Our Statement of Faith

The Bible Chapel in Virginia, Minnesota stands firmly on the Word of God - the Bible and its truths about the Lord Jesus Christ and man’s need of His atoning death for redemption.

WE BELIEVE

Those meeting at the Virginia Bible Chapel are non-denominational and follow the example of the early Church that met together for teaching, for fellowship, for breaking of bread (The Lord’s Supper), and for prayer.(Acts 2:42).

We have no enrolled membership.  Church membership requires nothing more than being saved by God (Acts 2:47)

All who know the Lord Jesus Christ as personal Savior are members of the true Church, the Body of Christ.  Those who are sound in life and doctrine are welcome to fellowship with us. We are known by biblical names such as believers (Acts 5:14), Christians (Acts 11:26), saints (Phil. 1:1), and brethren(Acts 20:32). 

We Also Believe:

• That the Bible is the inspired and inerrant Word of God, giving us God's plan for salvation and the Christian life..

2 Timothy 3:16

• That there is one God, the creator of all, eternally existing in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

• That the sacrificial, substitutional death of Jesus Christ was made for all and is therefore sufficient to provide, to those who choose, eternal redemption and restoration to God.

2 Corinthians 5:21

• That there is immediate and eternal salvation for every person who personally trusts Jesus Christ as Savior and by faith rests on His finished work as the only means that a Holy God can forgive sins.

John 3:16, 5:24

• That anyone who by faith receives the Lord Jesus Christ as Savior is born again of the Holy Spirit, and by the Holy Spirit baptized into the Body of Christ, the Church.

Titus 1:5

• That the Church is pastored by a plurality of men the Bible refers to as elders.

Ephesians 1:22

• That the Lord Jesus Christ is the unequivocal Head of the Church.
  

THE LORD'S SUPPER

 1 Corinthians 11:23-25

• We remember the Lord Jesus Christ weekly in the way by which He asked to be remembered, through the breaking of bread and the drinking of the cup.
• We understand the bread to be a picture of His body and the fruit of the vine to be a picture of His blood.  These emblems have no saving value in themselves but allow us to remember and worship Him who loved us and gave Himself for us.
• As various men, led by the Spirit, lead us in prayer and sharing Christ-honoring thoughts, we all join them by considering the depths of God's love for us.
• Worshipful songs of praise are also a vital means of focusing our attention on the Savior.
• We give of our finances at the end of this gathering in thanks to our God and Savior for all we have in Him.
  

WATER BAPTISM BY IMMERSION

Matthew 28:18-20, Acts 8:35-38

• We believe in water baptism by immersion for each soul who puts faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.

                       Come and Grow in Grace and Knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ with us!

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