Statement of Faith

Members of Community Life Family Co-op do not necessarily need to personally agree with this statement but need to be aware that these are the beliefs of our Co-Op Leadership and some classes may reflect these beliefs.

• The one true God who lives eternally in three persons - the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
• The love, grace, and sovereignty of God in creating, sustaining, ruling, redeeming, and judging the world.
• The divine inspiration and supreme authority of the Old and New Testament Scriptures, which are the written Word of God - fully trustworthy for faith and conduct.
• The dignity of all people made male and female in God's image to love, be holy, and care for creation, yet corrupted by sin, which incurs divine wrath and judgment.
• The incarnation of God's eternal Son, the Lord Jesus Christ - born of the Virgin Mary, truly divine and truly human, yet without sin.
• The atoning sacrifice of Christ on the cross: dying in our place, paying the price of sin, and defeating evil so reconciling us with God.
• The bodily resurrection of Christ, the first fruits of our resurrection: his ascension to the Father, and his reign and mention as the only Savior of the world. 
• The justification of sinners solely by the grace of God through faith in Christ.
• The ministry of God the Holy Spirit, who leads us to repentance, unites us with Christ through new birth, empowers our discipleship and enables our witness.
• The Church, the body of Christ both local and universal, the priesthood of all believers - given life by the Spirit and endowed with the Spirit's gifts to worship God and proclaim the gospel, promoting justice and love. 
• The personal and visible return of Jesus Christ to fulfill the purposes of God, who will raise all people to judgment, bring eternal life to the redeemed and eternal condemnation to the lost, and establish a new heaven and new earth.

(The Evangelical Alliance Basis of Faith, 2005 revision)