Isaiah 61:1-3
1The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;2To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn;
3To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he might be glorified.
A Statement of Faith from Christian Speaker, Maria Carl
- I believe the Bible is the verbally inspired Word of God- inerrant and infallible (2 Timothy 3:16, 17; 2 Peter 1:20, 21).
- I believe in the creation of man by the direct act of God (Genesis 1:26, 27).
- I belive in the deity of the Lord Jesus Christ and His virgin birth (1 John 5:6, 7; John 1:1-14; Matthew 1:23; Isaiah 7:14).
- I believe the blood atonement of the Lord Jesus Christ is necessary for the forgiveness of sins (Ephesians 1:7; John 3:16-18).
- I believe in the death, burial, resurrection and physical ascension of the Lord Jesus Christ, Who is now seated at the right hand of God the Father as our Mediator (1 Timothy 2:5; Hebrews 9:24; 1 Corinthians 15:20; Acts 1:8-11).
- I believe salvation is by grace through faith and is a free gift of God, neither merited nor secured by any virtue or work of man, but is received only by personal faith in the Lord Jesus Christ (Ephesians 2: 8, 9).