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Statement of Faith:
George Community Church — Statement of Faith
1. The Bible — We believe the Bible to be the Word of God, eternal, immutable, verbally inspired (God Breathed), supreme, authoritative, authentic and infallible (unfailing) in the original manuscript. (II Peter 1:20, 21; II Timothy 3:16, 17; Luke 24:27)
2. The Godhead — We believe in God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, eternal in being, equal in power and glory, having precisely the same attributes and perfections. (Genesis 1:26; Matthew 28:19; Isaiah 48:16; Deuteronomy 6:4)
3. Man’s creation and fall — We believe that man was created in the image and likeness of God, but then in Adam’s sin the race fell, inherited a sin nature and consequent alienation from God and came under the judicial sentence of death. (Genesis 1:27; Romans 5:12; Romans 3:23)
4. The person and work of Christ — We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ, the eternal Son of God, became man without ceasing to be God, having been conceived of the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary, in order that He might reveal God and redeem sinful man in His vicarious and atoning death through His shed blood on the cross. (Romans 3:24, 25; Luke 1:34, 35; Acts 4:12; Isaiah 7:14; Matthew 1:23)
We believe in the resurrection of the crucified body of our Lord Jesus Christ, in His ascension into heaven, where He is now exalted at the right hand of the Father, where as high priest for His people, He fulfills the ministry of representative, intercessor and advocate. (Hebrews 7:25, 26; Romans 8:34; I Corinthians 15:3, 4)
We believe in the imminent coming of the Lord Jesus Christ for the Church and His subsequent premillennial return to earth to set up His Kingdom. (Zechariah 14:4-11; I Thessalonians 4:13-18; Revelation 20:6)
5. The Holy Spirit — We believe the Holy Spirit is a person of the Godhead. He bears witness to the truth regarding Jesus Christ and convicts the world of sin, righteousness and judgment. He comforts, guides and teaches the believer. (John 16:7-15; John 3:3-7; John 14:16, 17; Ephesians 5:18; Ephesians 1:13-14)
He is the supernatural agent in regeneration, spiritual birth, baptizing all believers into the body (Church) of Christ, indwelling them, and sealing them unto the day of redemption. (I Corinthians 12:13; Romans 8:9; Ephesians 4:30)
6. Salvation and Assurance — We believe in justification by faith alone, that man is a sinner and that he can be justified before God only on the grounds of faith in the shed blood of the Lord Jesus Christ, and that this faith is manifested in works pleasing to God. (Ephesians 2:8-10; Romans 5:1; 3:28; 4:5; Hebrews 9:11-15)
7. The Church — We believe the Church, which is the Body and Bride of Christ, is a spiritual organism composed of all born again believers, and that it is the mission of the Church to preach the Gospel to all the world. (Romans 12:5; Matthew 28:18-20; I Corinthians 12:12-14; Colossians 1:24-28; Ephesians 1:22, 23)
8. The personality of Satan — We believe Satan is a spiritual being who was originally created perfect but rebelled against God and fell. He is the arch enemy of God and man, the author of sin and cause of the fall of man. He shall be eternally punished in the lake of fire. (Job 1:6, 7; Matthew 4:2-11; Revelation 20:10; John 8:44; I Peter 5:8)[Isaiah 14:12-17; Ezekiel 28:12-19]
9. The Eternal State — We believe the souls of those who have trusted in the Lord Jesus Christ for salvation, do at death, immediately pass into His presence, and there remain until the resurrection of the body at His coming, when soul and body, reunited shall be associated with him forever in glory, but the souls of the unbelievers shall remain after death in conscious misery until the final judgment, when they shall stand before the Great White Throne at the close of the Millennium, when soul and body reunited, shall be punished with everlasting torment. (Philippians 1:23; Revelation 20:11-15; 22:3-5; II Corinthians 5:8; Luke 16:19-26)
10. Marriage/Family — We believe that God created man and woman with equal value but unique attributes and roles. God has established marriage as the lifelong covenantal union of one man and one woman, for the good of mankind and as a picture of the relationship between Christ and His Church. We believe that marriage, as defined above, is the only permissible context for intimate sexual expression, and is the foundation of the human family. Gen. 1:26-31, 2:18-25; Rom. 1:18-32, 7:1-3; 1 Cor. 7:1-7; Eph. 5:22-33; Heb. 13:4
Conclusion — We not only believe that this body of doctrine is a sacred trust to be preserved and taught in its purity, but we also believe that it teaches a life to be lived and a Gospel to be preached.
1. The Bible — We believe the Bible to be the Word of God, eternal, immutable, verbally inspired (God Breathed), supreme, authoritative, authentic and infallible (unfailing) in the original manuscript. (II Peter 1:20, 21; II Timothy 3:16, 17; Luke 24:27)
2. The Godhead — We believe in God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, eternal in being, equal in power and glory, having precisely the same attributes and perfections. (Genesis 1:26; Matthew 28:19; Isaiah 48:16; Deuteronomy 6:4)
3. Man’s creation and fall — We believe that man was created in the image and likeness of God, but then in Adam’s sin the race fell, inherited a sin nature and consequent alienation from God and came under the judicial sentence of death. (Genesis 1:27; Romans 5:12; Romans 3:23)
4. The person and work of Christ — We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ, the eternal Son of God, became man without ceasing to be God, having been conceived of the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary, in order that He might reveal God and redeem sinful man in His vicarious and atoning death through His shed blood on the cross. (Romans 3:24, 25; Luke 1:34, 35; Acts 4:12; Isaiah 7:14; Matthew 1:23)
We believe in the resurrection of the crucified body of our Lord Jesus Christ, in His ascension into heaven, where He is now exalted at the right hand of the Father, where as high priest for His people, He fulfills the ministry of representative, intercessor and advocate. (Hebrews 7:25, 26; Romans 8:34; I Corinthians 15:3, 4)
We believe in the imminent coming of the Lord Jesus Christ for the Church and His subsequent premillennial return to earth to set up His Kingdom. (Zechariah 14:4-11; I Thessalonians 4:13-18; Revelation 20:6)
5. The Holy Spirit — We believe the Holy Spirit is a person of the Godhead. He bears witness to the truth regarding Jesus Christ and convicts the world of sin, righteousness and judgment. He comforts, guides and teaches the believer. (John 16:7-15; John 3:3-7; John 14:16, 17; Ephesians 5:18; Ephesians 1:13-14)
He is the supernatural agent in regeneration, spiritual birth, baptizing all believers into the body (Church) of Christ, indwelling them, and sealing them unto the day of redemption. (I Corinthians 12:13; Romans 8:9; Ephesians 4:30)
6. Salvation and Assurance — We believe in justification by faith alone, that man is a sinner and that he can be justified before God only on the grounds of faith in the shed blood of the Lord Jesus Christ, and that this faith is manifested in works pleasing to God. (Ephesians 2:8-10; Romans 5:1; 3:28; 4:5; Hebrews 9:11-15)
7. The Church — We believe the Church, which is the Body and Bride of Christ, is a spiritual organism composed of all born again believers, and that it is the mission of the Church to preach the Gospel to all the world. (Romans 12:5; Matthew 28:18-20; I Corinthians 12:12-14; Colossians 1:24-28; Ephesians 1:22, 23)
8. The personality of Satan — We believe Satan is a spiritual being who was originally created perfect but rebelled against God and fell. He is the arch enemy of God and man, the author of sin and cause of the fall of man. He shall be eternally punished in the lake of fire. (Job 1:6, 7; Matthew 4:2-11; Revelation 20:10; John 8:44; I Peter 5:8)[Isaiah 14:12-17; Ezekiel 28:12-19]
9. The Eternal State — We believe the souls of those who have trusted in the Lord Jesus Christ for salvation, do at death, immediately pass into His presence, and there remain until the resurrection of the body at His coming, when soul and body, reunited shall be associated with him forever in glory, but the souls of the unbelievers shall remain after death in conscious misery until the final judgment, when they shall stand before the Great White Throne at the close of the Millennium, when soul and body reunited, shall be punished with everlasting torment. (Philippians 1:23; Revelation 20:11-15; 22:3-5; II Corinthians 5:8; Luke 16:19-26)
10. Marriage/Family — We believe that God created man and woman with equal value but unique attributes and roles. God has established marriage as the lifelong covenantal union of one man and one woman, for the good of mankind and as a picture of the relationship between Christ and His Church. We believe that marriage, as defined above, is the only permissible context for intimate sexual expression, and is the foundation of the human family. Gen. 1:26-31, 2:18-25; Rom. 1:18-32, 7:1-3; 1 Cor. 7:1-7; Eph. 5:22-33; Heb. 13:4
Conclusion — We not only believe that this body of doctrine is a sacred trust to be preserved and taught in its purity, but we also believe that it teaches a life to be lived and a Gospel to be preached.
GEORGE CHURCH CONSTITUTION:
| church_constitution.pdf |
Safe Kids handbook, forms and video link for George Church volunteers:
| gcc_safe_kids_procedures.pdf |
| gcc_volunteer_agreement.pdf |
| gcc_criminal_records_release.pdf |
Copy & Paste Video Link for IBM "Keeping Children Safe and Secure Video": https://vimeo.com/96481766