FBM Doctrinal Statement
FAMILIES FOR BIBLE MEMORY
BYLAWS
Adopted XXXXXXXXXX XX, 1993
Purpose Statement Amended 6/2/2001
ARTICLE I
Name
The legal incorporated name of this
organization is Families for Bible Memory.
ARTICLE II
Statement of Faith
- We believe the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments are inspired by
God and completely inerrant in the original writings. They are the supreme
and final authority in all matters of faith and living.
- We believe that there is one true God who eternally exists in three persons
-- Father, Son and Holy Spirit -- the same in essence and equal in power and
glory.
- We believe in the deity of our Lord Jesus Christ, in His Virgin birth, in
His sinless life, in His vicarious death by which we have redemption through
His blood, in His bodily resurrection, and in His ascension to the right hand
of the Father.
- We believe that man was created innocent and in the image of God, but that
he sinned and thereby brought upon himself and all his posterity not only
physical death, but also spiritual death, which results in eternal separation
from the presence of God.
- We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ died for our sins, according the Scriptures,
as a representative and substitutionary sacrifice. All who place their faith
in Him are justified on the basis of His shed blood. Salvation is by grace
through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ alone, without any regard to human
merit.
- We believe in the resurrection of the crucified body of our Lord, and His
ascension into heaven, and His present life for us as our High Priest and
Advocate.
- We believe in the personality and the present ministry of the Holy Spirit
by whose indwelling and infilling the Christian is enabled to live a godly
life. We believe that the sign gifts of tongues and healings have ceased.
- We believe in the universal Church, which is made up of all of the redeemed
(those baptized by the Holy Spirit into the Body of Christ from the Day of
Pentecost to the Rapture), and in local churches as delineated in the New
Testament Epistles.
- We believe in the imminent return of the Lord Jesus Christ for His Church,
and in His personal return to earth to establish His kingdom in power and
righteousness with great glory.
- We believe in the bodily resurrection of the saved and the lost: the saved
to everlasting blessedness and the lost to everlasting conscious punishment.
ARTICLE III
Purpose
The central purpose of Families for Bible Memory shall be to
work for the salvation of lost men, women, and children and to encourage the
growth to spiritual maturity in Christ of our membership by encouraging and
facilitating Bible memorization and by providing accountability and rewards.
Therefore, this organization shall promote, endorse, and /or publish memorization
programs for all ages, register participants, hold them accountable by the use
of hearers, and reward those who conscientiously work on their programs.
ARTICLE IV
Membership
This organization shall receive into membership any interested person who confesses
his or her faith in the Lord Jesus Christ alone for salvation whose conduct
reflects a sincere desire to grow in his or her relationship with the Lord,
who desires to share in the fellowship and ministry of Families for Bible Memory,
and who will abide by its bylaws.
A. Admission to membership
- We invite all who wish to grow in Christ through the memorization of God's
Word to join with us in the fellowship and ministry of Families for Bible
Memory.
- Membership in this organization shall be defined in terms of participation.