CORE BELIEFS
“In essentials, unity; in non-essentials, liberty; in all things, charity.”
Marksman is a 501c3 non-profit organization that acts as a parachurch ministry that is not exclusively connected to any particular church or denomination of Christianity.
Like St. Augustine’s quote, it is our desire to bring unity in essential Christian doctrine amongst leaders and churches worldwide.
In order to join forces together with Christians around the globe, we must avoid focusing on ways to cause division in non-essentials, but rather, focus on essential beliefs and core tenants we have in common.
If we can be on the page when it comes to the essential doctrine of Christianity, we can work together to fulfill the Great Commission together. Our 10 Core Beliefs are listed below.
CORE BELIEF #1:
God. We believe in one God, maker of heaven and earth, and eternally existent as God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit. We reject false doctrine that God was once a man who somehow attained godhood as well as false doctrine of those who believe they can become god.
CORE BELIEF #2:
Jesus Christ. We believe in the deity of Jesus Christ, His virgin birth, His sinless life and His miracles. The death of Jesus on the cross was substitutionary for people and paid for the sins of the world. He rose bodily from the grave and ascended into heaven and will return to earth in power and glory.
CORE BELIEF #3:
The Holy Spirit. We believe in the deity of the Holy Spirit, that His present work is to reveal Jesus Christ to people and to regenerate those who believe, and that He indwells Christians to mediate the life of Jesus Christ in them.
CORE BELIEF #4:
The Bible. We believe the Bible, composed of the 66 books of the Old and New Testaments, is God’s inspired and infallible Word. It is inerrant in the original manuscripts and it is the authority for conduct, belief and practice. We believe it there is no need to add any other scriptures outside of the Bible.
CORE BELIEF #5:
Man. We believe people were created in the image of God. Through Adam all people obtained a sin nature which produces sin. Because of sin, all people in their natural condition are separated from God and are under the wrath and condemnation of God.
CORE BELIEF #6:
Salvation. We believe people may be saved from the wrath of God, be forgiven of sin, be justified by the righteousness of Jesus Christ and be reconciled to God through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. This salvation is a free gift of God’s grace to all believers that cannot be earned by good works or trying harder.
CORE BELIEF #7:
Baptism. We believe the church was commanded by the Lord Jesus Christ to baptize those who come to faith in Him. This baptism expresses our union with the Lord’s death, burial, resurrection and new life.
CORE BELIEF #8:
Communion. We believe the Church was commanded by the Lord Jesus Christ to remember His death until He returns by taking communion or the Lord’s Supper with one another.
CORE BELIEF #9:
The Church. We believe that the Church, the body of Christ, is made up of all believers, that Jesus Christ is the head of the Church, and that local churches are the practical expression of the Church. The Church and local churches have the mission of making disciples according to the Great Commission. Marksman is not a church itself, but a ministry to help local churches in their efforts to fulfill their role in the Great Commission.
CORE BELIEF #10:
Family. We believe that the family is the foundation of society and that marriage between one man and one woman is the foundation of the family. Families bear children and raise them in the knowledge of God for the preservation of good society.
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