About Us

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What we Believe – The Doctrinal Beliefs of

GraceLife Bible Camp – adopted 2023

1. We believe that the Bible is God’s word, fully inspired by Him and error

free. (II Tim 3:16) It is to be understood literally from Genesis to

Revelation.

2. We believe in the trinity: God the Father, Creator, and sustainer (Gen 1:1)

The only true God (John 17:3). God the Son, Jesus Christ (John 1:1-5)

and God the Holy Spirit (Jn 14:16-17, 26)

3. We believe in the virgin birth of Christ (Lk 1:35), that he was crucified,

buried, and rose again the third day (I Cor 15:1-4) as a substitutionary

sacrifice for the sins of mankind (Jn 3:16, I Jn 2:2)

4. We believe that man is a sinner (Rom 3:23) and unable to save himself

(Rom 6:23) and that the only payment for sin God can accept is the blood

Jesus shed on the cross at Calvary (Titus 3:5, Eph 2:8-9) This is what we

mean by being born again. We believe that salvation is a gift from God

and is received by personal faith in Christ’s sacrifice, which is entirely

without works of any kind.

5. We believe that all true believers are permanently sealed by the Holy

Spirit at the time of conversion (Eph 1:11-14) and given gifts to serve

(Rom 12:7-13)

6. We believe all true believers should participate in water baptism (Matt

28:19) and should regularly participate in the Lord’s Supper (I Cor 11:23-

28). Neither of which have saving merit but are symbolic yet true acts of

obedience and worship.

7. We believe in the church, the body of Christ which consists of all true

believers universally (I Cor 1:1-2) and in the local church where true

believers gather regularly and visibly (Heb 10:25) for worship and

fellowship.

8. We believe that the command of Jesus Christ, to go into all the world and

make disciples, in Matt 28:19-20 is for all believers. This is the main

directive for the church’s ministry.

9. We believe in the physical, bodily return of Christ. This will happen in 2

events – The rapture (I Thess 4:13-18) and the second coming (Matt

24:29-30)

10. We believe that man was created in God’s image (Gen 1:26) life is sacred

and must be protected. Marriage is instituted by God and can only be

between one man and one woman for life (Gen 2:18-25)