The Basics
Our Statement of Belief
Every paper and blog presented on our site will serve to promote these Biblical doctrines and ideas.
The Bible (Bibliology)
We believe that the Bible is the Word of God. That it is inerrant in its original manuscripts. We believe that the Scriptures were written by the hand of man, empowered and guided by the Holy Spirit (2 Timothy 3:16-17). We believe the only authoritative Scripture is the 66 books given to us in the form of the Holy Bible.
God (Theology Proper)
We believe God is one (Deuteronomy 6:4). He is eternally existing in 3 persons (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit) consisting of the same essence and same substance (homoousia). We believe he desires a personal relationship with every human being. We also believe what is most important about the creation account is that God is the author of creation and that sin is responsible for death and our separation from God.
Jesus (Christology)
We believe Jesus Christ is the eternal Son of God, the Creator (John 1:1). We believe Jesus Christ was physically born of a virgin according to ancient prophecy (Matthew 1:18-25) and that He lived a sinless life (2 Corinthians 5:21, 1 John 3:5). We believe Jesus Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that he was buried, and that he rose again on the third day (1 Corinthians 15:4); that He was the Messiah, foretold by prophecy, presented as King of the Jews but rejected (John 1:11). We believe that he is equal with God yet humbled himself to the point of death, and that every knee will one day bow to him and declare him Lord (John 5:18, Philippians 2:6-11).
Holy Spirit (Pneumatology)
We believe the Holy Spirit is a personal being. We believe that He is the third person in the Godhead (Acts 5:3-4). That He is given to all that are born again through Jesus Christ. We believe He is given as our Helper, to convict of sin, to sanctify us, and to lead us to all truth (John 16:8-13, 2 Thessalonians 2:13).
Man (Anthropology)
We believe all of mankind is created in the image of God (Genesis 1:26). We believe mankind was sinless until we disobeyed God in the garden. We believe all mankind since then has sinned and fallen short of God’s glory and stands condemned without faith in Jesus (Romans 5:12, 3:23). We believe that God designed marriage to be between one man and one woman (Matthew 19:3-6). We believe that human life (personhood) begins at conception.
Sin (Hamartiology)
We believe sin is the breaking of God’s laws (1 John 3:4). We believe that all mankind is equally guilty because of sin; that the breaking of one law is the same as breaking them all in God’s eyes (James 2:10). We believe all sin is infinitely offensive to God because of God’s infinite holiness. We believe that the consequence of sin is death, not only physical death but spiritual death as well, which is eternal separation from God.
Salvation (Soteriology)
We believe in God’s sovereignty and man’s responsibility. We believe that it is only through Jesus that anyone is saved (Acts 4:12). We believe the Father draws men to faith in Jesus (John 6:44). We believe it is only through faith and not good works that man receives salvation (Ephesians 2:8). We believe only those who have received salvation have been adopted as God’s children (Romans 8:15) which begins the process of spiritual growth evident by the fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23), a transformed life (Romans 6), and good works (Ephesians 2:10).
The End Times (Eschatology)
We believe all who have placed their faith in Jesus will spend eternity with Him (John 3:16). We believe in a literal second return of Jesus (John 14:1-3, Hebrews 9:28, Revelation 1:7) after which He will reign on earth (Revelation 20:1-6). We believe that at the end, the lake of fire is reserved for the wicked (Rev. 21:8), the beast, false prophet, devil, and Death (Rev.19-20). Amen.
Derrick & Clark are both members of the Christian Apologetics Alliance
Derrick was born in 1982 in Macon, Ga. He was raised by a God-fearing mother. During his formative years he attended Harvest Cathedral, a non-denominational church in his neighborhood.
Immediately after high-school, Derrick joined the US Air Force where he served 6 years full time and is currently in the Air Force Reserves. During His military service, he has been to Kyrgystan, Iraq, England, and Afghanistan. On his tour in Iraq, he met his life-long friend Clark. In Iraq, Derrick also took a secular course in World Religions that further rooted his foundation in Christianity.
In 2012, Derrick enrolled in Liberty University to begin his formal theology training pursuing an Associates in Religion.
Other than theology, he loves spending time with his wife, Joanna, and three kids. He is also into fitness and learning.
Derrick’s personal salvation testimony
Clark was born in Cleveland Ohio in 1984, the oldest child and only boy of a family of six. He grew up in a Christian home, going to church since before he could remember. He asked Jesus into his heart at the ripe old age of five after church one warm Sunday morning.
He was home-schooled all the way through high school and started college at a community college close to where he lived. After a few semesters he decided to join the Air Force Reserves. A few years after completing basic training and tech school, Clark earned his first Associates degree in Graphic Design at that same community college.
He has since served or been deployed to several countries including a six month tour in Iraq in 2008 where he met Derrick. After learning they both shared a relationship with Jesus and a love for theology, they had many conversations about the Bible and their walk with Christ and have kept in touch ever since over the phone and through texting since they live in different parts of the country. It was also in Iraq where Clark earned his second Associates degree in Criminal Justice through the Community College of the Air Force. After serving in the military for six years he chose not to re-enlist and was honorably discharged.
In 2010 Clark married Melissa, a wonderful women who loves Jesus. After getting married Clark decided to go back to school for his Bachelors degree in 2012, and got his degree in Art Studio with a minor in Computer Imaging. After college he took a job in banking and is currently an Anti-Money Laundering Business Analyst. He has since had an amazing little girl named Jezi, an awesome little boy named Theo and baby girl Genna; the newest addition. Clark and his family currently serve at Journey Community Church where he enjoys playing piano on the worship team.
Clark’s personal salvation testimony
Born in Virginia in 1974, Timothy McCabe grew up overseas, the son of a diplomat. Influenced by the cultural diversity he experienced in the Philippines, England, India, Japan, and a variety of other nations, much in life seemed very culturally subjective to him. After high school, McCabe began to slowly walk away from the values he had been raised with. Eventually, this led to emotional distress, broken relationships, failed dreams, and public humiliation.
Then Jesus saved him.
From that time on, amid a world laden with cultural subjectivity, Tim has trusted that Jesus Christ will provide for him; that God’s revelation in the Bible, while often apparently open to interpretation, cannot possibly be false; and that some truths are not based on human opinions. The facts of God’s existence, man’s sin, the problem this creates, the solution through the sacrifice of Jesus Christ… these objective truths transcend every culture.
Tim now resides in Indiana with his wife. In his spare time, he writes novels that have never been published, and manages presuppositions.org and godcontention.org.
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