The following statement summarises StayFree position with regard
to matters of faith.
Basis
of Faith - Beliefs and Values
We
believe:
- That the Holy Scriptures,
as given by God, are Divinely inspired, infallible (entirely trustworthy),
and the supreme authority in all matters of faith and practice.
- In One God, eternally
existent in three persons; Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
- In our Lord Jesus Christ,
God manifest in the flesh, His virgin birth, His sinless life, His miracles,
and His atoning death.
- the bodily resurrection
of Jesus Christ from the dead, in His personal return, and the judgment
of the world by Him.
- That "all have
sinned" and are justly exposed to the wrath of God.
- That redemtion from
the guilt, penalty and power of sin is possible only through the death,
shed blood and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
- In the necessity of
the work of the Holy Spirit to make the death of Christ effective to the
individual sinner, granting him repentance towards God and faith in our
Lord Jesus Christ, enabling the believer to live a holy life and to witness
and work for Him.
- In the resurrection
of the body, the eternal blessedness of the righteous and the eternal punishment
of the wicked.
- That every believer
is baptised into the Body of Christ by the Holy Spirit. And thus being members
of one another, are responsible for keeping the unity of the Spirit in the
bond of peace, loving one another with a pure heart fervently.
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