At Shari Lewis Ministries, we believe:
We are a nondenominational ministry with women joining us from all over the world and from various backgrounds and experiences. We need not allow our differences to divide us, but we can grow together in the Word through what we do have in common – our mutual love for Jesus. While appreciating and respecting differing viewpoints, we do need to be in unison concerning the essentials in the Word of God. This is what we believe:
God:
We believe that there is one God, eternally existing in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Genesis 1:1; John 10:30, 37, 38
We believe that God created the heavens and the earth, that man was created in His image, and that all things were created for His glory. Genesis 1:1, 26-27, 5:1-2, Romans 11:36
The Father:
God the Father is infinite, personal, perfect in holiness, wisdom, power, and love; He is the Creator and God Most High; He concerns Himself mercifully in the affairs of men; He hears and answers prayer; He saves from sin and death all who come to Him through faith in Jesus Christ. He is a loving Father to His children. He is omnipotent, omniscient, and omnipresent.
Romans 11:33; Col 1:17; Proverbs 2:16, 3:19; Job 12:13; John 3:16; 1 John 4:16
The Son:
We believe in the deity of our Lord Jesus Christ; in His Virgin Birth; in His perfect, sinless life; in His Miracles; in His vicarious and atoning death on the cross; in His bodily resurrection on the third day; in His ascension to the right hand of the Father; and in His eventual return in power and glory to reign and rule as King of Kings and Lord of Lords. Isaiah 7:14; Matthew 1:23; Luke 1:35; Hebrews 4:15, 7:25, 9:12; John 2:11, 11:25; Colossians 1:13-14; Acts 1:11; Revelation 19:11-16
The Holy Spirit:
We believe in the deity of the Holy Spirit; in His indwelling and continuous sanctifying work in the believer; in His empowerment for service and for living a God-honoring life; and in the edifying of the church by endowing believers with spiritual gifts. He is our teacher, counselor, helper, comforter, and guide. Ephesians 4:30, 5:18; Acts 1:5, 8, 2:38, I Corinthians 3:16, 6:9-20, 12:4-11
The Holy Bible:
We believe the Holy Bible to be the only infallible, authoritative Word of God. Men wrote as the Holy Spirit moved upon them. It is the supreme source of truth for Christian beliefs and living. 2 Timothy 3:16-17; 2 Peter 1:20-21; 2 Timothy 1:13; Psalm 119:105,160, 12:6; Proverbs 30:5
Salvation:
We believe that man was originally created in the image of God, but sin caused the fall of man. We believe that man is now sinful by nature and that all have sinned and fallen short of God’s glorious standard. We believe that God commands repentance for the forgiveness of sin, and that salvation can only be obtained by grace through faith in Jesus Christ. Romans 3:19, 22-24, 5:11, 10:9; John 3:16-19, 5:25; Luke 13:3; Acts 3:19; Ephesians 2:8-10; Titus 3:5, 6
We believe in the eventual resurrection of the dead, they who are saved unto eternal life and they who are lost unto eternal damnation. John 5:28-29
The Church:
We believe in the spiritual unity of believers in our Lord Jesus Christ, regardless of denomination. Romans 8:9; I Corinthians 12:12-13; Galatians 3:26-28
Our motto:
In essentials – Unity
In opinions – Liberty
In all things – Love
