Hope For The Heart
HOPE FOR THE HEART is a non-profit Christian ministry with a mission to equip people with biblical principles to renew lives, restore families, revitalize churches and reproduce influencers-worldwide. To accomplish this mission we produce radio broadcasts, Bible-based counseling resources, provide training on peer-to-peer biblical counseling, discipleship and leadership development.
We equip people with biblical principles to renew lives, restore families, revitalize churches, and reproduce influencers?worldwide!
Statement of Faith
The Bible
We believe that God inspired all the words of the Bible (2 Timothy 3:16), the 66 books of the Old and New Testaments, to give every person His authoritative revelation wholly and without error of any kind (Proverbs 30:5) in the original writings.
God
We believe in one God (1 Timothy 2:5), eternally existing (Psalm 90:2) in three persons, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit (Matthew 28:19), each of whom possesses equally all the attributes of deity and the characteristics of personality.
Jesus Christ
We believe that Jesus Christ, who is God (John 1:1), became flesh (John 1:14) through His miraculous conception by the Holy Spirit and His virgin birth (Matthew 1:18). He is, therefore, perfect deity and perfect humanity, these two being united without mixture in one person forever. We believe that He lived a sinless life (Hebrews 4:15) and voluntarily atoned (John 10:18) for the sins of all people by dying on the cross as their substitute (1 John 2:2). We believe in the resurrection of His crucified body (Mark 16:6), in His ascension into heaven (Acts 1:9), and in His present ministry as High Priest (Hebrews 6:20).
The Holy Spirit
We believe that the Holy Spirit is God (Acts 5:3?4) and that He has come to reveal and glorify Christ (John 16:14), to convict and draw sinners to Christ (John 16:8), to regenerate (Titus 3:5), to baptize (Mark 1:8), to indwell (1 Corinthians 12:4), and to enable them to live holy lives (Galatians 5:16).
Creation
We believe that the Genesis account of creation (Genesis 1:1?2:1) is to be understood historically and literally, not allegorically or figuratively.
Humanity
We believe that men and women were created in the image of God (Genesis 1:27) and that the first man, Adam, sinned, bringing spiritual death to all people (Romans 5:18?19), who therefore stand condemned and in need of Christ?s salvation (Romans 6:23).
Salvation
We believe that God saves those who put their faith in Christ alone (John 3:14?15), imputing His righteousness to them (2 Corinthians 5:21) and keeping them secure eternally (John 10:28).
The Christian Walk
We believe that, although a believer might sin (Galatians 6:1), all believers are called to live holy lives (1 Thessalonians 4:7) through the power of the indwelling Holy Spirit (Galatians 5:16).
The Church
We believe that the church, the body of Christ (Colossians 1:18), is composed of all those who have put their faith in Christ (1 Corinthians 12:12?13). We believe that baptism by water is not necessary for salvation (Acts 10:47?48), but rather is a response to salvation as a symbol of identification with the burial and resurrection of Christ (Romans 6:3?5). We believe that all believers should assemble regularly in local churches for worship (Hebrews 12:28), for observing the ordinances of baptism and the Lord?s Supper (Acts 2:41; 1 Corinthians 11:23?25), for mutual encouragement (Hebrews 10:25) and discipline (Matthew 18:15?17), and for carrying out God?s purposes in this world (Ephesians 3:10?11).
The Future
We believe in the everlasting, conscious blessedness of the saved and the everlasting, conscious punishment of the unsaved (1 Thessalonians 4:17; Revelation 20:12?15). We believe in the imminent, personal, visible return of Christ (Acts 1:11) to inaugurate the kingdom in which He will reign (Luke 1:32?33).
