Doctrinal Statement

The biblical counselor, by definition, is committed to the Old and New Testament as the only authoritative rule of faith and practice. Both the faith and conduct of the biblical counselor, as well as his counseling theory and practice, are formed by the standards of the Scripture that we, affirm:

  1. That the Bible is the only inspired, infallible and authoritative Word of God; That there is only one God, (defined as the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob) eternally existent in three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit;
  2. The deity of our Lord Jesus Christ, His virgin birth, His sinless life, His miracles, His vicarious and atoning death through His shed blood, His bodily resurrection, His ascension to the right hand of the Father and His personal return in power and glory;
  3. That for the salvation of lost and sinful man, regeneration by the Holy Spirit is absolutely essential through faith;
  4. That Jesus not only paid for our sins, but He also brought healing to the whole man, spirit, mind, and body by redeeming us from the curse of the law, which makes Him both Savior and Healer by and through faith in His name.
  5. The present ministry of the Holy Spirit by whose indwelling the Christian is sanctified and enabled to live a godly life;
  6. The baptism of the Holy Spirit which is manifest through the believer in the form of the gifts of the Spirit as well as the power to witness to the unbeliever the mystery of salvation through faith.
  7. The gifts of the Spirit which are available to all believers through faith that enables the believer to function in the power of God to minister to others.
  8. The Fruit of the Spirit, which is the manifest nature of God being lived through the believer by the enablement of the Holy Spirit through faith.
  9. 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;
  10. The spiritual unity of believers in our Lord Jesus Christ and His church and that the Body of Christ is one body made up of many believers around the world.
  11. That Jesus is returning for His bride for union with Himself and that Jesus is returning physically upon the earth to rule and reign as King of kings.
  12. That the believer, both men and women, are called by God for a divine purpose for which the believer is responsible to fulfill in union with Jesus.
  13. That discipleship is not optional for the believer if they are to accomplish the work for which they were created; that discipleship is necessary which is in pattern with Jesus Who Himself demonstrated discipleship in submission to the Father (Isaiah 50:4) and Who calls us to participate with Him by first becoming a disciple our self.
  14. That Satan is a spiritual being that rebelled against God and fell from heaven like lightning (Luke 10:18) in judgment and whom Jesus defeated, disarmed, and rendered powerless to the believer through Jesus’ triumph over him on the cross (Colossians 2:14-15) and has given His church all power over Satan and his hoards (Luke 10:19) with which the church is responsible to enforce; that enforcement being executed through faith in God’s word. (1 John 2:14)
  15. That Satan:
  16. That if the believer is in agreement with God's Word, he or she is walking in the freedom for which Christ has set them free and are experiencing the true meaning of salvation (HEBREW – “yashuw ah” means “that which is delivered” ~~ GREEK – “soteria” means “deliverance from the molestation of your enemy”) which was purchased for them with the precious blood of Christ and is manifest in their conduct, emotions and will.