Statement of Faith
I. WE, International Evangelical School of Universal Studies – IESUS, embrace the heritage of Evangelical faith and theology based on the Five Pillars:
1. Sola Scriptura (Scripture Alone): The Bible (66 books) is our ultimate authority.
2. Sola Fide (Faith Alone): Through faith alone in Jesus Christ, we are saved.
3. Sola Gratia (Grace Alone): By the grace of God alone, we are saved.
4. Solus Christus (Christ Alone): Jesus Christ alone is our Savior, Lord, and King.
5. Soli Deo Gloria (to the Glory of God Alone): For the glory of God alone, we live.
II. WE also adopt other two pillars:
1. Solus Spiritus (Spirit Alone): The Holy Spirit alone is our Regenerator, Sanctifier, and Empowerer.
2. Sola Ecclesia (Church Alone): The Universal Church is Christ’s Body alone in which all believers are incorporated as a family, through which we are edified together, and via which we bring the gospel of salvation to the world.
III. WE do confess that:
1. The Triune God exists eternally and equally in Three Persons: The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
2. The Holy Bible, consisting of 66 books, is the infallible Word of God and the Christian canon for our faith and practice.
3. The gospel of salvation is unchanged in essence, however, can be contextualized in form.
4. The mission of the church is to preach and spread the gospel of Jesus Christ to all cultural and ethnic groups.
5. The second coming of Jesus Christ is certain, and He will judge the living and the dead.
6. The bodily resurrection and the eternal life of all believers are assured and waited for.
7. The heaven is destined for the justified believers, and the hell, for the unsaved.