Calvary Church Constitution, September 2014
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Constitution
We the members of Calvary (Undenominational) Church do ordain and establish the following
articles to which we voluntarily submit ourselves:
ARTICLE I
Organization
The organization shall be known as Calvary (Undenominational) Church, of Grand Rapids, Michigan. This church shall
be, and remain, an independent and autonomous organization.
ARTICLE II
Purposes
The purposes of this Church are:
1. To stand unequivocally for the fundamentals of the Faith
as contained in the Holy Scriptures.
2. To present the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ at home
and abroad.
3. To teach the Holy Scriptures for the edification of those
who have accepted the Lord Jesus Christ as their personal
Savior.
4. To do all things in the name of and for the honor and
glory of our God, the King of Kings and Lords of Lords,
and our Savior Jesus Christ.
ARTICLE III
Statement of Doctrine
Section A. Revelation.
We believe that in addition to his general revelation in
nature, God has revealed himself in all the words of the Old
and New Testaments. These well-preserved and infallible
books contain no errors in the original writings and are our
final authority in faith and life. These sacred texts lead us to
Jesus Christ, the fullness of God’s revelation, and enable us to
rightly interpret God’s active engagement in humanity, nature, and history (Romans 1:20; 2 Timothy 3:16-17; 2 Peter
1:19-21; Matthew 5:18; 2 Peter 3:16; 1 Corinthians
2:10-13; 1 Corinthians 10:11; 2 Thessalonians 2:14-15; 1
Thessalonians 2:13; Romans 15:4).
Section B. God.
We believe in one holy, sovereign, and all-knowing God
who eternally exists in three coequal persons— Father, Son,
and Holy Spirit. The Father directs and sustains all things
through his Son and by his Spirit. The Son is the mediator
through whom God creates, governs, and redeems the world.
The Spirit accomplishes the works of God, bringing
honor to the Son who glorifies the Father, so that God is
perfectly satisfied within himself. This triune God who from
love and for his glory created all things out of nothing and
pronounced them good will bring all things to perfection
(Psalm 73:25-26; 1 John 4:7-8; 1 Chronicles 29:11; Psalm
99:9; Psalm 139:1-18; 1 Timothy 2:5; John 14:16-17; 2 Peter
3:9; James 1:17; Psalm 18:30).
Section C. Humanity.
We believe that God created Adam and Eve in his image so
that he might love them and they might love him and glorify
him. However, our first parents lost their original righteousness when they fell for Satan’s temptation and rebelled against
God’s revealed will. Now every human is born with Adam’s
sinful nature so that we are depraved, alienated from God,
spiritually dead and physically dying. Our sin has corrupted
God’s good creation, bringing discord and disaster to society
and nature. The world would immediately perish if not for
God’s common grace, which restrains sin and preserves cre-