Ministry to persons acknowledges
the complexity of humans as physical, social, psychological,
and spiritual beings. The ultimate goal of Christian
counseling is to help others move to personal wholeness,
interpersonal competence, mental stability, and spiritual
maturity.1
GOD is Sovereign, Creator,
Sustainer, Personal, Self-existent, Tri-unity, Holy,
Loving, Good, Infinite, Unchanging (Immutable), All-Knowing
(Omnipresent), All- Powerful (Omnipotent), and Everywhere-Present
(Omnipresent). (Genesis 1:1 /1:26; Deuteronomy 6:4;
Matthew 28:19-20; John 4:24 /10:30; 2 Corinthians 13:14)
JESUS CHRIST is God incarnate;
born of a virgin; our Substitute; bodily Resurrected;
sole Mediator between us and God; Returning again (John
1:1-14; Romans 3:23-25; Acts 2:24-27; 1 Timothy 2:5;
Titus 2:13)
The HOLY SPIRIT is the third
person of the Godhead who convicts the world of their
sin and need for God’s righteousness; He regenerates,
indwells, and seals all believers at the time of conversion,
and fills and gives Spiritual Gifts to all believers
who are yielded to God for the maturing and work of
the body of Christ, that is, the Church. (Matthew
28:19; John 2:3-7; Romans 8:9; 1 Corinthians 2;12/ 6:19/
12:7-13; Ephesians 4:30)
the BIBLE is God’s Word
to us. Thus, it is inspired of God, complete, unified
and without error (inerrant and infallible), the final
standard of faith and practice for all believers. (Matthew
5:18; 2 Timothy 3:16; 2 Peter 1:21)
HUMANKIND is created in the
Image of God and designed to be like Him in character
and conduct; sinned in Adam and is now a sinner by nature
and choice; remains the bearer of God’s Image
even in mankind’s fallen state, and will face
Judgment one day. (Genesis 1:26-27 /3:16; Romans
3:10-18 / 5:12-14; James 3:9; Luke 2:52)
SALVATION is solely by Grace
through Faith in Jesus Christ; it is apart from merit,
ceremonies or works. The sharing of the Gospel, that
is, EVANGELISM is at the very heart of God, and
central to the purpose and growth for all followers
of Christ. (Acts 4:12/ 16:31, Ephesians 2:8-10; 1
Peter 1:3-5; 1 John 5:11-13; Romans 8:35-39)2
1American Association of
Christian Counselors (AACC)
2Adapted from Grace Missions
Doctrinal Statement
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