God the Father
We teach that God the Father, the first Person of the Trinity, orders and disposes all things according to His own purpose and grace (Psalm 145:8–9) 1 Corinthians 8:6.
He is the Creator of all things (Genesis 1:1–31 Ephesians 3:9 He is sovereign in creation, providence, and redemption (Psalm 103:19 Romans 11:36.)
God the Son
We teach that Jesus Christ, the second Person of the Trinity, is eternal God, coequal, consubstantial, and coeternal with the Father, possessing all the divine perfections (John 1:1)
We teach that all creation came into being through the eternal Son (John 1:3
1 Corinthians 8:6; Colossians 1:16; Hebrews 1:2) and is presently sustained by Him. (Colossians 1:17)
We teach that in the incarnation the eternal Son, the second Person of the Trinity, without altering His divine nature or surrendering any of the divine attributes, made Himself of no reputation by taking on a full human nature consubstantial with our own, yet without sin (Philippians 2:5–8 Hebrews 4:15
God the Holy Spirit
We teach that the Holy Spirit, the third Person of the Trinity, is eternal God, coequal, consubstantial, and coeternal with the Father and the Son (Matthew 28:19)
Acts 5:3–4; 1 Corinthians 12:4–6; 2 Corinthians 13:14; possessing all the divine perfections, including eternality (Hebrews 9:14), omnipresence (Psalm 139:7–10), omniscience
(Isaiah 40:13–14 , omnipotence (Romans 15:13), and truth. (John 16:13)
We teach that the Holy Spirit is not merely a force or a power but a distinct divine person who thinks (1 Corinthians 2:10–13), wills (1 Corinthians 12:11, speaks (Acts 28:25–26 and can be grieved. (Ephesians 4:30)
Man
We teach that man was directly and immediately created by God (Genesis 2:7
in His image and likeness (Genesis 1:26–28; James 3:9 free of sin (Genesis 1:31 endowed with a rational nature, intelligence, volition, and moral responsibility to God (Genesis 2:15–25
We teach that mankind was created by God as either male or female, distinct sexes that are biologically defined and divinely imparted to each individual at conception (Genesis 1:27
2:5–23; Psalm 139:13–14 1 Corinthians 11:3–15
Attempting to confuse the two sexes is an abomination to God (Leviticus 18:22 Deuteronomy 22:5; Romans 1:26–27
We teach that God’s intention in the creation of man was that man should glorify God, enjoy God’s fellowship, live his life according to the will of God, and by this accomplish God’s purpose for man in the world (Isaiah 43:7; 1 Corinthians 10:31); Colossians 1:16
We teach that, in Adam’s sin of disobedience to the revealed will and Word of God, man lost his innocence, incurred the penalty of spiritual and physical death, became subject to the wrath of God, and became inherently corrupt and utterly incapable of choosing or doing that which is acceptable to God apart from divine grace. With no recuperative powers to enable him to recover himself, man is hopelessly lost. Man’s salvation is thereby wholly of God’s grace through the redemptive work of our Lord Jesus Christ (Genesis 2:16–17; John 3:36
Ephesians 2:1–3
We teach that because all men were in Adam—united with him as the representative of humanity—the guilt of sin was imputed and a corrupt nature was transmitted to all men of all ages, Jesus Christ being the only exception (Romans 5:12; 1 Corinthians 15:22; 2 Corinthians 5:21)
Salvation
We teach that salvation is wholly of God by grace on the basis of the redemption of Jesus Christ — the merits both of His life of perfect righteousness and His atoning blood—and not on the basis of human merits or works. (John 1:12; Ephesians 1:7; 2:8–10; 1 Peter 1:18–19)
“There is nothing more important than your eternal salvation.”
-Kirk Cameron
