BIBLE

We believe the scriptures are inspired by God and are inerrant in the original writings and are of supreme and final authority in faith and life.
2 Timothy 3:16; 2 Peter 1:21

TRINITY

We believe in one God, eternally existing in three distinct Persons: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit.
1 John 5:7; Genesis 3:22; Psalm 2:7-8; Psalm 110:1

BIBLE

We believe Jesus Christ was begotten by the Holy Spirit, not made, born of a virgin, Mary, fully God and fully man.
John 1:1-2,14; John 8:58; Isaiah 7:14

MAN

We believe man is born in sin and can only be reconciled to God by God.
Romans 5:12; Genesis 1:27, 31; 3:6-24; Psalm 51:5; Isaiah 53:6; Romans 5:13-19; Galatians 3:22

ATONEMENT

We believe Jesus Christ died for our sins as a representative and substitutionary sacrifice and all that believe in Him are justified on the grounds of His shed blood and
resurrection.
Romans 4:25; 2 Corinthians 5:21; 1 John 1:7; Acts 13:39; 1 Peter 2:24

JESUS’ RESURRECTION

We believe in the resurrection of the crucified body of Jesus, in His ascension into heaven, and in His present life there for us, as High Priest and Advocate.
1 John 2:1; Hebrews 4:14; 1 Corinthians 15:4

JESUS’ RETURN

We believe in the return of Jesus Christ, who upon return will judge the living and the dead.
Titus 2:13; Philippians 3:30

COMMUNION

We believe the Lord’s Supper, Communion, is a memorial service and the setting is a sacred and symbolic manner of the death of Jesus on our behalf. We do not believe the elements of Communion are either literally or spiritually the body and blood of Jesus, but simply symbols of His broken body and shed blood.
1 Corinthians 11:23-26; 1 Corinthians 11:27-34
*Phantom Ranch does not host Communion Services during our fully-programmed sessions.

SALVATION

We believe all who receive Jesus Christ by faith are born again of the Holy Spirit and thereby become children of God.
John 1:12; Acts 20:21

BODILY RESURRECTION

We believe in the bodily resurrection of all men, the believer to the everlasting presence of Jesus Christ and the unbeliever to judgement and punishment.
John 5:28-29; 6:39; Romans 8:10-11; 2 Corinthians 4:14; Revelation 20:13-15

BAPTISM

We believe Christian baptism is the use of water (typically through immersion) of a believer “in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,” to display our faith in the crucified, buried and risen Jesus, and our death to sin, and resurrection to a new life in Christ.
Matthew 28:18-20; Romans 6:1-14
*Phantom Ranch does not promote or encourage baptism for a minor without the involvement of the minor’s family.

MARRIAGE

We believe the term “marriage” has only one meaning, and that is marriage sanctioned by God, which joins one man and one woman in a single, exclusive covenantal union, as delineated in Scripture. Marriage ceremonies performed in any facility owned, leased or rented by Midwest Bible Church, which includes Phantom Ranch Bible Camp, will only be those ceremonies sanctioned by God, joining one man with one woman as that sex was determined at birth.
Genesis 2:24; 1 Corinthians 7:10; Romans 7:2; Ephesians 5:22-33

SEXUALITY

We believe any form of sexual immorality, such as adultery, fornication, orgies, homosexual conduct, bisexual conduct, bestiality, incest, pedophilia, any use of pornography, any attempt to change one’s sex, or disagreement with one’s biological sex, is sinful and offensive to God. Though sexual sin is egregious, as is all sin, we believe God offers forgiveness and restoration to all who confess and repent their sin, seeking His mercy and forgiveness through Jesus Christ.
Genesis 1:27; Romans 1:26-32; Titus 3:3-7; Ephesians 2:1-10