Belief Statements
Biblical Truths That Ground Our Community

 

The Bible 
We believe the Bible is God's inspired, infallible, and authoritative Word. (2 Timothy 3:16-17)

The Trinity
We believe that there is one God, eternally existent in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. (1 John 5:6-8)

Jesus Christ
We believe in the deity of our Lord Jesus Christ, His virgin birth, His sinless life, His miracles, His vicarious and atoning death through His shed blood, His bodily resurrection, His ascension to the right hand of the Father, and His return in power and glory. We believe in the imminent and personal return of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. (1 Corinthians 15:3-4, 1 Peter 2:18-24, John 3:16, 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18, Revelation 22:20, John 14:3)

The Holy Spirit
We believe that the Holy Spirit indwells all believers, and through Baptism with the Holy Spirit, believers are empowered for Christian service and gifted for this service. We believe that the gifts of the Spirit are active and necessary for today. We believe that, according to Acts 2:4, the Baptism with the Holy Spirit, with the evidence of speaking in other tongues, is given to Believers who ask for it. (1 Corinthians 12, Acts 24)

Humanity & Sin
We believe that humanity was created in God’s image, but because of sin are lost and powerless to save ourselves. (Genesis 1:26, Romans 6:23)

Salvation Through Christ
We believe that the only hope for man is to believe in Jesus Christ, the virgin-born Son of God, fully God, fully man. Humanity is redeemed through faith in Christ’s life, death, and resurrection. (Romans 10:9-10,13, John 3-16, Ephesians 2:1-10)

Eternal Life
We believe that eternal life in heaven is the reward for all who believe and receive Christ as their Lord. According to the Scriptures, “For God so loved the world that He sent His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life” (John 3:16)

Grace Through Faith
We believe that salvation is by grace through faith alone. No amount of good works will produce justification before God. We further believe that the manifestation of grace and faith is a holy life expressed through righteous works. (Romans 3:21-30, Galatians 4:4-7, Ephesians 2:8-10)

Water Baptism & Communion
We believe in water baptism by immersion in the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ and observance of the Lord’s Supper. (Matthew 28:19-20, Matthew 26:17-30)

The Church
We believe that the Church is the Body of Christ, both universal and local, and is composed of individuals who, through faith in Jesus Christ, have been regenerated by the Holy Spirit. We believe that Christ Jesus is the Head and Lord of the Church. The mission of the Church is worship, evangelism, discipleship, and the nurturing and care of one another. (Matthew 2:18-20, Colossians 1:18, Ephesians 2:19-22)

Healing & Deliverance
We believe that deliverance from sickness is provided for in the atonement and is the privilege of all believers. (Isaiah 53:4, Matthew 8:16-17, Mark 16:18, John 5:6-14, 1 Peter 2:24)