Statement of Faith

Cornerstone Among Women is a Christian ministry whose mission is the affirmation of the sanctity of human life and the evangelism of unbelievers to the truth that Jesus Christ is the Son of God and the Savior of the world.  At this moment in history, two distinct and antithetical world views, one secular and one biblical, make the necessity of those who are firmly grounded in the same Bible, the same creeds, and the same confession that Jesus is Lord, work together to face the moral and cultural threats of our time.   The following statements are foundational as we go forward, understanding that our unity is and can be nothing less than the gospel of Jesus Christ.  While acknowledging ecclesiastical divisions with respect, we believe Christians should not settle for doing anything separately that their consciences allow them to do together in order not to thwart and grieve our Lord or diminish a clear response to the culture of death sweeping the world.

 

We therefore confess that:

 

There is one God, eternally existent in three persons:  Father, Son and Holy Spirit as confessed in the Apostles Creed.  We believe in the deity of our Lord Jesus Christ, in His virgin birth, in His sinless life, in His resurrection, in His ascension to the right hand of the Father, and in his personal return in power and glory.  We believe that for the salvation of lost and sinful man, regeneration by the Holy Spirit is absolutely essential and that this salvation is received through faith in Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord.

 

We believe in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit by whose indwelling the Christian is enabled to live a godly life and to perform good works.   We believe in the resurrection of both the saved and the lost; they that are saved unto the resurrection of life and they that are lost unto the resurrection of damnation.  We believe in the spiritual unity of believers in our Lord Jesus Christ.

 

We believe the Bible is the inspired, inerrant Word of God, profitable for guidance, reproof and training in righteousness and especially applicable in all matters pertaining to this ministry.

 

We adhere to the Biblical model of sexual relations, including the model of marriage presented in Genesis:  one man and one woman united for the purpose of becoming a new family, and sexual abstinence outside of the bond of marriage.

 

We confess the 1900 year-old teaching and practice of the historic Christian Church that abortion is incompatible with the person and teaching of the God of the Bible.  We believe each person is made in the image of God and worthy of equal respect and protection under the law and that abortion is an act of violence that kills an innocent baby and is a violation of both the Christian faith and natural law.

 

We believe that the law of love constrains Christians to act with loving intervention to help women escape the temptation and violence of abortion by providing, in word and deed, truth, support, and alternatives to abortion and destructive sexual decisions.

 

Revised 8-1-11