WHAT WE BELIEVE
WHAT WE BELIEVE
What a church believes drives everything it does. We have taken time to outline the basics of what we believe below. Where you feel we are silent or if you have further questions, we would love to talk.
ABOUT THE BIBLE
We believe that the Bible is the word of God written by human authors under the supernatural direction of the Holy Spirit. It is fully authoritative and without error. The Bible is an essential library of divinely inspired books that bear witness to the centrality and lordship of Christ. We do not devalue Scripture by interpreting it as a textbook, legal contract, or self-help manual. Instead, Scripture serves as the timeless spiritual guide to encourage and correct our lives of faith as we seek to follow Christ in our love for God and others.
ABOUT GOD
We believe in one loving God who has eternally existed in three persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. He is Creator of the universe, and He rules over every aspect of creation still today. He has revealed Himself both generally through the natural world and specially through the Bible and Jesus Christ.
ABOUT JESUS CHRIST
Jesus Christ is God’s Son, conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary. He lived, died, rose again, and ascended into heaven to demonstrate His Lordship and the fulfillment of the Scriptures. Jesus is the Savior and Redeemer for all who believe, repent, and follow his call of love in faith. He will return again to reign as the King of Kings and Lord of Lords.
ABOUT THE HOLY SPIRIT
The Holy Spirit is the third person of the Trinity. He works in the world to make all people understand their need for Jesus Christ, and He indwells every believer from the time of salvation. The Holy Spirit gives comfort and strength and bestows spiritual gifts to every believer. We seek to live under guidance of the Holy Spirit daily.
ABOUT HUMANITY
All people on earth, regardless of sex, race, age, or origin are made in the image of God and have been given inherent dignity. God has mandated for human beings to fill the earth with His glory. God gave human beings the responsibility to care and the capacity to create for the common good of all. As such, creation is not just a historical event, but continues even today. Through prideful rebellion (what we call sin), human beings are separated from God, self, and one another. All people are in need of salvation in Christ.
ABOUT SALVATION
Because of our sinful nature, man cannot enter into heaven no matter how good of a life he may have lived. Jesus Christ came to earth to take the punishment for sin, and our only hope for salvation is faith in the truth that Jesus died for our sin and made a way for us to gain the righteousness it takes to enter heaven. Salvation is by grace through faith.
ABOUT THE CHURCH
The church is the current fellowship of Christ. It is the body of Christ in the world today. A local church is made up of baptized followers of Jesus Christ, gathered for worship and scattered to serve. The church should live out the mission of Christ as His body, taking the gospel to the community and the world around them.
ABOUT BAPTISM
Baptism is an act of obedience for every believer. We practice baptism by immersion, symbolizing the imagery of salvation through Jesus - that our old selves have been crucified and buried, and that we now live in new life by the power of His resurrection.
