Faith Community Bible Church

Explanation of the Doctrinal Statement of FCBC

Doctrinal statements by their very definition cut both directions. They serve the church in defining what we believe the Scriptures clearly teach, and they serve the church by protecting her from error. Knowing exactly where to draw the lines is the challenge of a document like this. On the one hand, we don't want to draw our circles so narrow that we become arrogant in our interpretation or think that other positions are not within the realm of orthodoxy; but on the other hand, we don’t want to draw our circles so broadly that we include things that would dishonor Christ.

Thus, the scope of the document and its intended use at FCBC is to provide a general guideline for what we do not want to teach against. The footnotes and appendices are intended to serve the reader in explaining how these issues were studied.

Practically speaking, it is entirely possible and expected that members of FCBC will disagree with portions of this document not dealing with core theological issues. We ask, however, that if you are in a teaching capacity you adhere to this doctrinal statement. Our Statement of Faith, on the other hand, is a document that all who call FCBC home must affirm. We hope this document will serve our church in theologically accomplishing our mission:

We exist to glorify God by pointing the affections of all peoples to the all satisfying person of Jesus Christ