Statement of Faith

The Far East Project is built upon the foundation of historic, orthodox Christianity. We believe these truths are not just academic, but are the very reality that shapes our lives, our leadership, and our mission. We expect all staff and participants to be in agreement with these core tenets of the faith.
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1. The Trinity
We believe in one God, eternally existing in three equal persons: the Father, the Son (Jesus Christ), and the Holy Spirit. He is the Creator of all things, infinitely perfect, and the source of all truth and goodness.
‍2. God the Father
We believe in God the Father, an infinite, personal spirit, perfect in holiness, wisdom, power, and love. He concerns Himself mercifully in the affairs of humanity, hears and answers prayer, and saves from sin and death all who come to Him through Jesus Christ.
‍3. God the Son
We believe in Jesus Christ, God's only begotten Son, conceived by the Holy Spirit. We believe in His virgin birth, sinless life, miracles, and teachings. We believe in His substitutionary and atoning death, bodily resurrection, ascension into heaven, perpetual intercession for His people, and personal, visible return to earth.
‍4. God the Holy Spirit
We believe in the Holy Spirit who proceeds from the Father and the Son to convict the world of sin, righteousness, and judgment. He regenerates the heart of the believer, indwells, guides, instructs, and empowers the believer for godly living and service.
‍5. The Bible
We believe the Bible, consisting of the 66 books of the Old and New Testaments, to be the inspired, inerrant, and infallible Word of God. It is the supreme and final authority in faith and life, a sufficient guide for all we believe and how we are to live.
‍6. Humanity and Sin
We believe that humanity was created in the image of God, but that through Adam's disobedience, all inherited a sinful nature. This nature has alienated us from God and has left us unable to remedy our lost condition. All are therefore under just condemnation.
‍7. Salvation
We believe that salvation is by grace through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ alone. It is a free gift of God, not a result of human works. Those who repent of their sins and trust in Jesus Christ are declared righteous, forgiven, reconciled to God, and adopted into His family, secured for eternity.
‍8. The Church
We believe in the universal Church, a living spiritual body of which Christ is the Head and all regenerated persons are members. We believe in the local church, consisting of a company of believers in Jesus Christ, baptized on a credible profession of faith, and associated for worship, work, and fellowship.
‍9. The Ordinances
We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ has committed two ordinances to the local church: Baptism and the Lord's Supper. We believe that Christian baptism is the immersion of a believer in water in the name of the triune God. We believe that the Lord's Supper was instituted by Christ for commemoration of His death. These ordinances are to be observed by the church in obedience and as a public testimony of the Gospel, but they are not regarded as means of salvation.
‍10. Last Things
We believe in the personal and imminent return of our Lord Jesus Christ. We believe in the bodily resurrection of the just and the unjust—the just to everlasting blessedness and joy with the Lord, and the unjust to everlasting, conscious punishment.