One Hope Statement of Faith
We believe the Bible to be the inspired, living, inerrant, authoritative Word of God. (2 Timothy 3:15-17)
We believe that there is One God, existing forever before, in the present, and eternally in the future in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. (Matthew 28:19, Ephesians 4:4-6)
We believe in the absolute authority and deity of our Lord Jesus Christ, in His v
irgin 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 personal return in power and glory. (John 1:1-4, Matthew 1:23, Philippians 2:5-11, Hebrews 1:1-4 & 4:15, Acts 1:11 & 2:22-24, I Corinthians 15:3-4)
We believe that man is lost and is conceived and born in a sinful state (Psalm 51:5, Romans 3:23) and that repentance of sin and faith in Jesus Christ results in new life by the Holy Spirit and that Jesus is the only way of salvation. (Titus 3:4-7, Luke 24:46-47, Ephesians 2:8-9, John 14:6, Acts 4:12)
We believe in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit whose indwelling enables the Christian to live a godly life. (Galatians 5:16-18, Romans 8:9)
We believe in the resurrection of both the saved and the lost; the saved unto the resurrection of eternal life and the lost unto the resurrection of damnation and eternal punishment. (Revelation 20:11-15, I Corinthians 15:51-57)
We believe in the spiritual unity of believers in our Lord Jesus Christ and that all true believers are members of His body, the Church. (Ephesians 1:22-23, I Corinthians 12:12,27)
We believe in the ministry of evangelism and that it is the responsibility of both the church and each Christian. (Romans 10:9-15, Acts 1:8, Matthew 28:18-20, I Peter 3:15)
