Evangelical Statement of Faith

Ripples from the Well is an Evangelical Christian, non-denominational non-profit organization that exists to care for vulnerable children and cultivate self-sufficient communities that produce disciples for Jesus Christ. We adhere to the following Statement of Faith:

The Scriptures

We believe that the Bible, both Old and New Testaments, is the inspired, infallible, and authoritative Word of God.

2 Timothy 3:15-17, 2 Peter 1:20-21, 1 Thessalonians 2:13, Psalm 19:7-9, Isaiah 40:8, Matthew 5:17-18, John 17:17, Hebrews 4:12-13, Romans 15:4

God

We believe in one God, eternally existent in three persons: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. He is the Creator of all things, perfect in love, and righteous in all His ways.

Deuteronomy 6:4, Matthew 28:19, John 10:30, Ephesians 4:4-6, Acts 5:3-4, Genesis 1:1, Colossians 1:16-17, 1 John 4:8-10, Psalm 145:17

Jesus Christ

We believe in the deity of our Lord Jesus Christ, His virgin birth, sinless life, miracles, death on the cross to provide for our redemption, bodily resurrection, and ascension into heaven, present ministry of intercession for us, and His personal return to earth in power and glory.

John 1:1-4, Colossians 2:9, Hebrews 1:8-9, John 20:28, Isaiah 7:14, Matthew 1:23, Luke 1:35, 1 Peter 2:22, Hebrews 4:15, Acts 2:22, Matthew 11:4-5, 1 Corinthians 15:3, Isaiah 53:4-6, 1 Peter 2:24, 1 Corinthians 15:4, Acts 2:24, Acts 1:9-11, Hebrews 1:3, Romans 8:34, Hebrews 7:25, 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17

The Holy Spirit

We believe in the person of the Holy Spirit who regenerates sinners to salvation, indwells believers for conviction and sanctification, and seals believers to the day of redemption.

John 3:5-8, Titus 3:5-6, Romans 8:9-11, John 16:8-11, Galatians 5:16-18, 2 Thessalonians 2:13, Ephesians 1:13-14, Ephesians 4:30, 1 Corinthians 12:4-11

Man

We believe that man is created in the image of God but through Adam’s sin has inherited a sinful nature and therefore alienated from God apart from Christ’s intervening work.

Genesis 1:26-27, James 3:9, Romans 5:12, 1 Corinthians 15:21-22, Psalm 51:5, Ephesians 2:1-3, Colossians 1:21-22, Acts 4:12, 2 Corinthians 5:18-19

Salvation

We believe that salvation is the gift of God by grace through personal faith in the work of Jesus Christ on the cross apart from works for the forgiveness of sins and is sufficient to reconcile sinful humans to God.

Ephesians 2:8-9, Titus 3:4-7, Romans 3:23-24, John 3:16-18, 1 Peter 2:24, Luke 24:46-47, Colossians 1:13-14, 2 Corinthians 5:18-19, Acts 4:12

The Church

We believe that the church is a localized community of converted followers of Christ who are devoted to one another as a family, meet regularly for building one another up in the faith, serve one another and the society, and led by qualified leaders of character, while networking among other churches for the expansion of God’s Church.

Acts 2:41-47, 1 Corinthians 1:2, Hebrews 10:24-25, Ephesians 4:11-16, Colossians 3:16, Galatians 6:9-10, 1 Timothy 3:1-7, Titus 1:5-9, 1 Peter 5:1-4, Acts 15:1-35, 2 Corinthians 8:1-4, Colossians 4:15-16, Matthew 28:18-20, Acts 1:8, Matthew 5:1-16, James 1:27, Ephesians 2:19-22

Resurrection

We believe that salvation is the gift of God by grace through personal faith in the work of Jesus Christ on the cross apart from works for the forgiveness of sins and is sufficient to reconcile sinful humans to God.

1 Corinthians 15:51‑57, John 5:28‑29, Daniel 12:2, Acts 24:15, 1 Thessalonians 4:13‑18, Revelation 20:4‑6, Revelation 20:11‑15, Philippians 3:20‑21, Matthew 25:31‑46

Sanctity of Human Life

We believe in the sanctity of all human life who were created in the image and likeness of God which imparts extraordinary value to every life, independent of gender, race, socioeconomic position, age, or health status.

Genesis 1:26-27, Genesis 9:6, Psalm 139:13-16, Jeremiah 1:5, Luke 12:6-7, Galatians 3:28, James 3:9, Proverbs 31:8-9, Job 31:13-15

Statement of Faith