Faith Statement
Below is what 431 Ministries believes when it comes to faith. The women in our community are not required to believe what 431 Ministries believes, but if they do want to talk about faith, we are eager to have that conversation with them.
Because 431 always wants to be able to have faith conversations with the women in the 431 community, 431 Ministries requires volunteers in specific roles to agree with the faith statements.
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Bible
We believe the Bible to be the inspired, the only infallible, authoritative Word of God revealing the love of God and His plans to the world.
1 Thessalonians 2:13; 2 Timothy 3:15-17; John 3:16. -
God
We believe that there is one God, eternally existent in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
Matthew 28:19; John 10:30; Ephesians 4:4-6. -
Jesus
We believe in the deity of the Lord Jesus Christ, in His virgin birth, in His sinless life, in His miracles, in His victorious and atoning death through His shed blood on the cross, in His bodily resurrection, in His ascension to the right hand of the Father, and in His personal return in power and glory.
Matthew 1:23; John 1:1-4 and 1:29; Acts 1:11 and 2:22-24; Romans 8:34; 1 Corinthians 15:3-4; 2 Corinthians 5:21; Philippians 2:5-11; Hebrews 1:1-4 and 4:15. -
Salvation
We believe that all of humanity is lost and faces the judgment of God, and faith in Jesus Christ is the only way to be saved from God’s judgement; that for our salvation, true repentance of sin and faith in Jesus Christ results in forgiveness and regeneration through the Holy Spirit, entirely by God’s grace and not by anything we can ever do on our own. Furthermore, we believe that God will reward the righteous with eternal life in heaven, and that He will banish the unrighteous to everlasting punishment in hell.
Luke 24:46-47; John 14:6; Acts 4:12; Romans 3:23; 2 Corinthians 5:10; Ephesians 1:7 and 2:8-9; Titus 3:4-7. -
Holy Spirit
We believe in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit, whose indwelling enables the Christian to live a godly life.
John 3:5-8; Acts 1:8 and 4:31; Romans 8:9; 1 Corinthians 2:14; Galatians 5:16-18; Ephesians 6:10-18; Colossians 2:6-10. -
Resurrection
We believe in the resurrection of both the saved and the lost; the saved unto the resurrection of eternal life and the lost unto the resurrection of damnation and eternal punishment.
1 Corinthians 15:51-57; Revelation 20:11-15. -
Church
We believe in the spiritual unity of believers in the Lord Jesus Christ and that all true believers are members of His body, the Church.
1 Corinthians 12:12, 27; Ephesians 1:22-23. -
Evangelism
We believe that the ministry of evangelism (sharing and proclaiming the message of salvation) is only possible by grace through faith in Jesus Christ, and discipleship (helping followers of Christ grow into maturity in Christ) is a responsibility of all followers of Jesus Christ.
Matthew 28:18-20; Acts 1:8; Romans 10:9-15; 1 Peter 3:15. -
Sexuality
We believe God’s plan for human sexuality is to be expressed exclusively within the context of marriage, that God created man and woman in His image as unique biological persons made to complete each other. God instituted the covenant of marriage between male and female as the foundation of the family and the basic structure of human society. We believe that marriage is monogamous, exclusively the union of one genetic male and one genetic female, for life. We also believe that marriage is not a requirement of the faith and that many godly men and women may be called to singleness and celibacy.
Genesis 2:24; Matthew 19:5-6, 11-12; Mark 10:6-9; Romans 1:26-27;
1 Corinthians 6:9, 7:7-9 -
Prayer
We believe that we must dedicate ourselves to prayer, to the service of our Lord, to His authority over our lives, and to the ministry of evangelism.
Matthew 9:35-38; 22:37-39, and 28:18-20; Acts 1:8; Romans 10:9-15 and 12:20-21; Galatians 6:10; Colossians 2:6-10; 1 Peter 3:15. -
Life
We believe that human life is sacred from conception to its natural end and that we must have concern for the physical and spiritual needs of our fellowmen.
Psalm 139:13; Isaiah 49:1; Jeremiah 1:5; Matthew 22:37-39; Romans 12:20-21; Galatians 6:10.