Mason-Thurston Chapter
We operate as a network of Christ-following born again believers under the direction of the non-profit global mission organization of Child Evangelism Fellowship. Our local chapter serves Mason and Thurston Counties with a Local Committee and Local Coordinator/ Director under the authority CEF of Washinton State Board.
Our Statement of Faith
WE BELIEVE:
The Bible Scriptures Are Inerrant
That “All Scripture is given by inspiration of God,” by which we
understand the whole book called THE BIBLE; that it is
inerrant in the original writing and that its teaching and
authority are absolute, supreme and final. That the Holy
Spirit guided the holy men of old in all that they wrote. 2
Timothy 3:16; Deuteronomy 4:2; 2 Peter 1:21
The Trinity – Three Distinct Persons That Co-Exist as One God
The Godhead eternally exists in three persons, the Father, the
Son and the Holy Spirit. These three are one God, having
the same nature, attributes and perfection. Romans 1:20;
Matthew 28:19; Deuteronomy 4:35; John 17:5
In the personality and Deity of the Lord Jesus Christ, begotten of
the Holy Spirit, born of the virgin Mary, truly God and truly
man. John 1:1, 14; 10:30; Matthew 1:20; Luke 1:30,31;
Philippians 2:5-7; 1 Timothy 3:16; Colossians 1:19
In the personality and Deity of the Holy Spirit, the source and
power of all acceptable worship and service, the infallible
interpreter of the infallible Word, who indwells every true
believer, and is ever present to testify of Christ, seeking to
occupy us with Him and not with ourselves or our
experiences. John 15:26; Acts 5:3-4; 1:8; Romans 8:26-27;
1 Corinthians 2:12,14; Romans 8:9; 1 Corinthians 3:16;
12:13; John 16:13-14
We Are Created by God & Because of Sin We Are Separated from God
That man was created in the image of God, after His likeness, as
stated in the Word of God, but the whole human race fell in
the fall of the first Adam. Not only was his moral nature
grievously injured by the fall but he totally lost all spiritual
life, becoming dead in trespasses and sins, and subject to the
power of the devil. “The carnal mind is enmity against God;
for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.
So then, they that are in the flesh cannot please God”
(Romans 8:7,8). Therefore, he cannot see nor enter the
kingdom of God until he is born again by the Holy Spirit.
That no degree of reformation however great, no attainment
in morality however high, no culture however attractive, no
humanitarian and philanthropic schemes and societies
however useful, no baptism or other ordinance however
administered, can help the sinner to take even one step
toward Heaven; but a new nature imparted from above, a
new life implanted by the Holy Spirit through the Word is
absolutely essential to salvation. Genesis 1:26-27; Romans
5:12; Ephesians 2:1-3; John 3:3,6,7; Titus 3:5
Jesus Suffered for Our Sin to Redeem us Back to God
That Jesus Christ became the sinner’s substitute before God, and
died as a propitiatory sacrifice for the sins of the whole
world. That He was made a curse for the sinner, dying for
his sins according to the Scriptures; that no repentance, no
feeling, no faith, no good resolutions, no sincere efforts, no
submission to the rules and regulations of any church can
add in the very least to the value of the precious blood or to
the merit of that finished work wrought for us by Him, who
tasted death for every man. 1 John 2:2; Hebrews 2:9;
Galatians 3:13; Romans 3:25; 4:4-5; 5:8; Colossians 1:13-
14,20-21
Jesus Rose From the Dead on The Third-Day
In the resurrection of the crucified body of Jesus Christ; that His
body was raised from the dead according to the Scriptures,
and that He ascended into Heaven and sitteth on the right
hand of God as the believer’s high priest and advocate.
Luke 24:39; Acts 1:10-11; Ephesians 4:10; Hebrews 1:3; 1
John 2:1
Jesus is the Only Way to Inherit Eternal Life by Faith Alone
That Christ in the fullness of the blessings He has secured by His
death and resurrection is received by faith alone and that the
moment we trust in Him as our Savior we pass out of death
into everlasting life, justified from all things, accepted
before the Father according to the measure of His
acceptance, loved as He is loved and made one with Him.
The Holy Spirt Indwells Believers & Empowers Them for Gods Work
At the time of acceptance of Christ as Savior, He comes to
dwell within the believer and to live out His life of holiness
and power through him. Hebrews 9:15; John 5:24; Romans
3:28; 4:3,23-25; Ephesians 1:3; John 17:23; Galatians 2:20;
4:6-7; 5:16; Acts 1:8
The Church is the Body of Christ
That the Church is composed of all those who truly believe on the
Lord Jesus Christ as Savior. It is the body and bride of
Christ. That every believer, whether Jew or Gentile, is
baptized into the body of Christ by the Holy Spirit, and
having thus become members of one another we are
responsible to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of
peace, rising above all sectarian prejudices and
denominational bigotry and loving one another with a pure
heart fervently. Ephesians 1:22-23; 2:19-22; 1 Corinthians
12:22-27; 1:10-13; Romans 12:4-5; Ephesians 4:3-6; 5:32;
Philippians 2:1-5; Galatians 5:13-15
Christians Are Not Their Own – They Belong to God
That all believers in our Lord Jesus Christ are called into a life
of separation from worldly and sinful practices, and should
abstain from such amusements and habits as will cause
others to stumble, or bring reproach upon the cross of Christ.
Believers are created in Christ Jesus unto good works. “As
we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men,
especially unto them who are of the household of faith”
(Galatians 6:10). 1 John 2:15-16; Romans 13:14; 14:13; 1
Corinthians 10:31; Ephesians 2:10; 19
God’s Gift of Salvation is to be Preached to the Whole World
In the evangelization of the world, that the supreme mission of
the people of God in this age is to preach the Gospel to
every creature. That special emphasis should be placed
upon the evangelization of children. Mark 16:15; 2
Corinthians 5:18-19; Matthew 18:14
Jesus Will Return to This World in Power & Majesty
In the personal return of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, that
the coming again of Jesus Christ is the “blessed hope” set
before us, for which we should be constantly looking. “Our
citizenship is in Heaven from whence we look for the
Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ” (Philippians 3:20). Acts
1:11; 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17; John 14:1-3; Titus 2:13;
Philippians 3:20-21
Death of a Christian is the Beginning of Eternity with God
That the souls of those who have trusted in the Lord Jesus Christ
for salvation do at death immediately pass into His
presence, and there remain in conscious bliss until the
resurrection of the body at His coming, when soul and body
reunited shall be with Him forever in glory. Luke 23:43; 2
Corinthians 5:8; Luke 16:22,25; Philippians 1:23; 1
Thessalonians 4:15-18
A Final Judgement – Those who Reject Their Creator Are Separated
That the souls of the lost remain after death in misery until the
final judgment of the great white throne, when soul and
body reunited at the resurrection shall be cast “into the lake
of fire” which is “the second death,” to be “punished with
everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and
from the glory of His power” (2 Thessalonians 1:8-9). Luke
16:22-23,27-28; Hebrews 9:27; Revelation 20:5,11-15; 2
Thessalonians 1:7-9
Satan and the Fallen Angels Are Real and They Actively Lead People Into Sin
In the reality and personality of Satan, “that old serpent, called
the devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world”
(Revelation 12:9). Ephesians 6:11-12; 1 Peter 5:8;
Revelation 20:10