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title: "Statement of Faith"
url: https://www.growingfathers.com/statement-of-faith/
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# Statement of Faith

## The Bible

We believe in the verbal and plenary inspiration of the Bible, consisting
of the 66 books of the Old and New Testaments, the Word of God,
inerrant in the original writings, the complete and unalterable special
revelation of God, and our final authority (Matthew 5:18; John 16:12–13; 2
Timothy 3:16–17; 2 Peter 1:20–21).

## The Godhead

We believe in one Triune God, eternally existing in three persons—Father,
Son, and Holy Spirit – co-eternal in being, co-identical in nature,
co-equal in power and glory, and having the same attributes and
perfections. God is from everlasting to everlasting the same, the direct
creator of all things, omnipotent, omniscient, and omnipresent
(Deuteronomy 6:4; 2 Corinthians 13:14; John 4:24; Psalm 90:2; Malachi 3:6;
Isaiah 44:24; Revelation 19:6; 1 John 3:20; Psalm 147:5; Psalm 139:7–10).

## Jesus

We believe the Lord Jesus Christ, the eternal Son of God, became man,
without ceasing to be God, having been conceived by the Holy Spirit
and born of the virgin Mary. He lived a sinless life unto the revelation of
God and the redemption of man. We believe the Lord Jesus Christ
accomplished our redemption through His death on the cross as a
representative and substitutionary sacrifice. He completed our
justification by His literal and physical resurrection from the dead. He
ascended to heaven and is now exalted at the right hand of God.

## The Holy Spirit

We believe the Holy Spirit convicts the world of sin, righteousness, and
judgment; He regenerates and baptizes into the body of Christ those
who believe; and He indwells and seals them unto the day of
redemption. The Holy Spirit endows teachers to equip the saints for the
work of the ministry and bestows spiritual gifts upon believers for
Christian service.

## Sin

We believe sin is any failure to conform to the moral law of God in act,
disposition, or nature. Man was created in the image and likeness of
God; in Adam's sin the race fell, inherited a sinful nature, and became
alienated from God; and man is totally depraved and unable to remedy
his lost condition.

## Salvation

We believe the Lord Jesus Christ died for our sins according to the
Scriptures as a representative and substitutionary sacrifice for all
people. All who trust Him are saved by grace through faith on the
grounds of His shed blood; they are accepted in the beloved, kept by
God's power, and thus secure in Christ forever.

## The Church

We believe the Church is the body and bride of Christ. It is the spiritual
organism made up of all born‑again persons in this present age. It's
establishment and continuance of local churches is clearly taught and
defined in the New Testament Scriptures.

## Marriage

We believe that marriage is a covenant between one man and one
woman. The marriage bed is sacred and sex is a gift of God between a
husband and wife in the confines of marriage. We believe that the wife
should love and submit to her husband as the church loves and submits
to Christ. We also believe that the husband should love his wife as Christ
laid down His life for the church (Ephesians 5:22-33).