Statement of Faith
Arise operates within these basic biblical truths in order to strengthen the family unit, uphold Christian ethics and morals, and provide our children with a Godly culture.
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The Holy Bible is the authoritative Word of God. It alone is the final authority in determining all doctrinal truths. In its original writing, it is inspired, infallible and inerrant (2Timothy 3:16; 2 Peter 1:20-21; Proverbs 30:5; Romans 16:25-26).
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There is one God (Deut. 6:4), Creator of all things (Rev. 4:11), who is infinitely perfect (Matt. 5:48), existing eternally in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit (Matt. 28:19).
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Jesus was God and came in human flesh, being fully God and fully man, except without sin. (John 1:1-2, 14)
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All people are in violation of God’s righteous requirements and His holy character both by nature and act. (Romans 3:23 and 5:12)
The central purpose of the coming of Jesus Christ was to pay the penalty for man’s sin through His substitutionary death on the cross, the successful accomplishment of which was attested to by His subsequent bodily resurrection. (1 Corinthians 15:3-4; Acts 1:3)
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Salvation is offered as a free gift. This gift must be responded to in individual faith. It cannot be earned and is given freely through the sacrificial death of Jesus Christ alone. (Acts 13:38-39; Romans 6:23; Ephesians 2:8-9)
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Following faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, we are commanded by the Word of God to be baptized in water in the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit (Matthew 28:19; Acts 2:38).
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The Holy Spirit is the promise of the Father, sent by Jesus after His Ascension, to empower His people to preach the gospel and live a godly life. (John 14:16,26)
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We believe all human life is created in the image of God and valued from the moment of conception to the time of death. We believe that God wonderfully and immutably creates each person as male or female. (Genesis 1:26-27, Psalm 139:13-14; Jeremiah 1:5; Psalm 127:3)
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Marriage and family are sacred institutions ordained by God from the very beginning of human history. We believe marriage is between one man and one woman.
(Genesis 1:27- 28; Matthew 5:27-28; I Corinthians 6:9-10,18; I Thessalonians 4:3-8).