured by His literal, physical resurrection from the dead (Romans 3:24,25; 4:25; Ephesians 1:7; I Timothy 4:10; Hebrews 2:9; I Peter 1:3-5; 2:24; II Peter 2:1).

      c.   We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ ascended to heaven and is now exalted at the right hand of God where, as our high priest, He fulfills the ministry of representative, intercessor, and advocate (Acts 1:9,10; Hebrews 9:24; 7:25; Romans 8:34; I John 2:1,2).

 

6.  Salvation

      We believe that salvation is the gift of God brought to man by grace and received by faith alone in the Lord Jesus Christ, whose precious blood was shed on Calvary for the forgiveness of our sins (Ephesians 2:8-10; 1:7; John 1:12; I Peter 1:18,19).

 

9.  Separation

      We believe that all the saved should live in such a manner as not to bring reproach upon their Savior and Lord; and that separation from all religious apostasy, all worldly and sinful pleasures, practices and associations is commanded of God (II Timothy 3:1-5; Romans 12:1,2; 14:13; I John 2:15-17; II John 9-11; II Corinthians 6:14-7:11).

 

10.  The Standard for Sexuality

      We believe that God has instituted the marriage union, made up of one man and one woman, and that any intimate sexual activity outside of that union is sin.  We believe that any form of homosexuality, lesbianism, bisexuality, bestiality, incest, fornication, adultery, and pornography are sinful perversions of God's holy standard (Genesis 2:24; 19:5-13; Leviticus 18:1-30; Romans 1:26-29; I Corinthians 5:1; 6:9; I Thessalonians 4:1-8; Hebrews 13:4).

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