Statement of Faith

我们相信圣经是神所默示的，是唯一无误的, authoritative, inerrant Word of God and the sole basis for faith and practice (2 Timothy 3:15; 2 Peter 1:21).

We believe there is one God, eternally existent in three persons – Father, Son, and Holy Spirit (Genesis 1:1; Matthew 28:19; John 10:30).

We believe in the deity of Christ (John 1:1; John 10:30), the humanity of Jesus Christ (Hebrews 2:17), His virgin birth (Isaiah 7:14; Matthew 1:23; Luke 1:35), His sinless life (Hebrews 4:15; Hebrews 7:26), His miracles (John 2:11), His vicarious and atoning death (1 Corinthians 15:3; Ephesians 1:7; Hebrews 2:9), His resurrection (John 20:1-31; 1 Corinthians 15:4), 耶稣升天到父的右边(马可福音16:19), and His personal return in power and glory (Acts 1:11; Revelation 19:11).

我们相信(1)由于人性的极度罪恶，我们绝对需要圣灵的重生来拯救我们, (2)人之所以称义，是基于对基督所流之血的信仰, and (3) that only by God’s grace and through faith in Jesus Christ alone are we saved (John 3:16-19; John 5:24; Romans 3:23; Romans 5:8-9; Ephesians 2:8-10; Titus 3:5).

我们信得救的和失丧的都复活，就是那些得救得生命复活的, 失丧的，从死里复活(约翰福音5:28-29).

We believe in the spiritual unity of believers in our Lord Jesus Christ (Romans 8:9; 1 Corinthians 12:12-13; Galatians 3:26-28).

We believe in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit by whose indwelling the Christian is enabled to live a godly life (Romans 8:13-14; 1 Corinthians 3:16; 1 Corinthians 6:19-20, Ephesians 4:30; Ephesians 5:18).

(1)我们相信上帝奇妙而永恒地创造每个人为男性或女性，而这两者是不同的, 互补的两性共同反映了上帝的形象和本质(创1:4). 1:26-27). Consequently, 拒绝一个人的生理性别就是拒绝那个人内在的上帝形象.

我们相信“婚姻”一词只有一种含义, 这是上帝认可的一男一女结合在一起的婚姻吗, exclusive union, as delineated in Scripture (Genesis 2:18-24, Ephesians 5:31). 我们相信，上帝的旨意是，亲密的性行为只发生在已婚男女之间，上帝命令男女之间在婚姻关系之外不要有亲密的性行为. 我们相信任何形式的性不道德, such as adultery, fornication, homosexuality, bisexual conduct, bestiality, incest, pornography, or any attempt to change one’s sex, or disagreement with one’s biological sex, is sinful and offensive to God (1 Corinthians 6:9-20; 1 Corinthians 7:1-5; Ephesians 5:3; Hebrews 13:4). 

We believe God offers redemption and restoration to all who confess and forsake their sin and seek His mercy and forgiveness through Jesus Christ (2 Corinthians 5:18-19; Ephesians 1:7; Colossians 1:20-22). 

我们相信所有人的生命都是神圣的，是上帝按照自己的形象创造的(诗篇139)。. 人的生命在各个方面都有不可估量的价值, including pre-born babies, the aged, the physically or mentally challenged, 以及从受孕到自然死亡的所有其他阶段或状态. 因此，我们被召唤去捍卫、保护和珍视所有人的生命.

基督教的洗礼是信徒浸入水中. 这是一种顺从的行为，象征着信徒对被钉十字架的人的信心, buried, and risen Savior, the believer’s death to sin, the burial of the old life, 并复活，在基督耶稣里活出新生命. 圣餐是一种象征性的顺服行为，成员以此纪念救赎主的死，并期待他的第二次降临.

这是每一个基督的跟随者和每一个主耶稣基督的教会的责任和特权，努力使所有国家的门徒…不断寻求通过口头见证，以基督徒的生活方式为基础，赢得失丧的基督, 并且用别的方法，与基督的福音相称.

God is the source of all blessings, temporal and spiritual; all that we have and are we owe to Him. 基督徒对整个世界负有精神上的债务, a holy trusteeship in the gospel, 以及对他们财产的有约束力的管理. 因此，他们有义务用他们的时间、才能和物质财富来服侍他.

所有的基督徒都有义务以基督的精神，在我们自己的生活和人类社会中寻求基督的旨意, Christians should oppose racism, every form of greed, selfishness, and vice, and all forms of sexual immorality, including adultery, homosexuality, and pornography. We should work to provide for the orphaned, the needy, the abused, the aged, the helpless, and the sick. 我们应该为未出生的人说话，为从受孕到自然死亡的所有人类生命的神圣性而斗争.