Chetwynd Community Church

Statement of Faith

  1. Bible: We believe the Old and New Testament scriptures were written by men divinely inspired and are the only perfect rule of faith and practice. They are free from error as translated from the original writings and include, in their entirety, the sixty-six books (from Genesis to Revelation). (II Timothy 3:16; II Peter 1:21; Matthew 5:16)
  2. Trinity: We believe there is one God, Creator of all, perfect in three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. (Matthew 28: 19; Deuteronomy 6: 4, 5)
  3. God the Father: We believe God is the Father of the whole family of God. This speaks of our true relationship with God through salvation. (John 1: 12)
  4. God the Son: We believe Jesus Christ to be God’s only Son. He is absolute, divine, eternally existing in pre-incarnate glory with God the Father. Upon coming to earth, He was Virgin born and sinless in life. He died the substitutionary death, was resurrected bodily from the dead and ascended triumphantly back to heaven. He is at present our Mediator between God and man. He will return personally for His believers in the future. (John1: 14 – 29; Luke 1: 26 – 35; Colossians 1: 15 – 20; 1 Corinthians 15: 1- 4, 12 – 25; Matthew 24: 35)
  5. The Holy Spirit: We believe in the absolute and essential deity and personality of the Holy Spirit who convicts of sin, righteousness, and judgement. He regenerates, sanctifies, illuminates, and comforts those who believe in Jesus Christ. (John 16: 7 -15; Matthew 25: 19; I John 5: 7; Ephesians 1: 13 – 14; Ephesians 4: 30; II Corinthians 1: 22; Ephesians 3: 16)
  6. Satan: We believe that Satan, full of wisdom, was created by God a model of perfection in beauty and spirit. Because he wished to glorify himself instead of God, he was judged by God, cast out of heaven, and now exists as an evil spirit. (Ezekiel 28: 11 – 19; Isaiah 14: 12 – 15)
  7. Man: We believe that man was created innocent in the image of God but by his disobedience became sinful, totally depraved and thereby incurred both physical and spiritual death. (Genesis 1: 27 – 31, 3: 1 – 6; Isaiah 53: 6)
  8. Salvation: We believe that salvation is by grace through faith in the atoning death of Jesus Christ for the sins of all men. It is given according to God’s sovereign grace as a free gift for which no human effort or virtue is meritorious. Those saved will be divinely kept and finally perfected in the image of the Son of God. (Ephesians 2: 8; I Peter 1: 2; Romans 3: 24; I Peter 1: 5)
  9. Future Things: We believe in the personal and glorious return of the Lord Jesus Christ; in the eternal blessedness of the redeemed and in the judgement and eternal conscious punishment of the wicked. (John 14: 3 – 5, 25 – 29; Matthew 18; II Corinthians 5: 10)
  10. The Local Church: We believe a New Testament local church to be a company of born-again believers, voluntarily associated together for: worship, the ministry of the Word, mutual helpfulness and edification, the observances and spreading of the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ. (Colossians 1: 18; I Corinthians 11: 2, 12: 25 – 27; Ephesians 19 – 21)
  11. The Body of Christ: We believe that this includes the whole company of believers of whatever name, country, or era and is known only to God – The Invisible Church. (Ephesians 1: 22 – 23, 2: 19 – 20; Colossians 1:18)
  12. Ordinances: We believe that the ordinances of the Christian church are Baptism and the Lord’s Supper. (Acts 2: 41 – 42)

A. Baptism is the believer in water, subsequent to his/ her conversion, in public testimony of the believer’s union of faith with Christin His death, burial, and resurrection. (Matthew 28: 19 – 20; Acts 3: 36 – 38; Romans 6: 4; Colossians 2: 12)

B. The Lord’s Supper is the partaking of bread and the fruit of the vine in testimony and memory of the Lord. The elements represent the Lord’s body which was broken and His blood proclaiming His death ‘til He comes. (Matthew 26: 26 – 30; Mark 14: 22 – 25; John 6: 51 – 58; I Corinthians 11: 23 – 29)

  1. The Lord’s Day: We believe that the first day of the week is the Lord’s Day and is to be a day worship, spiritual exercise, and physical rest. (John 20: 19 – 26; Acts 20: 7; I Corinthians 16: 1 – 2)
  2. Civil Government: We believe that civil government is established by God for the interests and good order of human society. Person in positions of authority are to be honoured and obeyed except only in matters opposing the will of God. It is the believer’s responsibility to pray for these people. (Romans 13: 1 – 17; Matthew 22: 21; Acts 4: 18 – 26, 29)

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