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Disciple Union Ministries doctrinal statement is based on the following Biblical truths which we regard as essential to the Christian faith and is the common belief and values to which our members, staff and teachers hold. The Scriptures That the Scriptures are the inspired Word of God and as such are inerrant in their original writings and are the final authority for the Christian faith. The Godhead That the Godhead exists in three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. These three Persons are the One True God having the same nature and perfection. The Lord Jesus Christ In His existence eternally as God; His human incarnation and virgin birth; His death on the Cross as the full and sufficient atonement for human sin; His literal and bodily resurrection from the dead; His present ministry of intercession in heaven and His personal future return to earth to reign sovereignty. The Holy Spirit In His existence as the third person of the Godhead; That He convicts mankind of sin, regenerates, baptizes, indwells, seals and sets apart believers into a life devoted to the Lordship of Jesus Christ; That He keeps and empowers believers day by day; That He is the Teacher of the Word of God and the Guide in the life of a believer. Mankind That mankind was created innocent and pure, but mankind has fallen into sin through the disobedience of Adam and therefore all human beings are corrupted in body soul and spirit and are in need of redemption. Salvation That Salvation is by Grace, a free gift of God not dependent upon works; That it requires repentance, a turning from one's own way to the leading of God alone, and that it is granted through a personal faith in and commitment to the Lordship of Jesus Christ; That all who receive Jesus Christ as Lord are born again by the Holy Spirit and become inheritors of the Kingdom of God and that true Salvation is manifested in changed lives. The Future That Jesus Christ will return to earth visibly to all and in bodily form; That the just will be resurrected in bodily form to their eternal abode in the presence of God; That the unjust will be resurrected in bodily form to judgment and thence to everlasting punishment. |
