Beliefs Page Two

8.The salvation of man is wholly a work of God's free grace and is not the work, in whole or in part, of human works or goodness or religious ceremony. God imputes His righteousness to those who put their faith in Christ alone for their salvation, and thereby justified them in His sight.

9.It is the privilege of all who are born again of the Spirit to be assured of their salvation from the very moment in which they trust Christ as their Savior. This assurance is not based upon any kind of human merit, but is produced by the witness of the Holy Spirit, who confirms in the believer the testimony of God in His written word.

10.The Holy Spirit has come into the world to reveal and glorify Christ and to apply the saving work of Christ to men. He convicts and draws sinners to Christ, imparts new life to them, continually indwells them from the moment of spiritual birth and seals them until the day of redemption. He enlightens the Bible to those who read it in faith.

He empowers believers and bestows gifts on them through the laying on of hands and /or the Baptism given to all who ask, for the purpose of becoming active in the service of Jesus Christ as 'royal priests'. His fullness, power and control are appropriated in the believer's life by faith, daily indwelling and filling us.

11.Every believer is called to live so in the power of the indwelling Spirit that he will not fulfill the lust of the flesh but will bear fruit to the glory of God. Sin should be a stumbling in our walk, not a way of life or a practice. We are to pursue purity and holiness in our individual lives.

12.Jesus Christ is the Head of the Church, His Body, which is composed of all men, living and dead, who have been joined to Him through saving faith.

13.God admonishes His people to assemble together regularly for worship, for participation in ordinances, for edification through the Scriptures and for mutual encouragement.

14.At physical death the believer enters immediately into eternal, conscious fellowship with the Lord and awaits the resurrection of his body to everlasting glory and blessing.

15.At physical death the unbeliever enters immediately into eternal, conscious separation from the Lord and awaits the resurrection of his body to everlasting judgment.

16.Jesus Christ will come again to the earth - personally, visibly and bodily - to consummate history and the eternal plan of God. He will 'rapture' the Church prior to the wrath that will come during the 70th week of Daniel. At the end of the 70th week He will come, with His Church, to establish His kingdom on earth. We are 'pre-millennial' as a matter of dogma, but we will not divide the Church on issues relating to the timing of the rapture. We believe we must live in a state of readiness and attempt to fulfill the great commission - taking the Gospel to all nations. (We accept people with other views on this point)

17.The Lord Jesus Christ commanded all believers to proclaim the gospel throughout the world and to disciple men of every nation. The fulfillment of that Great Commission requires that all worldly and personal ambitions be subordinated to a total commitment to "Him who loved us and gave Himself for us."

18. The Vision of Coastland University is to empower and support individuals, Churches, and families to grow in their knowledge of Biblical and Theological truth to make them more effective in reaching the lost with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. We see a campus that is committed to being a light to the world. We see our University as one that encourages people in the faith. Our purpose is to glorify God, teach the Word of God, lift up the name of Jesus, build up the Body of Christ, and to compel others to find true life in Christ.

If you want a good book that expounds this brief synopsis, we would recomend 'Calvary Distinctives' by Pastor Chuck Smith of Calvary Chapel, Costa Mesa.