What Does Grace Fellowship Church Believe?
What Does Grace Fellowship Church Believe? (PDF Notes)
Church Beliefs Part 1 - Three Levels of Belief (5 minutes)
Church Beliefs Part 2 - Convictions (2 minutes)
Church Beliefs Part 3 - Persuasions and Opinions (18 minutes)
Church Beliefs Part 4 - Controversial Issues (7 minutes)
Authority of Scripture
The Bible is the Word of God, fully true, and is our authority for all that we believe and do (2 Timothy 3:16-17; 2 Peter 1:20-21; Matthew 5:18).
God
There is one true God who exists eternally in three Persons: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit (Genesis 1:26; Matthew 28:19; John 14:9; Acts 5:4,9; 2 Corinthians 13:14).
Deity of Christ
Jesus Christ is 100% God and yet 100% human, born of a virgin birth (John 1:1,14; Matthew 1:18-23; Luke 1:26-38).
Substitutionary Atonement
Jesus Christ died on the cross as our substitute – taking upon Himself the penalty for our sins (Romans 5:8; 1 Peter 3:18; Galatians 3:13; 2 Corinthians 5:21).
Resurrection of Christ
Jesus rose from the dead in a bodily resurrection defeating sin and death (1 Corinthians 15:3-6; Romans 6:4-9).
Second Coming
Jesus Christ will come again to judge the living and the dead (Matthew 24-25; Acts 1:9-11; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18; Revelation 19-21).
Salvation by Grace through Faith
A person is saved from eternal separation from God as a free gift when that person places their faith in Jesus Christ (Ephesians 2:8-9; John 1:12; 3:16; 5:24; Revelation 21:27).
Heaven and Hell
We believe in heaven and hell, and that Believers in Jesus Christ will be resurrected to everlasting blessedness and joy in eternal fellowship with God (1 Corinthians 15:35-57; 2 Corinthians 5:1-9; Philippians 3:20-21; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-17; Revelation 21:1-7; 22:1-5). Unbelievers will be resurrected to conscious separation from God and eternal punishment (Matthew 25:41,46; Mark 9:43-48; 2 Thessalonians 1:7-9; Revelation 14:9-11;20:10-15; 21:8).
Statement of Marriage
We believe marriage is defined in the Bible as a covenant, a sacred bond between one man and one woman instituted by and publicly entered into before God (“Biblical Definition of Marriage”). (Genesis 2:18, 22-24; Mark 10:6-9; 1 Corinthians 7:2; Hebrews 13:4