“One tree, one gospel, one promise, one people, one faith, many branches grafted in Christ.”

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We Believe…

In one God,
the Father Almighty,
creator of heaven and earth,
who made from one man every nation of mankind
and shows no partiality among peoples
(Deut 10:17; Acts 17:26; Rom 2:11).

We confess one Lord, Jesus Christ,
the eternal Son of God,
born according to the flesh from Israel,
crucified for our sins,
raised for our justification,
and exalted as Lord of all,
the only mediator between God and humanity
(Rom 9:5; Rom 4:25; Phil 2:9–11; 1 Tim 2:5).

We confess that salvation, justification, and covenant standing
are given by grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone,
not by works of the law, ethnicity, lineage, nation, or political allegiance
(Eph 2:8–9; Rom 3:28; Gal 2:16).

We affirm that the Law of God is holy and good,
yet Scripture testifies that the Law was given as a guardian
until the coming of Christ,
and that Christ Himself is the fulfillment and end of the Law for righteousness
(Gal 3:24–25; Rom 10:4).

We confess that the sacrifice of Jesus Christ is once for all,
fully sufficient for the forgiveness of sins,
and that no future temple, priesthood, or sacrificial system
can add to or restore what has been fulfilled in Him
(Heb 8:13; Heb 9:11–14; Heb 10:10–14).

We therefore confess that to seek covenant legitimacy, justification,
or divine favor through the Law after Christ has come
is to nullify grace and displace the cross,
for if righteousness were through the Law,
then Christ died for no purpose
(Gal 2:21).

We further confess that any teaching which requires the Church

to modify the gospel of Christ
in order to preserve an alternative covenantal framework
stands opposed to the cross,
for if justification, covenant standing, or faithfulness
is grounded in law, nation, or political allegiance,
Christ is displaced as the sole mediator,
and the Church is severed from Him
(Gal 5:1–4; Eph 2:14–16; Col 2:16–19).

We affirm that the promises made to Abraham are fulfilled in Christ
and extended to all who are in Him,
for the Scripture preached the gospel beforehand, saying,
“In you shall all the nations be blessed”
(Gal 3:8, 16, 26–29).

We confess that the inheritance of God’s people
is not a worldly territory,
but the kingdom of Christ and the new creation,
for the promise to Abraham was that he would be heir of the world,
and the meek shall inherit the earth
(Rom 4:13; Matt 5:5; Heb 11:13–16; Rev 21:1–3).

We therefore affirm that the future salvation of Israel
does not establish a separate covenantal inheritance,
but brings them into the same promise shared by all the saints in Christ,
for there is one new humanity in Him
(Rom 11:1–32; Gal 3:29; Eph 2:14–16).

We reject the teaching that any people, nation, or modern state
possesses covenantal legitimacy before God
apart from repentance and faith in Jesus Christ,
for Christ’s kingdom is not of this world,
and our citizenship is in heaven
(John 18:36; Phil 3:20; Acts 4:12).

We confess that God has not rejected His people Israel,
and that His redemptive purposes remain,
yet salvation for Jew and Gentile alike
is found only in Jesus Christ,
who is the end of the Law for righteousness
(Rom 10:1–4; Rom 11:1–32).

We affirm that both Jews and Gentiles stand equally before God,
all under sin and all in need of the same mercy,
for there is no distinction
(Rom 3:9–23).

We confess that all confidence in the flesh—
whether in law, heritage, identity, or power—
is loss compared to the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus our Lord
(Phil 3:3–8).

We affirm that the Church is the temple of the living God,
built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets,
with Christ Jesus Himself as the cornerstone,
in whom the whole structure grows into a holy temple in the Lord
(Eph 2:19–22; 1 Cor 3:16).

We confess that no future temple, nation, or system
can replace or complete what God has accomplished in Christ,
for He Himself is our peace
(Eph 2:14).

We confess that the promise given to Abraham,
that all nations would be blessed through him,
is fulfilled in Jesus Christ, the true offspring of Abraham,
and extends to all who are in Him by faith
(Gen 12:3; Gal 3:16, 26–29).

We therefore reject the use of this promise as a political or coercive claim,
as though blessing or supporting any modern nation
were a condition of divine favor or salvation,
for the blessing of Abraham comes through the gospel of Christ alone
(Gal 3:8–9; Acts 4:12).

We affirm that there is one body and one Spirit, one hope, one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all,
and that there has never been more than one way of salvation
for any people in any age
(Eph 4:4–6; Heb 11:13–16).

We confess that God mediates His covenant and salvation
through Christ alone,
and not through any nation, ethnicity, or earthly power
(1 Tim 2:5; John 14:6).

We therefore reject every teaching that makes allegiance to a nation, people, or political cause
a condition of salvation,
for such teaching proclaims another gospel and stands under apostolic condemnation
(Gal 1:6–9).

We further reject the binding of Christian conscience
through speculative interpretations of prophecy,
for no prophetic scheme establishes duties
that Christ and His apostles have not commanded
(Col 2:18–19; 1 Tim 1:4; Deut 29:29).

We reject every “Christ-plus” teaching
that adds conditions of faithfulness beyond the gospel,
for to add to Christ is to depart from Him
(Gal 1:6–9; Gal 5:4).

We condemn antisemitism—hatred, slander, or violence
against Jewish people—as sin against God and neighbor,
for all people are made in the image of God
(Gen 1:27; Lev 19:18; Jas 3:9–10).

We likewise reject as false and slanderous
the accusation that fidelity to the gospel of Christ
constitutes hatred of any people,
for blessed are those who are reviled for His name’s sake
(Matt 5:11–12; 1 Pet 2:12).

We confess that false brethren and false teachers may arise,
claiming the name of Christ
while distorting the gospel and binding the conscience of believers,
and we are commanded not to fear them
(Gal 2:4; Matt 7:15; 2 Pet 2:1; Deut 18:20–22).

We therefore reject every attempt
to subject the Church of Christ
to political ideologies, national allegiances, or religious systems
that compromise the sufficiency of the gospel,
for we must obey God rather than men
(Acts 5:29; Col 2:16–23).

We renounce the use of fear, manipulation, and slander
to compel agreement or silence conviction,
for the servants of Christ
refuse to practice cunning or tamper with God’s word
(2 Cor 4:2).

We stand firm in the freedom for which Christ has set us free,
and we refuse to submit again to a yoke of slavery
(Gal 5:1).

We do not fear those who accuse or threaten,
but we fear departing from the truth of the gospel,
for the truth alone sets us free
(Matt 10:28; John 8:32).

We therefore contend earnestly for the faith
once for all delivered to the saints,
holding fast to Christ alone
as our righteousness, our peace, and our inheritance
(Jude 3; 1 Cor 1:30).

Amen.