Statement of Faith
CORE BELIEFS
The following are the core beliefs of Mission Viejo Christian Church and School
based on the foundational truths taught in the Bible. Our teaching and ministry are rooted in and flow from these biblical doctrines.
GOD
We believe there is one God who exists in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
This God is the creator of all things.
Matthew 5:16,45, John 1:1-4, Genesis 1:2, John 14:16-20, 2 Peter 1:21
THE BIBLE
We believe the Bible to be God's written revelation of Himself to man, the inspired and infallible Word of God, and the supreme and final authority for all matters of life.
2 Timothy 3:14-16, 2 Peter 1:20-21, Isaiah 40:8, Matthew 5:18, Hebrews 4:12
MANKIND
We believe that God created mankind in His own image to have a relationship with Him, but man has separated himself from God by sin and is lost.
Genesis 1:26, Acts 4:12, Romans 3:23
JESUS
We believe in Jesus Christ, God's one and only Son, fully human and fully divine, conceived of the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary.
Philippians 2:5-11, John 1:1-4, 14, John 3:16, Colossians 2:9, Matthew 1:18
THE RESURRECTION
We believe Jesus Christ died on a cross, was buried, and rose again in bodily form on the third day.
1 Corinthians 15:3-8, John 20:24-29
THE ASCENSION
We believe Jesus Christ ascended into Heaven and now sits at the right hand of God the Father.
Luke 22:69, Acts 1:1-9, Colossians 3:1
THE SECOND COMING
We believe Jesus Christ will return to the earth to judge both the living and the dead.
Matthew 24:36-42, John 14:1-3, Acts 1:10-11, Acts 10:42
THE HOLY SPIRIT
We believe in the Holy Spirit, who is an active and operative part of the triune God.
John 16:5-15, Acts 1:7-8, Romans 8:26-27, Acts 5:3-4
SALVATION
We believe the Bible teaches that salvation and the forgiveness of sins are achieved only by grace through the blood of Christ.
Matthew 26:28, Romans 5:9, Ephesians 2:8-9, 1 Peter 1:18-19, 1 John 1:9
MARRIAGE
We believe that the term marriage has only one meaning: the uniting of one man and one woman in a single, exclusive union, as delineated in Scripture. We believe that God intends sexual intimacy to occur only between a man and a woman who are married to each other. We believe God's command is that there be no sexual intimacy outside of or apart from marriage between a man and a woman.
Genesis 2:18-25, 1 Corinthians 6:18, 7:2-3; Hebrews 13:4
GENDER
We believe God wonderfully foreordained and immutably created each person as either male or female in conformity with their biological sex. Together, these two distinct yet complementary genders reflect God's image and nature.
Genesis 1:26-27, Matthew 19:4
SERVICE
We believe every believer is called to serve the Lord faithfully all the days of their life.
Revelation 2:10, John 8:31