Essential Statement of Faith
(Luke 1:1)
I believe in:
the persons of God, subsisting as a Trinity
(Gen. 1:1 & 26; Matt. 28:19; Lk. 1:35 & 3:22; Jhn. 3:34, 14:16 & 26, 15:26; Acts 10:38);
the verbal-plenary inspiration and inerrancy of the original manuscripts of the Old and
New Testaments (which God preserves in accurate and reliable copies and translations)
(Jeremiah 1:6-9; II Tim. 3:16; II Pet. 1:16 & 20-21);
the creation of man by the direct, non-evolutionary act of God
(Gen. 1:1, 2, 5 & 24; I Tim. 6:20-21; Heb. 11:3);
the incarnation and virgin birth of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ
(Gen. 3:15; Isa. 7:14; Matt. 1:16, 18-20, 23 & 25);
His identification as the only-begotten Son of God
(Matt. 1:23; Jhn. 1:1, 3:16, 8:24, 42 & 58; Heb. 1:1-6; I Jhn. 4:2-3);
His vicarious atonement for the sins of the elect of the Father
by the shedding of His blood on the cross
(II Cor. 5:21; Gal. 1:3-4 & 3:13; Eph. 5:25-27; Titus 2:14; Heb. 9:12, 15 & 28; I Pet. 2:24);
the resurrection of His body from the tomb
(Acts 2:24; Rom. 1:3-4 & 8:11 & 34; I Cor. 15:12-23; Col. 1:18; I Thes. 4:14; Rev. 1:18);
His power to save men from sin
(Matt. 1:21; Jhn. 3:17; Rom. 5:19-21; I Cor. 6:9-11; I Thes. 1:9; Heb. 7:25);
the necessity of the new birth through regeneration by the Holy Spirit
(Jhn. 1:13, 3:3 & 6-8; Rom. 8:9-10 & 14; Eph. 2:4-6; I Pet. 1:23);
and, the gift of eternal life by the grace of God
(Jhn. 3:15-16 & 10:28; Rom. 8:35-39; Eph. 2:8-10).