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Evangelical Free Church of America
Statement
of Faith
1. We believe in the Scriptures, both Old and New Testaments
to be the inspired word of God, without error in the original
writings the complete revelation of His will for the salvation of
men, and the Divine and final authority for all Christian faith
and life.
2. We believe in one God, Creator
of all things, infinitely perfect and eternally existing in three
persons, Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
3. We believe that Jesus Christ
is true God and true man, having been conceived of the Holy Ghost
and born of the Virgin Mary. He died on the cross a sacrifice
for our sins according to the Scriptures. Further He arose bodily from
the dead, ascended into heaven, where at the right hand of the Majesty
on High He now is our High Priest and Advocate.
4. We believe that the ministry
of the Holy Spirit is to glorify the Lord Jesus Christ and during
this age to convict men, regenerate the believing sinner, indwell,
guide, instruct, and empower the believer for godly living and service.
5. We believe that man was created
in the image of God but fell into sin and is therefore lost and
only through regeneration by the Holy Spirit can salvation and
spiritual life be obtained.
6. We believe that the shed blood
of Jesus Christ and His resurrection provide the only ground
for justification and salvation for all who believe and only such
as receive Jesus Christ are born of the Holy Spirit and thus become
children of God.
7. We believe that water baptism
and the Lord's Supper are ordinances to be observed by the Church
during this present age. They are, however, not to be regarded
as means of salvation.
8. We believe that the true Church
is composed of all such persons who through saving faith in Jesus
Christ have been regenerated by the Holy Spirit and are united
together in the body of Christ of which He is the head.
9. We believe that only those
who are thus members of the true and invisible Church shall be
eligible for membership in the local church.
10. We believe that Jesus Christ
is the Lord and Head of the Church and that every local church
has the right under Christ to decide and govern its own affairs.
11. We believe in the personal
and premillennial and imminent coming of our Lord Jesus Christ
and that this "Blessed Hope" has a vital bearing on the personal
life and service of the believer.
12. We believe in the bodily
resurrection of the dead, of the believer to everlasting blessedness
and joy with the Lord, of the unbeliever to judgment and everlasting
conscious punishment.
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