Silk Road Mission believes deeply in the tenets of the Five Solas of the Reformation:

  • "Sola Scriptura" = Scripture Alone. The Bible is our highest authority and the way we know God. (2nd Timothy 3:16-17)

  • "Sola Fide" = Faith Alone. The only vehicle of salvation is faith. (Ephesians 2:8-10)

  • "Sola Gratia" = Grace Alone. The only means of salvation is grace. (Ephesians 2:8-10)

  • "Solus Christus" = Christ Alone. Jesus Christ is our Lord, Savior, King, and God. (Colossians 1: 15-20)

  • "Soli Deo Gloria" = To the Glory of God Alone. We exist for His Glory and no other's. (Colossians 3:16-17)

Statement on Marriage: SRM holds that God has designed marriage to be a covenantal, sexual, procreative, lifelong union of one man and one woman, as husband and wife, and is meant to signify the covenant love between Christ and his bride the church. We deny that God has designed marriage to be a homosexual, polygamous, or polyamorous relationship. We also deny that marriage is a mere human contract rather than a covenant made before God. (Marriage Statement borrowed from our service agency, Mission Quest. Their full statement of faith can be found HERE.)

 

Silk Road Mission also adheres to the Apostle's Creed. We recognize Scripture as our authority but use the creed as a summary of belief. We believe this also connects us to the church of the past. The creed follows:

Traditional English Version

I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth.

And in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord; who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried; he descended into hell; the third day he rose again from the dead; he ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Ghost; the holy catholic Church; the communion of saints; the forgiveness of sins; the resurrection of the body; and the life everlasting. AMEN.