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We have moved to: 1297 Meridian Road - Victor, MT 59875 Tel (406) 961-5299 |
| Are you at a crossroads in your life? We invite you to worship with us! |
| Questions? Send us an e-mail to office@crossroadsmt.org or Call us at (406) 961-5299 |
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Inspiration
Under-girding all of our beliefs and practices as a church is the firm belief in the inspiration of the Holy Scriptures.
We believe that the Bible is inspired (literally God-breathed) in such a manner that the words the prophet wrote were
the exact words God intended for us to hear. The inspiration proceeds even to the very strokes of the pen used by
the prophet on the original manuscript. The result is a love letter from God. We hang on every word. This belief is
reflected in all of our actions and is best seen in our style of preaching.
Interpretation of the Bible
We interpret scripture literally. What it says is what it means. We also understand that each book of the Bible is
written to a people and culture of antiquity. Therefore, we consider the culture and history of the Bible in our
interpretation. This is called a historical-grammatical method of interpretation. Anyone applying this literal method of
interpretation to scripture will inevitably come to very similar conclusions.
The Bible and Science
Flowing out of our understanding of inspiration, we come to some surprising conclusions related to the origins of life.
We conclude that life never evolved but rather was created by God.
We never intend to be arrogant about anything. But we boldly state that we trust the Bible far more than scientists.
Therefore, we are creationists. We believe that God is the originator of the universe, that He created man, and that
He created man in the image of God.
God created man out of the dust of the earth, not evolving us from other animals.
We further find that the facts of science very often authenticate the creationist view very well. When science disagrees
with the Bible, it is most often the opinion of scientists rather than the facts that are shown to disagree.
Inspiration and Interpretation of the Bible |
