KIN Statement of Faith
We Believe:
* The Bible, comprised of the Old and New Testaments, is truth. It is the inspired, inerrant, and authoritative Word of God.
* God, the sovereign Creator, Lord, and Sustainer of all things, has existed from all eternity in three Persons: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit.
* Jesus Christ, the Living Word, is God the Son, who came in human flesh, being fully God and fully man, except without sin.
* All people are in violation of God’s righteous requirements and His holy character, both in nature and in action.
* The central purpose of the coming of Jesus Christ was to pay the penalty for man’s sins through his substitutionary death on the cross, the successful accomplishment of which was attested to by his subsequent bodily resurrection. We affirm that there is only one Savior and one Gospel.
* God loves everyone, not wishing anyone would perish. So salvation and restoration are offered as a gift, free to the sinner. But this gift must be responded to in individual faith, not trusting in any personal works whatsoever, but in the sacrificial death of Jesus Christ alone.
* The Church is composed of all persons who, through saving faith in Jesus Christ and the sanctifying work of the Holy Spirit, are united together in the body of Christ. The Church finds her expression in local congregations where the Word of God is preached and the sacraments are administered, where scriptural discipline is practiced, and where loving fellowship is maintained. For her perfecting, she awaits the return of her Lord.
* The Lord Jesus Christ commands his Church to proclaim the Gospel throughout the world and to make disciples of all nations. Obedience to the Great Commission requires total commitment to Christ alone as his Church spreads the good news and works toward justice and reconciliation throughout human society and for the liberation of men and women from every kind of oppression.
* We believe that Jesus Christ will return personally and visibly, in power and glory, to consummate his salvation and his judgment.
KIN adheres to The Lausanne Covenant.
* The Bible, comprised of the Old and New Testaments, is truth. It is the inspired, inerrant, and authoritative Word of God.
* God, the sovereign Creator, Lord, and Sustainer of all things, has existed from all eternity in three Persons: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit.
* Jesus Christ, the Living Word, is God the Son, who came in human flesh, being fully God and fully man, except without sin.
* All people are in violation of God’s righteous requirements and His holy character, both in nature and in action.
* The central purpose of the coming of Jesus Christ was to pay the penalty for man’s sins through his substitutionary death on the cross, the successful accomplishment of which was attested to by his subsequent bodily resurrection. We affirm that there is only one Savior and one Gospel.
* God loves everyone, not wishing anyone would perish. So salvation and restoration are offered as a gift, free to the sinner. But this gift must be responded to in individual faith, not trusting in any personal works whatsoever, but in the sacrificial death of Jesus Christ alone.
* The Church is composed of all persons who, through saving faith in Jesus Christ and the sanctifying work of the Holy Spirit, are united together in the body of Christ. The Church finds her expression in local congregations where the Word of God is preached and the sacraments are administered, where scriptural discipline is practiced, and where loving fellowship is maintained. For her perfecting, she awaits the return of her Lord.
* The Lord Jesus Christ commands his Church to proclaim the Gospel throughout the world and to make disciples of all nations. Obedience to the Great Commission requires total commitment to Christ alone as his Church spreads the good news and works toward justice and reconciliation throughout human society and for the liberation of men and women from every kind of oppression.
* We believe that Jesus Christ will return personally and visibly, in power and glory, to consummate his salvation and his judgment.
KIN adheres to The Lausanne Covenant.
