BELIEFS – CALVARY CHAPEL QUAKERTOWN

OUR BELIEFS

Calvary Chapel has been formed as a fellowship of believers in the Lordship of Jesus Christ.

We desire to know Christ and be conformed into His image by the power of the Holy Spirit.

We are not a denominational church. Nor are we opposed to denominations as such, only their over-emphasis of the doctrinal differences that have led to the division of the Body of Christ.

We believe that the only true basis of Christian fellowship is God’s (Agape) love. That love is greater than any differences we possess and without which we have no right to claim ourselves Christians.

WE BELIEVE WORSHIP OF GOD SHOULD BE SPIRITUAL.

Therefore, we remain flexible and yielded to the leading of the Holy Spirit to direct our worship.

WE BELIEVE WORSHIP OF GOD SHOULD BE INSPIRATIONAL.

Therefore, we give a great place to music in our worship.

WE BELIEVE WORSHIP OF GOD SHOULD BE INTELLIGENT.

Therefore, our services are designed with great emphasis upon teaching the Word of God that He might instruct us how He should be worshiped.

WE BELIEVE WORSHIP OF GOD SHOULD BE FRUITFUL.

Therefore, we look for His love in our lives as the supreme manifestation that we have truly been worshiping Him.

BELIEFS & PRACTICE

BAPTISM
Christian baptism is an outward testimony of what has occurred inwardly in a believer’s life. Baptism illustrates a believer’s new identity in Christ because of His death, burial, and resurrection. It is the action of being immersed in water and symbolizes death and burial with Christ. The action of coming out of the water symbolizes Christ’s resurrection. Christian baptism does not add anything to salvation but rather is a response of obedience to Christ’s command to the believer. It is a public celebration of moving from death to life through faith in Christ Jesus. Matthew 28:18-20; Mark 1:4; Romans 6:3-4

Would you like to be baptized? Please email us at: info@ccquakertown.org.
BIBLE
We believe that the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments are the Word of God, fully inspired without error and the infallible rule of faith and practice. The Word of God is the foundation upon which the church operates and is the basis for which the church is governed. We believe that the Word of God supersedes any earthly law that is contrary to the Holy Scriptures. Isaiah 28:13; Nehemiah 8:8; John 17:17; 2 Timothy 3:16-17; Hebrews 4:12; 1 Peter 1:23-25; 2 Peter 1:3-4, 21
COMMUNION
Communion is also known as the Lord’s Supper and is an integral part of Christian worship. It is the breaking of bread, the drinking of grape juice, and a time to give thanks. It was instituted by Jesus on the eve of His death, the night of the Passover meal. Passover is an annual feast commemorating the final plague on Egypt, the “passing over” of the angel of death that claimed the firstborn of every Egyptian (Exodus 12). The Lord’s Supper replaces the Passover meal and symbolizes the “body and blood” of Jesus. It points to the unity of believers in Christ and causes us to remember the Lord’s death and resurrection and to look forward to His glorious return. Matthew 26:26-30; Mark 14:22-26; 1 Corinthians 11:23-34
GIFTS OF THE SPIRIT
We believe in the gifts of the Holy Spirit that are presented in the Bible, and we encourage their exercise, but always decently and in order, and with the emphasis on the Word of God which we look to as our primary rule of faith. Further, Calvary Chapel rejects human prophecy that would supersede the Word of God, and teaches a balanced approach to spiritual gifts emphasizing the importance of biblical teaching. Romans 12:3-8; 1 Corinthians 12:1-31; 1 Corinthians 14:1-40; Ephesians 4:7-16; 1 Peter 4:10-11

GOD THE FATHER
We believe in the person of God the Father, an infinite, eternal, personal Spirit, perfect in holiness, wisdom, power and love; that He concerns Himself mercifully in the affairs of men; that He hears and answers prayer; and that He saves from sin and death all those who come to Him through Jesus Christ. Deuteronomy 33:27; Psalm 90:2, 102:27; John 3:16, 4:24; 1 Timothy 1:17; Titus 1:3
GOD THE SON
We believe in the person of Jesus Christ, God’s only begotten Son, conceived by the Holy Spirit. We believe in His virgin birth, sinless life, miracles and teachings, his substitutionary atoning death, bodily resurrection, ascension into heaven, perpetual intercession for His people and personal, visible return to earth. Isaiah 7:14; Micah 5:2; Matthew 1:23; Mark 16:19; Luke 1:34-35; John 1:1-2, 8:58,11:25; 1 Corinthians 15:3-4; 1 Timothy 3:16; Hebrews 1:8; 1 John 1:2; Revelation 1:8
- FULLY HUMAN – Luke 1:30-33; John 1:14; Philippians 2:5-8
- FULLY GOD – John 1:1-3; John 10:30-33; Colossians 1:15-20
- HIS DEATH – Luke 23:44-47; John 19:28-30; Romans 5:6-8
- HIS RESURRECTION – Matthew 28:5-6; Luke 24:1-8; 1 Corinthians 15:1-8
GOD THE HOLY SPIRIT
We believe in the person of the Holy Spirit, Who came forth from the Father and Son to convict the world of sin, righteousness, and judgment, and to regenerate, sanctify and empower for ministry all who believe in Christ. John 16:8-11; Acts 1:8; Romans 8:26, 15:13,16; 2 Corinthians 3:18; Hebrews 9:14

We believe the Holy Spirit indwells every believer in Jesus Christ and that He is an abiding helper, teacher, and guide. John 6:13, 14:16-17, 16:8-11; Romans 8:26

We believe in the Baptism with the Holy Spirit as a distinct and separate experience to that of regeneration, occurring either subsequent to or simultaneous with salvation, evidenced by a greater dynamic in the Christian’s life, enabling that person to be a bold and more effective witness. The supreme evidence of the Spirit-filled life is the fruit of the Spirit, love. We believe in the present day ministry of the Holy Spirit in regard to the exercise of all biblical gifts of the Holy Spirit according to the instructions given to us. 1 Corinthians 12-14

HEAVEN & HELL
We believe in a literal Heaven and a literal Hell and that all those who place their faith, hope and trust in Jesus Christ will spend eternity in Heaven with the Lord. Those who reject Jesus’ free gift of salvation will spend eternity separated from the Lord. Psalm 9:17; Matthew 5:3, 5:22, 18:9, 25:31-34; Mark 9:42-49; Luke 12:5; John 3:18; Hebrews 12:23; 1 Peter 1:4; Revelation 14:10-11, 20:11-15
- HEAVEN – Psalm 33:13-15; John 14:2; 1 John 3:2
- HELL – Matthew 18:8-9; Revelation 20:13-15
LEADERSHIP IN THE CHURCH
We believe in the pattern and principle of male leadership and responsibility in both the home and the church, according to the sacrificial example of Jesus. We believe this limits the roles of pastoral leadership and doctrinal authority to qualified men. 1 Corinthians 11:1-12; 1 Timothy 2:1-15

We believe in the universal church, the living spiritual body, of which Christ is the head and all who are born again are a part of the Body of Christ. 1 Corinthians 12:12-13; Ephesians 4:15-16
MARRIAGE
We believe that God created man and that He created them male and female. As such, He created them different so as to complement and complete each other. God instituted monogamous marriage between male and female as the foundation of the family and the basic structure of human society. Therefore, we perform marriages in accordance with the Bible consistent with the Old and New Testament. Genesis 2:24; Matthew 19:4-6; John 4:16-18; Romans 1:18-32; 1 Corinthians 5:11, 6:9-11,18-20, 7:1-3,8-9; Galatians 5:19-21; Ephesians 5:3-7; 1 Timothy 1:9-11
NEW BIRTH
A person is born again when he or she repents of sin and accepts Jesus Christ as personal Lord and Savior. Believers are sealed by the Holy Spirit forever, their sins are forgiven, and they are adopted as children of God who will spend eternity in heaven.
- BORN AGAIN – John 3:1-8; 1 Peter 1:22-25
- SEALED BY THE SPIRIT – 2 Corinthians 1:21-22; Ephesians 1:13; Ephesians 4:30
SALVATION
Salvation is a free gift offered to all through the grace of Jesus Christ. John 3:16, 5:24; Acts 4:12; Romans 6:23, 10:9-10; Ephesians 2:8-9
SECOND COMING OF CHRIST
We believe in the Second Coming of Jesus Christ, which is His personal, visible return to Earth and the establishment of His millennial kingdom, in the resurrection of the body, the final judgment and eternal blessing of the righteous and endless separation of the wicked. Matthew 16:27; Acts 1:11; Revelation 19:11-16, 20:11-15

We believe in the Pre-Tribulation Rapture of the Church where all believers will meet the Lord in the air and be taken out of this world prior to the Tribulation that will come upon the earth. Isaiah 26:20; Matthew 24:29-31; Luke 21:36; Romans 1:18, 5:9; 1 Thessalonians 1:10, 4:13-16, 5:9; 2 Peter 2:7-9; Revelation 3:10, 5:7-10, 7:13-14
SIN
We believe that all people are sinners by nature and choice, falling short of God’s standard and breaking His commandments – and therefore are under God’s righteous judgment. Yet, God saves and gives new life to all who come to Him in repentance and faith, trusting in the Person and work of Jesus Christ. At the cross, Jesus Christ died in our place as our substitute, absorbing God’s wrath that should have come upon us. Because Jesus died for the sins of the world the invitation to believe is open to all, and whoever desires may come unto Jesus for new life and the forgiveness of sins. Matthew 11:28; John 3:16; Acts 3:19, 20:21; Romans 3:23; Ephesians 2:1-3, 8-9; 1 John 2:2; Revelation 22:17
TRINITY
We believe that there is one living and true God, eternally existing in three persons: The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, equal in power and glory; that this triune God created all, upholds all, and governs all things. Genesis 1:1; Deuteronomy 6:4; Isaiah 44:8, 48:16; Matthew 28:19-20; John 10:30; Hebrews 1:3

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BAPTISM

BIBLE

COMMUNION

GIFTS OF THE SPIRIT

GOD THE FATHER

GOD THE SON

GOD THE HOLY SPIRIT

HEAVEN & HELL

LEADERSHIP IN THE CHURCH

MARRIAGE

NEW BIRTH

SALVATION

SECOND COMING OF CHRIST

SIN

TRINITY

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