Statement of Beliefs of Christian Life FM
1 Peter 3:15 says "But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts, and always be ready to give a defense to everyone who asks you a reason for the hope that is in you, with meekness and fear;" -nkjv
2. The Bible Is Reliable"Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us, 2 Even as they delivered them unto us, which from the beginning were eyewitnesses, and ministers of the word; 3 It seemed good to me also, having had perfect understanding of all things from the very first, to write unto thee in order, most excellent Theophilus, 4 That thou mightest know the certainty of those things, wherein thou hast been instructed."
Luke 1:1-4
3. The Bible Is Relevant 2 Timothy 3:14-17For we have not followed cunningly devised fables, when we made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of his majesty.17For he received from God the Father honour and glory, when there came such a voice to him from the excellent glory, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. 18And this voice which came from heaven we heard, when we were with him in the holy mount. 19We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts: 20Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation. 21For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.
2 Peter 1:16-21
2. God Is Holy-Absolutely Pure"...God is love, and all who live in love live in God, and God lives in them."
1 John 4:16
3. God Is Just-A Perfect Judge"For he himself has said, 'You must be holy because I am holy.'"
1 Peter 1:16
"There is no truer statement than this: God will not do wrong. The Almighty cannot twist justice."
Job 34:12
2. We Deserve Death-Both Physical & Spiritual"For all have sinned; all fall short of God's glorious standard."
Romans 3:23
3. We Are Spiritually Helpless-Morally Bankrupt"For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord."
Romans 6:23
4. We were created by God, with a specific Gender. We were knit together in our mother's wombs."We are all infected and impure with sin. When we proudly display our righteous deeds, we find they are but filthy rags. Like autumn leaves, we wither and fall. And our sins, like the wind, sweep us away."
Isaiah 64:6
- We believe Marriage to be between one man, and one woman, as God created it."He created them male and female, and He blessed them and named them Man in the day when they were created."
Genesis 5:2
- We believe that homosexuality is a sin. Leviticus 18:22, and Romans 1:26-27"And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female, And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh? Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder."
Matthew 19:4-6
2. Christ Died As Our Substitute"In the beginning the Word already existed. He was with God, and he was God.So the Word became human and lived here on earth among us. He was full of unfailing love and faithfulness. And we have seen his glory, the glory of the only Son of the Father."
John 1:1, 14
3. Christ Offers His Forgiveness As A Gift"He personally carried away our sins in his own body on the cross so we can be dead to sin and live for what is right. You have been healed by his wounds!"
1 Peter 2:24
"God saved you by his special favor when you believed. And you can't take credit for this; it is a gift from God. Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it."
Ephesians 2:8-9
2. You Must Trust Christ As Your Savior And Lord"But to all who believed him and accepted him, he gave the right to become children of God."
John 1:12
"But if we confess our sins to him, he is faithful and just to forgive us and to cleanse us from every wrong."
1 John 1:9
3. The Result Is A Spiritual Transformation By The Holy Spirit"You must worship Christ as Lord of your life."
1 Peter 3:15
Get Saved"What this means is that those who become Christians become new persons. They are not the same anymore, for the old life is gone. A new life has begun!"
2 Corinthians 5:17