Westview Bible Church
Statement of Faith
We believe in the verbal, plenary inspiration of the Bible as originally given by God – his infallible, inerrant Word, our supreme authority in all matters of faith and conduct.
We believe in the one true God, Creator of heaven and earth, sovereign over all, eternally existent in three persons – Father, Son and Holy Spirit – supremely worthy of our worship, praise and whole-hearted service.
We believe in God the Son, God manifest in the flesh, our Lord Jesus Christ, the worldʼs only Saviour. We believe in his pre-incarnate existence, his virgin birth, his sinless life, his vicarious death, his burial and bodily resurrection, his ascension into heaven, his present mediatorial ministry, his imminent personal return – to gather his people to himself, to judge the world that rejects him, and to set up his kingdom of truth and righteousness.
John 1:1; Phil. 2:5-8; John 8:46; Rom. 4:25; Heb. 1:3; 1 John 2:1; John 14:1-3; 1 Thess. 4:13-18; Zech. 14:4-21; 2 Thess. 1:7-9.
We believe in God the Holy Spirit, who convicts the world of sin, regenerates all believers, indwells them and enables them to live holy lives which witness to our Lord Jesus Christ.
John 14:16-17; Matt. 28:19; Heb. 9:14; John 14:26; Luke 1:35; Gen. 1:1-3; 2 Thess. 2:7; John 16:8-11; 15:26-27; Acts 5:30-32; John 3:5-6; Eph. 1:13-14; Mark 1:8; John 1:33; Acts 11:16; Luke 24:29; John 16:13; 14:26; Rom. 8:14,16; 2 Thess. 2:13; 1 Pet. 1:2; Rom. 8:26-27.
We believe in the sinfulness of all mankind, separated from God, subject to his eternal wrath and condemnation.
We believe in the eternal salvation of everyone who believes in the Lord Jesus Christ – a salvation provided freely by Godʼs grace, through the shed blood, the sacrificial death, and the bodily resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ.
John 3:3; Gal. 3:26; Acts 16:31; 2 Cor. 5:17; 1 John 5:1; John 3:6-7; Acts 16:30-33; 2 Pet. 1:4; Rom. 6:23; Eph. 2:1; 2 Cor. 5:19; Col. 2:13; John 3:8; 1:12,13; Gal. 5:22; Eph. 5:9
We believe in the bodily resurrection of all the dead; believers to the full enjoyment of eternal life; unbelievers to the full condemnation of eternal separation from God.
Dan. 12:3; Rom. 8:17; 1 Thess. 4:17; 2 Pet. 2:9; Rev. 20:11-15; 21:8.
We believe in the universal church, the body of Jesus Christ, composed of all who have believed in him as Lord and Savior. We also believe in the local church, a body of believers who glorify God by proclaiming Godʼs truth, practicing the ordinances, and promoting Christian growth and maturity.
1 Pet. 1:3; 22-25; 1 Cor. 12:13; 1 Cor. 1:2; Acts 2:41-42, 47; Acts 1:8