Our Beliefs
About God
We believe that there is one Divine Being who exists equally in three distinct persons: the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. God has chosen to reveal himself to us through his Son, Jesus Christ, The Bible, and his creation. He continues to sustain his creation, and provides for our needs. God loves us and desires to be in a relationship with us.
About Jesus Christ
Jesus Christ voluntarily came to earth and lived in human form, experiencing the same things that any human would. Even though he lived a sinless life, he submitted to death on a Roman cross for the penalty of our sins. He rose again on the third day and ascended to the Father in heaven, where he is now the Mediator between God and man. At the appointed time in the future, He will return to take those who belong to him to live with God for eternity in heaven.
About the Holy Spirit
As the third equal person of the Godhead, the Holy Spirit’s role is to reside in the life of every believer at the point of salvation, to mark and seal them as believers, and guiding and equipping them for the purpose of effectively building the Kingdom. By his presence we can understand and apply the truth of Scripture, and are empowered to live God honoring lives. The Holy Spirit applies all of the work of Christ to our lives, supernaturally developing his character in us expressed in conduct and action.
About Man
Human beings are the supreme part of God’s creation, and are designed to be in relationship with Him. However, the first humans willingly chose to listen to Satan and were deceived. At that point, sin entered the world and our relationship with God was severed. Every human being since that time has suffered the consequences of alienation from God. We are open to Satan’s influence, unable to please God, and are hopelessly condemned to spend an eternity without Him. Our greatest need as humans is to have our relationship with God restored.
About the Bible
Over an approximate period of four thousand years, God inspired human authors to reveal his truth to us –which is the Bible. It comes in the form of sixty-six books of the various writing styles and languages of that time that all point to the same truth –that God is actively working to redeem the world. Every word of Scripture is accurate, trustworthy, and without error. Therefore, we can look to the Bible as the complete and final source of authority for how God wants us to live.
About Salvation
Because there is no way for humans to achieve reconciliation with God, we must totally depend on his mercy. Salvation is by God alone, and through faith in Jesus Christ. Through faith in what Jesus did for us by offering himself as a sacrifice on the cross to atone for our sins, we can be restored, and have peace with God again. When we make the decision to accept Jesus Christ as Savior, our sins are forgiven, and we receive the Holy Spirit into our lives. We belong to Christ and are destined for eternity. Our commitment is both private and public. We demonstrate this privately by faith and repentance (turning from our former way of life), and publically through confession of Jesus as Lord, and submitting to Christian baptism.
About the Church
The church is the community of believers who represents Jesus Christ to the world. The Bible refers to the church as the body of Christ, with Christ at the Head of the church. God divinely arranges each part of the body (individual believers) in such a way that the church can carry out its mission (Matthew 28:18-20). To remain healthy, each part of the body must contribute and function together in harmony –one part supporting the others. Everyone in the church works toward the growth and maturity of the body as a whole. In that way, the church will be in the best shape to work with God in reconciling the world to himself. The church is instructed to gather regularly for the purposes of worship, teaching, fellowship, communion, encouraging, and equipping for ministry.
