STATEMENT OF BIBLICAL AFFIRMATION

A personal and corporate declaration of belief, consecration, and prayerful intent—to the end that Christ may be exalted and the glory and redeeming love of God may be displayed throughout the whole earth.

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WE BELIEVE that God is the sovereign Lord of the universe and the Creator of life, and that all created things exist for His pleasure and to bring Him glory.

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WE BELIEVE that the creation of humanity as male and female was a purposeful and magnificent part of God’s wise plan, and that men and women were designed to reflect the image of God in complementary and distinct ways.

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As believers, we desire to honor God by living counter-cultural lives

that reflect the beauty of Christ and His gospel.

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WE BELIEVE that sin has separated every human being from God and made us incapable of reflecting His image as we were created to do. Our only hope for restoration and salvation is found in repenting of our sin and trusting in Christ who lived a sinless life, died in our place, and was raised from the dead.

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WE REALIZE that we live in a culture that does not recognize God’s right to rule, does not accept Scripture as the pattern for life, and is experiencing the consequences of abandoning God’s design for men and women.

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WE BELIEVE that within our broken world Christ is redeeming this sinful world and making all things new, and that His followers are called to share in His redemptive purposes as they seek, by God’s empowerment, to transform every aspect of human life that has been marred and ruined by sin.

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To that end, we affirm that…
 

SCRIPTURE is God’s authoritative means of instructing us in His ways and it reveals His holy pattern for our womanhood, our manhood, our character, our priorities, and our various roles, responsibilities, and relationships.

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WE GLORIFY GOD and experience His blessing when we accept and joyfully embrace His created design, function, and order for our lives.​

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AS REDEEMED SINNERS, we cannot live out the beauty of biblical humanity apart from the sanctifying work of the gospel and the power of the indwelling Holy Spirit.​

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MEN AND WOMEN are both created in the image of God and are equal in value and dignity, they have distinct attributes and strengths.

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MARRIAGE, as created by God, is a sacred, binding, lifelong covenant between one [biologically-born] man and one [biologically-born] woman.

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WHEN WE RESPOND humbly and appropriately to God-ordained leadership in our homes and churches, we demonstrate a noble submission that honors God's Word and reflects Christ's obedience to the will of His Father.

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SELF INSISTENCE is contrary to the spirit of Christ who humbled Himself, took on the form of a servant, and laid down His life for us.

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HUMAN LIFE is precious to God and is to be valued and protected, from the point of conception until rightful death.

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CHRIST SUFFERED FOR US, to bring us to God; at times believers will be called to suffer loss for His sake and for the sake of the gospel—looking to heavenly reward rather than earthly comfort or gain.

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MATURE CHRISTIAN BELIEVERS have a responsibility to leave a legacy of faith, by discipling others in the Word and ways of God and modeling for the next generation lives of fruitfulness.

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BELIEVING THE ABOVE, we declare our desire and intent to be true men and true women of God. We consecrate ourselves to fulfill His calling and purposes for our lives. By His grace and in humble dependence on His power, we will:

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Who knows whether you have come to the kingdom for such a time as this? (Esther 4:14)
1.    Seek to love the Lord our God with all our heart, soul, mind, and strength.
2.   Gladly yield control of our lives to Christ as Lord—we will say “Yes, Lord” to the Word and the will of God.
3.   Be in the Word, seeking to grow in our knowledge of Scripture and to live in accord with sound doctrine in every

      area of our lives.
4.   Nurture our fellowship and communion with God through prayer—in praise, thanksgiving, confession, intercession,

      and supplication.
5.   Embrace and express our unique design and calling with humility, gratitude, faith, and joy.
6.   Seek to glorify God by cultivating such virtues as purity, modesty, submission, meekness, and love.
7.   Show proper respect to both men and women, created in the image of God, esteeming others as better than

      ourselves, seeking to build them up, and putting off bitterness, anger, and evil speaking.
8.   Be faithfully engaged in our local church, submitting ourselves to our spiritual leaders, growing in the context of the

      community of faith, and using the gifts He has given us to serve others, to build up the Body of Christ, and to fulfill His

      redemptive purposes in the world.
9.   Seek to affirm all of these statements as we participate together in the overall mission of Table in the Wilderness

      Ministries.