WCP Statement of Faith

STATEMENT OF MISSIONAL BELIEFS

The basis of all matters and affairs of West Christian Prep shall be consistent with the following beliefs:

1. We believe the Bible as the inspired Word of God (2 Timothy 3:15).

2. We believe there is only one God, eternally existent in three persons – Father, Son and Holy Spirit (Genesis 1:1; Matthew 28:19; John 10:30).

3. We believe in the deity of Christ (John 10:33); His virgin birth (Isaiah 7:14; Matthew 1:23; Luke 1:35); His sinless life (Hebrews 4:15; 7:26); His miracles (John 2:11); His vicarious and atoning death (1 Corinthians 15:3; Ephesians 1:7; Hebrews 2:9); His resurrection (John 11:25; 1 Corinthians 15:4); His ascension to the right hand of the Father (Mark 16:19); and His personal return in power and glory (Acts 1:11; Revelation 19:11).

4. We believe in the absolute necessity of regeneration by the Holy Spirit for salvation because of the exceeding sinfulness of human nature; and that men are justified on the single ground of faith in the shed blood of Christ and that only by God’s grace and through faith alone we are saved (John 3:16-19; 5:24; Romans 3:23; 5:8-9; Ephesians 2:9-10; Titus 3:5).

5. We believe in the resurrection of both the saved and the lost; they that are saved unto the resurrection of life, and they that are lost unto the resurrection of damnation (John 5:28-29).

6. We believe in the spiritual unity of believers in our Lord Jesus Christ (Romans 8:9; 1 Corinthians 12:12-13; Galatians 3:26-28).

7. We believe in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit by whose indwelling the Christian is enabled to live a godly life (Romans 8:13-14; 1 Corinthians 3:16; 6:19-20; Ephesians 4:30; 5:18).

8. We believe in the sanctity of life (Exodus 20:13; Psalm 139:13-16; Job 12:10).

9. We believe that God’s design for the gift of sexuality is to be exercised and enjoyed only within the covenant of marriage between one man and one woman. (Genesis 2:18-25; Exodus 20:14; 1 Corinthians 6:18, 7: 2-5; Hebrews 13:4).

10. It is our firm conviction that we uphold the dignity of each individual as we embrace the unchanging and long-standing principles of scriptural truth. We believe that God wonderfully and immutably creates each person as male or female. The gift of gender, as predetermined by God and revealed at conception, is part of the goodness of God’s creation. Together, the two distinct and complementary genders reflect the image and nature of God (Genesis 1:26-27).