{"id":1071,"date":"2022-10-15T03:39:54","date_gmt":"2022-10-15T03:39:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rhondarose.com\/?page_id=1071"},"modified":"2025-09-10T03:54:45","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T03:54:45","slug":"statement-of-faith","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rhondarose.com\/index.php\/statement-of-faith\/","title":{"rendered":"Statement of Faith"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"bordered-image alignleft wp-image-7740\" src=\"https:\/\/rhondarose.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2025-book-2073023-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"open scripture\" width=\"450\" height=\"241\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rhondarose.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2025-book-2073023-960x515.jpg 960w, https:\/\/rhondarose.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2025-book-2073023-1200x644.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/rhondarose.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2025-book-2073023-768x412.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rhondarose.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2025-book-2073023-1536x824.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/rhondarose.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2025-book-2073023-2048x1099.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/>I affirm the tenets of Scripture\u2014holding the entirety of the Old and New Testaments as the inspired, infallible, and inerrant Word of God, and the final authority for faith and life.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">My theological convictions are rooted in the <a href=\"https:\/\/opc.org\/wcf.html\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Westminster Confession of Faith<\/b><\/span><\/a>, including the <a href=\"https:\/\/opc.org\/larger.html\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Larger Catechism<\/b><\/span><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/opc.org\/sc.html\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Shorter Catechism<\/b><\/span><\/a>, which I hold as faithful summaries of biblical truth that point us back to the authority of Scripture.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">I also affirm the historic creeds of the church, including the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crcna.org\/welcome\/beliefs\/creeds\/apostles-creed\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Apostles\u2019 Creed<\/b><\/span><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crcna.org\/welcome\/beliefs\/creeds\/nicene-creed\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Nicene Creed<\/b><\/span><\/a>, which articulate essential Christian doctrine upheld by believers across centuries and continents.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">I believe that salvation is by grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone\u2014a work of sovereign mercy. The Gospel is the power of God for salvation to all who believe. It is the truth that sets us free.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">This foundation shapes not only what I believe but also how I serve. Whether supporting churches, ministries, or individual leaders, my goal is to reflect the integrity of this faith through trustworthy, theologically-grounded service. <span class=\"s1\"><b>Soli Deo gloria!<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-button-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rhondarose.com\/index.php\/archive\/\" class=\"su-button su-button-style-flat\" style=\"color:#ffffff;background-color:#51614b;border-color:#414e3c;border-radius:5px\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color:#ffffff;padding:0px 20px;font-size:16px;line-height:32px;border-color:#869181;border-radius:5px;text-shadow:none\"> Visit Blog Archive<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I affirm the tenets of Scripture\u2014holding the entirety of the Old and New Testaments as the inspired, infallible, and inerrant Word of God, and the final authority for faith and life. My theological convictions are rooted in the Westminster Confession of Faith, including the Larger Catechism and Shorter Catechism, which I hold as faithful summaries &#8230; <a title=\"Statement of Faith\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/rhondarose.com\/index.php\/statement-of-faith\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Statement of Faith\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1071","page","type-page","status-publish"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rhondarose.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1071","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rhondarose.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rhondarose.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhondarose.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhondarose.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1071"}],"version-history":[{"count":63,"href":"https:\/\/rhondarose.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1071\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7858,"href":"https:\/\/rhondarose.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1071\/revisions\/7858"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rhondarose.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1071"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}