Bethany Christian Services

STATEMENT OF FAITH

Bethany Christian Services is founded upon the Bible and we believe:

“The God of the Bible is the one eternal God, Creator and Lord of the world, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, who governs all things according to the purpose of His will.”

“We affirm the divine inspiration, truthfulness and authority of both Old and New Testament Scriptures in their entirety as the only written Word of God, without error in all that it affirms...”

“We affirm that there is only one Savior and only one gospel… Jesus Christ, being himself the only God-man, who gave himself as the only ransom for sinners… There is no other name by which we must be saved.”

“ We affirm that God is both the Creator and the Judge of all. We therefore should share His concern for justice and reconciliation throughout human society and for the liberation of men and women from every kind of oppression. Because men and women are made in the image of God, every person, of every race, religion, color, culture, class, sex or age, has an intrinsic dignity because of which he or she should be respected and served, not exploited.” Excerpted from Lausanne Covenant

By signing this Statement of Faith, members of the National Board, local boards, staff and prospective domestic infant adoptive parents indicate their personal agreement with Bethany’s statement of Faith.

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Approved: 09/15/1987 by National Board of Directors Revised & Approved: 07/15/2003 by National Board of Directors Revised & Approved: 01/18/2005 by National Board of Directors Revised & Approved: 11/07/2007 by National Board of Directors Revised & Approved: 01/26/2010 by National Board of Directors Revised & Approved: 05/22/2013 by Corporate Board of Directors Revised & Approved: 9/22/2016 by the Corporate Board of Directors