OUR BELIEFS

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1. We believe there is one God, who is infinitely perfect, eternally existent in three persons—Father, Son and Holy Spirit (Genesis 1:26, Matthew 3:16-17; Matthew 28:19).
2. Jesus Christ is the true God and the true man. He was conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary. He died upon the cross, the Just for the unjust, as a perfect substitutionary sacrifice, and all who believe in Him are justified on the ground of His shed blood. He arose from the dead according to the Scriptures and will come again to establish His kingdom, righteousness and peace (Philippians 2:6-11; John 1:1; Luke 1:34-38; Hebrews 2:9; 1 Peter 3:18; 1 Corinthians 15:3-4; John 11:25; Mark 16:19; Acts 1:11; Revelation 19:11).
3. We believe the Bible to be the inspired, infallible, authoritative, inerrant Word of God (2 Timothy 3:15-16, 2 Peter 1:20-21).
4. We believe that salvation is the gift of God’s grace alone and is expressed in the individual’s repentance, recognition of Christ’s death as full payment for sin, and acceptance of the risen Christ as Savior.  All who so trust the Savior are forgiven of their sins and born into the family of God by the regenerating work of the Holy Spirit. Freedom from the penalty and power of sin is available to man only through Christ’s sacrificial death, His shed blood, and His complete and bodily resurrection from the dead. Those who do not believe in Christ are subject to everlasting punishment. Believers enjoy eternal life with God. (John 1:12; John 3:16-19; John 5:24; Romans 10:9-10; Ephesians 1:7; 2:8-9; Titus 3:5).
5. We believe in the resurrection of both the saved and the lost: believers in Christ are saved unto the resurrection of life, and those who reject Jesus unto the resurrection of eternal damnation (John 5:28-29).
6. We believe in the spiritual unity of believers in our Lord Jesus Christ (Romans 8:9, 1 Corinthians 12:12-13, Galatians 3:26-28).
7. We believe in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit, by whose indwelling the Christian is enabled to live a godly life (Romans 8:13-14; 1 Corinthians 3:16, 6:19-20; Ephesians 4:30, 5:18).
8. We believe that man was created directly by God and in His image for the reflection of His glory. We believe that God created the heavens and the earth, including all life (Genesis 1:1; John 1:3; Colossians 1:16-17).
9. We believe that God created man and woman as unique biological persons designed to complete each other through marriage (Genesis 2:22-24). 
10. Bless The Badge Ministries is committed to a doctrine which supports the infallibility of scripture, that the Bible is the ultimate authority against which all evidence is examined.  The ministry is Christ-centered. 

Bless The Badge Ministries is a religious, non-profit organization representing Jesus Christ.  

Bless The Badge Ministries requires its leadership to be born-again Christians, living their lives as Christian role models (Matthew 16:24; Ephesians 5:1-2; 1 Peter 2:20-22).  Leaders will conduct themselves in a way that will not raise questions regarding their Christian testimonies.  A Christian lifestyle should reflect the biblical perspective of integrity, appropriate personal and family relationships, business conduct and moral behavior.  A leader is expected to demonstrate a teachable spirit, an ability to share love for others, a willingness to live contentedly under authority, and a commitment to follow the Matthew 18 principle when an issue arises with fellow leaders and team members.

Bless The Badge Ministries expects leaders to maintain a lifestyle based on biblical standards of moral conduct. Moral misconduct which violates the qualification for leaders to be Christian role models includes, but is not limited to, drunkenness, adultery, illegal drug use, promiscuity or homosexual behavior or any other violation of the unique roles of male and female (Romans 1:21-27, 1 Corinthians 6:9-20).  Bless The Badge Ministries believes that biblical marriage is limited to a covenant relationship between a man and a woman.

Bless The Badge Ministries’ leaders will maintain a lifestyle based on biblical standards of conduct.  Failure to do so results in the dismissal/resignation/removal from the leadership of Bless The Badge Ministries.  It is the goal of Bless The Badge Ministries that each leader will have a lifestyle that “is above reproach…and appear as lights in the world” (Philippians 2:15).