Washington Jabez University is a non-denominational evangelical Protestant institution committed to historic biblical Christianity. The following Statement of Faith defines the University’s theological identity and provides the foundation for its mission, educational programs, institutional policies, and community life.

The Holy Scriptures

We believe the Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments to be the verbally inspired Word of God, the final authority for faith and life, inerrant in every matter in the original writings, infallible, and God-breathed (2 Timothy 3:16–17).

The Godhead

We believe in one Triune God, eternally existing in three persons—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit—co-eternal in being, co-identical in nature, co-equal in power and glory, and having the same attributes and perfections (Deuteronomy 6:4; 2 Corinthians 13:14).

The Person and Work of Christ

We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ, eternally God, became man without ceasing to be God, having been conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary, in order that He might reveal God and redeem sinful humanity (Luke 1:35; John 1:1–2, 14). We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ accomplished our redemption through His death on the cross as a representative, vicarious, and substitutionary sacrifice, and that our justification is made sure by His literal, physical resurrection from the dead (Romans 3:24–25; Ephesians 1:7; 1 Peter 1:3–5; 2:24). We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ ascended into heaven and is now exalted at the right hand of God, where, as our High Priest, He fulfills the ministries of Representative, Intercessor, and Advocate (Acts 1:9–11; Romans 8:34; Hebrews 7:25; 9:24; 1 John 2:1–2).

The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit

We believe that the Holy Spirit is a person who convicts the world concerning sin, righteousness, and judgment; reveals Christ to people and enables them to believe; and is the supernatural Agent in regeneration, baptizing all believers into the body of Christ, indwelling them, and sealing them unto the day of redemption (John 16:8–11; Romans 8:9; 1 Corinthians 12:12–14; 2 Corinthians 3:6; Ephesians 1:13–14). We believe that the Holy Spirit guides believers into all truth, anoints and teaches them, and that it is the privilege and duty of all who are saved to be filled with the Spirit (John 16:13; Ephesians 5:18; 1 John 2:20, 27).

The Creation and Man

We believe that the book of Genesis presents a historically accurate account of the origin of humanity, the fall of Adam and Eve and, consequently, the entire human race, the worldwide flood, the call of Abraham, and the origin of God’s chosen people, Israel. Included in this is our belief that the special creation of the existing universe, consisting of time, space, and matter, was accomplished in six literal twenty-four-hour days, as detailed in Genesis chapter one. We believe that man was created in the image and likeness of God, but that when man sinned, the human race fell and became alienated from God. Man, therefore, is totally depraved and, of himself, utterly unable to remedy his lost condition (Genesis 1:26–27; 5:2; Psalm 51; Romans 3:22–23; 5:12; Ephesians 2:1–3, 12).

Salvation

We believe that salvation is the gift of God, brought to man by grace and received through personal faith in the death and resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ, whose precious blood was shed on Calvary for the forgiveness of sins (1 Corinthians 15:1–5; Ephesians 1:7; 2:8–10; 1 Peter 1:18–19). We believe that while the death and resurrection of Christ are sufficient for the salvation of all people, only those who exercise saving faith receive forgiveness of sin and eternal life. Those who exercise such faith are regenerated, baptized by the Holy Spirit into Christ, and granted every spiritual blessing in Christ (Romans 6:3–4; 1 Corinthians 12:13; Ephesians 1:3–4; 2:8–9; Philippians 2:13; Titus 3:5; 1 John 2:2).

The Eternal Security and Assurance of Believers

We believe that all who are justified, once saved, are kept by God’s power and are thus secure in Christ forever (John 6:37–40; 10:27–30; Romans 8:1, 38–39; 1 Corinthians 1:4–8; 1 Peter 1:5). We believe that it is the privilege of believers to rejoice in the assurance of their salvation through the testimony of God’s Word, which, however, clearly forbids the use of Christian liberty as an occasion for the flesh (Romans 13:13–14; Galatians 5:13; Titus 2:11–15; 1 John 5:10–13).

The Two Natures of the Believer

We believe that the regenerated person retains a corrupt and sinful nature but, at the moment of salvation, also becomes a partaker of the divine nature and is capable of pleasing God through the ministry of the indwelling Holy Spirit (Romans 6:13; 8:12–13; Galatians 5:16–25; Ephesians 4:22–24; Colossians 3:9–10; 1 Peter 1:14–16; 1 John 3:5–9).

Separation

We believe that all who are saved should live in such a manner as not to bring reproach upon their Savior and Lord, and that separation from religious apostasy and from worldly and sinful pleasures, practices, and associations is commanded by God (Romans 12:1–2; 14:13; 2 Corinthians 6:14–7:1; 2 Timothy 3:1–5; 1 John 2:15–17; 2 John 9–11).

Ministry and Spiritual Gifts

We believe that God is sovereign in the bestowal of all His gifts; that the gifts of evangelist and pastor-teacher are given to the Church for the equipping of the saints today; that each believer has a spiritual gift for the purpose of ministering to others, including gifts such as service, helps, leadership, administration, exhortation, giving, mercy, and teaching; and that the gifts of prophecy, speaking in tongues, and the working of sign miracles ceased as the New Testament Scriptures were completed and their authority became established (Romans 12:6–8; 1 Corinthians 12:4–11; 2 Corinthians 12:12; Ephesians 4:7–12; 1 Peter 4:10). We believe that God hears and answers the prayer of faith, in accordance with His own will, for the sick and afflicted (John 15:7; James 5:14–15; 1 John 5:14–15). We believe in the autonomy of the local church (Acts 13:1–4; 20:28; Romans 16:1; 1 Corinthians 3:9, 16; 5:4–7; 1 Peter 5:1–4).

The Personhood of Satan

We believe that Satan is a personal being, the author of sin and the cause of the fall; that he is the open and declared enemy of God and man; and that he shall be eternally punished in the lake of fire (Job 1:6–7; Isaiah 14:12–17; Matthew 4:2–11; Revelation 20:10).

The Second Advent of Christ

We believe in that “blessed hope,” the personal, imminent, pretribulational, and premillennial coming of the Lord Jesus Christ for the Church, and in His subsequent return to earth with His saints to establish His Millennial Kingdom, which will begin only after the Second Advent (Zechariah 14:4–11; 1 Thessalonians 1:10; 4:13–18; 5:9; Revelation 3:10; 19:11–16; 20:1–6).

The Eternal State

We believe in the bodily resurrection of all people: the saved to eternal life and the unsaved to judgment and everlasting punishment (Matthew 25:46; John 5:28–29; 11:25–26; Revelation 20:5–6; 22:12). We believe that the souls of the justified are, at death, absent from the body and present with the Lord, where in conscious bliss they await the first resurrection, when soul and body will be reunited and glorified forever with the Lord (Luke 23:43; 2 Corinthians 5:8; Philippians 1:23; 3:20–21; 1 Thessalonians 4:16–17; Revelation 20:4–6). We believe that the souls of unbelievers remain, after death, in conscious misery until the second resurrection, when, with soul and body reunited, they shall appear at the Great White Throne Judgment and be cast into the lake of fire—not to be annihilated, but to suffer everlasting conscious punishment (Matthew 25:41–46; Mark 9:43–48; Luke 16:19–26; 2 Thessalonians 1:7–9; Jude 6–7; Revelation 20:11–15).

Christian Living in Light of Christ’s Return

In light of the promised return of Jesus Christ, the resurrection, and the final judgment, we believe that Christians are called to live holy, watchful, faithful, and active lives. Believers should use every opportunity to worship God, proclaim the Gospel, serve others, and fulfill the responsibilities entrusted to them while awaiting the Lord’s return.