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What We Teach
West Chicago Bible Church
is an independent church that does not belong to any particular denomination. Including ''Bible'' in our name reflects our belief that the Bible is God's Word and is THE guiding document for the church.
Through the generations, faithful men and women have studied the
scriptures, set their minds on the precepts of God, and established
guiding documents for the edification of the church and for the
clarity of the doctrines of the faith. These documents, confessions,
creeds, and decrees, when understood through the lens of the proper
interpretation of scripture, have given the church a foundation by
which regenerated children of God can systematically understand
the “faith once and for all delivered to the saints.” (Jude 3)
Denominational Christianity has created a broad spectrum of
differences in doctrine and practice, while also allowing those of
varied conviction to make clear the essential doctrines of the faith
that are required for salvation. Many denominations adopt their own
guiding documents for the explicit purpose of uniting their local
congregations under one confession or decree. Examples of this
would be: The Westminster Confession of Faith, written in 1646 by
the Westminster Divines, which today is upheld and taught by the
Presbyterian Church in America (PCA), The Baptist Faith &
Message, written originally in 1925, revised in 1963 and again in
2000, which is the commonly adopted statement of faith for churches
in the Southern Baptist Convention, as well as many others.
Because we belong to no denomination by which we may adopt the
denominational confession or message of faith, it is incumbent upon
the elders and members of West Chicago Bible Church (WCBC) to
establish a clear and exhaustive declaration of doctrines, through our
interpretation of the scriptures, so that the teachings of the church
are clear in this generation and the next. It is the desire of the elders
to record for current and future members of this congregation the
beliefs, doctrines, and practices of this local church. This document is
the manifestation of that desire.
The purpose and scope of this document is to clarify and further
expound on the articles of faith, found in the church constitution, to
provide clarity, depth, distinction, and overall guidance for the
teaching, service, and ministry of the congregation of WCBC, both
for our current generation, but also for those in the generations to
come. We do not wish to supplant the authority or sufficiency of
scripture for the guidance of the church. Instead, the intent is to
soundly and clearly convey the doctrinal beliefs of this local
assembly, that this document may serve as a guide for today, and for
those who would come after us, to make resolute the interpretation
of the scriptures and the teaching of the church.
To God alone be the Glory, as this local church seeks to faithfully
interpret and live out the precepts of the Bible in faith and in
practice.
WCBC DOCUMENT OF FAITH
All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.
2 Timothy 3:16-17
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