Biblical literacy ethic
To assist in becoming Biblically
Literate one must have an ethic or a collections of beliefs that guide you
toward your goal.
We bow convicted that the God, who being
personal, intelligent, transcendent, self-existent, holy, all-powerful,
ever-present, all-knowing, completely wise, Creator & sustainer of all
things, is the source of all truth.
We acknowledge Divine truth, which flows from the
wisdom of God, communicates & demonstrates the eternal & ethical
nature of God.
We acknowledge that God; who being personal in nature and
desiring to reveal Himself and His ethical truth to humanity; revealed His
truth as an expression of His grace while creatively utilizing various forms
of communication (Jesus being the highest expression of Godís nature) to
capture the imagination and appreciation for beauty He created within the
human heart to bring us to a full relationship to Him and to a full knowledge
of His will.
We confess that the Bible called the Holy Scriptures
(the 66 books) was originally given by God through inspiration of the Holy
Spirit, entirely without error in concept, empowered by the Holy Spirit, being
relevant to all ages & cultures, all-sufficient for life and godliness are
useful for teaching, rebuking, correction, and training in righteousness so
that the people of God are completely equipped for every good work.
We humbly admit that it is not within the human heart to
guide the direction of life: that the human heart is by all means deceitful;
because of futility of mind; darkened in understanding; being alienated from
the life of God; having ignorance within, because of being hardened to being
beyond feeling; all humanity have given themselves over to opposition towards
God in immorality. Therefore, all humanity has the universal need for the
guidance from their Creator through His communicated truth found in the
written word of God.
We affirm that an all-consuming respect for the Lord is
the beginning of knowledge, understanding and wisdom to live a life worthy of
the gospel for which we have been called.
We acknowledge that loving God with all of our heart,
soul, mind and strength is the greatest motive for imitating God in all His
values and morality while becoming disciples to Him--accompanied with an
all-consuming conviction and confident expectation toward an eternal future
supplied by God.
We affirm that we are responsible for our own spiritual
condition and maturity in the Lord and we acknowledge accountability to grow
to our greatest potential within our ability
We acknowledge that God requires of us only what we are
capable of doing. When He requires of us to go beyond our abilities, God
supplies the grace to achieve it to His glory.
We recognize that all believers are the expression of
Godís power to save humanity, to transform each human heart from glory to
glory by the work of the Holy Spirit, to set apart believers for ministry and
to unite us through Christ Jesus who is our peace for the glory of Almighty
©2001 Thomas L. Reed II