rantonThe problem with this statement and indeed many of the statements of faith I see on church websites is that they are so ambiguous that you never really know exactly what they do teach. For example:

Salvation is a free gift from God and is not based upon anyone's merit or good works.(Rom. 6:23; Eph. 2:8-9) One may only be saved through Jesus Christ (John 14:6; Acts 4:11-12) After conversion you are adopted into a spiritual family. (Eph. 2:19) And an eternal home in heaven (John 14:3)

Statement of faith from Sufficent Grace Church

Because I am a glutton for punishment I contacted them and asked them about their church. From the response I got it seemed to be an emergent style church. When I thanked the pastor I told him that I thought I was too conservative (and old but I didn't write that) for the church. When he inquired as to why I explained that I was a Calvinist Baptist. He then told me he was also a Calvinist and that I had been mislead by the statement of faith.

Now I don't even want to get into the whole idea of statements of faith that are so blasé that you can't tell what people believe (well I do but my doctor warns me about my blood pressure)but seriously does that even sound Calvinistic at all? rantoff


Peter

If you believe what you like in the gospels, and reject what you don't like, it is not the gospel you believe, but yourself. Augustine of Hippo