Statement of Doctrine and Beliefs 1. The Bible (which is the Scripture in both the Old and New
Testaments) is the inspired Word of God and without error in the original
manuscripts. It is God’s revelation to man of His perfect will for our lives and
the final authority for all Christians. (1 Thes. 2:13; 2 Tim. 3:16-17; 2 Pet.
1:19-21)
2. God is one God, infinitely perfect and eternally represented
in three distinct persons consisting of the Trinity of Father, Son, and Holy
Spirit (Deut. 6:4; Matt. 3:16-17; 28:19; 1 Cor. 8:6)
3. In Jesus Christ,
fully God and fully man, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the
Virgin Mary. He is the Messiah and the revelation of God’s love for the World.
Jesus died on the cross and suffered the wrath of God in our stead, to atone for
the sins of the world. He was resurrected from the dead and ascended into Heaven
where He sits at the right hand of the Father as our High Priest, interceding
for the saints. (Matt. 1:18-25; Lu. 1:35; Jn. 1:1,14; 3:16; Lu. 24:51; Ro. 5:9;
8:34; Heb. 4:14,15)
4. In the person of the Holy Spirit, whose ministry
is to glorify the Lord Jesus Christ. He convicts men, regenerates believers,
indwells, guides, instructs, and empowers the believers for godly living and
service, producing fruit in the lives of believers and giving spiritual gifts as
He determines. (Jn. 7:38-39; 14:16-17, 26; 16:7-11; Ro. 8:11, 1 Cor. 2:12;
12:4-11; Gal. 5:22-25)
5. Man was originally created sinless in the image
of God. When our first father and mother Adam and Eve sinned, it opened the
human race up to sin and death, so that each person is now born with a sinful
nature. Only through regeneration by the Holy Spirit (through Jesus’ finished
work at Calvary) can eternal life and salvation from sin be obtained. (Gen.
1:26-27; 3:1-24; Ro. 5:12-21)
6. We
are saved from perishing in our sin by faith in Jesus Christ and His complete
work accomplished on the cross (his shed blood) and through His resurrection. We
receive salvation by grace through faith and are born of the Spirit (born
again), becoming children of God who will have eternal life in the presence of
God. (Is. 53; Jn. 1:12-13; 5:24; Ro. 5:8-9; 1 Cor. 3-4; Heb. 9:22)
7.
Believers in Jesus are righteous and have direct relationship with God the
Father because of our faith in Christ. (Jn. 10:30; 14:6; Ro. 8:10; 2 Cor. 5:21;
Philip. 5:7-9; Heb. 4:16)
8. We are baptized in the Holy Spirit with the
evidence of speaking in other tongues when we prayerfully ask and are willing to
receive the baptism. (Acts 1:5,8; 2:4; 10:45,46; 19:6)
9. The Church is
made up of all those people who, through saving faith in Jesus Christ, by grace,
have been born again (regenerated by the Holy Spirit) and are united together as
the Body of Christ-- regardless of sect, denomination, or organization. Christ
is the head of the Church. (Matt. 16:16-18; 1 Cor. 12:12-14; Col 1:18,24; Ro.
12:4,5)
10. We have been given a Great Commission by the Lord Jesus to
bring the Gospel to all people by our testimony, lifestyle, and ministry. (Matt.
5:16; Mk 16:15-18; Lk 24:47)
11. Both men and women are called into
leadership in the Church and ministry. (Ex. 15:20,21; Judg. 4:4; Is. 8:3; Joel
2:28; Acts 8:24-26; Col. 4:15; Phil. 4:2,3)
12. That the return of the
Lord Jesus is imminent and that this has a vital bearing on how we live our
lives. (Jn. 14:3; Acts 1:11; 1 Thes. 4:16-18; Tit. 2:11-14)
13. Believers
in Jesus have victory over Satan and demonic forces in their lives by
appropriating the victory of the cross and resurrection. We win by defensive and
offensive battle over evil forces that desire to bring deception, destruction,
and chaos into our lives. The final defeat of Satanic forces does not occur
until the events of Rev. 20. (Eph. 6:10-18; 2 Cor. 2:14; 2 Tim. 2:3, 4; 1 Cor.
15:56, 57; 2 Cor. 10:3-5; Eph. 3:10, 11)
Crossfire is a church without walls, built on the foundation of grace and love; serving God, building people, and reaching beyond the walls within us to the world around us.
