Salvation

Salvation

Statement of Faith

Ephesians 2:8-10

1. The need for .
   

   We believe that salvation is the work of God to rescue and redeem sinners from their eternal fate as children of wrath, granting them eternal life as His own beloved children. (Galatians 4:4-6; John 3:16- 18; Ephesians 2:1-10; Titus 3:3-7)

2. The need for a .
   

   We believe that salvation was accomplished by the death of Jesus, which satisfied the just wrath of God and cancelled our debt of sin to the Father that we could never repay. Through it justification, forgiveness, reconciliation to God, and new life are imparted to all who believe in Him through faith as the free gift of God’s grace. (Romans 5:9; Ephesians 2:8-9; Romans 3:21-26; 1 Timothy 2:5-6; 1 John 1:7-9; John 1:12; 1 Peter 2:24; Ephesians 4:23-24)

   We believe that salvation is by God’s grace alone, through faith alone in the finished work of Christ alone, for God’s glory alone. It is a gift from God; it is not a result of our good works. (Acts 4:12; Romans 3:28; 2 Corinthians 5:21; Ephesians 2:8-9; Titus 3:5-7)

3. The effects of .
   

   We believe that all who believe in Christ as their Savior are born again, are kept by God’s power, and are eternally secure in Christ. (John 10:28-29; Romans 8:35-39; Ephesians 1:13-14; 1 John 5:11- 13)

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