There exists only one God, creator and sustainer of all things,
infinitely perfect and eternally co-existing in three persons–Father,
Son, and Holy Spirit.
The Scriptures, both Old and New
testaments, are the inspired, inerrant and trustworthy Word of God, the
complete revelation of His will for the salvation of human beings, and
the final authority for all matters about which it speaks.
Human nature derives from two historical
personas, male and female, created in God’s image. They were created
perfect, but they sinned, plunging themselves and all human beings into
sin, guilt, suffering, and death.
The substitutionary death of Jesus Christ
and his bodily resurrection provide the only ground for justification,
forgiveness, and salvation for all who believe. Only those who trust in
Him alone are born of the Holy Spirit and are true members of the
Church; only they will spend eternity with Christ.
The Holy Spirit is the agent of
regeneration and renewal for believers in Jesus Christ. He makes the
presence of Jesus Christ real in believers, and He comforts, guides,
convicts, and enables believers to live in ways that honor Christ.
Ministry to persons acknowledges the
complexity of humans as physical, social, psychological, and spiritual
beings. The ultimate goal of Christian counseling is to help others move
to personal wholeness, interpersonal competence, mental stability, and
spiritual maturity.
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