Statement of Faith | Inner Life Ministries

The Bible

We believe the Holy Scriptures of the Old Testament and New Testament are the inerrant, inspired, and infallible Word of God. God’s Word is the final authority for faith and life.

2Tim 3:16; 2Pet 1:20-21; Ps119:160

God and the Trinity

We believe in the one true God, existing eternally as a Trinity (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit).

Deut 32:3-4; Isa 40:28; 1Tim 1:17; Matt 3:16-17; Matt 28:19

Humanity and Sin

We believe in the creation of man in God's image, and the Fall of man through Adam, which introduced sin to humanity.

Gen 1:26-27; Rom 5:12; Rom 3:23

Christ Jesus

We believe in Jesus Christ's deity (divine nature), virgin birth, sinless life, atoning death on the cross, physical resurrection, and ascension.

Isa 7:14; Matt 1:18-23; Heb 4:15; 1Pet 2:22; 1John 3:5

The Cross

We believe that the message of the cross is foundational to Christian faith: believers through faith crucifying the carnal nature to live in the newness of the spirit.

Luke 9:23-26; 1Cor 1:18-25; Heb 12:2

Salvation

We believe that salvation is a gift of God's grace received by faith alone through Jesus Christ's sacrifice, and the life that comes from this gift is a permanent possession as long as one continues in faith: living by the fellowship with the person of the Holy Spirit.

Eph 2:8-10; Rom 1:16-17; Rom 5:1-2

The Holy Spirit

We believe that the Holy Spirit is the third person of the Godhead, The presence and authority of God, empowering and guiding believers into divine will.

Isa 63:9-10; Rom 8:9; 1Cor 6:19; Acts 1:8; John 14:26; John 16:13-15

Baptism of the Spirit

We believe in the baptism of the church by the Holy Spirit through the Word: believers are perfected as they yield to the process of sanctification through the word.

Matt 3:11-12; Rom 6:3-4; Heb 10:12-14; Eph 5:25-27; John 3:3-6

The spirit of man is an Inspiration

We believe that the inner man (spirit and soul) of a true believer should be an inspiration of the eternal Spirit of God, which should be the inner life of every believer.

Gen 2:7; Job 32:8; John 6:63-65; Rom 8:12-17; 2Cor 3:16-18; Col 3:1-4,9-10

The Church (The Body of Christ)

We believe in the spiritual unity of the church as the body of Christ with a common mission of enlarging the kingdom of God through teaching the doctrinal truth.

1Cor 12:12-27; Rom 12:4-5; Eph 1:22-23

Eschatology (Last Things)

We believe in the actual, physical return of Jesus to judge the living and the dead.

2Tim 4:1; Heb 9:27-28; Matt 25:31-34; John 5:25-29

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