CHALLENGERS MERIT: STATEMENT OF FAITH
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 1.  Memorize and recite the Statements of Faith in its entirety.

     a.  We believe the Scriptures, both the Old and New Testaments, are verbally
         inspired of God and are the revelation of God to man, the infallible,
         authoritative rule of faith and conduct.

     b.  We believe the one true God has revealed himself as being the eternally
         self-existent Creator of heaven and earth and the Redeemer of mankind.
         He has further revealed Himself as a Trinity - that is one being existing
         in 3 persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. 

     c.  We believe the Lord Jesus Christ is the eternal Son of God, as revealed
         in the Scriptures, by His virgin birth, His sinless life, His miracles,
         His death on the cross, His bodily resurrection from the dead, and His
         position at the right hand of God.

     d.  We believe that man was created good and upright.  However, man willfully
         sinned and thereby was subjected not only to physical death but also to
         spiritual death, which is separation from God.

     e.  We believe man's only hope of redemption is through the shed blood of Jesus
         Christ the Son of God.  Salvation is received through repentance toward God
         and faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.

     f.  We believe the ordinance of baptism by immersion in water is commanded of all
         who repent and believe on Christ as Saviour.  It represents our having died
         with Christ and being raised with Him to walk in newness of life.

     g.  We believe  the Lord's Supper is a memorial of Christ's suffering and death
         and a prophecy of His second coming.  It is commanded of all believers until
         He comes.

     h.  We believe all Christians are entitled to and should seek the baptism in the
         Holy Spirit with the initial physical sign of speaking with other tongues
         according to Acts 2:4.  This experience gives a Christian power to witness
         by his life and words.

     i.  We believe sanctification is an act of separation from that which is evil
         and of dedication unto God.

     j.  We believe the Church is the body of Christ with divinely called ministry.
         Its purpose is to evangelize the world, worship God, and encourage other
         believers to grow in the likeness of Christ.

     k.  We believe deliverance from sickness is provided for in the Atonement and
         is the privilege of all believers.

     l.  We believe the blessed hope of the Church is Christ's return from heaven to
         catch up the Christians who have died, together with those who are alive,
         to be with Him forever.

     m.  We believe Christ will return with His saints to establish a 1000 year reign
         of peace.  After this will come the final judgment of the wicked, and then a
         new heaven and a new earth.

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 2.  Write a 500 word report on your personal feelings and convictions concerning
     our Statements of Faith.

     (Attach to this worksheet)

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 3.  Give an oral report to your Challengers group on your personal feelings and
     convictions concerning our Statements of Faith

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