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Stephen has returned from a busy and then restful weekend. Next time we will recap his Florida event with Realm Makers Bookstore. But first let’s open our Bibles and review the Lorehaven faith statement, which we updated at the turn of this year. In a world of confusion about reality and imagination, how do we at Lorehaven strive to uphold the holy Scripture?

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Concession stand for the confession stand

• Naturally this episode theme is more “truth” and less “fantastical”!
• This just seemed a good time to review what we believe and why.
• Not every faith statement can say everything true about biblical faith.
• We’ll explore those questions here and there as we explore this document.
• You may have questions but that doesn’t automatically mean you’re unsaved.
• Read our full Sacred Scrolls faith statement here.
• We’ve explored some doctrine topics, such as in our Epic Resurrection series.
• Finally, this is how we introduce the statement of faith :

All Lorehaven staff creators and guest writers, as well as Quest Guides in the Lorehaven Guild, must agree with our Sacred Scrolls faith statement.

(Christian authors whose novels we list or review may choose to affirm any comparable orthodox faith statement, though not necessarily this statement.)

Lorehaven Sacred Scrolls faith statement

1. The Bible

Scripture is our only inerrant, authoritative, and sufficient word of God. Men wrote the Bible by inspiration of the Holy Spirit. Each book reflects its human author’s personality, language, and genre choices, yet flows into a single narrative called the Gospel. The Bible consists of sixty-six books in Old and New Testaments. (Good translations give us confidence to know God’s intent.)

2. God

God is our Creator and our sovereign ruler of all things in Heaven and Earth. He eternally exists in three Persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. He alone has the right to define natural law and moral law; all beauty, goodness, and truth; and any virtues such as love, holiness, and wrath.

3. Creation

God created and rules his universe as its ultimate authority. God’s creation can and does reflect certain divine attributes. All real beauty, goodness, and truth comes from God, even in a world that rejects him.

4. Humanity

God created human beings in his own image, giving us creative abilities, a call to steward the Earth, and moral responsibility for our choices. The “chief end” of all people is to glorify God and enjoy him forever. Adam and Eve, however, rejected this purpose and chose to rebel against God’s command.

5. Creation’s curse

Adam’s and Eve’s choice brought God’s curse of death upon the world. This will lead to a person’s eternal separation from God in a place called Hell. God’s cur