All law enforcement officers, regardless of your beliefs, are welcome to participate in Shields of Faith fellowship groups, but to lead or host a group, you must be a Christian and believe in the theology contained in the below creeds and path to salvation.

The Apostles Creed

I believe in God, the Father almighty, Creator of heaven and earth.

I believe in Jesus Christ, God's only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried; he descended to the dead.

On the third day he rose again; he ascended into heaven, he is seated at the right hand of the Father, and he will come again to judge the living and the dead.

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

The Nicene Creed

We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all that is, seen and unseen.

We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, eternally begotten of the Father, God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, of one being with the Father. Through him all things were made. For us and for our salvation he came down from heaven: by the power of the Holy Spirit he became incarnate from the Virgin Mary, and was made man. For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate; he suffered death and was buried. On the third day he rose again in accordance with the Scriptures; he ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and his kingdom will have no end.

We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son. With the Father and the Son he is worshiped and glorified. He has spoken through the Prophets. We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church. We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins. We look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. AMEN.

Path to Salvation

These are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in His name.  John 20:31

“I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.” John 10:10b

For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.   John 3:17

God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.  Romans 5:8

For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.    John 3:16

For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.  Romans 3:23

There is none righteous, no not one.  Romans 3:10

The soul who sins is the one who will die.  Ezekiel 18:4b

For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.  Romans 6:23

For Christ also suffered once for sins, that He might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive by the Spirit.  1 Peter 3:18

“Strive to enter through the narrow gate, for many, I say to you, will seek to enter and will not be able.”  Luke 13:24

Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life.  No one comes to the Father except through me.”  John 14:6

Most assuredly, I say to you, he who hears My word and believes in Him who sent Me has everlasting life, and shall not come into judgment, but has passed from death in to life.  John 5:24

That if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus, and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.  For with the heart one believes unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.  Romans 10:9-10

For whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.  Romans 10:13

Then Peter said to them, “Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.  Acts 2:38

Behold, I stand at the door and knock.  If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with me.  Revelation 3:20