What We Believe

We believe in change...

As a Bible-based Christian church, Christian Church International - Fort Wayne believes in the teachings found in the Bible. We believe that the Bible is God’s Word and the greatest authority in our lives. We believe in one eternal God, who exists in three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. We believe that God’s son, Jesus, was born of a virgin, fully God and man, lived a sinless life, died on a cross, and rose from the dead. We believe He is now seated at the right hand of God until He returns to make everything new. We believe that because of Jesus, we can be forgiven for everything we’ve done wrong and be given the gift of eternal life. To do this, a person must believe that Jesus is God’s son and confess him as Lord of your life. We believe in change.  What type of change are you looking for today?

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MISSION STATEMENT
“Christian Church Int’l - Fort Wayne exists to touch lives by providing biblically sound teaching, powerful worship, and Christian fellowship for the Lord to use to fan the fire and ignite a pure passion and zeal whereby awakening the missionary call on each life”

VISION STATEMENT
“Christian Church Int’l - Fort Wayne strives to become a trusted source of biblical teaching, hospitable support, and godly edification”

OUR CORE VALUES
•  Loving Scripture
•  Prioritizing Prayer
•  Loving Each Other
•  Kingdom Living
•  Living in the presence of God
STATEMENT OF FAITH
  1. We believe the Bible is the inspired Word of God, and is the inerrant and infallible Word of God. (2 Timothy 3:16)
  2. We believe the Messiah is revealed in both the Old Testament and New Testament, and that Jesus Christ is God the Word manifested in the flesh. (John 1:4, Colossians 2:9, 1 Timothy 3:16)
  3. We believe in the Holy Trinity, i.e. Christ is one with the Father and the Holy Spirit in the Triune Godhead. God is self existing and self-revealing in three divine persons - The Father, The Son, and The Holy Spirit.
  4. We believe that at the beginning God created all things by His Son Jesus Christ, and God created man in His own image.
  5. We believe in the virgin birth of Jesus Christ. (Isaiah 7:14, Matthew 1:23, Luke 1:26-35)
  6. We believe in the physical death and resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. (John 11:25-26, Acts 2:24; 4:10, Romans 14:9)
  7. We believe that on the cross Jesus Christ carried our sickness and our infirmities, and that by His stripes we are healed.
  8. We believe that man's sin separated him from God. God, in His mercy and grace, sent Jesus Christ His Son to die on the cross for the purpose of redeeming mankind.
  9. We believe that a person must be "born again" to receive eternal life. (John 3:3)
  10. We believe that man is reconciled with God only through repentance of sin and by believing in Jesus Christ. Those saved have everlasting life and shall reign with Christ after His second physical coming. The unsaved will enter in everlasting damnation in the lake of fire.
  11. We believe that Christians should at all times present their bodies as a living sacrifice to God hence living holy in the midst of this wicked world without conformity to the worldly ways of life style.
  12. We believe in water baptism by immersion for all those who repent and believe on the Lord Jesus Christ for their salvation as demonstrated in the scriptures. (Matthew 28:19, Mark 16:16, Acts 2:38; 10:46-48; 22:16, Romans 6:3-4)
  13. We believe in the baptism with the Holy Spirit, and the consequent manifestation of the fruit and gifts of the Holy Spirit as per the scriptures. (Matthew 3:11, Luke 11:8, Acts 1:8; 2:1-4; 10:46-48, 1 Corinthians 12:1-11, Galatians. 3:2; 5:22-23, Ephesians 4:7-11)
  14. We believe in the taking of Holy communion by born again believers, and that it signifies the Lord's broken body and shed blood. (1 Corinthians 11:24-26)
  15. We believe that marriage is divinely ordained by God, and that a man and a woman intending to enter into a marriage covenant should do so both prayerfully and thoughtfully.
  16. We believe in the requirement of paying tithes and giving offerings for the extension of God's Kingdom. Tithes and offerings are God's financial plan for the church. (Leviticus 27:30, Proverbs 3:9-10, Malachi 3:8-11, Matthew 23:23, Luke 6:38) 
  17. We believe in the spiritual guideline for church leadership and ordination. (1 Timothy 3:1-7)
  18. We believe in working to unify the body of Christ, and avoid activities that divide the body of Christ. (Matthew 18:19, John 17:23, 1 Corinthians 12:12, Ephesians 4:11-16)
  19. We believe in the great commission as given to us by our Lord Jesus Christ. This includes loving one another as Christ loved us and being willing to go anywhere He directs us, sacrificing anything we have by giving, praying and going to fulfill the great commission. (Matthew 28:18-20)
  20. We believe in the existence of hell and eternal punishment. (1 Samuel 22:6, Matthew 5:29, Revelation 20:15)
  21. We uphold the operation of the five-fold ministry within the church of Jesus Christ. (Ephesians. 4:11-16)

This Statement of Faith was officially adapted by CCI-Fort Wayne in January, 2019.