Doctrinal Statement

At Restoration Church, We teach that the Bible is God’s verbally inspired, inerrant, and infallible Word therefore, authoritative and sufficient (Psalm 19:7-9; John 10:35; 

2 Timothy 3:16-17).

We teach that God is one, eternally existing in three equally divine persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit who know, love, and glorify one another (Deuteronomy 6:4; Isaiah 43:10-12; Matthew 28:19; John 17).

We teach that God the Father, through the Son, by the Spirit, in His infinite power and wisdom, created the world, rules over it and reconciles all things to Himself through the gospel (Genesis 1; Isaiah 46:10-11; Colossians 1:16-20).

We teach that Jesus, the eternal Son of God, became a man, without ceasing to be God, was conceived by the Holy Spirit, was born of the virgin Mary, to save His people from their sins (Matthew 1:21-23; John 1:1,14; 8:58; Philippians 2:6-11). We also teach that Jesus, moved by love and in obedience to His Father, lived, died and rose again for sinners, satisfying God’s righteous requirements, propitiating His wrath and securing salvation for all who believe (Matthew 3:15-17, 5:17-18; John 8:29, 10:15-18, 27-29; Romans 3:24-26, 5:19, 8:29-39; 2 Corinthians 5:21; Hebrews 2:17).

We teach that the Holy Spirit as the third person of the Trinity is coequal with the Father and the Son and therefore He possesses all of the divine attributes (Matthew 3:13-17, 28:18-20; 2 Corinthians 3:18, 13:14). We teach that the Holy Spirit sovereignly executes the will of God in history expressly promoting the glory of God in Christ through such works as the creation of the world, the inspiration of Scripture, regeneration, salvation, sanctification and the glorification of believers (Genesis 1:1-2; John 3:3-8, 16:7-14; Romans 8:11; Ephesians 4:30; 2 Thessalonians 2:13; Titus 3:4-6; Hebrews 9:14; 2 Peter 1:20-21).

We teach that angels are spiritual beings created by God to execute His purposes in worship and service; yet one chief angel, Satan, led numerous angels in rebellion against the Creator, and continues in opposition against Christ and His people until the day of judgment when Satan, along with his demons, are cast into the lake of fire, according to God’s purpose through the triumphant cross-work of Jesus Christ (Job 1-2; Ezekiel 28:14-15; John 8:44; Romans 16:20; 2 Corinthians 4:4, 11:3; Colossians 1:16; Hebrews 2:14-15; 1 Peter 5:8; 1 John 3:8, 4:4; Jude 6; Revelation 12, 19, 20).

We teach that God created Adam and Eve in His image in holiness, righteousness, and dignity to reflect Him in dominion over creation, in all relationships, and in every aspect of life (Genesis 1:26-28; Psalm 8:4-8; Ecclesiastes 7:29a; James 3:9). We teach that every human being, having been represented by Adam who rebelled, is by nature and by choice in a state of defiance against God, the sovereign creator, and consequently under His just condemnation and neither willing nor able to achieve reconciliation with God (Genesis 3; 1 Kings 8:46; Psalm 58:3; Ecclesiastes 7:20; Jeremiah 17:9; Matthew 15:18-19; Romans 3:10-18, 23, 5:12; Ephesians 2:1-4; Colossians 1:21; Hebrews 2:14-15; 1 John 1:8-10).

We teach that God, according to His elective purpose, saves sinners from His just condemnation unto eternal life, applying the substitutionary work of Jesus to all who believe in Him and repent of their sin, so that through saving faith God credits the sinner with the righteousness of Christ and grants forgiveness of sin and brings freedom from the bondage of sin and the promise of glorification (Ephesians 1:4-5; 2:1-10; Mark 10:45; Genesis 15:6; Acts 3:19; Colossians 1:14; Romans 3:21-4:5; 5:8; 6:1-11; 8:29-30). We teach that all who have believed in Christ for justification will experience spiritual growth through the ministry of the Holy Spirit and by God’s grace they will work out their salvation through the Word, the gospel, prayer, service, and the ordinances along with the confidence that God works all things together for their good (Romans 16:25; 2 Timothy 3:16-17; John 17:17; 2 Corinthians 3:18; Galatians 5:22-23; Philippians 2:12-13; Colossians 1:3-6; Hebrews 4:16; 1 Peter 4:10-11).

We teach that Jesus will return to earth bodily in order to rescue his people, to execute judgment upon all who have not obeyed the gospel, to consummate His kingdom as promised to Abraham, Israel, and the church, and to reconcile all things in heaven and earth, having made peace by the blood of His cross (Genesis 12:1-3; 17:1-8; 2 Samuel 7:12-13; Ezekiel 37:1-14; Matthew 24-25; Luke 1:68-79; John 14:3; Acts 1:11; 3:13-26; Colossians 1:20; 2 Thessalonians 1:6-10; Titus 2:12-13; Revelation 1:7; 20:1-10).