Valleyford Community Church

Doctrinal Statement

~The Trinity of the Godhead: God the Father, God, the Son, and God, the Holy Spirit

(Gen. 1:1; Gal. 3:20; Mark 1:10-11; John 1:1-5; Hebrews 1:10; Isaiah 7:14; 1 John 5:7)

~ The personality of God the Father; the personality and Deity of Jesus Christ, begotten of the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, very God and very Man; the personality of the Holy Spirit.

(John 14:26; Col. 2:9; Isaiah 9:6; Hebrews 1:3; Matthew 1:23; John 1:14; Gen. 3:15) 

~ The resurrection of Jesus Christ: that His body was raised from the dead according to the Scriptures, that He ascended into Heaven and sits at the right hand of God as the believer’s 

Advocate. (Luke 24:1-12; Matthew 27:17-19; 1 Corinthians 15:4; John 11:25)

~ The sinfulness of man: that all human beings are born with a sinful nature, are totally depraved and need a Savior from sin. (Romans 3:23; Romans 6:23; Mark 7:21; Psalm 51:5; John 8:34; Ephesians 2:1; Romans 5:6)

~ The Atonement: that Jesus Christ became the sinner’s sacrifice before God and accepted by God for the sins of the Believer. (1 John 2:2; Ephesians 2:8-9; Romans 5:1; Matthew 1:21;

John 10:11; 14-16; 26-29; Romans 8:32-35; Romans 9:15)

~ The necessity of the new birth:  Salvation is by grace, through faith, and not of works.  Saving faith will maintain good works in the life of the Believer. (Ephesians 2:8-9; 1 Peter 1:5; Romans 4:16; 2 Corinthians 3:5; Hebrews 6:4; 2 Timothy 1:9; Titus 3:5; Romans 3:20-28)

~ The literal resurrection of the body, both of the just and the unjust.

(1 Corinthians 15; John 11:25-26; John 5:28-29; Revelation 20:4-5; 12; Isaiah 45:23)

~ The everlasting blessedness of the saved, and the everlasting punishment of the lost.

(1 Thessalonians 4:16; Isaiah 45:23; Matthew 25:31-33; Revelation 19:11; Matthew 25:46)

~ The evangelization of the world: the supreme mission of the Church in this age is to preach the Gospel to every creature. Matthew 28:18-20; 1 Peter 3:15; 2 Corinthians 5:20; 2 Timothy 2:15)

~ The Second Coming of Christ:  according to the Scriptures.

(Matthew 24:44; Hebrews 10:24-25; Revelation 22:20; Matthew 24:42; Revelation 1:8; 

Acts 1:10-11; Philippians 1:6; 2 Peter 3:8)

~ The Supernatural and complete inspiration of the Scriptures, that they are without error and that their teachings and authority are absolute, supreme and final.

(2 Timothy 3:16; Hebrews 1:1-2; 1 Peter 1:10-11; 2 Peter 1:20-21; Romans 15:4)

~ The only Scriptural marriage is the joining of one man and one woman. 

(Romans 1:24-26; 1 Corinthians 5:9-11; 1 Thessalonians 4:1-8; Hebrews 13:4)