- I believe the Bible to be the infallible, inerrant, written Word of God, and that the holy scriptures are God-breathed, profitable for teaching, rebuking, correcting, and training in righteousness. Furthermore, when studying the Bible, I believe in the principle of allowing scripture to interpret scripture (Isaiah 28:9-10), for a correct understanding of the scriptures themselves.
- I believe the Bible to be the expositor of truth, and that all Christian doctrine and beliefs are to be established upon what the Bible says; opposed to personal testimony, tradition, prophecy, or apostolic authority as claimed by some Christian sects.
- I believe in the historicist’s approach to studying and understanding the Bible’s apocalyptic prophecies of Daniel and Revelation, which I further believe show from the past our prophetic future.
- I believe in all the spiritual gifts, including the gift of prophecy, which is for the edification of the Church, until Jesus’ second coming. As for the gift of prophecy, I don’t believe that it supersedes or adds the Bible but is given under the special guidance of the Holy Spirit to God’s chosen servants (prophets) to shed further light (illumination) onto what the Bible says.
- I believe as Christians, we need to continue to examine prophecy in the light of history. Furthermore, when it comes to examining and testing what we believe, it would do good to follow the Thessalonian Test: Let’s “despise not prophesying” but “prove all things” and “hold fast that which is good” (1 Thessalonians 5:20-21).
- I believe in the way of the Bereans of the early Christian Church (see Acts 17:10-12), in studying for ourselves what we believe. This especially holds true when challenged or confronted with new insights or factual-historical information contrary to our established and oftentimes bias beliefs.
- I believe truth never changes, and when we allow it, shall surely change us.