Non-denominational evangelical churches affirm the eternal preexistence of the Son of God as standard Christological orthodoxy. Jesus of Nazareth is identified with the eternal Logos who was 'in the beginning with God' (John 1:1), existed before Abraham (John 8:58), and was 'the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation' through whom all things were made (Colossians 1:15-17).

The preexistence of Christ is foundational to evangelical Christology: only the eternal Son of God could accomplish a redemption of infinite worth. The incarnation is understood as the voluntary condescension of the pre-existent Son — taking on human nature without abandoning divine nature — not as the creation of a new divine being or the elevation of a human to divine status.

This affirmation places non-denominational evangelical churches firmly within the Nicene tradition, though many non-denominational congregations do not formally use the language of the Nicene Creed in their statements. The substance of the Nicene Christology — eternal sonship, incarnation, full divinity and full humanity — is nonetheless taught consistently across the movement.