CCS Statement of Faith
1. We believe the Bible, including both the Old and the New Testaments, to be the inspired, infallible, and authoritative Word of God in its original form. (II Timothy 3:16-17; II Peter 1:20-21).
2. We believe that there is only one God, creator of all things, infinitely perfect, eternally existent in three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. (Matthew 28:19, Acts 4:24, Psalm 83:18, 1 John 5:7).
3. We believe in the Deity of Christ, (John 1:1-14; John 14:3; Colossians 1:15-17); in His conception by the Holy Spirit (Luke 1:35); in His virgin birth (Matthew 1:18-25); in His sinless life (II Corinthians 5:21); in His miraculous works (John 11:47); His substitutionary death through His shed blood (1 Peter 2:24); in His literal, bodily resurrection (John 20:20-29); in His bodily ascension to the right hand of the Father (Mark 16:19, I Timothy 2:5); and in His return (Acts 1:11, Revelation 20:1-9; Matthew 24:26; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-17).
4. We believe that man was created in the image of God. (Genesis 1:27)
5. We believe in the totally depraved and lost condition of man by nature (Jeremiah 17:9, Romans 3:23); and in salvation by grace through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ wholly apart from works (Ephesians 3:8-10, John 3:3-7, John 1:12, 13, Titus 3:5-7); the evidence of which is works of righteousness.
6. We believe that all who receive by faith the Lord Jesus Christ as personal Savior are born again of the Holy Spirit and thereby become children of God (John 3:5, 15, Romans 3:21-30, Galatians 4:4-7).
7. We believe in the personality of the Holy Spirit and His present ministry of conviction, regeneration, indwelling, enlightening, empowering, and guiding (John 16:7-11, John 3:5, 1 Corinthians 6:19, John 14:26, John 16:13).
8. 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). First resurrection (1 Thessalonians 4:13-17). Second resurrection (Revelation 20:1-9).
9. We believe in the spiritual unity of all believers in Christ (John 17:11, Ephesians 4:13).
10. We believe that God has ordained the family as the foundational institution of human society. It is composed of persons related to one another by marriage, blood, or adoption. Marriage is the uniting of one man and one woman in covenant commitment for a lifetime. It is God's unique gift to reveal the union between Christ and His church. The husband and wife are of equal worth before God, since both are created in God's image. The marriage relationship models the way God relates to His people. A husband is to love his wife as Christ loved the church. He has the God-given responsibility to provide for, to protect, and to lead his family. A wife is to submit herself graciously to the servant leadership of her husband even as the church willingly submits to the headship of Christ. She, being in the image of God, as is her husband and thus equal to him, has the God-given responsibility to respect her husband and to serve as his helper in managing the household and nurturing the next generation. Children, from the moment of conception, are a blessing and heritage from the Lord, and are to be treated with compassion. Parents are to demonstrate to their children God's pattern for marriage. Parents are to teach their children spiritual and moral values and to lead them, through consistent lifestyle example, loving discipline and instruction of the Lord, to make choices based on biblical truth. Children are to honor and obey their parents. (Genesis 1:26 - 28; 2: 15 - 25; 3:1 - 20; Exodus 20:12; Deuteronomy 6:4 - 9; Joshua 24:15; 1 Samuel 1:26 28; Psalms 51:5; 78:1 - 8; 103:13; 127; 128; 139:13 - 16; Proverbs 1:8; 5:15 - 20; 6:20 - 22; 12:4; 13:24; 14:1; 17:6; 18:22; 22:6,15; 23:13 - 14; 24:3; 29:15,17; 31:10 - 31; Ecclesiastes 4:9 - 12; 9:9; Malachi 2:14 - 16; Matthew 5:31 - 32; 18:2 - 5; 19:3 - 9; Mark 10:6 - 12; Romans 1:18 - 32; 1 Corinthians 7:1 - 16; Ephesians 5:21 - 33; 6:1 - 4; Colossians 3:18 - 21; 1 Timothy 5:8,14; 2 Timothy 1:3 - 5; Titus 2:3 - 5; Hebrews 13:4; 1 Peter 3:1 – 7)
2. We believe that there is only one God, creator of all things, infinitely perfect, eternally existent in three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. (Matthew 28:19, Acts 4:24, Psalm 83:18, 1 John 5:7).
3. We believe in the Deity of Christ, (John 1:1-14; John 14:3; Colossians 1:15-17); in His conception by the Holy Spirit (Luke 1:35); in His virgin birth (Matthew 1:18-25); in His sinless life (II Corinthians 5:21); in His miraculous works (John 11:47); His substitutionary death through His shed blood (1 Peter 2:24); in His literal, bodily resurrection (John 20:20-29); in His bodily ascension to the right hand of the Father (Mark 16:19, I Timothy 2:5); and in His return (Acts 1:11, Revelation 20:1-9; Matthew 24:26; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-17).
4. We believe that man was created in the image of God. (Genesis 1:27)
5. We believe in the totally depraved and lost condition of man by nature (Jeremiah 17:9, Romans 3:23); and in salvation by grace through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ wholly apart from works (Ephesians 3:8-10, John 3:3-7, John 1:12, 13, Titus 3:5-7); the evidence of which is works of righteousness.
6. We believe that all who receive by faith the Lord Jesus Christ as personal Savior are born again of the Holy Spirit and thereby become children of God (John 3:5, 15, Romans 3:21-30, Galatians 4:4-7).
7. We believe in the personality of the Holy Spirit and His present ministry of conviction, regeneration, indwelling, enlightening, empowering, and guiding (John 16:7-11, John 3:5, 1 Corinthians 6:19, John 14:26, John 16:13).
8. 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). First resurrection (1 Thessalonians 4:13-17). Second resurrection (Revelation 20:1-9).
9. We believe in the spiritual unity of all believers in Christ (John 17:11, Ephesians 4:13).
10. We believe that God has ordained the family as the foundational institution of human society. It is composed of persons related to one another by marriage, blood, or adoption. Marriage is the uniting of one man and one woman in covenant commitment for a lifetime. It is God's unique gift to reveal the union between Christ and His church. The husband and wife are of equal worth before God, since both are created in God's image. The marriage relationship models the way God relates to His people. A husband is to love his wife as Christ loved the church. He has the God-given responsibility to provide for, to protect, and to lead his family. A wife is to submit herself graciously to the servant leadership of her husband even as the church willingly submits to the headship of Christ. She, being in the image of God, as is her husband and thus equal to him, has the God-given responsibility to respect her husband and to serve as his helper in managing the household and nurturing the next generation. Children, from the moment of conception, are a blessing and heritage from the Lord, and are to be treated with compassion. Parents are to demonstrate to their children God's pattern for marriage. Parents are to teach their children spiritual and moral values and to lead them, through consistent lifestyle example, loving discipline and instruction of the Lord, to make choices based on biblical truth. Children are to honor and obey their parents. (Genesis 1:26 - 28; 2: 15 - 25; 3:1 - 20; Exodus 20:12; Deuteronomy 6:4 - 9; Joshua 24:15; 1 Samuel 1:26 28; Psalms 51:5; 78:1 - 8; 103:13; 127; 128; 139:13 - 16; Proverbs 1:8; 5:15 - 20; 6:20 - 22; 12:4; 13:24; 14:1; 17:6; 18:22; 22:6,15; 23:13 - 14; 24:3; 29:15,17; 31:10 - 31; Ecclesiastes 4:9 - 12; 9:9; Malachi 2:14 - 16; Matthew 5:31 - 32; 18:2 - 5; 19:3 - 9; Mark 10:6 - 12; Romans 1:18 - 32; 1 Corinthians 7:1 - 16; Ephesians 5:21 - 33; 6:1 - 4; Colossians 3:18 - 21; 1 Timothy 5:8,14; 2 Timothy 1:3 - 5; Titus 2:3 - 5; Hebrews 13:4; 1 Peter 3:1 – 7)