Our Beliefs
The following are our core beliefs based on the foundational truths taught in the Bible. All of our teaching and ministry is rooted in and flows out of these biblical doctrines.
God. God our Creator, Judge and Redeemer is Lord and He is Love. Because He is Lord, He tolerates no rivals. Because He is Love, He seeks not to coerce but to win our worship. In the unity of God are three Persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. They are equal in every Divine perfection, but they execute distinct yet harmonious offices in the work of redemption.
Exodus 20:2-3; 1 John 4:8; Matthew 28:19-20; Mark 1:9-11
The Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is God. He glorifies Christ. He dwells in each Christian and so gives unity to the Church. He gives to the justified those graces and gifts necessary for their sanctification. And He carries out God’s purposes for both the Church and the world. Acts 5:1-8; 1 Corinthians 12:4,7,12-13; John 16:7-15; Galatians 5:22-23; Isaiah 45:1
Man. God created Man as male and female. He created both in His image. Adam sinned and brought upon himself and his posterity guilt, death, and condemnation.
Genesis 1:26-28; Romans 5:12,16
The Bible. God moved the writers of the Old and New Testaments in such a way that all they wrote expresses without error God’s thought. The Bible is the final authority for faith and living.
2 Timothy 3:16-17
Justification. Justification is an act of God. In this act He pardons eternally the guilt of all who have faith in Christ as Savior. Faith in Christ as Savior means to believe that Christ bore my sins and rose from the dead.
Romans 3:22-26; Ephesians 2:8-9
Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ is the Virgin-born God-Man. He is undiminished Deity and perfect Humanity. He bore the sins of mankind in the shedding of His blood. He rose from death. He ascended bodily into heaven. He will return bodily to earth.
Colossians 2:9-10; 1 Peter 2:24; Mark 16:6; Acts 1:9-11
The Church. The Church is the one Body of Christ which consists of all whom God has justified. The Church on earth gathers in local congregations for purposes of worship, teaching, and fellowship; it disperses into the world to evangelize and to do good to all. The Church practices the ordinances of baptism and the Lord’s Supper according to the Lord’s commands.
1 Corinthians 12:12-13; Hebrews 10:25; Acts 2:42; Matthew 28:20; Galatians 6:10; 1 Corinthians 11:23-26
Sanctification. Sanctification is a process by which God restores His image in those whom He has justified. In this process God is at work in us both to will and to work His good pleasure, and at the same time we Christians are working out our own salvation. This process will continue until God restores His image in us.
Philippians 2:12-13; Colossians 3:10
The World to Come. Jesus Christ will return to earth. There will be a resurrection to life for those whom God has justified, and there will be a resurrection to judgment for those whom God has not justified. Those who rise to judgment will be sentenced to eternal hell. Those who rise to life will enter the eternal presence of God as the perfected sons of God.
Acts 1:9-11; John 5:28-29; Revelation 20:15; 1 John 3:2
God. God our Creator, Judge and Redeemer is Lord and He is Love. Because He is Lord, He tolerates no rivals. Because He is Love, He seeks not to coerce but to win our worship. In the unity of God are three Persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. They are equal in every Divine perfection, but they execute distinct yet harmonious offices in the work of redemption.
Exodus 20:2-3; 1 John 4:8; Matthew 28:19-20; Mark 1:9-11
Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ is the Virgin-born God-Man. He is undiminished Deity and perfect Humanity. He bore the sins of mankind in the shedding of His blood. He rose from death. He ascended bodily into heaven. He will return bodily to earth.
Colossians 2:9-10; 1 Peter 2:24; Mark 16:6; Acts 1:9-11
The Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is God. He glorifies Christ. He dwells in each Christian and so gives unity to the Church. He gives to the justified those graces and gifts necessary for their sanctification. ”. And He carries out God’s purposes for both the Church and the world. Acts 5:1-8; 1 Corinthians 12:4,7,12-13; John 16:7-15; Galatians 5:22-23; Isaiah 45:1
The Church. The Church is the one Body of Christ which consists of all whom God has justified. The Church on earth gathers in local congregations for purposes of worship, teaching, and fellowship; it disperses into the world to evangelize and to do good to all. The Church practices the ordinances of baptism and the Lord’s Supper according to the Lord’s commands.
1 Corinthians 12:12-13; Hebrews 10:25; Acts 2:42; Matthew 28:20; Galatians 6:10; 1 Corinthians 11:23-26
Man. God created Man as male and female. He created both in His image. Adam sinned and brought upon himself and his posterity guilt, death, and condemnation.
Genesis 1:26-28; Romans 5:12,16
The Bible. God moved the writers of the Old and New Testaments in such a way that all they wrote expresses without error God’s thought. The Bible is the final authority for faith and living.
2 Timothy 3:16-17
Justification. Justification is an act of God. In this act He pardons eternally the guilt of all who have faith in Christ as Savior. Faith in Christ as Savior means to believe that Christ bore my sins and rose from the dead.
Romans 3:22-26; Ephesians 2:8-9
Sanctification. Sanctification is a process by which God restores His image in those whom He has justified. In this process God is at work in us both to will and to work His good pleasure, and at the same time we Christians are working out our own salvation. This process will continue until God restores His image in us.
Philippians 2:12-13; Colossians 3:10
The World to Come. Jesus Christ will return to earth. There will be a resurrection to life for those whom God has justified, and there will be a resurrection to judgment for those whom God has not justified. Those who rise to judgment will be sentenced to eternal hell. Those who rise to life will enter the eternal presence of God as the perfected sons of God.
Acts 1:9-11; John 5:28-29; Revelation 20:15; 1 John 3:2
Gospel Truths
The Bible teaches us these simple steps:
GOD RULES. We believe God created everything, including you and me, and He is in charge of everything. We belong to God. God created us. (Genesis 1:1; Revelation 4:11; Colossians 1:16-17)
WE SINNED. We believe that since the time of Adam and Eve, everyone has chosen to disobey God (Romans 3:23). The Bible calls this sin. Because God is holy, God cannot be around sin. Sin separates us from God and deserves God’s punishment of death. (Romans 6:23)
GOD PROVIDED. We believe God sent His Son Jesus, the perfect solution to our sin problem, to rescue us from the punishment we deserve. It’s something we, as sinners, could never earn on our own. Jesus alone saves us. (Ephesians 2:8-9)
JESUS GIVES. We believe Jesus lived a perfect life, died on the cross for our sins, and rose again. Because Jesus gave up His life for us, we can be welcomed into God’s family for eternity. This is the best gift ever! (Romans 5:8; 2 Corinthians 5:21; 1 Peter 3:18)
WE RESPOND. We can respond to Jesus. The ABCs of Becoming a Christian is a simple tool that helps us remember how to respond when prompted by the Holy Spirit to receive the gift Jesus offers.
- ADMIT to God that you are a sinner. The first people God created chose to sin and disobey God. Ever since then, all people have chosen to sin and disobey. (Romans 3:23)
- BELIEVE that Jesus is God’s Son and accept God’s gift of forgiveness from sin. Your faith or your trust is only in Jesus and what He did for you through His life, death, and resurrection. (Acts 16:31; Acts 4:12; John 14:6; Ephesians 2:8-9)
- CONFESS your faith in Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord. You start following Him and doing what He says in the Bible. You are born again into a new life and look forward to being with God forever. (Romans 10:9-10; 13)
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