What We Believe
The Compass Church believes in nine core foundational beliefs (as seen in the nine circles that comprise the Compass icon). These beliefs are "closed handed issues" and are key to who we are.
THE SCRIPTURES
We believe the Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments to be the verbally inspired word of God, the final authority for faith and life, inerrant in the original writings, infallible, and God-breathed (2 Timothy 3:16, 17; 2 Peter 1:20, 21; Matthew 5:18; John 16:12, 13).
THE GODHEAD
We believe God exists eternally in trinity; Father, Son, and Holy Spirit (Deut 6:4, 2 Cor 13:14). We believe that the trinity is co-eternal in being, co-eternal in nature, co-equal in power and glory, having the same attributes and perfections (Deuteronomy 6:4; 2 Corinthians 13:14).
THE PERSON AND WORK OF CHRIST
We believe that Jesus Christ is the eternal God-man who became a man (John 1:14), lived a sinless life (1 Peter 2:21-22), died on a cross, was buried, and physically rose from the grave to redeem sinful humanity (Acts 4:10, Phi 2:7-11, Luke 23:26-24: 53). We believe that Jesus is returning to earth to judge all people and to rule and reign with His saints forever (Rev 22:12, 2 Tim 4:1).
THE PERSON AND WORK OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
We believe the Holy Spirit is the supernatural agent in salvation, baptizing all Christians into the universal church at conversion, indwelling and sealing them until the day of Christ’s return (John 16:8-11, 2 Cor 3:6, 1 Cor 12:12-14, Romans 8:9, Eph 5:18).
THE TOTAL DEPRAVITY OF MAN
We believe God has created all humans in his image. He has created them uniquely female and male. (Genesis 1:26-27) We believe all humans are sinful and in need of salvation. Salvation is the gift of God brought to humans by grace alone, and received by personal faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. A true Christian will be kept by God’s power forever. (John 6:37-40, John 10:27-30, Romans 8:1, 1 Cor 1:4-8, 1 Peter 1:5).
ETERNAL SECURITY AND ASSURANCE OF BELIEVERS
We believe that all the redeemed, once saved, are kept by God’s power and are thus secure in Christ forever (John 6:37–40; 10:27–30; Romans 8:1, 38, 39; 1 Corinthians 1:4–8; 1 Peter 1:5). We believe that it is the privilege of believers to rejoice in the assurance of their salvation through the testimony of God’s Word, which clearly forbids the use of Christian liberty as an occasion for the flesh (Romans 13:13, 14; Galatians 5:13; Titus 2:11–15).
THE CHURCH
We believe the church is a spiritual organism made up of all believers everywhere for all time (Eph 1:22-23, Eph 5:25-27, 1 Cor 12:12-14, 2 Cor 11:2). We believe the establishment of local churches is clearly taught and defined in the New Testament (Acts 14:27, Acts 18:22, 1 Tim 3:1-3, Titus 1:5-11). We believe in the autonomy of the local churches and recognize believers’ baptism and the Lord’s supper as scriptural means of testimony for the church (Acts 13:1-4, Acts 15:19-31, Rom 16:14, 1 Cor 3:9, 1 Peter 5:1-4, Mat 28:19-20, Acts 2:41, 42, Acts 18:8, 1 Cor 11:23-36).
THE MINISTRY AND SPIRITUAL GIFTS
We believe that God is sovereign in the bestowing of spiritual gifts to each believer. We also believe that particular spiritual gift(s) are neither essential, nor prove the presence of the Holy Spirit, nor are an indication of deep spiritual experience (1 Corinthians 12:7, 11, 13; Ephesians 4:7–8). We believe that God does hear and answer the prayer of faith, in accordance with His own will, for the sick and afflicted (John 15:7; 1 John 5:14, 15). We believe that it is the privilege and responsibility of every believer to minister according to the gift(s) and grace of God that is given to him (Romans 12:1–8; 1 Corinthians 13; 1 Peter 4:10–11).
THE CITY OF REGINA
We believe that the City of Regina is the place that God has led us to begin this new work. We love our city and are "in the city, for the city." We believe that Regina is full of souls that are far from God and that God wants to use the local church in Regina to make a difference for the Kingdom of God and the glory of God. Regina is not just the place we live, but the mission field God has called us to as a church.