The Basis of Faith for the GBU:
  • The unity of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit in the Godhead.

  • The sovereignty of God in creation, revelation, redemption and final judgement.

  • The divine inspiration and entire trustworthiness of Holy Scripture, as originally given, and its supreme authority in all matters of faith and conduct.

  • The universal sinfulness and guilt of all men since the fall, rendering them subject to God's wrath and condemnation.

  • Redemption from the guilt, penalty, dominion and pollution of sin, solely through the sacrificial death (as our Representative and Substitute) of the Lord Jesus Christ, the incarnate Son of God.

  • The bodily resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ from the dead and His ascension to the right hand of God the Father.

  • The presence and power of the Holy Spirit in the work of regeneration.

  • The justification of the sinner by the grace of God through faith alone.

  • The indwelling and work of the Holy Spirit in the believer.

  • The one Holy Universal Church which is the Body of Christ and to which all true believers belong.

  • The expectation of the personal return of the Lord Jesus Christ.

Taken from the IFES Doctrinal Basis