Harvesters
Scholarship Foundation
A California Nonprofit
Religious Corporation
Exhibit A - Statement of Faith
1. There is one God, who is infinitely perfect, existing eternally in
three persons: Father, Son, and Holy
Spirit.
2. Jesus Christ is true God and true man. He was conceived by the Holy
Spirit and born of the virgin Mary. He died upon the cross, the Just for
the unjust, as a substitutional sacrifice, and all who believe in Him
are justified on the ground of His shed blood. He arose from the dead
according to the Scriptures. He is now at the right hand of the Majesty
on high as our great High Priest. He will come again to establish His
kingdom of righteousness and peace.
3. The Holy Spirit is a divine person, sent to indwell, guide, teach,
empower the believer, and convince the world of sin, of righteousness,
and of judgment.
4. The Old and New Testaments, inerrant as originally given, were verbally
inspired by God and are a complete revelation of his will for the salvation
of men. The constitute the divine and only rule of Christian faith and
practice.
5. Man was originally created in the image and likeness of God. He fell
through disobedience, incurring thereby both physical and spiritual death.
All men are born with a sinful nature, are separated from the life of
God, and can be saved only through the atoning work of the Lord Jesus
Christ. The prospect of the impenitent and unbelieving person is existence
forever in conscious torment; and that of the believer in Christ is everlasting
joy and bliss.
6. Salvation has been provided through Jesus Christ for all men, and
those who repent and believe in Him are born again of the Holy Spirit,
receive the gift of eternal life, and become the children of God.
7. It is the will of God that each believer should be filled with the
Holy Spirit and be sanctified wholly, being separated from sin and the
world and fully dedicated to the will of God, thereby receiving power
for holy living and effective service. This is both a crisis and a progressive
experience wrought in the life of the believer subsequent to conversion.
8. Provision is made in the redemptive work of the Lord Jesus Christ
for the healing of the mortal body. Prayer for the sick and anointing
with oil are taught in the Scriptures and are privileges for the Church
in this present age.
9. The Church consists of all those who believe in the Lord Jesus Christ,
are redeemed through His blood, and are born again of the Holy Spirit.
Christ is the Head of the Body, the Church, which has been commissioned
by Him to go into all the world as a witness, preaching the gospel to
all nations.
The local church is a body of believers in Christ who are joined together
for the worship of God, for edification through the Word of God, prayer,
fellowship, the proclamation of the gospel, and observance of the ordinances
of Baptism and the Lord's Supper.
10. There shall be a resurrection of the just and of the unjust; for
the former, a resurrection unto life; for the latter, a resurrection unto
judgment.
11. The Second Coming of the Lord Jesus Christ is imminent and will be
personal, visible, and premillenial. This is the believer's hope and is
vital truth that is an incentive to holy living and faithful service.
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