Article 7.1. The Church — We believe that the universal Church is composed of all who are saved, and serves as the 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. 15
Article 7.2. The Church — We believe that the universal Church is composed of all who are baptized by the Holy Spirit into one body from Pentecost to the Rapture. 16 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. 17 We affirm that the proper mode of water baptism is immersion. 18 Article 8.2. Christian Life and Service — 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. 20 Article 9.2. Last Things —We affirm, in order, an imminent return of the Lord to the air to remove His church from the world, an event commonly known as the Rapture; a seven- year Tribulation; the return of Christ to the earth to rule for one thousand years; the Great White Throne Judgment of the lost; and the formation of a New Heaven and a New Earth. This chain of events issues in conscious, everlasting blessedness for the saved, and everlasting punishment for the lost. 22 Article 10. Marriage & Family — We believe that God created marriage to be exclusively the union of one man and one woman, and that intimate sexual activity is to occur exclusively within that union. 23 We further believe that all human life, being made in God’s image, is sacred. Human life is of inestimable worth in all its dimensions, including pre-born 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. 24 Article 11. 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.
Article 8.1. 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. 19 Article 9.1. Last Things — We believe in the personal, physical, and visible return of Christ to the earth at the end of the age. 21
1. That is, in their final canonical form. 2. 2 Tim 3:16-17; Psa 119:105. Scriptural affirmations are inerrant when rightly interpreted. Scripture references throughout are representative. They are not “proof” texts; instead, they are evidential texts. 3. Eph 3:2–10. 4. Rom 1:7; 9:5; 1 Cor 3:16; Matt 28:19; John 10:30. 5. John 1:1, 14; 1 Tim 2:5. 6. Col 1:16; Heb 1:3; Luke 1:34-35; 1 Pet 2:22; 1 John 3:5; Rom 5:8; 1 Pet 3:18; 1 Cor 15:1-4; Eph 1:20-21; 1 Pet 3:22.
7. John 16:8; Titus 3:5; John 14:16-17. 8. 1 Cor 12:13; Eph 1:13; Eph 5:18. 9. 1 Cor 12:11. 10. Gen 1:26-27; 3:1-6; Rom 5:12-19; 3:9-18. 11. Gen 2:7, 21-23. 12. 1 John 2:2; Acts 20:21; John 6:47. 13. Eph 2:8-10; John 10:28.
14. Rom 12:1-2; 1 Cor 1:2; 2 Tim 2:21; Eph 5:25-27. 15. 1 Cor 12:13, 27; Eph 1:22-23; 2 Cor 11:2; Eph 4:15. 16. Acts 1:5; Acts 11:15. 17. Acts 2:41-47; 1 Cor 14:26; Eph 4:1-12; Matt 28:18-20. 18. John 3:23; Acts 8:38-39; cf. Rom 6:3-4. 19. Matt 28:20; Acts 1:8.
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