Scripture
We believe Almighty God has revealed all that is necessary to life and salvation in the sixty-six books of the Holy Scriptures, which are the Word of God. All Scripture was given by inspiration of God, is infallible and inerrant in the original manuscripts, and is the final arbiter in all disputes. Its authority is derived from its Author and not from the opinions of men (2 Tim. 3:14-17; John 17:17; Isa. 55:11).
God
We believe in one Triune God, eternally existing in three persons—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit—each with distinct personal attributes, yet co-eternal in being, co-identical in nature, co-equal in power and glory, without division of essence or being, and who is invisible, personal, omnipresent, eternal, dependent on none, unchanging, truthful, trustworthy, almighty, sovereign, omniscient, righteous, holy, good, loving, merciful, long-suffering, and gracious (Matt. 3:16-17; 1 Cor. 8:6).
Creation
We believe the Triune God—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit—created the world in six consecutive 24-hour days (Gen. 1; Ex. 20:11).
Providence
We believe God in His infinite power and wisdom upholds, directs, disposes, and governs all creatures and things by His most wise and holy providence according to His infallible foreknowledge and by His own will for the glorious praise of His wisdom, power, justice, infinite goodness, and mercy (Eph. 1:11; Rom. 11:36; Col. 1:16-17).
The Fall
We believe Adam fell from his original righteousness into sin and brought upon himself and all his offspring slavery to a sin nature, condemnation, and spiritual and physical death (Gen. 3:1-13; Rom. 5:12-21; John 8:34).
Man’s Inability
We believe it is utterly beyond the power of fallen man to love God, to keep His laws, to understand the Gospel, to repent of sin, or to trust in Christ (Jer. 13:23; John 8:45-47; 1 Cor. 2:14).
Christ The Mediator
We believe God sent His Son into the world, conceived of the virgin Mary by the Holy Spirit, unchangeably sinless, both God and man, born under the Law to live a perfect life of righteousness on behalf of His elect people (Luke 1:26-35; Heb. 4:15; Col. 2:9; Rom. 10:4).
Christ The Redeemer
We believe God’s Son died at Calvary to affect propitiation, reconciliation, redemption, and atonement for His elect people. God bore testimony to His acceptance of His Son’s work by raising Him from the dead (Luke 23:33-47; Heb. 2:17; Col. 1:21-22; Heb. 9:15; Matt. 28:1-10).
Election
We believe God, before the foundation of the world and for His own glory, did elect an innumerable host of men and women to eternal life as an act of free and sovereign grace. This election was in no way dependent upon His foresight of human faith, decisions, or works of merit (John 6:37; Acts 13:48; Eph. 1:4-6; 2 Thess. 2:13).
Effectual Calling
We believe God the Son has poured out the Holy Spirit to work alongside the preached Word. The Spirit of God regenerates the elect sinner and draws him irresistibly to faith in Christ the Savior (John 3:1-8; John 6:44; Rom. 8:29-30; 1 Cor. 1:22-24; 1 John 5:1).
Justification
We believe the elect, who are called by grace, are justified in the sight of God on account of the imputed righteousness of Jesus Christ, which is received through faith alone (Rom. 3:21-26; 2 Cor. 5:21; Phil. 3:9).
The Holy Spirit
We believe the Holy Spirit is truly God, the third person of the Trinity, and He inspired the authors of Scripture (2 Pet. 1:21). He also convicts the world (John 16:8-11) and frees, indwells, seals, sanctifies, guides, empowers, and intercedes for the Christian (2 Cor. 3:17; 1 Cor. 3:16; Eph. 1:13-14; Ez. 36:27; John 16:13; Acts 1:8; Rom. 8:26), and He also gives spiritual gifts to every Christian (1 Cor. 12:11; 1 Pet. 4:10-11).
Sanctification
We believe those who are united to Christ are also further sanctified by His Word and Spirit dwelling in them. The dominion of the whole body of sin is destroyed, and the fleshly lusts, which still exist within our members, are weakened and mortified, while at the same time we are quickened and strengthened to the practice of all true holiness (Eph. 5:18-19; Col. 3:16; Rom. 6:6).
Perseverance
We believe those who are regenerated, called, and justified shall persevere in holiness and never finally fall away (Matt. 10:22; 1 Cor. 15:1-2; Col. 1:21-23; Phil. 1:6; 1 John 2:19).
Evangelism
We believe it is the command of every member of the local church to participate in fulfilling the Great Commission by making disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything Christ has commanded us (Matt. 28:18-20).
Christian Liberty
We believe Christ has purchased for all believers a liberty inherent in the Gospel. It comprises freedom from the guilt of sin, from the condemnation that follows upon guilt, from the wrath of God, and from the severity and curse of God’s Law. God alone is Lord of the conscience. He has set it free from all obligations to receive or obey any such doctrines or demands of men as are in any respect in opposition to His Word or not contained in it. Indeed, to believe and obey such doctrines and demands is tantamount to a betrayal of true liberty of conscience. It is against all reason and nothing less than the destruction of liberty of conscience when men demand of their fellows an implicit faith, in other words, an absolute and blind obedience (John 8:36; Rom. 7:4; Gal. 5:1; Rom. 14; 1 Pet. 2:16).
Providence Christian Church acknowledges that neither the Church nor the Government have authority to bind the Christian’s conscience in the realm of the Family. Examples of a Christian’s liberty of conscience in the realm of the Family include, but are not limited to:
- A Christian parent’s educational liberty to educate his/her children in the way his/her conscience deems best, including homeschooling, even if homeschooling is banned by the state government or the federal government,
- A Christian woman’s occupational liberty to fulfill the role her conscience deems best, including staying at home to raise her children if she has any, even if she is drafted by the military, and
- A Christian individual’s bodily liberty to refuse medical mandates that would contradict the Christian individual’s conscience if he/she was to comply, including refusing medical mandates for a Christian’s child/children, even if mandated by an employer, the state government, or the federal government.
Worship
We believe the light of nature shows there is a God who has dominion and sovereignty over all. He is just and good, and H