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The Doctrinal Statement of Calvary Bible Church
In the links that follow, you will find our full doctrinal statement, church covenant, and statements of our position on key moral issues. Although we do not have webpages for our constitution, you can download a copy of our entire Doctrinal Statement and Constitution. This document requires software that can read pdf files, such as Adobe Reader which is available free here. When considering the essentials for membership in a true gospel church, a church that seeks to be Christ-honoring and obedient to the Holy Scriptures, two truths must be kept
The Bible
We believe in the verbal plenary inspiration of the Bible, consisting of sixty-six books of the Old and New Testaments. We further believe that the Bible was given by divine inspiration and is the inerrant Word of God in all matters that it addresses including historical, geographical, and scientific
God the Father
We believe that God the Father began to assume his place as Father in relation to the Son and Holy Spirit in the council of the Godhead before creation and time (Ps. 2:7-10);
Jesus Christ
We believe in the identification of Jesus Christ as the impeccable (able not to sin and not able to sin) Son of God and God the Son (Matt. 16:13-16;
Holy Spirit
We believe that the Holy Spirit is the third person of the Trinity. He proceeds from the Father and the Son (John 15:26). His principle ministries since his advent at
His Creation
We believe that man was created by an immediate act of God and not by a process of evolution; that he was created in the image and likeness of God, possessing personality and holiness; that he was endowed with power of rational and responsible choice in view of moral ends; and that the purpose of his
His Fall
We believe that in the providence of God, man was brought to trial in the Garden of Eden (Gen. 3:1-6). Under trial he lost his holy estate, incurring spiritual death for
His Redemption
We believe that God has provided redemption for men through the mediatorial work of Christ, who voluntarily offered himself on Calvary as a perfect sacrifice for sin, the just suffering for the unjust, bearing sin’s curse and tasting death for every man (
Salvation
We believe that the salvation of sinners is through the Son of God, who is the Savior by virtue of his substitutionary death for sinners (Eph. 5:23;
