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THE BIBLE in its entirety is a special revelation from God. It is not only a record of previous revelation but is itself revelation. Both the Old and New Testament are equally inspired, authoritative and inerrant in the original manuscripts. It is the final authority for our belief and conduct (II Timothy 3:16; I Peter 1:20, 21). |
GOD is the one infinite, personal, spiritual being, unchangeable in His perfect attributes, who eternally self-exists as the Father, the Son Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit, maintaining an undivided and indivisible divine nature (Deuteronomy 6:4; Matthew 16:15-16; 28:19; John 6:27). |
JESUS CHRIST, God's only Son, was conceived of the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary. He was sinless in His life, died for sins, and arose bodily from the grave. He ascended into heaven and will return to earth in like manner (Matthew 1:18-25; II Corinthians 5:21; Acts 1:9-11). His return will be personal, physical, visible and unexpected (John 14:3; Acts 1:11; Matthew 24:30, 24:27). |
THE HOLY SPIRIT is third person of the Trinity. He is God. He was sent by God to convince men of their sin. To all who believe in Jesus Christ, a new life is given and the Holy Spirit then strives to develop their spiritual maturity (John 16:7-14). |
ALL PEOPLE are sinners by nature and are totally depraved, unable to do anything which can gain them any eternal merit and thus stand guilty before God condemned to spiritual death, which is separation from God (Isaiah 53:6; Psalms 14:1-3, 5:9; Romans 3:23, 5:12). |
Experiencing FORGIVENESS FOR SIN and ETERNAL LIFE are conditioned upon one's personal FAITH in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. Repenting from sin and accepting Christ's substitutionary death on the cross renews one's relationship to God and secures their salvation. The ultimate result is an everlasting fellowship with God in heaven (Mark 1:15; John 1:12, 3:16; Acts 16:31; Romans 3:23, 10, 10:9). |
THE CHURCH is the entire spiritual body of those people who through Christ's death and resurrection have been reconciled to God and have received new life. The Universal Church refers to all those who have been born of the Spirit of God and by that Spirit baptized into the Body of Christ (Matthew 16:8; I Corinthians 12:13; Collosians 1:18). The Local Church refers to an assembly of believers in any one locality, constituted by an accountability to God and to one another |
As a local church, the ORDINANCES of BELIEVER'S BAPTISM and THE LORD'S SUPPER as instituted by Jesus Christ are to be executed as visible signs of obedience and faith (Matthew 28:19, 26:26-28). |
THE MISSION of the church is to reach spiritually disconnected people and to develop them and one another into more mature disciples of Jesus Christ through biblically based and culturally relevant means (Matthew 28:19). |
© 2007 Parkview Community Church
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