I've been taught that these are what the Churches claim to "Believe"...My question is...If these Beliefs align with what you Believe then are you what ever the Denomination or Non-Denomination is ???...Also...Is it important to have a Statement of Faith to Believe and Accept Christ Jesus ???
Examples ~
Old School Christianity
Statement of Faith ~
(1.) The Bible is the Word of God, Inerrant in the original autographs.
(2.) There is only One God, Creator of all creation: three Persons in Trinity; Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
(3.) God became flesh in Christ Jesus; born of a Virgin, conceived of the Holy Spirit.
(4.) Christ atoned for our sins through His death and shed blood on the cross.
(5.) Christ rose bodily from the grave and ascended into Heaven; conquering death and proving that He is God.
(6.) Salvation is only through Christ; available now to all through repentance, faith towards God, and being born again as a new creation in Christ.
(7.) Christ shall return, there will be a final judgment of eternal reward and eternal punishment.
Non-Denominational
Tenets of Faith ~
We believe... that there is one God, eternally existent in three persons: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit.
We believe... in the deity of our Lord Jesus Christ, in His virgin birth, and in His bodily resurrection.
We believe... the Bible to be the inspired and infallible Word of God.
We believe... in salvation by grace through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.
We believe... in the baptism of the Holy Spirit with the evidence of speaking in other tongues as a subsequent gift to salvation.
We believe... in the provision of bodily healing in the atoning work of Jesus our Savior.
We believe... in the return of the Lord Jesus Christ and the resurrection of both the saved and the lost, the saved unto eternal life, living eternally in the presence of God, and the lost unto eternal damnation without further opportunity of repentance.
Everyone knows the Niceen Creed which the Roman Catholic Church adopted and made a few Alterations to�
Niceen Creed ~ Also Known As: "The Symbol Of Faith"
I believe in one God, the Father Almighty, Maker of Heaven and Earth, and of all things seen and unseen.
And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God, begotten of the Father before all ages; God of God, 1 Light of Light, true God of true God; begotten, not made, being of one substance with the Father; by whom all things were made. Who, for us all for our salvation, came down from Heaven, and was incarnate by the Holy Spirit of the virgin Mary, and was made man; and was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate; He suffered and was buried; and the third day He rose again, in accordance with the Scriptures; and ascended into Heaven, and sits at the right hand of the Father; and He shall come again, with glory, to judge the living and the dead; whose kingdom shall have no end.
And I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord and Giver of Life; who proceeds from the Father; 2 who with the Father and the Son together is worshipped and glorified; who spoke by the prophets.
And I believe in one holy universal 3 and apostolic Church. 4 I acknowledge one baptism for the remission of sins; and I look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen
Protestant Reformation ~
�Sola Scriptura - Doctrine is "by Scripture alone" as opposed to papal decree or council edict.
�Sola Fide - Justification is received "by faith alone" as opposed to works or sacraments.
�Sola Gratia - Salvation comes "by grace alone."
�Sola Christus - Atonement for sins is "by and through Christ alone."
�Soli Deo gloria - All glory is to be given "to God alone."
Calvinist Tenants or Doctrine of Grace ~ Each Reformed Church within its own Denomination has a Statement of Faith or Tenant of Faith...I dont have an example to share here but here is the break down of the Doctrine of Grace...
fist of all if the statement of faith does not agree with God's word, it is worthless, and is not a bible believing church. You can not believe in statements of faith, because they do not save God alone (father , son, and holy ghost) do.
I understand now...thank you Donna...funny how a little . makes all the more sense...Yes I agree...Statements of Faith DO NOT SAVE anyone....they are merely a written statement of agreed upon beliefs...xo
pj your doctrine is blasphemy against God and you will be accountable for spreading lies. I will learn from no man, but by the word of God alone. Who you say has no power to save.
Romans 10:13 For whosoever shall all upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.
V14 How then shall they call on Him in whom they have not believed? And how shall they believe in Him oh whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear without a preacher?
V15 and how shall they preach, except they be sent? As it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring lad tidings of good things!
V16 but they ave not all obeyed the gospel. For Esaias sanity, Lord, who hath believed our report?
V17 So then faith coeth by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
Abraham was saved because he had faith in the spirit. there was no written word yet. the Torah is the instructions on how to live a righteous life pleasing to God. that is the result, the fruit, of living by faith of the Spirit. but the word does not save.
when John writes that Yeshua aka Jesus, was and is the word, that has multiple meanings. for one , the very words that came out of His mouth set everything in our universe and time into existence. That is the actual Hebrew language. that is a whole study in with in itself. crazy stuff!!! Yeshua is also the true author of the Torah. but most importantly He is what the Torah points to. Yes he fulfilled it (well has almost, theres still some more to come) but what many dont recognize is how He fulfills it. that means He not only followed Torah to the letter but all the feast and sacrifices that the Israelites were commanded to observe, were all pictures of His very ministry down to the last detail. until we really understand what the Word is, we can never really know Him. we can love Him, believe He is the son of God who redeemed those who have faith in Him. but truly know Him, no.
so back to the statement of faith. i think the real problem is what different denominations definition of faith is. what is it to have faith in the spirit too? to believe is to abstract. the demons believe. what is the biblical definition? James 2 14-26 puts it perfectly
14 What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him?
15 If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food,
16 And one of you say unto them, Depart in peace, be ye warmed and filled; notwithstanding ye give them not those things which are needful to the body; what doth it profit?
17 Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone.
18 Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith without thy works, and I will shew thee my faith by my works.
19 Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble.
20 But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead?
21 Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar?
22 Seest thou how faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith made perfect?
23 And the scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the Friend of God.
24 Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only.
25 Likewise also was not Rahab the harlot justified by works, when she had received the messengers, and had sent them out another way?
26 For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.
demons believe but they have no faith because they rebel againts the commandments of the Word, the Torah. the beast in Revelations is not called the LAWless one for nothing.
