There exists only one
God, creator and sustainer of all things, infinitely perfect and
eternally co-existing in three persons-Father, Son, and Holy
Spirit.
The
Scriptures, both Old and New testaments, are the inspired, inerrant
and trustworthy Word of God, the complete revelation of His will for
the salvation of human beings, and the final authority for all
matters about which it speaks.
Human
nature derives from two historical personas, male and female,
created in God's image. They were created perfect, but they sinned,
plunging themselves and all human beings into sin, guilt, suffering,
and death.
The
substitutionary death of Jesus Christ and his bodily resurrection
provide the only ground for justification, forgiveness, and
salvation for all who believe. Only those who trust in Him alone are
born of the Holy Spirit and are true members of the Church; only
they will spend eternity with Christ.
The Holy Spirit
is the agent of regeneration and renewal for believers in Jesus
Christ. He makes the presence of Jesus Christ real in believers, and
he comforts, guides, convicts, and enables believers to live in ways
that honor Christ.
Ministry
to personas acknowledges the complexity of humans as physical,
psychological, social, and spiritual beings. The ultimate goal of
Christian counseling is to help others move to personal wholeness,
interpersonal competence, mental stability, and spiritual maturity.