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What We Believe
Mission:
To
support and encourage positive
leadership
and sustainable development within Bolivia. Core Values:
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We value all people
as precious creations of God.
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We encourage and
support ethical leadership.
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We encourage and
support sustainable economic and social development.
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We care for children and for
those who are sick, poor, widowed or disabled.
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We believe the earth
is God's creation and deserves our careful consideration.
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We believe the family
unit is fundamental to society.
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We believe that one person can make a substantial difference.
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We believe that hope is an essential ingredient in any
sustainable effort.
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We believe in partnerships and in the primacy of relationships.
Statement of Faith:
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We believe there is one God, eternally existent in three persons:
Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
(Genesis 1:1-2, Genesis 1:26, Exodus 3:13-15, Deuteronomy 6:4, Psalm 51:11,
Matthew 3:11, Matthew 28:19, Luke 1:35, John 1:1-3, John 5:19-27, John 8:58,
John 14:6-21, John 14:26, John 15:26, John 16:13-15, 2 Corinthians 13:14,
Hebrews 1:3, James 2:19)
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We believe the world was created and is sustained by God.
(Genesis 1-2, Genesis 5:1-2, Deuteronomy 4:32, Psalm 8, Psalm 89:11-12, Psalm
139:13, Isaiah 42:5, Isaiah 43:7, Mark 13:19, John 1:3, Ephesians 3:9,
Revelations 4:11)
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We believe the Bible is the Word of God, given
to mankind through the inspiration of the Holy Spirit and preserved throughout
the ages by God's design. The Bible is our final
authority.
(Genesis 15:1, Exodus 13:9, Deuteronomy 4:2, 2 Samuel 22:31, 1 Kings 8:56, Psalm 1:2,
Psalm 18:30, Psalm 19:7-11, Psalm 33:4, Psalm 119:1, Matthew
5:17-18, Luke 10:25-28, Luke 16:17, Luke 24:32, John 5:39, 46-47, John 14:26, John 17:17, Acts 10:43,
Romans 15:4, Romans 16:26, 2 Timothy 3:14-17, Hebrews 4:12, 1 Peter 1:10-12,
James 1:21-24, Revelations 22:19)
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We believe Jesus Christ is the Son of God,
conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary.
(Isaiah 7:14, Isaiah 53, Psalm 22:14-18, Matthew 1:20-23, Matthew 14:33, Matthew 27:54, Mark
15:39, Luke 1:30-38, Luke 22:70, John 1:32-34, John 3:16, John 11:27, Acts 9:20,
2 Corinthians 1:19, Philippians 2:5-8, 1 John 5:20, 2 John 1:3)
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We believe Jesus led a sinless life, preformed miracles during
his life, died for our sins and rose from the dead. We
believe Jesus is alive today.
(Isaiah 53:11, Matthew 4:24, Matthew 15:28, Matthew 28:5-7, Mark 1:34, Mark
10:52, Mark 16:6, Mark 16:19, Luke 18:42-43, Luke 24:6-8, John 10:25, John
11:17-44, John 21:14, Acts 1:1-3, Acts 7:55-56, Romans 8:34, 2 Corinthians 5:21,
Hebrews 2:4, Hebrews 4:15, Hebrews 10:10, 1 Peter 1:3, 1 Peter 2:22, 1 John 3:5,
Revelations 1:5, Revelations 1:18)
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We believe that mankind was separated from God by sin and that
the only way back to God is through Jesus.
(Genesis 3:22-24, Psalm 34:21-22, John 14:6, Romans 3:23-26, Romans 5:8, Romans 5:12-14, 1
Corinthians 15:21-22, 1 John 1:8, 1 John 4:10)
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We believe that the gift of salvation is available to everyone
who accepts, by faith, Jesus as their Lord and Savior.
(Mark 16:16, John 3:15-18, John 5:24, John 6:47, John 10:9, John 11:25-27, Acts 2:21,
Acts 15:8-11, Romans 10:9-13, 1
Peter 2:24, 1 John 1:9, 1 John 5:13)
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We believe in the resurrection of
the dead; for those who have put
their faith in Jesus unto eternal life and for those who have not accepted Jesus
unto eternal separation from God.
(Matthew 22:30-32, Mark
9:47-48, Luke 16:19-31, John 11:24-25, John 14:2-3, 2 Peter 2:4-9, 1 John 5:12, Revelations 14:11,
Revelations 21:2-8)
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We
believe that God is active in the world and that miracles are possible today. We
believe in prayer.
(Genesis 20:17, Genesis 25:21, 2 Samuel 21:14, 2 Chronicles 6:39, 2 Chronicles
7:14, 2 Chronicles
32:20-21, Psalms 6:9, Psalm 65:2, Psalm 102:17, Proverbs 15:8 & 29, Zachariah
13:9, Matthew 6:5-13, Matthew 21:22, Mark 9:29, Luke 11:1-4, John 14:26, John
17, Acts 1:8, Acts 13:3-4, Romans 8:26-27, James 5:15-16, 1 Peter 3:12)
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We believe Jesus will return.
(Matthew 24:35-42, Matthew 26:64, Mark 13:31-37, 1 Thessalonians 5:2, 2 Peter
3:10, Revelations 1:7, Revelations 21:2-7, Revelations 22:12, Revelations 22:20)
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