Statement of Faith
Resurrected Ministries, which affirms classic Trinitarianism, falls into the group of Reformed Protestantism and emphasizes the five solas of the Reformation: salvation by grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone, derived from Scripture alone, to the glory of God alone.
God
In all of existence, there is, always has been, and always will be one God, who is the Creator and sustainer of all things, including both the physical and spiritual worlds and all that is in them. As Creator, this God is completely sovereign over His creation, working out all things according to His will by the power of His eternal decree. Further, this God is eternal, omnipotent, omniscient, omnipresent, and completely, perfectly holy and righteous.
This one God has always existed as three distinct, coequal and coeternal persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Each fully shares in the one Being that is God, yet each is distinct from the other.
Revelation
God has revealed Himself to man in two ways: general revelation and special revelation. General revelation is apparent to all and consists of common things in creation itself, like the existence of morality and the beauty of God's creation, which testify to the glory of its Creator, while special revelation, being more specific about this Creator and His dealings with man, consists of the 66 books of the Bible (39 books in the Old Testament, 27 in the New Testament).
All of Scripture, in its original manuscripts, being theopnuestos, or “God-breathed”, is completely infallible and inerrant, being absolutely free from both errors and contradictions, acting as the perfectly sufficient, sole infallible rule of faith and practice for the church. While other sources of truth exist, they are to be interpreted in light of Scripture, which, because of its divine origin, is always to be held as the highest authority.
Man
Man was created by God, in the image of God, for the purpose of bringing glory to God; however, man has sinned and fallen short of the glory of God. All are born into sin and are guilty of sin by nature and choice. Therefore, because of God’s perfect holiness and justice, which demands perfection, all rightfully deserve God’s just, holy wrath.
Although man, being made in God’s image, has been given the gift of free-will, that free-will is limited because of sin. That is, because all are wicked, evil, and depraved, all are naturally inclined towards sin, and are unable to repent and come to Christ unless God grants them repentance and draws them to Himself by the regenerating work of the Holy Spirit.
The Person and Work of Christ
Jesus, the divine Word, has eternally existed as the second member of the Trinity, the Son. Although He has eternally existed outside of time, the Son entered into human history, adding a second nature to Himself, a human nature, in addition to His divine nature, by taking on human flesh. In the Incarnation, the Son no longer remains only fully God, but also fully man; thus, the one Person of Christ is shared by two distinct natures: divine and human. Jesus entered into human history to save His people from their sins by living a completely perfect and righteous life while on earth, and by dying on the cross as a perfect substitute for the sins of His people. When Jesus died on the cross, He did not merely make His people savable; He saved them. Therefore, Jesus’ perfect righteousness is given, or regarded as belonging to, His people, while the debt for the sin of His people is placed upon Him at the cross. After His death, Jesus was buried and on the third day conquered death by physically rising from the dead. Jesus then spent forty days on earth after His Resurrection, followed by His ascension into heaven, where He is now seated at the right hand of God, reigning over all of creation, and effectively interceding to the Father as a perfect High Priest and Mediator on behalf of His people.
Salvation
Because of fallen man’s state of damnation and inability to repent and come to Christ, God, in eternity past, decided to elect, or predestine, a certain, specific people to be saved. This election was not based on anything seen in the individuals who were predestined, but entirely on the grace and mercy of God. God does not predestine some to be saved because He foresees that they will exercise faith in Christ; on the contrary, He predestines them only because it pleases Him to do so. Faith is simply the result, not the basis, of this predestination.
Although God externally calls all to repent and believe in the Gospel, God internally draws His people to Himself by the regenerating work of the Holy Spirit. This work is always perfectly effectual; thus, when God wants to draw His people to Himself to save them, He does so. When God wants to change the hearts of His people, He does so. Indeed, God takes out their heart of stone and gives them a heart of flesh, opening their eyes to the majesty of their Creator and to the beauty of His Gospel, always resulting in their coming to Christ.
Man is justified, or declared to be perfectly righteous in the sight of God, by the grace of God alone, which is received through faith alone in Christ alone. When one, by the regenerating work of the Holy Spirit, exercises faith in Christ, Christ’s righteousness is given to them in exchange for their sinfulness. Good works, while being a necessary result of genuine, saving faith, do not in any way contribute to or add to one’s salvation.
If God saves someone, there is no way God can lose them. Genuine, God-given, saving faith always perseveres to the end. If one does not persevere to the end, they never truly possessed saving faith, and are therefore not saved.
If anyone dies without the perfect righteousness of Christ as a perfect substitute, they will be judged as unrighteous in the sight of God and will eternally suffer the holy, just wrath of God in hell.
The Church and the Last Things
As the elect people of God, the universal church now exists to glorify God through the proclamation of the historic, Biblical Gospel of Jesus Christ. It is also important that believers take part in regular local church fellowship with other believers, in order to worship God and to fulfill the role of the universal church in preaching the Gospel to all people everywhere.
Jesus will physically return to earth a second time in order to judge the living and the dead, and in the end, all of the glory, honor, and praise will go to He to whom it is due: the holy, eternal, sovereign, Triune God.
In all of existence, there is, always has been, and always will be one God, who is the Creator and sustainer of all things, including both the physical and spiritual worlds and all that is in them. As Creator, this God is completely sovereign over His creation, working out all things according to His will by the power of His eternal decree. Further, this God is eternal, omnipotent, omniscient, omnipresent, and completely, perfectly holy and righteous.
This one God has always existed as three distinct, coequal and coeternal persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Each fully shares in the one Being that is God, yet each is distinct from the other.
Revelation
God has revealed Himself to man in two ways: general revelation and special revelation. General revelation is apparent to all and consists of common things in creation itself, like the existence of morality and the beauty of God's creation, which testify to the glory of its Creator, while special revelation, being more specific about this Creator and His dealings with man, consists of the 66 books of the Bible (39 books in the Old Testament, 27 in the New Testament).
All of Scripture, in its original manuscripts, being theopnuestos, or “God-breathed”, is completely infallible and inerrant, being absolutely free from both errors and contradictions, acting as the perfectly sufficient, sole infallible rule of faith and practice for the church. While other sources of truth exist, they are to be interpreted in light of Scripture, which, because of its divine origin, is always to be held as the highest authority.
Man
Man was created by God, in the image of God, for the purpose of bringing glory to God; however, man has sinned and fallen short of the glory of God. All are born into sin and are guilty of sin by nature and choice. Therefore, because of God’s perfect holiness and justice, which demands perfection, all rightfully deserve God’s just, holy wrath.
Although man, being made in God’s image, has been given the gift of free-will, that free-will is limited because of sin. That is, because all are wicked, evil, and depraved, all are naturally inclined towards sin, and are unable to repent and come to Christ unless God grants them repentance and draws them to Himself by the regenerating work of the Holy Spirit.
The Person and Work of Christ
Jesus, the divine Word, has eternally existed as the second member of the Trinity, the Son. Although He has eternally existed outside of time, the Son entered into human history, adding a second nature to Himself, a human nature, in addition to His divine nature, by taking on human flesh. In the Incarnation, the Son no longer remains only fully God, but also fully man; thus, the one Person of Christ is shared by two distinct natures: divine and human. Jesus entered into human history to save His people from their sins by living a completely perfect and righteous life while on earth, and by dying on the cross as a perfect substitute for the sins of His people. When Jesus died on the cross, He did not merely make His people savable; He saved them. Therefore, Jesus’ perfect righteousness is given, or regarded as belonging to, His people, while the debt for the sin of His people is placed upon Him at the cross. After His death, Jesus was buried and on the third day conquered death by physically rising from the dead. Jesus then spent forty days on earth after His Resurrection, followed by His ascension into heaven, where He is now seated at the right hand of God, reigning over all of creation, and effectively interceding to the Father as a perfect High Priest and Mediator on behalf of His people.
Salvation
Because of fallen man’s state of damnation and inability to repent and come to Christ, God, in eternity past, decided to elect, or predestine, a certain, specific people to be saved. This election was not based on anything seen in the individuals who were predestined, but entirely on the grace and mercy of God. God does not predestine some to be saved because He foresees that they will exercise faith in Christ; on the contrary, He predestines them only because it pleases Him to do so. Faith is simply the result, not the basis, of this predestination.
Although God externally calls all to repent and believe in the Gospel, God internally draws His people to Himself by the regenerating work of the Holy Spirit. This work is always perfectly effectual; thus, when God wants to draw His people to Himself to save them, He does so. When God wants to change the hearts of His people, He does so. Indeed, God takes out their heart of stone and gives them a heart of flesh, opening their eyes to the majesty of their Creator and to the beauty of His Gospel, always resulting in their coming to Christ.
Man is justified, or declared to be perfectly righteous in the sight of God, by the grace of God alone, which is received through faith alone in Christ alone. When one, by the regenerating work of the Holy Spirit, exercises faith in Christ, Christ’s righteousness is given to them in exchange for their sinfulness. Good works, while being a necessary result of genuine, saving faith, do not in any way contribute to or add to one’s salvation.
If God saves someone, there is no way God can lose them. Genuine, God-given, saving faith always perseveres to the end. If one does not persevere to the end, they never truly possessed saving faith, and are therefore not saved.
If anyone dies without the perfect righteousness of Christ as a perfect substitute, they will be judged as unrighteous in the sight of God and will eternally suffer the holy, just wrath of God in hell.
The Church and the Last Things
As the elect people of God, the universal church now exists to glorify God through the proclamation of the historic, Biblical Gospel of Jesus Christ. It is also important that believers take part in regular local church fellowship with other believers, in order to worship God and to fulfill the role of the universal church in preaching the Gospel to all people everywhere.
Jesus will physically return to earth a second time in order to judge the living and the dead, and in the end, all of the glory, honor, and praise will go to He to whom it is due: the holy, eternal, sovereign, Triune God.