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LivingWell Medical Clinic's Statement of Faith
We believe the Bible alone that in its entirety is the verbally inspired,
infallible revelation of God's word, and being without error in anything
it teaches: all human opinions, church traditions, and alleged revelations
of the Spirit must be judged by the Bible as our final standard and
authority.
We believe there is but one only, the living and true God, who is an
all sufficient and sovereign Spirit, incomprehensible, eternal, unchangeable,
infinite in knowledge, power, and perfection, being most holy, just,
and gracious. In the unity of God there exists three persons, the same
in substance, equal in eternity, power and glory, although distinguished
by their personal properties: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
We believe our Lord Jesus Christ, being the eternal Son of God and one
substance with the Father, took on human nature and became a man, being
born of a virgin, so that He continues to be God and man, in two entirely
distinct natures and one person forever. We believe He lived a sinless
life, performed mighty miracles, was put to death as our substitutionary,
atoning sacrifice, rose bodily from the dead, ascended to the right
hand of the Father, and will personally return in visible power and
glory to judge the world.
We believe God created all things from nothing. In particular, man was
created as the image of God and morally upright, but through the original
disobedience of our first parents, the human race fell into sin and
misery, being spiritually separated from God. Because all have sinned
by breaking God's law, all are now condemned by God and deserve everlasting
punishment.
We believe man being spiritually dead in sin's guilt and pollution,
can do nothing to merit the favor of the forgiveness of God, but God
of His own mercy promises to pardon and accept those who trust in the
person and work of His Son, Jesus Christ, the only Savior of men. Salvation
is thus not based upon our own self-righteous works, but upon the imputation
to us of Christ's perfect righteousness; it comes by God's grace alone,
appropriated through repentance and living, active faith. This faith
is God's gift, exercised by those who have been born again by the power
of the Holy Spirit.
We believe all those who have been redeemed by Christ and renewed by
the Holy Spirit have the indwelling, enlightening, and encouraging of
Christ's Spirit to break the power of sin decisively within them and
enable them more and more to demonstrate holiness in all areas of life
in accordance with God's word. Christians thus commit themselves to
follow a new pattern of behavior, to be rid of self-centeredness, to
love God and their neighbors, to obey the Lord's commands, to demonstrate
the fruit of the Spirit, to endure persecution, and to witness to others.
The universal church of Christ (not confined to any one nation or denomination)
acknowledges Jesus Christ as its only Head, offering worship, nurture,
fellowship, the sacraments, and discipline for God's people.
We believe upon physical death all men undergo God's judgment: believers
spiritually enjoy the blessed presence of God, while unbelievers are
spiritually banished from Him to everlasting, conscious suffering. In
the future Christ shall return for final judgment and divide mankind;
there will be a resurrection of both the just and the unjust, one unto
everlasting life, the other to everlasting damnation. God's people shall
then live forever in glorified bodies in a new heaven and earth wherein
righteousness dwells.
This statement of Faith is to be subscribed to by every Director, employee,
counselor, and volunteer of the LivingWell Medical Clinic.
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