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THE
SIB STATEMENT OF FAITH
WE
BELIEVE..
..in the one true God who exists in three Persons
- the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
(Matt 28:19)
WE
BELIEVE..
..in the full humanity and deity of our Lord Jesus
Christ, in His virgin birth, in His sinless life,
in His substitutionary atonement, in His bodily resurrection,
in His ascension to the right hand of the Father,
and His personal return in power and glory.
(John 1:14-18; 2 Cor 5:21)
WE
BELIEVE..
..in the Holy Spirit, the third person of the Trinity,
who among His various ministries regenerates sanctifies,
guides and empowers through His gifts to all believers.
(1 Cor 12:4-11; Gal 5:16-23; Tit 3:5)
WE
BELIEVE..
..that the Bible is the inspired, infallible
Word of God and that it is our guide for faith and
practice.
(2 Tim 3:16-17)
WE
BELIEVE..
.. that all men and women are sinners and can only
be justified by faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.
(Eph 2:1-10)
WE
BELIEVE..
..in the spiritual unity of believers in our Lord
Jesus Christ.
(1 Cor 12:12-13)
WE
BELIEVE..
..in the resurrection of all men and women to a final
judgment, eternal blessing for the righteous, and
eternal punishment for the wicked.
(Matt 25:31-46)
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