Spiritual Standard and Statement of Faith
All Camp Cherith board members and camp workers serving in any capacity
shall be committed to Christ and his service and seek to manifest the
kind of life expressed in Romans 12:10-12:
Be devoted to one another with brotherly love. Honor one another above
yourselves. Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor,
serving the Lord. Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful
in prayer.
We believe:
in one God, eternally existent in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy
Spirit (John 14:16-17; Matthew 28:19)
Jesus Christ was begotten by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary; and is
true God and true man (Matthew 1:18-23)
the Scriptures of Old and New Testaments are verbally inspired by God, inerrant
in the original writings, and of supreme and final authority in faith and life
(II Peter 1:20-21; II Timothy 3:16-17)
man was created in the image of God; he sinned, and thereby incurred not only
physical death, but also spiritual death which is separation from God; and that
all human beings are born in sin and this sinful nature is the origin of all
sinful acts in thought, word and deed (Genesis 1:26, Romans 5:12;
Isaiah 59:2; Romans 6:23)
the Lord Jesus Christ died for our sins, according to the Scriptures, as a
representative and substitutionary sacrifice; and that all who believe in Him
are justified on the ground of his shed blood (Romans 5:8-9)
all who receive by faith the Lord Jesus Christ are born again of the Holy
Spirit, and thereby become children of God (John 1:12; Romans 8:9)
in the bodily resurrection of Christ and His ascension to Heaven, and in
His present work as High Priest and Advocate (I Corinthians 15:3-4;
Hebrews 4:14-16)
in the personal return of Jesus Christ (Acts 1:11; I
Thessalonians 4:16-17)
in the bodily resurrection of the just to everlasting blessedness, and the
unjust to everlasting punishment (Acts 24:15; Revelation 20:15;
Romans 6:23)
Unifying Denomination Differences
Since many denominational groups are involved in the Pioneer Clubs and Camp
Cherith programs, Camp Cherith staff members are asked not to promote or practice
denominational distinctives which are not found in the Camp Cherith Statement of
Faith. We encourage the unity we find through the Holy Spirit by adhering to the
basic beliefs we hold in common.