Who We AreCalvary Chapel Northwest has been formed as a fellowship of believers in the Lordship of Jesus Christ. Our supreme desire is to know Christ and to be conformed into His image by the power of the Holy Spirit. We are not a denominational church, nor are we opposed to denominations as such, only their over-emphasis of the doctrinal differences that have led to the division of the Body of Christ. We believe that the only true basis of Christian fellowship is His (Agape) love, which is greater than any differences we possess and without which we have no right to claim ourselves Christians. What We BelieveWe believe that there is ONE LIVING and TRUE GOD, eternally existing in three persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, equal in power and glory; that this triune God created all, upholds all, and governs all. We believe that the SCRIPTURES of the Old and New Testaments are the Word of God. These sixty-six canonical books of the Bible are Divinely and fully-inspired, without error in the original manuscripts, and are the only infallible rule of faith, belief, and practice. We believe in GOD the FATHER, an infinite, personal Spirit, perfect in holiness, wisdom, power, and love; that He concerns Himself mercifully in the affairs of men; that He hears and answers prayer; and that He saves from sin and death all who come to Him through Jesus Christ. We believe in JESUS CHRIST, God's only begotten Son, conceived by the Holy Spirit. We believe in His virgin birth, sinless life, miracles and teachings, His substitutionary atoning death, bodily resurrection, ascension into heaven, perpetual intercession for His people and personal, visible return to earth. We believe in the HOLY SPIRIT, who came forth from the Father and the Son to convict the world of sin, righteousness, and judgment, and to regenerate, sanctify and empower for ministry all who believe in Christ. We believe the Holy Spirit indwells every believer in Jesus Christ and that He is an abiding Helper, Teacher, Comforter, and Guide. We believe in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit and in the exercise of all the Biblical gifts of the Spirit. We believe that all PEOPLE are sinners by nature and choice, and therefore are under condemnation; that GOD regenerates by the Holy Spirit, those who repent of their sins and confess Jesus Christ as Lord; that Jesus Christ baptizes the seeking believer with the Holy Spirit and power for service, often subsequent to regeneration. We believe in the universal CHURCH, the living spiritual body, of which Jesus Christ is the Head and all regenerated persons are members. We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ committed two ORDINANCES to the Church; baptism and the Lord's Supper. We believe in baptism by immersion and communion open to all believers. We believe in the personal, visible RETURN OF CHRIST to earth and the establishment of His Kingdom; in the resurrection of the body, the final judgment and eternal blessing of the righteous and endless suffering of the wicked. We believe the APOSTLE'S CREED embodies the fundamental facts of Christian Faith. |