CONCERNING THE SCRIPTURES
We believe the Bible, consisting of the 66 books of the Old and New Testaments to be the complete and only inspired Word of God, inerrant/ infallible and therefore the supreme and final authority in faith and life. II Timothy 3: 16; II Peter 1:20-21
CONCERNING GOD
We believe there is one, and only one God, creator and supreme ruler of heaven and earth, omnipotent, omniscient, and omnipresent existing as three Persons- Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, equal and of the same essence in nature, attributes, power, and glory. I Corinthians 8:6; Matthew 28:16-20
CONCERNING JESUS CHRIST
We believe in the deity of our Lord Jesus Christ(fully God and fully man simultaneously), in His virgin birth, in His sinless life, in His miracles, in His vicarious and substitutionary death on the cross for sinners, in His bodily resurrection, in His ascension, His present and continuing mediatorship, and in His personal future return in power and glory. John 1:1-3
CONCERNING THE HOLY SPIRIT
We believe that the Holy Spirit is a divine Person proceeding from the Father and Son, and is therefore eternal, and of the same essence, majesty, and glory with the Father and Son. We believe therefore that the Holy Spirit is truly God and that His work is to convict the sinner and erring Christian, that He is the agent in regeneration, that He indwells, seals, sanctifies, assures, guides, instructs, and empowers the believer. I Corinthians 2:12
CONCERNING SIN AND SALVATION
We believe that Adam was created perfect in the image of God, that he sinned and brought physical, spiritual, and eternal death upon himself and mankind, that humanity is now fallen and sinful by nature, because of sin, man is separated from God and incapable of pleasing Him apart from divine grace; that we can be saved-not by works but only by grace, through personal faith in the Lord Jesus Christ whose blood was shed on Calvary for the forgiveness of our sins. Romans 3:21-24
CONCERNING CREATION
We believe that the Genesis 6-day account of creation is literal; that the creation of man was a direct act of God and was not from previously existing forms of life. Genesis 1:1
CONCERNING SEPARATION
We believe that Christians should separate themselves from practices and influences of the world, which hinder a spirit -filled life, and from all forms of ecclesiastical apostasy. Ephesians 4:22- 24; Romans 12:2
CONCERNING MARRIAGE, GENDER, AND SEXUALITY
We believe that God wonderfully and immutably creates each person as male or female. These two distinct, complementary genders together reflect the image and nature of God. (Gen 1:26-27.) Rejection of one’s biological sex is a rejection of the image of God within that person.
We believe that the term “marriage” has only one meaning: the uniting of one man and one woman in a single, exclusive union, as delineated in Scripture. (Gen 2:18-25.) We believe that God intends sexual intimacy to occur only between a man and a woman who are married to each other. (1 Cor 6:18; 7:2-5; Heb 13:4.)
We believe that God has commanded that no intimate sexual activity be engaged in outside of a marriage between a man and a woman. We believe that any form of sexual immorality (including adultery, fornication, homosexual behavior, transgender, bisexual conduct, bestiality, incest, and use of pornography) is sinful and offensive to God. (Matt 15:18-20; 1 Cor 6:9-10.)
We believe that in order to preserve the function and integrity of this organization it is imperative that all members of Arrows from God, or those who serve as volunteers, agree to and abide by this Statement on Marriage, Gender, and Sexuality. (Matt 5:16; Phil 2:14-16; 1 Thess 5:22.)
We believe that God offers redemption and restoration to all who confess and forsake their sin, seeking His mercy and forgiveness through Jesus Christ. (Acts 3:19-21; Rom 10:9-10; 1 Cor 6:9-11.)
We believe that every person must be afforded compassion, love, kindness, respect, and dignity. (Mark 12:28-31; Luke 6:31.) Hateful and harassing behavior or attitudes directed toward any individual are to be repudiated and are not in accord with Scripture nor the doctrines of this organization.
CONCERNING OUR CALLING
We believe God, in His Word, has given parents the responsibility and authority to educate their children in a godly manner. Deuteronomy 6:6-7; 11:19
