About ARM
The Bible
We believe the Bible, all 66 books of the Old and New Testaments, is divinely inspired, the only infallible, authoritative
written Word of God, trustworthy in all it affirms and through which our Lord speaks in living power revealing His will for our salvation
and for Christian faith and life. (II Timothy 3:16-17, II Samuel 22:31)
The Trinity
We believe there is only one true, holy God, eternally
existent in three persons -- Father, Son and Holy Spirit. (Ephesians 4:4-6, II Corinthians 3:17, John 1:1-18)
God the Father
We believe
in God the Father, creator of all things, who is holy, omnipotent and all knowing; loving, merciful and faithful, desiring all to
come to Him. (Genesis 1:1, Revelation 1:8, Matthew 10:29, John 3:16, I Peter 1:3-5, I Corinthians 1:8-9)
The Lord Jesus Christ
We
believe in the full deity and full humanity of Jesus Christ, His virgin birth, sinless life, miracles, death on the cross as our substitute,
His bodily resurrection and ascension into heaven, present ministry of intercession for us, and His imminent return to earth in power
and glory. (Colossians 2:9, Luke 1:35, I Corinthians 15:3-4, I John 2:1-2)
Salvation
We believe that man was created in the image
of God to have fellowship with Him, but fell into sin and is lost, separated from God; therefore, every man is in need of regeneration
by the Holy Spirit, through repentance, being born again into a personal faith in Jesus Christ. Salvation is wholly a work of God’s
free grace through the atoning death of Jesus on the cross and cannot be earned by our actions or goodness or revoked by our failures.
(Genesis 1:27, Romans 5:12, Romans 5:10, John 3:3, John 3:16-17, I John 1:9, Ephesians 2:8-9, Ephesians 1:13-14, II Corinthians 1:21-22,
I John 5:13)
Holy Spirit
We believe in the deity and person of the Holy Spirit whose ministry is to glorify Christ and during this
age to convict sinners, regenerate the believer, indwell, guide, instruct, and empower the believer for Christlike living and service,
interceding on our behalf and sealing us until the day of redemption. (John 14:16-20, John 16:7-14, Titus 3:5-7, Romans 8:26-27, Ephesians
4:30)
The Resurrection
We believe in the visible, personal and imminent return of Jesus Christ and the resurrection of all mankind;
of the believer to everlasting glory and communion with the Lord; of the unbeliever to judgment and everlasting punishment. (I Thessalonians
5:2, I Thessalonians 4:14-17, II Corinthians 5:10, II Thessalonians 1:7-9, John 3:18, John 3:36, Matthew 13:36-43)
Spiritual Unity
We believe there is one true Church universal, united by faith and comprised of all those who acknowledge Jesus Christ as their personal
Savior and Lord; as members of one family we strive to answer His command to love one another in celebration of God's grace and to
bear witness to the truth of the Gospel. (Romans 15:5-7, I Corinthians 12:13, Ephesians 4:1-3, I John 4:7-21, Ephesians 5:1-2)
The
Great Commission
We believe the Lord Jesus Christ commands all believers to take the Gospel to the lost and needy through word and
deed. With our Lord's imminent return, there is, therefore, an urgency about the way we go about our work. (Matthew 28:19-20, I John
1:3, Acts 1:8, I John 3:17-18, Matthew 25:40, Matthew 24:36-44)
Sanctity of Life
We believe in the sanctity of human life and in God's
intimate care and knowledge of every man, woman and child. We believe human life begins at the moment of conception and oppose all
manners of abortion and euthanasia. In all our activities, every person is treated with care and compassion regardless of race, age,
sex, religion, marital status, national origin, color, creed, or handicap. (Psalm 139:13-16, Jeremiah 1:5, Luke 1:44, Luke 6:31,36)
About ARM
PO Box 1105, Chautauqua, NY 14722 ~ Email: ARM@ARMissions.org
Statement of Faith