Severn Covenant's Statement of Faith

We believe the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments are the Word of God, fully inspired, without error in the original manuscripts, and the infallible rule of faith and practice.

We believe that there is one living and true God, eternally existing in three persons: The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, equal in power and glory; that is triune God created all, upholds all, and governs all.

We believe in God the Father, an infinite, personal Spirit, perfect in holiness, wisdom, power, justice, and love; that He concerns Himself in the affairs of men; that He hears and he answers prayer; and that He saves from sin and death all who come to Him through Jesus Christ.

We believe in both the humanity and deity of Jesus Christ, God’s only begotten Son, conceived by the Holy Spirit. We believe in His virgin birth, sinless life, miracles and teachings, substitutionary and atoning death, bodily resurrection, ascension to the right hand of God the Father, and personal future return to earth in power and glory.

We believe in the deity of the Holy Spirit, who was sent from the Father and Son to convict the world of sin, righteousness, and judgment, and to regenerate, sanctify and empower for ministry all who believe in Jesus.

We believe that all men are sinners by nature and choice and are therefore under condemnation; that God regenerates by the Holy Spirit those who repent of their sins, believe on Jesus Christ, and confess Him as Lord.

We believe that the redemptive work of Jesus makes provision for healing for the whole man: body, soul, and spirit.

We believe in water baptism by immersion in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ for those who have received Him as Lord.

We believe in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit, who indwells all that believe in Jesus Christ; that by His indwelling the believer is enabled to live a godly life which manifests the fruits of the Spirit.

We believe in the universal Church, the living spiritual body, of which Jesus is the head and all regenerated persons are members.

We believe in the Table of the Lord, commonly called the communion of the Lord’s Supper, for believers.

We believe the reason for each person’s creation is that he might live in open fellowship with the Creator. We believe that our goal is then to live a life uprightly before Him, in submission to Him, and in worship of Him.

We believe in the reality of heaven and hell and in the resurrection of both the saved and the lost: the saved to everlasting life and the lost to eternal judgment.