Statement of Faith [ÐÅÑöÉêÃ÷]
for Chinese Evangelical Church in Iowa City
We Believe:
(1) The
Scriptures, both Old and New Testaments, to be the inspired Word of God,
without error in the original writings, the complete revelation of His will for
the salvation of men, and the Divine and final authority for Christian faith
and life.
(2)
In one God, Creator of all things, infinitely
perfect and eternally existing in three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
(3)
That Jesus Christ is true God and true man,
having been conceived of the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary. He died
on the cross, a sacrifice for our sins according to the Scriptures. Further, He
arose bodily from the dead, ascended into heaven, where, at the right hand of
the Majesty on High, He is now our High Priest and Advocate. He will come again in glory
to judge the living and the dead, and His Kingdom will have no end.
(4)
The ministry of the Holy Spirit is to glorify the
Lord Jesus Christ and, to convict men, regenerate the believing sinner, and
indwell, guide, instruct and empower the believer for godly living and service.
(5)
That man was created in the image of God but fell
into sin and is, therefore, lost, and only through regeneration by the Holy
Spirit can salvation and spiritual life be obtained.
(6)
That the blood of Jesus Christ and His death and
His resurrection provide the only ground for justification and salvation for
all who believe, and only such as receive Jesus Christ are born of the Holy
Spirit and, thus become children of God.
(7)
That water baptism and the Lord's Supper are
important ordinances from the Lord to be observed by the Church during the
present age though not the conditions for a person to be saved.
(8)
That the true Church is composed of all such
persons who through saving faith in Jesus Christ have been regenerated by the
Holy Spirit and are united together in the Body of Christ of which He is the
Head.