Statement of Faith
With God’s leading, our aim is to champion families towards thriving in their commitment to Christ, adoption, and the healing and restoration of God’s children.
1. We believe that the Bible is the Word of God, verbally inspired by the Holy Spirit and inerrant in the original manuscripts, and that it is the infallible and authoritative Word of God. 2 Timothy 3:16; 2 Peter 1:21
2. We believe that there is one living and true God, eternally existing in three persons; and that these are equal in every divine perfection, and that they execute distinct but harmonious offices as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Deuteronomy 6:4; Mark 12:29
3. We believe in God, the Father, an infinite personal spirit, perfect in holiness, wisdom, power and love. We believe that He concerns Himself mercifully in the affairs of humanity, that He hears and answers prayer, and that He saves from sin and death, all who come to Him through Jesus Christ. Isaiah 41:14
4. We believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, God’s only begotten Son, conceived of the Holy Spirit. We believe in His virgin birth, sinless life, miracles and teachings. We believe in His substitutionary atoning death, bodily resurrection, ascension into Heaven, perpetual intercession for His people, and personal, imminent return. John 1:14; Acts 3:13-14
5. We believe in the Holy Spirit who comes forth from the Father and the Son to convict the world of sin, righteousness and judgment and regenerate, sanctify and empower all who believe in Jesus Christ. We believe the Holy Spirit indwells every believer in Christ, and that He is an abiding helper. Eph. 1:14; 4:30
6. We believe in the existence of Satan, called the Devil, and that he is the one who has control over unregenerate mankind and schemes against believers. Isaiah 14:12-15; Matthew 13:39; 2 Corinthians 4:4; 1 Corinthians 7:5
7. We believe men and women are by nature and choice sinners and therefore, under condemnation; that mankind is totally depraved and must repent of their sins and trust Jesus Christ as Savior in order to be regenerated by the Holy Spirit. Genesis 3:1-7; Psalm 51:5; Jeremiah 1:5; Ephesians 1:4; Romans 5:12-21; Romans 3:9-13; Titus 3:5.
8. We believe the creation of men and women begins in the mind of God, and God knows each person in the womb before they are born. Therefore, we believe that all life is sacred and must always be protected and preserved from conception to natural death because people are chosen by God before conception takes place. Jeremiah 1:5; Psalm 139:13-16.
9. We believe that each person is created by God in His image as male or female, with their identity as a man or woman uniquely determined by His divine foreknowledge, evidenced in their sex identified at birth. We uphold the institution of marriage as a sacred covenant established by God, joining a man and a woman as one. At the same time, we recognize and value the unique role and calling of single individuals within God’s plan, as they equally reflect His image and purpose. Any departure from God’s design for gender or marriage is contrary to His will and His perfect plan for humanity. Romans 1:26-27; 1 Corinthians 6:9-10; Genesis 1:26-31; Genesis 2:21-24
10. We believe in the resurrection of the saved unto everlasting life and blessedness in Heaven, and the resurrection of the unsaved unto everlasting punishment in Hell. 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18; I Corinthians 3:10-15
11. We believe in the Church, the Body of Christ, of which He is the Head, and that it consists only of those who are redeemed. We believe that Christ now makes intercession for believers in Heaven and that He will come again to take them to Heaven. Romans 8:30; 2 Corinthians 11:2; John 17:20-26
12. We believe that men and women are called by God to live their lives in accordance with the Bible, and to walk in the ways of the Holy Spirit in living out the Fruits of the Spirit: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. We believe this includes temperance and moderation in one’s conduct and interpret it to prohibit the consumption of illicit and / or recreational substances, as determined and defined by Preston Ranch Ministries. Romans 13:13; Ephesians 5:18; Galatians 5:19-23.