Christ Community Church

Statement of Faith

God

1. We believe in one God_[1], Creator of all things_[2], holy_[3], infinitely perfect_[4], and eternally existing_[5] in a loving unity_[6] of three equally divine Persons_[7]: the Father_[8], the Son_[9] and the Holy Spirit_[10]. Having limitless knowledge_[11] and sovereign power_[12], God has graciously purposed from eternity to redeem a people for Himself^[13] and to make all things new_[14] for His own glory_[15].

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The Bible

2.  We believe that God has spoken in the Scriptures_[1], both Old and New Testaments_[2], through the words of human authors_[3]. As the verbally inspired Word of God_[4], the Bible is without error in the original writings_[5], the complete revelation of His will for salvation_[6], and the ultimate authority by which every realm of human knowledge and endeavor should be judged_[7]. Therefore, it is to be believed in all that it teaches[^8], obeyed in all that it requires[^9], and trusted in all that it promises[^10].

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The Human Condition

3.  We believe that God created Adam and Eve in His image_[1], but they sinned when tempted by Satan_[2]. In union with Adam_[3], human beings are sinners by nature and by choice_[^4], alienated from God[^5], and under His wrath_[^6]. Only through God’s saving work in Jesus Christ_[^7] can we be rescued_[^8], reconciled_[^9] and renewed_[^10].

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Jesus Christ

4.  We believe that Jesus Christ_[^1] is God incarnate_[^2_], fully God_[^3] and fully man_[^4], one Person in two natures_[^5]. Jesus—Israel's promised Messiah_[^6_]—was conceived through the Holy Spirit_[^7] and born of the virgin Mary_[^8]. He lived a sinless life_[^9_], was crucified under Pontius Pilate_[^10_], arose bodily from the dead_[^11], ascended into heaven_[^12] and sits at the right hand of God_[^13] the Father as our High Priest_[^14] and Advocate_[15].

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The Work of Christ

5.  We believe that Jesus Christ, as our representative[^1] and substitute_[2], shed His blood on the cross_[3] as the perfect, all-sufficient sacrifice_[4] for our sins_[^5_]. His atoning death_[^6] and victorious resurrection_[^7] constitute the only ground for salvation_[8].

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The Holy Spirit

6.  We believe that the Holy Spirit, in all that He does, glorifies the Lord Jesus Christ_[^1]. He convicts the world of its guilt_[2]. He regenerates sinners_[^3], and in Him they are baptized_[^4] into union with Christ_[5] and adopted as heirs_[^6] in the family of God_[^7]. He also indwells_[^8], illuminates_[^9], guides_[^10], equips_[^11] and empowers_[^12] believers for Christ-like living and service_[^13].

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The Church

7.  We believe that the true church_[1] comprises all who have been justified by God's grace through faith alone in Christ alone^[2].They are united by the Holy Spirit in the body of Christ_[3], of which He is the Head_[4] . The true church is manifest in local churches_[^5], whose membership should be composed only of believers_[^6]. The Lord Jesus mandated two ordinances, baptism_[^7] and the Lord’s Supper_[^8], which visibly and tangibly express the gospel. Though they are not the means of salvation, when celebrated bythe church in genuine faith, these ordinances confirm and nourish the believer_[^9].

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Christian Living

8.  We believe that God's justifying grace must not be separated from His sanctifying power and purpose_[^1]. God commands us to love Him supremely and others sacrificially_[^2], and to live out our faith with care for one another_[^3], compassion toward the poor_[^4] and justice for the oppressed_[^5].With God’s Word, the Spirit’s power, and fervent prayer in Christ’s name_[^6], we_[^7] are to combat the spiritual forces of evil_[^8].  In obedience to Christ’s commission, we are to  make disciples among all people_[^9], always bearing witness to the gospel_[^10] in word and deed_[^11].

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Christ’s Return

9.  We believe in the personal, bodily_[^1] and glorious_[^2] return of our Lord Jesus Christ[^3].  The coming of Christ, at a time known only to God_[^4], requires constant expectancy_[^5] and, as our blessed hope_[^6], motivates the believer to godly living, sacrificial service and energetic mission_[^7].

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Response and Eternal Destiny

10.  We believe that God commands everyone everywhere_[^1] to believe the gospel_[^2] by turning to Him in repentance_[^3] and receiving the Lord Jesus Christ_[^4]. We believe that God will raise the dead bodily_[^5] and judge the world_[^6], assigning the unbeliever to condemnation and eternal conscious punishment_[^7] and the believer to eternal blessedness and joy with the Lord_[^8] in the new heaven and the new earth_[^9], to the praise of His glorious grace_[^10]. Amen.

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Creation

11.  We believe that God chose to create all things to reveal His glory, divine nature, eternal power, infinite wisdom and supreme authority[1]; That God created the heaven and the earth, the sea and all that is in them, which was very good, in six literal 24-hour days and rested on the seventh day and that, before He created the universe, nothing except God existed [2]; that man was created directly in God’s own image and after His own likeness; that man’s creation was not by evolution or change of species or development through interminable periods of time from lower to higher forms[3]; that all animal life and vegetable life were effected by special creation, and God’s established law was that they should bring forth only “after their kind”[4].

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