Statement Of Faith                                                                                                         At Sonlight Christian Fellowship:

♦  We believe in one eternally existing Almighty God who has manifested Himself as Father, Son and the

    Holy Spirit, who is Creator of all things visible and invisible.

♦  We believe that God has revealed Himself in the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments, the

    inspired, inerrant Word of God, and in His Son, the Lord Jesus Christ.

♦  We believe that man by disobedience lost his fellowship with God which brought depravity and death

    upon the entire human race.

♦  We believe that man is utterly unable to free himself from the curse of sin and that Jesus Christ is the

    only Savior and Mediator between God and man.

♦  We believe that upon true repentance one is saved only by the grace of God through faith in the

    reconciling work of Jesus Christ.

♦  We believe the Holy Spirit convicts of sin, transforms believers into new persons in Christ, then guides,

    empowers, and protects those who belong to Him.

♦  We believe that the church is the body of Christ, the community of the redeemed, baptized by the

    Spirit and under the lordship of Christ.

♦  We believe Christ commissioned the church to make disciples of all nations. We are also called to

    minister to the physical, social, and emotional needs of mankind, iin ways appropriate to the body of 

    Christ.

♦  We believe that Christ authorized the church to appoint and to ordain men as pastors and teachers who

    are responsible to serve as leaders under the guidance of the Holy Spirit and in obedience to the Word.

♦  We believe that water baptism is commanded by Christ as a symbol of Holy Spirit baptism and

    identification with Christ in His death and resurrection.

♦  We believe that the Lord's Supper which was instituted by Jesus Christ as a symbol of His broken body

    and shed blood is intended to preserve the memory of His sacrifice and the promise of His return.

♦  We believe that the observance of the washing of the saints' feet, the holy kiss, and the right hand of

    fellowship are biblical expressions of love, equality and service in the body of Christ.

♦  We believe that God created man and woman for specific roles and functions. These are symbolized by

    the woman's naturally long hair and veiled head and by the man's short hair and uncovered head

    when praying and prophesying.

♦  We believe that God instituted marriage to be the union of one man and one woman for life and that

    believers are to marry only in the Lord.

♦  We believe that followers of Christ are not to be conformed to the secular culture in which they live,

    but are to live in holiness and in obedience to Christ in every area of life, recognizing their bodies to be

    temples of the Holy Spirit.

♦  We believe Christian commitment calls for honesty, integrity, and truthfulness, with no swearing of

    oaths or membership in secret societies or lodges.

♦  We believe it is the will of God for His children to show love that holds all human life

    sacred. Therefore, participation in warfare, euthanasia, abortion, retaliation, revenge, and prejudice are

    forbidden for the believers.

♦  We believe that civil government is ordained of God to restrain evil and to maintain order in

    society. Although Christians are citizens of the heavenly kingdom they will honor, obey, pray for, and

    pay tribute to civil government.

♦  We believe that there will be a bodily resurrection of the just and the unjust. At the final judgment, the

    wicked will go into everlasting punishment. But the righteous will enter into the glorious kingdom of

    our God and Savior, Jesus Christ, who is KING of kings and LORD of lords! Hallelujah!