Religious sites often have a statement of faith. I don't like'em. Nor creeds. I like to stick with the Bible. When you stay with it, you're doing good.

But for some directories and such, they require it. So here is my attempt to satisfy them while avoiding a creedish statement. I'm sure I'll be polishing this for a while.

Quotations are from the New American Standard Version, unless otherwise noted.

GOD

"In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth" (Gen. 1.1).

"Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen" (1 Tim. 1.17).

JESUS

"Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners" (1 Tim. 1.15).

"For there is one God and one mediator also between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, who gave Himself as a ransom for all, the testimony borne at the proper time" (1 Tim. 2.5-6).

"And by common confession great is the mystery of godliness: He who was revealed in the flesh, Was vindicated in the Spirit, Beheld by angels, Proclaimed among the nations, Believed on in the world, Taken up in glory" (1 Tim. 3.16).

"Remeber Jesus Christ, risen from the dead, descendant of David, according to my gospel" (2 Tim. 2.8).

HOLY SPIRIT

". . . who was declared the Son of God with power by the resurrection from the dead, according to the Spirit of holiness, Jesus Christ our Lord" (Romans 1:4).

SCRIPTURES

"All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness; that the man of God may be adequate [complete], equipped for every good work" (2 Tim. 3.16-17).

CHURCH

"There is one body . . ." (Eph. 4:4).

". . . upon this rock I will build My church; and the gates of Hades shall not overpower it" (Mat. 16:18).

LAST THINGS

"But realize this, that in the last days difficult times will come" (2 Tim. 3.1).

“Reversing the moral collapse of the American family,” proclaims the subtitle of William Bennett’s work, The Broken Hearth. This short book attempts to do just that.

Contrasting the current disorder of American family life with a more wholesome past, Bennett highlights the crisis in compelling terms. Chapters dealing with homosexuality and divorce show how strongly these moral issues have undermined the stability of society.

Changing Course

Bennett, however, does not call for despair, but for change. Recovering moral foundations and building on the strength of conviction will recover the blessings of marriage and family that sin and selfishness have eroded.

“If we do our part,” the book concludes, “there is reason to hope that those blessings may yet again be ours –- ours to have, ours to hold, ours to bequeath to our children.”

God’s Plan

While writing for a general audience, Bennett is clear in asserting the need for specific application of biblical teaching to cure the social ills plaguing modern culture. He calls on churches, in particular, to join in the dialogue and contend for moral solutions to human problems.

The Lord’s church must rise to this challenge. Speaking out against immorality, we serve as light in a world of darkness.

God’s plan for marriage and family life is clearly detailed in Scripture. Husbands and wives are to be lovingly faithful to each other. Parents are to cherish their children while developing them in Christian faith, and children are to obey their parents.

God’s moral law, clearly taught and faithfully obeyed, provides hope for our future and remedy for the disorder of today's families.