LAKE BIBLE CHURCH DOCTRINAL STATEMENT

  1. We believe in the absolute authority of the Bible; its full verbal inspiration in the original manuscripts; and its all-sufficiency as the Christian's rule of faith and practice. (II Timothy 3: 16; II Peter 1:20)

  2. There is one God, eternally existing in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. (Matthew 28:19; II Corinthians 13:14)

  3. Jesus Christ was begotten of the Holy Spirit, was born of Mary, a virgin, and is true God and true man. He died for our sins according to God's Holy Word as a representative and substitutionary sacrifice, and all who believe in Him are justified (declared righteous) by God on the basis of His shed blood. (Matthew 1:18-23; I Peter 1:18-21; Romans 3:24-25a; Ephesians 2:8-9)

  4. We believe the Holy Spirit is a Divine Person, equal with the Father and the Son and of the same substance and nature. He convicts of sin, righteousness, and judgment; He bears witness to the truth; is the agent of the new birth; He seals, gifts, indwells, bears witness of, sanctifies, teaches, comforts, and helps every child of God. At conversion, Christ baptizes every believer into His body with the Holy Spirit. (I Corinthians 12:12-13); John 3:3-7; John 14:16-17; John 16:8-11; Ephesians 1:13; Romans 8:14-27)

  5. Man was created in the image of God. He sinned and thereby incurred not only physical death but also spiritual death, which is separation from God. All men are, by nature and choice, sinners. Apart from Christ, they will forever be separated from God. (Ephesians 2: 1-3; Genesis 1:26; Genesis 2:17; Romans 5:12; Romans 3:23; Romans 6:23)

  6. The crucified body of our Lord Jesus was resurrected. He ascended into heaven, and presently intercedes for us as a High Priest and advocate before God. Likewise, there shall also be a bodily resurrection of the just and of the unjust, an everlasting blessedness of the saved, and an everlasting conscious punishment of the lost. (1 Corinthians 15: 1-4; Hebrews 4:16; I John 2:1-2; John 5:24-29)

  7. Salvation is by grace and through faith. It is apart from any good works a person might do. It is freely given to any who trust the Lord Jesus as their personal Savior, believing He died for their sins to impart forgiveness and rose from the dead to give eternal life. (John 3: 16-18; Ephesians 2:8-9; Romans 4:5)

  8. There shall be an imminent, personal, pre-millennial return of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. (Titus 2:13-14)

  9. All who trust in Jesus Christ as their personal Savior are born of the Holy Spirit. They thereby become sons of God, a relationship in which they are eternally secure. (John 1:12; John 10:28, 29)

  10. Church members are subject to discipline in the manner of Matthew 18:15-17. Elders are subject to discipline in the manner of I Timothy 5: 19-20. All church discipline is to be exercised in the spirit of Galatians 6:1.

  11. The Lord's Supper is a provision of bread and the cup which symbolizes Christ's broken body and shed blood. Only believers are to participate. They are to do so, having confessed known sin. The Lord's Supper is a reminder of the suffering of Christ and His soon return. (Luke 22: 19- 20; I Corinthians 11 : 23-33).

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