Statement of Faith

At Elim Fellowship Canada, our Statement of Faith expresses the core beliefs that unite us as followers of Jesus Christ. It reflects our commitment to the authority of Scripture, the power of the Holy Spirit, and the call to make Christ known in our world. These foundational truths guide everything we do—from equipping leaders and churches to serving communities with compassion and integrity.

1. We believe that all Scripture is inspired by God, completely trustworthy and true in all that it teaches, and the final authority for faith and life.”

(2 Tim 3:16–17; 2 Pet 1:20–21)

2. We believe in the triune Godhead as eternally existent in three co equal persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. (2 Cor. 13:14)

3. We believe in the deity of Jesus Christ, in His virgin birth, in His sinless life, in His miracles, in His sacrificial death on our behalf and His shed blood, in His bodily resurrection, in His ascension to the right hand of the Father, and in His present priestly ministry. (1 Tim. 3:16, Rom. 3:25,26)

4. We believe in evangelistic and missionary fervour and endeavour in obedience to Christ’s Commission in the power of the Holy Spirit (Matt. 28:18-20, Mark 16:15-16, Acts 1:8)

5. We believe that for the salvation of lost and sinful man, regeneration by the Holy Spirit is absolutely essential. We further believe that God, by His power, keeps those who are His. (Ezekiel 36:26–27, John 3:3–6, Titus 3:5, John 10:27–29, Jude 24,25)

6. We believe that God calls His people to sanctification — hearts and lives set apart to Him — and that by His Spirit we are enabled to live victorious over sin and to grow in holiness as the Bride of Christ.

7. We believe in the Baptism of the Holy Spirit as on the day of Pentecost and in the continuing ministry of the Holy Spirit as evidenced in charismatic gifts and ministries, and in His fruit in the life of the believer. (Acts2:4, Acts 10:44-46, Acts 19:6, Eph. 4:11, 1Cor.12:8-11, Gal.5:22,23)

8. We believe that divine healing is obtained on the basis of the Atonement. (1Peter 2:24, Matt. 8:17)

9. We believe in Christ’s imminent personal, visible return in power and great glory and in His present and everlasting dominion. (Acts 1:11, Rev. 1:7-8, Dan.7:14, Revelation 11:15)

10. We believe in the resurrection of both the saved and the lost; the resurrection of the righteous to eternal life and of the unrighteous to eternal judgment. (John 5:28-29, Rev.20:15)

11. We believe that sexual purity is a necessary expression for all God’s children and requires abstinence from adultery, fornication, incest, homosexuality or other sexual relationships or practices forbidden by Scripture. (Heb.13:4, 1Cor.6:18, Lev.18:1-30)

12. We believe that God created mankind as two distinct sexes: male and female, and that each person affirms God’s infinite wisdom by living in alignment with their biological sex. (Gen 1:26-28; Matt 19:4-5)

13. We believe that marriage is the uniting of one man and one woman in covenant commitment for a lifetime and a sacred institution established by God. (Matt.19:4-6)

14. We believe that since mankind is created in God’s image, human life is of inestimable worth and significance in all its dimensions, from conception to the grave. (Gen. 1:27; Psalm 139:13-14)

15. We believe that Baptism is for believers in the Lord Jesus Christ and is to be administered by immersion, thus bearing witness to the gospel of Christ’s death, burial and resurrection for us, and our own new life in Him. (Matt. 28:19; Rom. 6:4)

16. We believe that Communion, when shared by believers, witnesses to the saving and healing power of the gospel, to Christ’s presence in His church, and looks forward to His victorious return. (I Cor. 11:23-26)

“In essentials, unity;
in non-essentials, liberty;
in all things, charity.”

(St. Augustine)