body and espoused bride of Christ of which He is the Head. We believe that the local church is God’s designated instrument for service in the world. 14 We believe that the universal Church is composed of all who are baptized by the Holy Spirit into one body through saving faith in Jesus Christ. 15 We believe that the local church is an autonomous company of baptized believers that meets regularly to worship God, to observe the ordinances of believer’s baptism and the Lord’s Supper, to edify itself, and to evangelize the world through the preaching and teaching of the Word. 16 We affirm that the proper mode of water baptism is immersion. 17 Section VIII. Christian Life and Service – We believe that the fulfillment of the Great Commission is the responsibility of every believer, that the believer is to seek the salvation of the lost, and that the believer is to disciple new converts and enlist them in the life of the local church. 18 In the accomplishment of the Great Commission, we affirm that believers must be careful to separate themselves from sin, and to seek fellowship and cooperation only with those who believe and practice the biblical Gospel. 19 Section IX. Eschatology – We believe in the personal, physical, and visible return of Christ to the earth at the end of the age. 20 This ultimately results in conscious, everlasting blessedness for the saved, and everlasting punishment for the lost. 21 Section X. Marriage, Gender, and Sexuality – We believe that God created marriage to be exclusively the union of one man and one woman (as determined by anatomy at birth and not subject to change), and that intimate sexual activity is to occur exclusively within that union. 22 We believe that God creates each person as male or female. These two distinct, unchangeable genders together reflect the image and nature of God, and the rejection of one's biological gender is a rejection of the image of God within that person. Section XI. Sanctity of Life – We believe that all human life, being made in God’s image, is sacred. Human life is of inestimable worth in all its dimensions, including preborn babies, the aged, the physically or mentally challenged, and every other stage or condition from conception through natural death. We are therefore called to defend, protect, and value human life. We also believe that an intentional act or omission that facilitates premature death, is assuming a decision that is to be reserved for God. We do not believe that discontinuing medical procedures that are extraordinary or disproportionate to the expected outcome is euthanasia. Section XII. Limits of Doctrine – This Doctrinal Statement does not exhaust the extent of our beliefs. The Bible itself, as the inspired and infallible Word of God that speaks with final authority concerning truth, morality, and proper conduct, is the sole and final source of all we believe. For purposes of Davis College's faith, doctrine, practice, policy, and discipline, our Board of Trustees is the College's final interpretive authority on the Bible's meaning and application.
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1 Cor 12:13, 27; Eph 1:22-23; 2 Cor 11:2; Eph 4:15.
Acts 1:5; Acts 11:15.
Acts 2:41-47; 1 Cor 14:26; Eph 4:1-12; Matt 28:18-20.
John 3:23; Acts 8:38-39; cf. Rom 6:3-4.
Matt 28:20; Acts 1:8.
19 2 Tim 2:21; 2 Cor 6:14-18; 2 Tim 3:1-5; Rom 16:17; 1 Tim 6:3-5. 20 “Personal” insists that the one returning is “this same Jesus” (Acts 1:11). “Physical” means bodily or (yet) incarnate. By “visible” we mean not invisible, as if his coming were merely a spiritual presence or powerful influence. 21 Titus 2:13; 1 Thess 4:13-18; Rev 4:1-18:24; 19:11-15; 20:6; 20:11-15; 21:1; Matt 25:46. 22 Gen 2:24.
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