Final Authority for Matters of Belief and Conduct
The Phelps County Dream Center is a faith-based organization with its foundational principles rooted in Christ's teachings. The Bible is the sole and final source of all that we believe and serves as the final authority for matters of belief and conduct, being the inspired and infallible Word of God. For purposes of the Phelps County Dream Center's faith, doctrine, practice, policy, and discipline, our board of directors is the Dream Center's final interpretive authority on the Bible’s application.
The Phelps County Dream Center is a faith-based organization with its foundational principles rooted in Christ's teachings. The Bible is the sole and final source of all that we believe and serves as the final authority for matters of belief and conduct, being the inspired and infallible Word of God. For purposes of the Phelps County Dream Center's faith, doctrine, practice, policy, and discipline, our board of directors is the Dream Center's final interpretive authority on the Bible’s application.
Statement on SexualityWe believe that God wonderfully and immutably creates each person as male or female. These two distinct, complementary sexes together reflect the image and nature of God (Gen. 1:26-27). Rejection of one’s biological sex is a rejection of the image of God within that person.
STATEMENT ON THE SANCTITY OF HUMAN LIFE We believe that all human life is sacred and created by God in His image. Human life is of inestimable worth in all its dimensions, including pre-born babies, the aged, the physically or mentally challenged, and every other stage or condition from conception through natural death. We are therefore called to defend, protect, and value all human life (Ps. 139). |
Statement on MarriageWe believe the term “marriage” has only one meaning: the uniting of one man and one woman in a single, exclusive union, as delineated in Scripture (Gen. 2:18-25). We believe that marriage between one man and one woman, for life, uniquely reflects Christ’s relationship with His Church (Eph. 5:21-33). We believe that God intends sexual intimacy to occur only between a man and a woman who are married to each other (1 Cor. 6:18; 7:2-5; Heb. 13:4). We believe that God has commanded that no intimate sexual activity be engaged in outside of a marriage between a man and a woman.
We believe that any form of sexual immorality (including adultery, fornication, cohabitation, homosexual behavior, rejection of one’s biological sex or use of pornography) is sinful, harms the individual and is offensive to God (Matt. 15:18-20; 1 Cor. 6:9-10). We believe that God offers redemption and restoration to all who confess and forsake their sin, seeking His mercy and forgiveness through Jesus Christ (Acts 3:19-21; Rom 10:9-10; 1 Cor 6:9-11). We believe that every person must be afforded compassion, love, kindness, respect, and dignity (Mark 12:28-31; Luke 6:31). Hateful and harassing behavior or attitudes directed toward any individual are to be repudiated and are not in accord with Scripture nor the doctrines of the ministry. |
