Calvary Chapel

One God in three co-equal, co-eternal persons

One eternal God, infinite, personal, and Trinitarian

Spiritual gifts continue; tongues not required evidence of Spirit baptism

Jesus is fully God and fully human, second person of Trinity

Jesus was conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of a virgin

Christ existed eternally as the divine Son before the Incarnation

Grace through faith; unlimited atonement; not strict Calvinist

Penal substitution primary; unlimited atonement for all humanity

Rejects Calvinist election; God foreknew those who freely choose him

Humanity inherited a fallen sin nature through Adam's transgression

Soul survives death; believers go to be with Christ

Hell is a real place of eternal conscious separation from God

Heaven is a real eternal dwelling with God for the redeemed

Jesus will literally, visibly, and bodily return to earth

Premillennial; pre-tribulation rapture followed by literal 1,000-year reign

Affiliated but autonomous local churches under pastoral leadership

All believers are priests; senior pastors are typically male

Two ordinances: believer's baptism by immersion and Lord's Supper as memorial

Sixty-six book Protestant canon is the complete Word of God

Scripture is inerrant in original manuscripts and fully authoritative

Prophecy and words of knowledge continue but must align with Scripture

John plainly states the Word is God—literal reading affirms Christ's deity

Isaiah 7:14 plainly foretells virgin birth; Jesus is the fulfillment

Jesus plays on Peter's name; rock/keys refer to pastoral authority

God is sovereign; all are responsible; plain reading of Paul's argument

Faith alone saves; works prove faith exists; James supports Paul's teaching

Great Commission directs baptism of believers in Trinitarian name

Psalm 45 applied to Christ; plain affirmation of Christ's divinity

Premillennial; thousand-year kingdom after Christ's return

Genesis 1:1-2 literal creation account; God creates all in six days

Longer Ending canonical; affirms resurrection signs and missionary mandate

Story taught as Scripture; demonstrates Christ's mercy and authority

Comma Johanneum affirmed as Scripture; supports Trinitarian doctrine

Deuterocanonical books excluded from Scripture; Protestant canon affirmed

Shepherd of Hermas ancient text; valued historically, not authoritative

Sunday worship as Lord's Day; Saturday Sabbath not required for Christians

No prohibition; medical care including transfusions is acceptable

Military service is honorable; no official prohibition

Christmas and Easter celebrated as commemorations of Christ's life