Our Core Beliefs
While those of us associated with House Of Faith come from many different backgrounds and church affiliations, we do not, in any way, compromise the basic gospel message as contained in Scripture. We have found that among those who would join us in "taking JESUS to neighborhood children, youth and families", there is a commonality of belief about that basic gospel message. These beliefs can be classified as a conservative, evangelical approach to the Bible that is reflected in all of our teaching and materials and has been summarized in the following statements.
Our Core Values
Following the Lord
Above all else, God's Word and His Holy Spirit instruct everything we say and do.
Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.
- Proverbs 3:5-6
Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.
- Proverbs 3:5-6
Pursuing Holiness
We commit to abiding in Jesus and to living His way, growing and maturing in Him.
You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; to be made new in the attitude of your minds; and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.
- Ephesians 4:22-24
You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; to be made new in the attitude of your minds; and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.
- Ephesians 4:22-24
Servanthood
We work with excellence and integrity to honor Christ and others.
Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.
- Colossians 3:23
Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.
- Colossians 3:23
Unity
We honor and love each other while working together with humility to build God's kingdom.
Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves.
- Romans 12:10
Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves.
- Romans 12:10
Reach
We go and share the gospel and love of Jesus with our community.
He said to them, "Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation."
- Mark 16:15
He said to them, "Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation."
- Mark 16:15
Equipping God’s People
We create spaces for God's presence to transform lives.
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!
- 2 Corinthians 5:17
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!
- 2 Corinthians 5:17
We Believe
That the Bible is the Word of God, supernaturally inspired; that it is a divinely authoritative standard for every age and life. (2 Tim 3:16; 2 Pet 1:20-21)
That the Godhead exists eternally in three persons - Father, Son, and Holy Spirit - and that these three are one God. (Deut 6:4; John 10:30; Acts 20:28)
That God, by His sovereign choice and out of love for men, sent Christ into the world to save sinners. (John 3:16; Rom 5:8)
That Jesus Christ in the flesh, was both God and man (John 1:1,14); that He was born of a virgin (Isaiah 7:14, Matt 1:23-25) and that He lived a sinless life (2 Cor 5:21); that He was crucified (Rom 3:25; Rom 5:8; 2 Pet 2:24), died as a penalty for our sins (Rom 5:8; Eph 1:7; 1 Pet 3:18), was bodily raised from the dead on the third day (Matt 23; Mark 16:1-12; John 20 and 21), and ascended into heaven where He continues to make intercession for the saints at the right hand of God. (Acts 1:9, Rom 8:34)
That, since Jesus Christ made a perfect atonement for sin, men are saved and justified on the simple ground of the shed blood (Gal 3:11-14); and that such salvation is by faith in Jesus. (Eph 2:8-9; Rom 10:9-10)
That all who receive Christ become joint heirs with Him (Rom 8:17), and at death, their spirits depart to be with Christ (Phil 1:23) and will live forever in His presence. (1 Thess 4:16-17)
That it is the goal of every Christian to please God (2 Cor 5:9), grow through obedience to the Word of God and in the indwelling Spirit. (2 Tim 3:16-17; Eph 1:13-14)
That Holy Spirit is a person, is God, and possesses all the divine attributes. That He indwells believers and seals them at the moment of their salvation (1 Cor 12:13; Eph 1:13-14), and, in His own way and time, gives them certain gifts for the greater good of the body of Christ. (1 Cor 12:7-11)