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What We Believe
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At East Benton Christian Church we believe:
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in the inerrancy of the Scriptures which are authoritative in all areas of faith and practice. (II Timothy 3:16-17; II Peter 1:19-21)
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that there is one God, eternally existing in three persons: Father, Son (Jesus Christ), and Holy Spirit. (Deuteronomy 6:4; Matthew 28:19)
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in the deity of Jesus Christ and His virgin birth. (Isaiah 7:14; Luke 1:30-35,3:21-22; John 1:1-2)
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that man was created in the image of God; that he sinned and thereby incurred not only physical death, but also spiritual death which is separation from God. (Genesis 1:26-27, 3:6-19; Romans 3:10-23; Ephesians 2:1-ff)
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that Jesus Christ died as a complete, substitutionary sacrifice for the sins of all men. (Romans 3:24-28, 5:8-10; I Peter 2:24-25; I John 2:1-2)
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in the bodily resurrection of Jesus Christ. (John 20:1-29; Acts 1:1-3, 9-11; I Corinthians 15:1-4)
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that on the sole condition of personal faith in Jesus Christ, men are brought into a right relationship with God, and are thereby placed into the body of Christ, His Church. (Acts 2:38-47; Romans 10:9-13)
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that the heart of every believer is indwelt by the Holy Spirit. (Romans 8:9-11; I Corinthians 3:16)
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that the believer is eternally secure through the work and power of the Holy Spirit. (Ephesians 1:13-14, 4:30; Romans 8:29-39; I John 5:11-12)
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that the church is composed solely of all true believers in Jesus Christ, and is the body and bride of Christ. (Ephesians 1:18-23, 4:4-6; I Corinthians 12:12; Revelation 21:2-9)
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that there are two ordinances of the church – Baptism and the Lord’s Supper. (Matthew 28:19; Luke 22:19-20; I Corinthians 11:23-27)
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that the task of the church is to evangelize the world and to make disciples until Christ returns for His Bride. (Matthew 28:19-20; Ephesians 4:11-16; II Timothy 2:2)
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that both the believer and the unbeliever will be resurrected bodily in their own order: the saved unto everlasting and conscious bliss, the lost unto everlasting and conscious punishment. (I Corinthians 15:1-50; I Thessalonians 4:13-18; Revelation 20:11-15)
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in the pre-tribulational rapture of the church. (I Thessalonians 1:9-10, 4:13-18; II Thessalonians 2:1-8)
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in the personal, bodily, and pre-millennial return of Jesus Christ after the tribulation to rule and reign for a 1,000 years, after which He will deliver the kingdom to the Father for eternity. (Acts 1:11; II Peter 3:1-13; Revelation 19:11-16, 20:1-6)
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