Statement of Faith
Dr. Nana Talks Faith Ministry
Doctrine of God
We believe in one God who exists as three eternally consubstantial divine Persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. The three Persons are each fully, equally, and uniquely God, yet are one God, not three gods. The Persons have one divine essence and are distinguished only by their internal relations to one another. The Godhead possesses a singular will, and works inseparably and simultaneously in every external action. Being the transcendent Creator, God is the sovereign, infallible sustainer of the universe. We affirm—in unity with the historic church’s discernment—all the classical attributes of God.
Scriptures: Gen. 1:1-3, 26; Ex. 15:11; 2Chron 2:5-6; Job 11:7-9; Ps. 2:7; 93; 119-9, 147:3-5; Is. 40:12-26,28; Jer. 23:23-24; John 1:1-3, 6:27, 8:58, 20:28; Rom 11:33; 1Cor. 8:6; Eph. 3:8; 2Pet 3:8; Rev. 1:8.
God the Father
God as Father providentially provides for all His creation. God is Father properly to those who become children of God through faith in Jesus Christ while He is fatherly toward all men.
Genesis 1:1; 2:7; Exodus 3:14; 6:2-3; 15:11ff.; 20:1ff.; Leviticus 22:2; Deuteronomy 6:4; 32:6; 1 Chronicles 29:10; Psalm 19:1-3; Isaiah 43:3,15; 64:8; Jeremiah 10:10; 17:13; Matthew 6:9ff.; 7:11; 23:9; 28:19; Mark 1:9-11; John 4:24; 5:26; 14:6-13; 17:1-8; Acts 1:7; Romans 8:14-15; 1 Corinthians 8:6; Galatians 4:6; Ephesians 4:6; Colossians 1:15; 1 Timothy 1:17; Hebrews 11:6; 12:9; 1 Peter 1:17; 1 John
5:7.
God the Son
Jesus Christ is the eternal Son of God, the living Word who united human nature to His divine nature when He was conceived in the virgin Mary by the power of the Holy Spirit. Hence, He is fully God and fully man, both natures, without division, united in one person forever. God accomplished our salvation as Man for man, doing what we could not do for ourselves. He lived a sinless life and voluntarily atoned for human sins by dying on the cross as our substitute, thus satisfying God’s divine justice and accomplishing salvation for all who trust in Him alone.
He rose from the dead in the same body—now glorified—in which He lived and died. He ascended bodily into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God the Father, where He, the only mediator between God and humanity, continually makes intercession for His own.
Scriptures: Matt 7:21-23, 15:16-17, 26:63-65; Luke 1:1-2:52, 4:14, 19:20; John 1:1-14,8:58, 11:25, 14:6, 16:5-7; 17:5, 19-21; Rom 1:4, 8:9-11, 32; 1Cor 1:24; Heb 1:3, 2:17; 1Jn 4:15
God the Holy Spirit
The Holy Spirit is the third Person of the Godhead, co-eternal with the Father and Son. He inspired holy men during Old Testament times to write the Scriptures. He leads us into truth, exalts Christ, convicts humans of sin, righteous, and judgment.
The Spirit convicts humans of sin, righteousness, and judgment. He calls humans to repentance of sin and to trust in Jesus Christ. He accomplishes regeneration, then immediately baptizes the new believer into the Body of Christ. He develops Christian character, giving spiritual gifts to believers for use in their service to God and His church.
The Spirit seals, sanctifies, and preserves the believer unto the day of final redemption. His abiding presence within the believer guarantees their
eternal inheritance as co-heirs with Jesus Christ.
Scriptures: John 3:8, 14:16, 15:16-17, 16:8-14, Acts 5:3-4,13:2, 20:28; Rom 8:11-14; 1Cor 3:16, 12:4-11; Eph 4:30, 5:18; 1Tim 4:1; 1 Pet 1:20; 1Jn 2;1-2, Rev 13:8
Doctrine of Scripture
We believe the sixty-six books of the Old and New Testament Scripture alone to be verbally inspired by God and inerrant in the original text, and that they alone are of supreme and final authority in faith and life. We affirm the Chicago full statement on biblical inerrancy.
Scriptures: Ps. 47:7-8; Is. 10:5-13; Matt. 4:4-7, 11:10; Mark 14:27; Luke 4:4-12; 24:14-35; John 6:63, 17:12; Acts 17:26; Rom 1:18, 2 Tim 3:16-17; Heb 1:1;2 Pet. 3:15-16.
“Chicago Statement of Biblical Inerrancy” drafted by the International Council on Biblical Inerrancy (ICBI), 1979. https://library.dts.edu/Pages/TL/Special/ICBI_1.pdf
Doctrine of Creation
We believe that the physical universe, the realm of nature, is the visible creation of God. It declares God’s existence and reveals God’s character and purpose. In Scripture, God declares that through His creation all humanity recognizes His existence and His divine character, and is held accountable for that knowledge.
Scriptures: Gen 1;1Chr 29:11-12; Ps 104, 139:13; Is 40:10-26; Jer 33:25; Matt. 6:26; John 1:1-3; Rom 1:20; 1Cor 8:6; Col 1:16; Heb 1:3; 1Pet 3:18; 2Pet 3:5-7; Rev 4:11, 22
Mankind and the Fall
We believe God created mankind in His image, with rational, moral, relational, and spiritual capacities, to fellowship with Him and give Him
glory. Humans were created de novo as a new kind of being, underived from any other precursor, and as such, are the crown of God’s creation, possessing inherent dignity and moral worth.
Rejecting theistic evolution, we believe Adam and Eve, the first human beings, chose to rebel against God and go their own autonomous way. As a result, all of mankind became separated from God, with the image of God in man distorted, and the sinful nature passed on to all their progeny. Because of original sin, unregenerate human beings are incapable of pleasing or commending themselves to God. The only remedy for mankind’s hopeless predicament is redemption through faith by grace in Jesus Christ.
Scriptures: Gen 2:4-26, 3:1-24; Ps 25:6-7, 89:30-32; Rom 3:11-23, 5:12; 2 Cor. 2:11; 1Pet 5:8; 1John 4:4.
Doctrine of Redemption
Humans are justified by the shed blood of Christ and upon the condition of faith in Him who shed His blood on their behalf for the forgiveness of their sins. They are born again by the renewing, cleansing work of the Holy Spirit. All those who trust in Jesus Christ as their Savior, become children of God and joint heirs of the Father with Jesus Christ by the power of the Holy Spirit. They receive the gift eternal life in unceasing union with God. This new life is characterized by a submission to the authority of Christ. At death their souls/spirits depart to be with the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit in conscious blessedness, and at the Second Coming of Christ their bodies shall be raised and transformed into the likeness of the body of His glory. They shall enter into full possession of eternal bliss in the unhindered presence of God.
All those who willfully reject Jesus Christ during their earthly life will also be raised from the dead, but they will be condemned to eternal death. This is the second death—characterized by eternal separation from God—where they will remain forever in the state of conscious torment and anguish of their own choosing.
Scriptures: John 12:27, 15:14-16; Acts 2:23 Rom 4:25, 6:23, 8:32, 12:2; 2Cor 4:15; Gal 3:1-13; 1Pet 1:1:2, 20; Rev 2:11, 13:8, 20:6, 20:14, 21:8.
Doctrine of The Church
Jesus Christ is the Head of His Body which is composed of all people, living and dead, who have been joined to Him through saving faith. God instructs believers to assemble regularly for worship, for participation in ordinances, for edification through the Scriptures, and for mutual encouragement. It is the Church, comprised of believers, for whom Christ will return.
The local church is the New Testament means of God's kingdom-building and Great Commission initiative(s). As a para-church ministry, Dr Nana Talks Faith does not replace the local church, but instead comes alongside to strengthen and expand the ministry of the local church. Therefore, it is our position that monetary gifts to this ministry should be over and above the tithe to the local body of believers.
Scriptures: Matt 16:18, 18:17; Acts 5:11, 6:4, 8:3; 9:31, 11:26, 12:1-5, 12:28, 15:3, 18:22, 20:17; Rom 16:1-11; 1Cor 11:18, 4:17, 6:4, 14:4-34, 16:19; 2 Cor. 5:12-21, Phil 3:6-11, 4:15; Col 1:18, 24, 4:15; Eph 1:22, 2:13-16, 3:10, 21; 5:23-31; 1Tim 5:16; Phlm 2; Heb. 10:25; Jam 5:14.
Responsibility of the Believer
We believe that being disciples of Jesus means serving Him as Lord in every sphere of our lives: secular and spiritual, public and private, in deeds and words all our days on earth. Disciples reach out as He did to those who are lost, poor, sick, hungry, oppressed, and socially despised. Serving Him includes being faithful stewards of creation and our fellow-creatures.
Scripture: Matt 10:43, 22:36-40; Mark 16:15; Luke 14:26; Acts 6:4; Rom 8:7; 2Cor. 5:20; Gal 6:1-3; Eph 4:11; 1 Thess 2:4; 1Tim. 4:12; Ti 3:1-7; 1Pet 2:9; Heb 10:35, 12:1; 1Pet 1:15-16; 1Jn 2:28, 3:18-19
Doctrine of the Family
God has designed the family as the foundational institution of human society, made up of persons related by marriage, blood, or adoption. In marriage, one man and one woman are united in a covenant commitment for life. Human marriage reveals Christ’s relationship with His church. Marriage uniquely provides for intimacy and loving sexual expression and serves as the means of procreation. Husband and wife are equal in being, in means of salvation, and in worth before God, both being created in God’s image.
The husband is to love his wife as Christ loved the church. He is designed by God to provide for, to protect, and to lead his family. A wife is to submit herself graciously to her husband’s servant leadership of her husband, as the church submits to Christ. She is to love and respect her husband. Children, from the moment of conception, are a gift from God. Parents are to demonstrate to their children God’s pattern for marriage.
Together, they are to manage their home, and nurture, discipline, and teach their children
biblical truth.
Scriptures: Genesis 1:26-28; 2:15-25; 3:1-20; Exodus 20:12; Deuteronomy 6:4-9; Joshua 24:15; 1 Samuel 1:26-28; Psalms 51:5; 78:1-8; Psalms 127; Psalms 128; 139:13-16; Proverbs 1:8; 5:15-20; 6:20-22; 12:4; 13:24; 14:1; 17:6; 18:22; 22:6,15; 23:13-14; 24:3; 29:15,17; 31:10-31; Ecclesiastes 4:9-12; 9:9; Malachi 2:14-16; Matthew 5:31-32; 18:2-5; 19:3-9; Mark 10:6- 12; Romans 1:18-32; 1 Corinthians 7:1-16; Ephesians 5:21-33; 6:1-4; Colossians 3:18-21; 1 Timothy 5:8,14; 2 Timothy 1:3-5; Titus 2:3-5; Hebrews 13:4; 1 Peter 3:1-7.