Republic of Grace

Statement of Faith

  1. The Holy Scriptures
    We believe the Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments to be the
    verbally inspired Word of God, the final authority for faith and life, inerrant in the original writings, infallible and God-breathed (2 Timothy 3:16,17; 2 Peter 1:20,21; Matthew 5:18; John 16:12,13).
  1. The Godhead
    We believe in one Triune God, eternally existing in three persons – Father,
    Son, and Holy Spirit – coeternal in being, co-identical in nature, co-equal in power and glory, and having the same attributes and perfections (Deuteronomy 6:4; 2 Corinthians 13:14).
  1. The Person and Work of Christ
    a. We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ, the eternal Son of God, became
    man, without ceasing to be God, having been conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary, in order that He might reveal God and redeem sinful men (John 1:1,2,14; Luke 1:35).
    b. We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ died on the cross for all mankind
    as a representative, vicarious, substitutionary sacrifice, and that the sufficiency of this atoning sacrifice to accomplish the redemption and justification of all who trust in Him is assured by His literal, physical resurrection from the dead
    (Romans 3:24,25; 4:25; Ephesians 1:7; 1 Timothy 4:10; Hebrews 2:9; I Peter
    l:3-5; 2:24; and 2 Peter 2:1).
    c. We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ ascended to heaven, and is now
    exalted at the right hand of God, where, as our High Priest, He fulfills the
    ministry of representative, Intercessor, and Advocate (Acts 1:9,10; Hebrews
    9:24; 7:25; Romans 8:34; l John 2:1,2).
  1. The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit
    a. We believe that the Holy Spirit is a person who convicts the world of
    sin, of righteousness, and of judgment; and, that He is the supernatural agent in regeneration, baptizing all believers into the body of Christ, indwelling and sealing them unto the day of redemption (John 16:8-11; 2 Corinthians 3:6; 1 Corinthians 12:12-14; Romans 8:9; Ephesians 1:13,14).
    b. We believe that He is the divine teacher who guides believers into all
    truth; and, that it is the privilege and duty of all the saved to be filled with the Spirit (John 16:13; 1 John 2:20,27; Ephesians 5:18).
  1. The Total Depravity of Man
    We believe that man was created in the image and likeness of God, but that in Adam’s sin the race fell, inherited a sinful nature, and became alienated from God; and, that man is totally depraved, and, of himself, utterly unable to remedy his lost condition (Genesis 1:26,27; Romans 3:22,23; 5:12; Ephesians 2:1-3, 12).
  1. Salvation
    We believe that salvation is the gift of God brought to man by grace and
    received by personal faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, whose precious blood was shed on Calvary for the forgiveness of our sins (Romans 5, 2 Corinthians 5, Ephesians 2:8-10; John 1:12; Ephesians 1:7; 1 Peter 1:18,19).
  1. The Eternal Security and Assurance of Believers
    We believe that all the redeemed, once saved, are kept by God’s power
    and are thus secure in Christ forever (Ephesians 1:7-14, Philippians 1:6, 9-11, Colossians 1:9-29, Romans 8:1,38,39; l Corinthians 1:4-8).