- Manhattan Christian College pleads for the unity of all believers on the
common ground of commitment and obedience to the lordship of Christ. Believing
that creeds of men, however correct, perpetuate sectarianism and create
division within the church when made tests of fellowship, we have no creed
except faith in Jesus as the Christ, God’s Son and man’s Savior. It is
our desire to call all people of all nations to faith and obedience to
Him as revealed in Scripture.
When asked, "What do you believe?", it is tempting to hand one the Bible
and suggest, "This is what we believe." However, for those not familiar
with Manhattan Christian College, it may be helpful to identify those foundational
doctrines taught in our classes based on our understanding of Scriptures.
1. We believe that there is one God, eternally existing in three persons,
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
2. We believe the Bible to be the inspired, the only infallible, authoritative
word of God.
3. We believe in the deity of our Lord Jesus Christ, in His virgin birth,
in His sinless life, in His miracles, in His vicarious death and atonement
through His shed blood, in His bodily resurrection, in His ascension to
the right hand of the Father, and in His personal and visible return in
power and glory.
4. We believe the only terms of salvation that we may proclaim are those
expressed in the New Testament; faith, repentance, confession of faith
in Jesus Christ, and baptism by immersion in water for the remission of
sins and for the promised presence of the Holy Spirit.
5. We believe in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit by whose indwelling
the Christian is enabled to live a godly life, and by whom the church is
empowered to carry out Christ’s Great Commission.
6. We believe in the bodily resurrection of both the saved and the
lost; those who are saved unto the resurrection of life and those who
are lost unto the resurrection of damnation.
