Grace Churches International (GCI) has a wide range of doctrinal positions in non-essential areas, but the following statement contains those elements of doctrine that we view as core values, and are agreed upon by the GCI community of churches.

There is one living and true God, infinite in glory, wisdom, holiness, justice, power, and love.  We use the term “Trinity” to describe God because He is one in His essence but eternally existing in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

The books which form the Old and New Testaments, as originally given, are completely inspired and free from error in the whole and in the part. These books constitute the entire written word of God, the only infallible rule of faith and practice.

God sovereignly created the world out of nothing, so that His creation is dependent upon Him, but does not comprise any part of God, and does not condition God’s perfection.

God created mankind in His own image, in a state of original righteousness, from which we subsequently fell by a voluntary revolt, and as a consequence are guilty, inherently corrupt, and subject to divine wrath. From birth, we are all totally depraved and do not possess a will free from the dominion of sin.

Jesus Christ, the eternal Son of God, is fully divine, being the second member of the Trinity, with the Father and the Holy Spirit. The Son of God became a man, Jesus Christ of Nazareth, uniting His divine nature with a true human nature, and He forever continues to be both fully God and fully man, two distinct natures in one person. He was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the virgin Mary, fulfilled the requirements of the Mosaic law by His sinless life, suffered under Pontius Pilate, and died by upon a cross for the sins of all who place their faith in Him. By so doing, he satisfied the wrath of God caused by our sinful revolt (see above). On the third day He was raised from the dead in the same body, now glorified. He ascended into heaven and now, is seated at the right hand of God the Father, interceding for His redeemed.

The Holy Spirit, eternally proceeding from the Father and the Son, is fully divine, being the third member of the Trinity, with the Father and the Son.  He, through the ministry of regeneration and progressive sanctification applies the salvation which was bought by Christ, guides and comforts the children of God, directs and empowers the Church in fulfillment of the Great Commission, and convicts the world of sin, righteousness, and judgment.

Salvation consists in the forgiveness of sins, the application of the righteousness of Jesus Christ, the gift of eternal life, and all the accompanying blessings that come with it. Salvation is a free gift of God, and received by faith alone apart from human works of merit, but this in no way relieves men of their responsibility to repent and believe.

After repentance towards God and faith towards the Lord Jesus Christ, the believer is to publicly proclaim his identity with Christ by water baptism, in the name of the Father, Son, and the Holy Spirit.

The Lord Jesus Christ baptizes regenerated believers in the Holy Spirit, often with the consequence of speaking in tongues. The baptism of the Holy Spirit is an empowering work of the Spirit, which is distinct from the regenerating work of the Spirit, and is offered to every Christian.

All the gifts of the Spirit including I Corinthians 12:4-11, Romans 12:6-8 , and Ephesians 4:11 continue to be expressed in the Church today and are subject to the order shown in scripture.

Communion (the Lord’s Supper) is to be taken frequently and offered to all believers except those who are living in unrepentant rebellion or immorality. The communion elements are symbols of Christ's body and blood and help us in the exercise of faith in the person of Jesus Christ as the only means of absolving guilt, shame, and punishment of sin.

At death the souls of the redeemed are made perfect in holiness and immediately enter into the presence of Christ, enjoying conscious fellowship with Him, there to wait the resurrection of the body.

The Lord Jesus Christ will return bodily, visibly, and personally to conform believers to His own image and to establish His Kingdom. He will judge the living and the dead and will enact a final separation of the saved from the lost, assigning unbelievers to eternal punishment and believers to eternal glory.