1. We believe the Bible to be inspired, the only infallible, authoritative, inerrant Word of God. (II Timothy 3:16, II Peter 1:20-21, John 20-21, Matthew 25:35)
2. We believe that there is one God, eternally existent in three Persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. (Genesis 1:1, Deuteronomy 6:4, Mark 12:29, Matthew 28:19, John 10:30, II Corinthians 13:14)
3. We believe in the Deity of our Lord Jesus Christ (John 10:30-38), His virgin birth (Isaiah 7:14, Matthew 1:23, Luke 1:35), His sinless life (Hebrews 4:15; 7:26), His miracles (John 2:11), His vicarious and atoning death through His shed blood (I Corinthians 15:3, Ephesians 1:7, Hebrews 2:9), His bodily resurrection (John 11:25, I Corinthians 15:4), His ascension to the right hand of the Father (Mark 16:19) and His personal return in power and glory (Acts 1:11, Revelation 19:11).
4. We believe in the absolute necessity or regeneration by the Holy Spirit for salvation because of the exceeding sinfulness of human nature, and that people are justified on the single ground of faith in the shed blood of Christ, and that only by God’s grace and through faith are we saved. (John 3:16-21, John 5:24, Romans 3:23; 5:8-9, Ephesians 2:8-10, Titus 3:5)
5. We believe in the resurrection of both the saved and the lost – the saved unto the resurrection of life and the lost unto the resurrection of damnation. (John 5:28-29)
6. We believe in the spiritual unity of believers in our Lord Jesus Christ. (Romans 8:9, I Corinthians 12:12-13, Galatians 3:26-28)
7. We believe in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit by whose indwelling the Christian is enabled to live a godly life. (Romans 8:13-14, I Corinthians 3:16; 6:19-20, Ephesians 4:30; 5:18)
The above doctrinal statement is the perspective from which we teach. Pathway teaches these Biblical principles as truth. Your signature acknowledges that you are aware of our foundational beliefs and that your spiritual beliefs are aligned with ours.