WHAT WE BELIEVE
Our Core Faith Commitments
WE BELIEVE IN:
One true God, the Almighty over all things [1]
- existing eternally in three persons of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit,
- who are equally God but are not separate individuals or merely different expressions of one person,
- source and sustainer of all life.
The Father [2]
- maker of all things visible and invisible,
- who plans and oversees all things as the Sovereign Ruler over all, and
- sends God the Son and God the Holy Spirit into the world.
Jesus Christ, the Eternal Son of God [3]
- who is fully divine and fully human in one person without mixture or division of his being,
- took on humanity through conception by the Holy Spirit and birth by the Virgin Mary,
- lived a sinless life, died a sacrificial death on the cross, was buried in a tomb, resurrected on the third day to accomplish redemption for humanity, and will return to establish his kingdom.
The Holy Spirit [4]
- convicts and convinces people as a witness to Jesus Christ,
- indwells and seals believers at the moment of faith in Jesus,
- and gives believers spiritual gifts to build up and lead the Church.
The Authority of the Scriptures [5]
- inspired by God and inerrant in the original autographs,
- as God’s expression of truth for humanity,
- represented by the complete Old and New Testaments as a witness to Jesus Christ, the Living Word.
Humanity [6]
- holding essential dignity and sacred worth,
- shared by all people at all stages and situations in life as God’s image,
- but living in brokenness because of our sin and guilt.
Eternal Life and Salvation [7]
- a free gift of God’s grace available to all,
- immediately and permanently given, apart from any works,
- to those who believe in Jesus and in him alone for salvation.
The Church [8]
- includes all who have trusted in Jesus in all places and times,
- but is organized locally and overseen by elders,
- as God’s people expressing God’s presence and submitting to his rule.
The Future [9]
- where Jesus will return for his church and establish his kingdom,
- rewarding believers for their life of faith and judging unbelievers for rejecting him,
- creating new heavens and new earth where God lives with his people and reigns forever.