Declaration of Faith
New Hope Correctional Ministry, its board of directors, its staff, and volunteers affirm the following
founding principles and declaration of faith:
- The Bible. We believe in the absolute authority, accuracy and inerrancy of the 66 books of the Bible found in the Old and New Testaments; its full verbal inspiration of the original manuscripts and its total sufficiency and final authority as the Christian’s rule of faith and practice. (Proverbs 30: 5; Isaiah 40:8; II Timothy 3, 16,17; II Peter 1:19-21).
- God. We believe that there is but one God, the Creator, Preserver, and Ruler of all things, who is perfect in holiness and in love, infinite in wisdom and measureless in power and who reveals himself to us as three distinct persons, The Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. (Deuteronomy 6:4; Nehemiah 9:6; I Chronicles 29:11,12; Exodus 15:11; 1 John 4:8b; Matthew 28:19).
- Jesus Christ. We believe that Jesus Christ is the eternal and only begotten Son of God, conceived of the Holy Spirit, and born of the Virgin Mary, and that He is true God and true man, led a sinless and perfect life, and is the only Mediator between God and man. (Matthew 1:20; Luke 1:35; John 1:1,12,14; John 12: 45, 14:9; I Timothy 2:5)
- Holy Spirit. We believe that the Holy Spirit is a Divine person, equal with the Father and the Son, and one in essence and nature; that He convicts of sin, righteousness and judgment; that he bears witness to the church; that His is the agent of the new birth; and that at conversion He baptizes the believer into the Body of Christ; and that He seals, endues, guides, teaches, witnesses to, sanctifies, and helps the believer, indwelling every true child of God. He enables and empowers the life and ministry of the Christian. ( John 16:8-11, 3:3-7; Ephesians 1:13; II Corinthians 13:14; John 14:16,17; Romans 3:23, Titus 3:5; Ephesians 2:8,9; Romans 6:2)