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Calvary Chapel has been formed as a fellowship of believers in the Lordship of Jesus Christ. Our supreme desire is to know Christ and be conformed to His image by the power of the Holy Spirit. Statement Of Faith, Character, Belief and OrdinancesWe believe that there is one living and true GOD, eternally
existing in three persons: The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, equal in
power and glory; that this triune God created all, upholds all, and governs all
things. (Genesis 1:1; Deuteronomy 6:4; Isaiah 44:8 and 48:16; Matthew 28:19-20;
John 10:30; Hebrews 1:3). We believe that the scriptures of the Old and New Testaments
are the Word of God, fully inspired without error and the infallible rule of
faith and practice. The Word of God is the foundation upon which this church
operates and is the basis for which this church is governed. We believe that
the Word of God supersedes any earthly law that is contrary to the Holy
Scriptures. It is from this belief that we establish our doctrine and Statement
of Faith. (Isaiah 28:13; Nehemiah 8:8; John 17:17; 2 Timothy 3:16-17; Hebrews
4:12; 1 Peter 1:23-25; 2 Peter 1:3-4 and 1:21). We believe in the person of God the Father, an infinite,
eternal, personal Spirit, perfect in holiness, wisdom, power and love; that He
concerns Himself mercifully in the affairs of men; that He hears and answers
prayer; and that He saves from sin and death all those who come to Him through
Jesus Christ. (Deuteronomy 33:27; Psalms 90:2; Psalms 102:27; John 3:16 and
4:24; 1 Timothy 1:17; Titus 1:3). We believe in the person of Jesus Christ, God's only
begotten Son, conceived by the Holy Spirit. We believe in His virgin birth,
sinless life, miracles and teachings, his substitutionary atoning death, bodily
resurrection, ascension into heaven, perpetual intercession for His people and
personal, visible return to earth. (Isaiah 7:14; Micah 5:2; Matthew 1:23; Mark
16:19; Luke 1:34-35; John 1:1-2, 8:58 and 11:25; 1 Corinthians 15:3-4; 1 Timothy
3:16; Hebrews 1:8; 1 John 1:2; Revelation 1:8). We believe in the person of the Holy Spirit, Who came forth
from the Father and Son to convict the world of sin, righteousness, and
judgment, and to regenerate, sanctify and empower for ministry all who believe
in Christ; (Acts 1:8; 2 Corinthians 3:18; John 16:8-11; Romans 8:26 and
15:13,16; Hebrews 9:14), We believe the Holy Spirit indwells every believer in Jesus
Christ and that He is an abiding helper, teacher, and guide. (John 6:13,
14:16-17 and 16:8-11; Romans 8:26). We believe in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit and in
the exercise of all Biblical gifts of the Spirit according to the instructions
given to us in 1 Corinthians 12-14. (1 Corinthians 14) We believe that all people are sinners by nature and,
therefore, are under condemnation; that God saves and regenerates based upon
faith by the Holy Spirit, those who repent of their sins and confess Jesus
Christ as Lord. (Acts 8:15-17; Ephesians 2:1-3 and 8-9; Romans 3:23 and 5:8;
Titus 3:5). We believe in the universal church, the living spiritual
body, of which Christ is the head and all who are born again are a part of the
Body of Christ. (1 Corinthians 12:12-13; Ephesians 4:15-16) We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ instituted two
ordinances for the church: (a) full immersion water baptism of believers, and
(b) the Lord's Supper. (Matthew 28:19; Luke 22:19-20; Acts 2:38; 1 Corinthians
11:23-26) We also believe that the Lord Jesus Christ validated the ordinance of
marriage. (Matthew 19:4-5 and John 2:1-11) We believe in the Second Coming of Jesus Christ which is His
personal, visible return to earth and the establishment of His millennial
kingdom, in the resurrection of the body, the final judgment and eternal
blessing of the righteous and endless separation of the wicked. (Matthew 16:27;
Acts 1:11; Revelation 19:11-16, 20:11-15) We believe in a literal Heaven and a literal Hell and that
all those who place their faith, hope and trust in Jesus Christ will spend
eternity in Heaven with the Lord, while those who reject Jesus’ free gift of
salvation will spend eternity separated from the Lord. (Psalm 9:17; Matthew
5:3, 5:22, 18:9 and 25:31-34; Mark 9:42-49; Luke 12:5; John 3:18; Hebrews
12:23; 1 Peter 1:4; Revelation 14:10-11 and 20:11-15) We believe in the Pre-Tribulation Rapture of the Church
where all believers will meet the Lord in the air and be taken out of this
world prior to the Tribulation that will come upon the earth. (Isaiah 26:20;
Matthew 24:29-31; Luke 21:36; Romans 1:18, 5:9; 1 Thessalonians 1:10, 4:13-16
and 5:9; 2 Peter 2:7-9; Revelation 3:10, 5:7-10 and 7:13-14) |