Our desire at Calvary Chapel Bend is to thoroughly equip the believer of Christ for every good work by studying the Bible chapter by chapter and verse by verse. We want to see lives conformed to the image of Jesus Christ through the study of God's Word and by the work of His Holy Spirit. Calvary Chapel Bend exists for God's glory and by His grace in order to spread the Gospel and accomplish His Wo
rk, His Way. "Unless the Lord builds the house, they labor in vain who build it..." - Psalm 127:1a
- Statement of Faith -
We Believe the Bible to be the inspired, only infallible, authoritative, inerrant, Word of God. 2 Timothy 3:5-17; 2 Peter 1:21. We Believe there is one God, eternally existent in three persons, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. We Believe in the deity of Christ. Isaiah 7:14; Matthew 1:23; Luke 1:34-35; His sinless life. Hebrews 4:15, 7:26; His miracles. John 2:11; His vicarious and atoning death. 1 Corinthians 15:3; Ephesians 1:7; Hebrews 2:9; His resurrection. John 11:25; 1 Corinthians 15:4; His ascension to the right hand of the Father. Mark 16:19; His personal return to earth in power and glory. Acts 1:11; Revelation 19:11-16. We Believe in the absolute necessity of regeneration by the Holy Spirit for salvation because of the exceeding sinfulness of human nature, and that all are justified on the single ground of faith in the shed blood of Christ, and only by God’s grace through faith alone, are we saved. John 3:16-19, 5:24; Romans 3:23, 5:8-9; Ephesians 2:8-10; Titus 3:5. We Believe in the resurrection of both the saved and the lost; they that are saved unto the resurrection of life, and they that are not saved unto the resurrection of damnation. John 5:26-28. We Believe in the spiritual unity of believers in our Lord Jesus Christ. Romans 8:9; 1 Corinthians 12:12-13; Galatians 3:26-28. We Believe in the personal ministry of the Holy Spirit by Whose indwelling the Christian is enabled to live a godly life. Romans 8:13-14; 1 Corinthians 3:16, 6:19-20; Ephesians 4:30, 5:18.
