Madison Area TEC Theological Belief Statement

The Bible - We believe that the Holy Bible is God’s Word, without error in the original manuscripts, and our final authority in matters of faith and life (2 Timothy 3:16, Psalm 119:105).

Trinity - We believe that there is one God (Deuteronomy 6:4), eternally existing in three persons: the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit (Matthew 3:16-17, 28:19, 2 Corinthians 13:13). We believe that Jesus Christ is both fully God and fully human, who by his death on the cross has redeemed us (1 Tim. 3:16, Isaiah 9:6, Colossians 1:15-20).We believe that the Holy Spirit’s supernatural gifts are available and operative today for all Christians (Acts 2, 1 Corinthians 12:1-31, 14:1-12).

Human Nature - We believe that human nature contains selfishness and sin, which are not removable by human means (Rom. 3:23).

Salvation - We believe that Christ alone (Acts 4:12, John 14:6) provides salvation.  This salvation is a free gift and cannot be earned in any way (“grace” - Ephesians 2:8-9).  We believe that we partake of this free gift of grace by faith alone (Romans 3:28, John 3:16), and thereby enter a life-long process of change and growth (Romans 12:2, 2 Cor. 5:17).  We believe that one can be certain of eternal life (“assurance” - John 5:24, 1 John 5:13).

The Church - We believe that we are a part of the one true Church (Ephesians 3:46, Romans 12:5) made up of all who believe in Christ as Lord.