What Is Your Statement of Faith?

One of the inquiries commonly asked of us is: “What is your creed?” or “What is your statement of faith?”

It is not that we are ashamed of what we believe, or that we seek to be evasive. If you survey a reasonable sampling of our material or talk to our members you will discover that we are very plain and firm in presenting the convictions that we hold.

Much indeed can be learnt from the Studies section of this website.

Rather, we believe it to be a very dangerous thing for men to form propositional, creedal statements which tend to crystallize every aspect of Christian faith. We have three principal objections to this “creed” mentality.

1. There simply is no New Testament authority for such. One may search from Genesis to Revelation and he will not discover a set of propositional dogma which men are obligated to blindly endorse. As one studies the Scriptures diligently (applying fundamental principles of interpretation) and personally, he will be able to reach his own conclusions as to what one is required to believe, practice, and teach if he is to be identified with Jesus Christ –  and that without being coerced by others.
    
2. No person has the right to force others into doctrinal submission. Granted there are threshold, fundamental truths to which one must subscribe if he is to be identified as a Christian. Beyond this, however, there is a lifetime of study, learning, and growth to be achieved.
    
3. History has demonstrated time and time again that creeds do not unify; rather they divide. They thus frustrate the very purpose for which Jesus so earnestly prayed (John 17:20-23).
    

Accordingly, since there is no formal creed in the biblical records, and as there is no commission to any man, or set of men, to construct one, we prefer to respect that circumstance.

We encourage our readers to simply study our articles. Examine them carefully to see whether the things presented are so or not (Acts 17:11). If you have questions, you may submit them. As much as we are physically able, we will try to answer them or direct you to a source for study.

If one simply believes only the truth, and obeys only the truth, he will be a Christian only – standing quite apart from the creeds of men and denominational bodies which have no sanction in the New Testament.