ONE GOD: The Creator of heaven and earth revealed to us in three persons — Father, Son and Holy Spirit (1 Corinthians 8:6, 1 John 5:7)
JESUS: Jesus Christ as begotten of God not made, born of the virgin, Mary. God’s love was so great for mankind that He came to earth in the form of man, lived a sinless life and showed us how to fulfill scripture to its fullest. He then became a living sacrifice for the sins of man through Christ’s death, burial, resurrection and ascension to heaven and thus becoming the way to eternal life. (Matthew 1:22-23; Isaiah 9:6; John 1:1-5; Hebrews 4:14-15; Romans 1:3-4; Acts 1:9-11)
HOLY SPIRIT: The Holy Spirit of God, sent to dwell in and empower every believer with the same power Jesus displayed while on earth. (1 Corinthians 3:16, 1 Corinthians 6:19, 2 Corinthians 6:16)
THE BIBLE: The Bible is the inspired Word of God. It is true in all that it teaches. As the flawless Word of God, it is our only authority for what we believe and how we live. (2 Timothy 1:13; 3:16)
SALVATION: Salvation by grace, through faith alone, in Jesus Christ and not by the works of man. (Romans 6:23; Ephesians 2:8-9; John 1:2, 14:6; Titus 3:5; Galatians 3:26; Romans 5:1, 10:9-10)
FORGIVENESS OF SIN: Repentance and Baptism in the name of Jesus Christ, sealing the covenant of a new life and forgiveness of sin. (Romans 3:23-26, Acts 2:38)
RESURRECTION: The resurrection of the body for believers into eternal glory in heaven and everlasting punishment and separation from God to unbelievers or those who deny the faith. (John 3:16, 14:17; Romans 6:23, 8:17-18; Revelation 20:15; 1 Corinthians 2:7-9)
THE CHURCH: One church, the body of Christ, consisting of all believers, supported by local assemblies for the training and edification of God’s people. (Romans 12:5, 1 Corinthians 12:20, Ephesians 4:4)
THE CALL: Obedience to the call to love ALL people from ALL nations while leading them to faith in Christ and Christ-likeness. (Mark 16:15, Matthew 28:19-20, Acts 1:7-8)
GENDER: God created man and woman distinctly different in body and giving them a gender based on that body not on opinion or emotions. (Genesis 5:2; Mark 10:6; Matthew 19:4)
MARRIAGE: Marriage is a holy, covenant union between a man and a woman with a biblical mandate to bear fruit and multiply. (Genesis 2:18-24; Ephesians 5:33)
THE 10 COMMANDMENTS: Jesus came to uphold the law not to destroy it and this includes His message on sexual morality, worship, murder and the rest of the 10 commandments.
These guiding principles do not complete the fullness of our beliefs but stand as core statements of Faith. The Bible, is our standard and as the inspired and infallible Word of God, serves as the final authority and source of what we believe concerning truth, morality, purity and conduct.
By applying to lead a group, you are agreeing to live by the above Statement of Faith and serve the women of your Connect Group with love, leadership and by living as an example of your faith.