Statement of Faith

The ministry of Come And Reason is dedicated to working with God to help bring truth, love, and healing to God’s children everywhere, so that each person can experience healing of mind and character.

We believe that every human being is created in the image of God with their own unique identity and the capacity to think and to act. However, humanity has been infected with a destructive element that undermines health and happiness such that they do not experience the fullness of physical and mental health that is within their capacity to achieve.

To this end we present our general statement of faith and challenge you to take some time to write out your own statement of faith as well.

We believe. . .

• the Bible, as the inspired word of God, is a reliable and faithful revelation of God and His plan to heal and restore mankind from sin.
• God is love (1John 4:8). His character of love is the foundation of His government and the law of love is the principle upon which all life in the universe is designed to operate. God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit exist in the plurality of perfect outward moving, other-centered giving, beneficence and love. The health and happiness of all creation is dependent upon harmony with God’s law of love.
• sin at its core is selfishness the very opposite of God’s character of love.
• sin originated with satan and mankind believed satan’s lies about God and rebelled against God and His law of love. Thus mankind became sinful/selfish and destined to die save God’s saving grace.
• Jesus Christ is the Son of God. Jesus, Himself being fully God, is the exact representation of the Father, the member of the Godhead through whom all things were made and equal in majesty, authority and divinity with the Father (John 14:9-11, Heb 1:1-3, Col 1:16).
• Jesus humbled Himself to be born of a virgin joining His divinity with our humanity in order to reach sinful man with God’s saving love and grace.
• He was tempted in every way just like we are yet lived a perfect sinless life and freely surrendered Himself to death triumphing over evil and sin (Heb 4:15).
• Christ rose from the dead and is in heaven directing all the agencies of heaven for our eternal salvation and the final defeat of evil forces.
• every person saved is saved only through Jesus Christ and His victory for mankind.
• the Holy Spirit is Christ’s representative on earth administering all the benefits achieved by Christ to those who trust in God.
• Christ will come again, literally, visibly, with His angels to bring His people to Himself, put a final end to sin and sinners and restore this universe back into the eternal harmony of love.
• in a literal, physical new heaven and new earth the home of the righteous.
• in a literal, physical resurrection from the dead where those who died in a saving relationship with Christ along with the saved who are alive when He comes will exchange this sick, disease ridden body for a perfect, eternal body no longer subject to pain, suffering and death.
• that the time for Christ to come and redeem His saints is imminent.

• Lies believed results in broken love and trust.
• Broken love and trust results in fear and selfishness.
• Fear and selfishness results in destructive behaviors of self-preservation.
• Self-preservation results in guilt, shame, and damage to character, mind, and body, a terminal condition.

The two antagonistic principles at war in this universe are:

"I love you so much that I will do everything in my power to aid and help you, including, if neccessary, giving up my life and dying so you can live."

vs.

"I love myself so much that I will do anything in my power to promote and help me get ahead, including taking your life so I can live."