Doctrinal Statement of Faith

The Apostle Paul commands us in Titus 2:1 "You must teach what is in accord with sound doctrine." While there are many teachings and doctrines concerning the Christian faith, we have formulated the following ten "We Believe" statements to express what we consider to be the essential, core doctrines of our Christian faith. On these truths we stand united and of one mind.

WE BELIEVE

the Bible, both Old and New Testaments, to be the inspired, infallible, and inerrant Word of God, the complete revelation of His will for the salvation of humankind, and the Divine and final authority for all Christian faith and life.

2 Tim 3:15–17; 2 Pet 1:21; Heb 4:12; Psalms 19:7–8, Matt 5:17–18

WE BELIEVE

that there is one living and true God, the Creator and Sustainer of all things, infinitely perfect and eternally existing in three Persons…Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

Deut 6:4; Gen 1:26, 3:22; Psalm 33:6–9; Matt 28:19; 2 Cor 13:14; 1 Tim 1:17

WE BELIEVE

in God the Father, an infinite, sovereign, personal Spirit, perfect in holiness, wisdom, power, and love, that He concerns Himself mercifully in the affairs of humanity. He hears and answers prayer; and He saves from sin and death all who come to Him through Jesus Christ.

John 3:16, 4:24; 1 John 4:8; Rom 5:8; 11:33–36

WE BELIEVE

in God the Son…the Lord Jesus Christ, fully God and fully man, having been conceived of the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary, that He lived a sinless life and died on the cross, shedding His blood as the only acceptable sacrifice for our sins, that He rose bodily from the dead, ascended into heaven, where at the right hand of God He now sits as our High Priest and Advocate, and that His literal and personal return to earth in power and glory is imminent.

Heb 1:1–3, 2:9–10, 4:14–16; 1 Tim 2:5, 3:16; Phil 2:5–11; Matt 1:18–23; 1 Cor 15:3–4; 1 Thess 4:16–17, Rev 1:8, 5:8–14

WE BELIEVE

in God the Holy Spirit, sent forth from the Father and the Son, whose ministry is to glorify the Lord Jesus Christ, to convict humanity of their sin, to effect spiritual rebirth in the repentant sinner, and to indwell, sanctify, guide, instruct, and empower the believer for godly living and service.

John 3:3,5; 6:63; 16:7–15

WE BELIEVE

that humanity was created in the image of God but fell into sin, and are now sinners by nature and choice, under condemnation, separated from God and spiritually dead.

Rom 3:23, Eph 2:1–3

WE BELIEVE

that salvation is a free gift from God; that a sinner is saved by grace through faith alone, wholly apart from any human merit; that all who believe in Jesus Christ and His atoning work on the cross, receiving Him through faith, in true repentance, confessing Him as both Savior and Lord, will be saved.

Acts 4:12, John 1:12; Rom 1:16, 3:21–26, 6:23; Eph 2:8–9; Titus 3:5–7

WE BELIEVE

in the bodily resurrection of the dead…of the believer to a glorified, eternal life in heaven with the Lord, of the unbeliever to judgment and eternal punishment.

Acts 24:14–15; 1 Cor 15:20–58; Heb 9:27–28; 2 Cor 5:10; Matt 25:31–46; Rev 20:10–22:7

WE BELIEVE

in the one, true Church, consisting of born-again believers from all nations, regenerated by faith in Christ, united together in the body of Christ of which He is the head, who assemble together in local fellowships for worship and edification, and whose primary mission is to reach out to the lost with the gospel of Jesus Christ.

Heb 10:24–25; Rom 12:4–5; Eph 4:11–13

WE BELIEVE

that water baptism and the Lord's Supper are ordinances for believers, commanded by the Lord Jesus Christ, which are intended to be observed by the Church during the present age. They are, however, not to be regarded as a means of salvation.

Matt 26:26–28; Matt 28:19–20; 1 Cor 11:23–26

This Doctrinal Statement of Faith expresses the essential, core of beliefs in which we, as an organization, stand united. To participate as a supported missionary of Scripture First Aid requires one to accept these ten fundamental tenants of faith. While there are many other "secondary" doctrines, some of which we may "agree to disagree," the above doctrines are fundamental in uniting the Christian community of faith and serve to identify true Christianity from the cults of false religion.