GraceWorks Statement of Faith

Statement of Faith ~ The following doctrinal statement is the basic spiritual foundation for this corporation, and the same shall not be amended or deleted, except by vote or written consent of all the Board of Directors of GraceWorks Ministries, Inc.

  • We believe the Bible to be the inspired, the only infallible, authoritative Word of God.
  • We believe that there is one God, eternally existent in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
  • We believe in the deity of our Lord Jesus Christ, in His virgin birth, in His sinless life, in His miracles, in His vicarious and atoning death through His shed blood, in His bodily resurrection, in His ascension to the right hand of the Father, and in His personal return in power and glory.
  • We believe that for the salvation of lost and sinful man, regeneration by the Holy Spirit is absolutely essential.
  • We believe in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit by whose indwelling the Christian is enabled to live a godly life.
  • We believe in the resurrection of both the saved and the lost: they that are saved unto the resurrection of life and they that are lost unto the resurrection of damnation.
  • We believe in the spiritual unity of believers in our Lord Jesus Christ.
  • We believe that there is absolute truth; and that truth can be found in the Bible by the guidance of the Holy Spirit.
  • We believe that marriage is between one man and one woman only, and that sexual relations outside of that definition are sin.
  • We believe in the sanctity of human life from conception forward.  All life, including life in the womb is to be cherished and protected.
  • We believe that all life was created by God.  We reject Darwinistic teachings of the origin of life.

The Bible
We believe the bible to be in fact the Word of God (1 Thessalonians 2:13). It is inspired by God, and written as men were moved by the spirit (2 Timothy 3:16-17, 2 Peter 1:21). We believe that God has preserved His word for us today (Psalms 12:6-7) and that men today have God's word in the English language that we may grow and prosper in our relationship with Him. The Bible is without error, and is the absolute and final authority in all matters of faith and practice.

Salvation
We believe that salvation from the penalty of sin is a gift of God, given to us because of His grace, not our works (Romans 6:23, Ephesians 2:8-9). This salvation is available to us because God paid the price for our sins with the blood of His Son, Jesus Christ (John 3:16, 2 Corinthians 5:21, Colossians 1:14). Salvation is imparted to individuals when they make a choice to accept Jesus Christ as their personal Saviour and become born again (Romans 10:9-10, 13; John 3:3).

Fundamentals of the Faith
We believe in all the historical, fundamental doctrines of the faith as taught by the bible including the Virgin Birth, Deity of Christ, the trinity, the Vicarious atonement, Bodily resurrection, Second coming of Christ, the Eternal security of the believer, the existence of heaven and hell and the pre-tribulation rapture of the church.

Baptism
We believe in believer’s baptism, which is by immersion as prescribed in the bible. This is not essential for salvation, but rather is a demonstration of the faith the believer has in the putting away of his sins and expectancy of the resurrection.
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