Statement of Faith
The Statement of Faith is an essential foundation for our ministry. We believe:
- That the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments are inspired by God, inerrant in the original writings serving as the infallible authoritative Word of God for faith and life.
- There is one living and true God, the Creator, who exemplifies Himself as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
- Jesus is both fully God and fully man, born of the virgin Mary, lived a sinless life, died on the cross to pay our debts, physically rose from the dead, ascended into heaven, is seated at the right hand of the Father, and will return to establish His reign.
- Jesus Christ is the only mediator between God and man interceding on behalf of those who accept Him as Lord and Savior. His death on the cross served as an atoning sacrifice, and whoever believes in Him and repents of their sins is justified on the ground of His shed blood.
- That God created mankind, both male and female, in His image, that mankind sinned by disobeying God resulting in both physical and spiritual death, that because of the fall every human being is born into sin and stands guilty before God.
- Salvation is a wholly free gift of Grace given solely by God and is not the work, in whole or in part, of human works or goodness or religious ceremony. God extends His righteousness to those who place their faith in Christ alone for their salvation and thereby justified them in His sight.
- The Holy Spirit reveals and glorifies Christ and continues the saving work of Christ to individuals. The Holy Spirit convicts and draws sinners to Christ, delivers new life to them, dwells within new believers, empowers and guides believers into godly living, and seals them until the day of redemption.
- That the resurrection of the dead includes all mankind, the believer to life everlasting and the unbeliever to eternal condemnation.
- That God created the world as described in the book of Genesis, that He created male and female in His image ascribing gender biologically at conception and establishing marriage between one man and one woman as the first covenant relationship.
- In the value and sanctity of human life from conception until natural death.
- That adoption is the gospel and is presented as the means God uses to bring new believers into His family. Adoption is also affirmed in Scripture, demonstrated by the adoption of Moses and the adoption of Christ by his earthly father Joseph.
- That Christ called all believers to proclaim the Gospel throughout the world and to disciple people of every nation. We believe that adoption is part of fulfilling this calling.
Statement of Marriage, Gender, and Sexuality
The Statement of Marriage, Gender, and Sexuality is an expanded statement from the Statement of Faith and is an essential foundation for our ministry and the services we provide. We believe:
- That God created each person as male and female, biologically determined at conception. These two are distinct yet complementary genders that together reflect the image and nature of God.
- The term “marriage” has only one meaning: the uniting of one man and one woman in a single, exclusive union, as delineated in Scripture. We believe that God intends sexual intimacy to occur only between a man and woman who are married to each other. We believe that God has commanded that no intimate sexual activity be engaged outside of a marriage between a man and a woman.
- That God offers redemption and restoration to all who confess and forsake their sin, seeking His mercy and forgiveness through Jesus Christ.
- That every person must be afforded compassion, love, kindness, respect, and dignity regardless of their position and beliefs that may differ. Hateful and harassing behavior or attitudes directed toward any individual are to be repudiated and are not in accordance with Scripture nor the beliefs of the Christian Adoptions Alliance.
Statement of the Sanctity of Human Life
The Statement of the Sanctity of Human Life (SOHL) is an expanded statement upon the Statement of Faith and is an essential foundation for our ministry and the services we provide. We believe:
- That God created mankind distinctly different from the animals and other facets of creation. As compared to speaking into existence, God became intimately involved personally forming mankind out of the dust and breathing His breath of life into him.
- That God created both male and female in His image and declared both genders equally as very good.
- That God has created each person as male and female, biologically determined at conception. These two are distinct yet complementary genders that both together reflect the image and nature of God.
- As described in Psalm 139, we believe that God is continually involved in the creation of each new life at conception, intricately knitting each person together in their mother’s womb.
- That our Heavenly Father knows each and every one of us even before we are formed in the womb after conception.
- That God has forbidden killing of human life and detests the shedding of innocent blood.