To Know Christ and To Make Him Known
1905 North Monroe Street
Arlington, VA 22207
Arlington, VA 22207
About Us
What We Believe
CHERRYDALE
BIBLE CHURCH
BIBLE CHURCH
WE BELIEVE in one God who is eternally existent in three persons--Father, Son, and Holy Spirit--and that He created everything out of nothing for His own purpose and pleasure.1
WE BELIEVE in the existence and personality of Satan, his complete opposition to God, and his power over the unregenerate.2
WE BELIEVE that the 66 books that comprise the Bible are the plenary, verbally inspired Word of God, inerrant and infallible in the original manuscripts, and the guide and final authority in matters of faith and day-to-day life, interpreted by the Holy Spirit to each individual believer.3
WE BELIEVE that man was created perfectly in the image of God, and when he sinned, all mankind incurred both physical and spiritual death; thus man became eternally separated from God and is incapable of resolving his sinful condition by his own means.4
WE BELIEVE the Lord Jesus Christ is the eternal Son of God and became man without ceasing to be God, having been conceived of the Holy Spirit and born of a virgin.5
WE BELIEVE the Lord Jesus Christ lived a perfect and sinless life fully pleasing to His Father; gave Himself of His own free will to take the punishment for the sins of all mankind by being the sacrifice for the redemption of man and that He bore the judgment required by God's holy justice against sin, thus making it possible for God to remain just and yet at the same time to justify those who believe in His Son Jesus Christ.6
WE BELIEVE that the Lord Jesus Christ rose bodily from the dead, never to die again, and ascended to the right hand of the Father where, as high priest of His church, He mediates between God and man for those who are believers.7
WE BELIEVE that those who, by faith alone and through no merit of their own, trust the Lord Jesus Christ as Savior are miraculously born again of the Holy Spirit and become children of God and partakers of His divine nature and eternal life.8
WE BELIEVE that the Holy Spirit baptizes all true believers into the one true Church, His Body; that He indwells believers, bestows spiritual gifts upon them, and empowers them for service and holy living.9
WE BELIEVE that by His Word and power, God has given us everything pertaining to life and godliness, including not only salvation from the penalty of sin, but instruction in righteousness for present sanctification and victorious living to the glory of God.10
WE BELIEVE that marriage is between one man and one woman, designed and instituted by God in the account of Adam and Eve.11
WE BELIEVE that two ordinances, neither of which is essential to salvation, are to be observed by all believers in obedience to our Lord until His return: baptism and the Lord's Supper.12
WE BELIEVE that at death the souls of the redeemed pass immediately into Christ's presence, to remain there until the resurrection of the Body at Christ's return for His bride. We also believe that at death the souls of the lost go to Hell, where they will remain until they are brought before Christ at the Great White Throne final judgment to be judged according to their works and cast into the Lake of Fire, there to remain eternally.13
WE BELIEVE that our Lord Jesus Christ will one day return for His church to gather them to Heaven as He promised.14
WE BELIEVE in the existence and personality of Satan, his complete opposition to God, and his power over the unregenerate.2
WE BELIEVE that the 66 books that comprise the Bible are the plenary, verbally inspired Word of God, inerrant and infallible in the original manuscripts, and the guide and final authority in matters of faith and day-to-day life, interpreted by the Holy Spirit to each individual believer.3
WE BELIEVE that man was created perfectly in the image of God, and when he sinned, all mankind incurred both physical and spiritual death; thus man became eternally separated from God and is incapable of resolving his sinful condition by his own means.4
WE BELIEVE the Lord Jesus Christ is the eternal Son of God and became man without ceasing to be God, having been conceived of the Holy Spirit and born of a virgin.5
WE BELIEVE the Lord Jesus Christ lived a perfect and sinless life fully pleasing to His Father; gave Himself of His own free will to take the punishment for the sins of all mankind by being the sacrifice for the redemption of man and that He bore the judgment required by God's holy justice against sin, thus making it possible for God to remain just and yet at the same time to justify those who believe in His Son Jesus Christ.6
WE BELIEVE that the Lord Jesus Christ rose bodily from the dead, never to die again, and ascended to the right hand of the Father where, as high priest of His church, He mediates between God and man for those who are believers.7
WE BELIEVE that those who, by faith alone and through no merit of their own, trust the Lord Jesus Christ as Savior are miraculously born again of the Holy Spirit and become children of God and partakers of His divine nature and eternal life.8
WE BELIEVE that the Holy Spirit baptizes all true believers into the one true Church, His Body; that He indwells believers, bestows spiritual gifts upon them, and empowers them for service and holy living.9
WE BELIEVE that by His Word and power, God has given us everything pertaining to life and godliness, including not only salvation from the penalty of sin, but instruction in righteousness for present sanctification and victorious living to the glory of God.10
WE BELIEVE that marriage is between one man and one woman, designed and instituted by God in the account of Adam and Eve.11
WE BELIEVE that two ordinances, neither of which is essential to salvation, are to be observed by all believers in obedience to our Lord until His return: baptism and the Lord's Supper.12
WE BELIEVE that at death the souls of the redeemed pass immediately into Christ's presence, to remain there until the resurrection of the Body at Christ's return for His bride. We also believe that at death the souls of the lost go to Hell, where they will remain until they are brought before Christ at the Great White Throne final judgment to be judged according to their works and cast into the Lake of Fire, there to remain eternally.13
WE BELIEVE that our Lord Jesus Christ will one day return for His church to gather them to Heaven as He promised.14
References
1 Deuteronomy 6:4; Genesis 1; Colossians 1:16; John 1:3
2 Genesis 3; Luke 8:12; 2 Corinthians 11:14; Ephesians 6:11; 1 Thessalonians 2:18; 2 Thessalonians
2:9; 1 Peter 5:8
3 2 Timothy 3:16; Joshua 1:8
4 Genesis 1-3 ; Romans 3:10, 23; Romans 5:12
5 John 1:1-3, 14; Matthew 1; Isaiah 7:14
6 Hebrews 4:15; 10:12; Romans 5:8; John 10:11-18
7 John 20; 1 Corinthians 15; 1 Timothy 2:5; Hebrews 1:3
8 John 1:12-13; 3:3; 2 Peter 1:4; Hebrews 12:10
9 1 Corinthians 3:16, 12:13; 2 Timothy 1:14
10 2 Peter 1:3; 1 Peter 1:5
11 Proverbs 6:32, Matthew 5:28, 32; Colossians 3:5; Leviticus 18:2; Judges 19:16-24; Romans
1:18-32; Deuteronomy 17:17; 1 Corinthians 7:2; Deuteronomy 22:5; Genesis 1:27; 1 Corinthians
6:8-10
12 Matthew 28:19, 20; Acts 8:35-38; 1 Corinthians 11:24-26; Luke 22:14-20; Acts 2:42; Acts 20:7
13 1 Thessalonians 4:13-17; Revelation 20:11-15
14 John 14:3; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-17
1 Deuteronomy 6:4; Genesis 1; Colossians 1:16; John 1:3
2 Genesis 3; Luke 8:12; 2 Corinthians 11:14; Ephesians 6:11; 1 Thessalonians 2:18; 2 Thessalonians
2:9; 1 Peter 5:8
3 2 Timothy 3:16; Joshua 1:8
4 Genesis 1-3 ; Romans 3:10, 23; Romans 5:12
5 John 1:1-3, 14; Matthew 1; Isaiah 7:14
6 Hebrews 4:15; 10:12; Romans 5:8; John 10:11-18
7 John 20; 1 Corinthians 15; 1 Timothy 2:5; Hebrews 1:3
8 John 1:12-13; 3:3; 2 Peter 1:4; Hebrews 12:10
9 1 Corinthians 3:16, 12:13; 2 Timothy 1:14
10 2 Peter 1:3; 1 Peter 1:5
11 Proverbs 6:32, Matthew 5:28, 32; Colossians 3:5; Leviticus 18:2; Judges 19:16-24; Romans
1:18-32; Deuteronomy 17:17; 1 Corinthians 7:2; Deuteronomy 22:5; Genesis 1:27; 1 Corinthians
6:8-10
12 Matthew 28:19, 20; Acts 8:35-38; 1 Corinthians 11:24-26; Luke 22:14-20; Acts 2:42; Acts 20:7
13 1 Thessalonians 4:13-17; Revelation 20:11-15
14 John 14:3; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-17