Statement of Faith

This is going to be long, but I think it important to lay out my faith and theology at the outset.

1. I believe in The Triune God. Three distinct, yet equal and completely unified parts of one whole: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
2. I believe that the Bible is the unerring, perfect word of God. I take it to be completely literal, factual, and correct.
3. I believe that God, first for His perfect will and purposes, and second, because of our inescapable problem of sin, sent His son, Jesus, to suffer and die on the cross and rise again on the third day. In so doing Jesus died a sacrificial death to justify us to God by his blood. In so doing, all who call on his name are covered by his blood, causing God to forgive every sin past, present, and future.
4. I believe that Jesus is the only one able to accomplish this because of his sinless nature.
5. I believe that faith in Jesus Christ is the only way to eternal life in Heaven.
6. I believe that Jesus Christ will return in glory at the end of the present age to usher in His kingdom for eternity.
7. I believe God desires a personal relationship with His creation as father and friend. When a person accepts Christ, he or she becomes a true child of God and coheirs with Christ.
8. I believe that all who come to genuine faith in Christ will never fall away.
9. I believe that miracles are NOT limited to the Apostolic Age, and that we are given dominion over all things on Earth.
10. I believe it is our duty as servants of Christ to spread the gospel to the whole world through a variety of means. First among these means is the example we set for the world in our daily lives.
11. I accept the rule of Christ in my life, and allow him to sanctify me until we are made perfect in Heaven. I believe this is accomplished through the work of the Holy Spirit.
12. I believe that when I accepted Christ, I was spiritually born again, and am now a new creation.
13. I believe that baptism in water is an important outward symbol of faith. That being said, there is no means of external or ritual ablution that can cleanse you of sin, only faith in Christ, and a true heart commitment to Him is the means by which we are saved.
14. I submit to God's will, and put my own aside knowing that His is perfect, and mine is carnal.
15. I believe that Christ is the King, and the head of the church.