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.

 

[1] Deuteronomy 6:4, Matthew 28:19, John 1:1-3, Acts 5:3-4, 2 Corinthians 13:14, Ephesians 1:1-14, 1 Peter 1:1-2.
[2] Genesis 1:1, Daniel 4:34-35, John 14:24-26, Galatians 4:4-6.
[3] Genesis 3:14-15, Isaiah 7:14, Matthew 1:18-23, John 1:1-5, 14, 1 Corinthians 15:1-8, Philippians 2:5-11, Colossians 1:15-20, Hebrews 1:1-14, 1 Peter 2:22-25.
[4] John 14:15-18, 15:26, 16:5-15, Acts 1:8, 2:1-22, 1 Corinthians 6:18-20, 12:1-11, Ephesians 1:12-14, 4:30, 5:18-20.
[5] Psalm 19:7, 119:89-90, 105-106, Jeremiah 1:9, Matthew 4:4, Luke 4:25, John 10:35, Acts 4:25, 24:14, 1 Thessalonians 2:13, 2 Timothy 3:16-17, 1 Peter 1:24-25, 2 Peter 1:20-21, 3:16.
[6] Genesis 1:26-30, 2:15-25, 3:1-24, Psalm 8:1-9, Romans 1:18-32, 3:9-20, Ephesians 2:1-7, 1 John 2:1-2.
[7] John 3:16, 36, 5:24, Romans 3:23-28, 5:1, 6-11, 2 Corinthians 5:21, Ephesians 2:8-9, Titus 2:11-14, 1 Peter 3:18.
[8] Jeremiah 31:31-34, Matthew 16:17-19, 28:18-20, Acts 2:41-47, Romans 12, 16:17-20, 1 Corinthians 12-13, Galatians 3:26-29, Ephesians 2:11-22, 4:1-21, Hebrews 10:24-25, 1 Timothy 3:1-7, Titus 1:5-16, 3:9-11, 1 Peter 5:1-5, Revelation 1-3.
[9] Daniel 12:1-13, Matthew 24-25, John 14:1-7, 1 Corinthians 3:10-17, 4:1-7, 15:21-58, 2 Corinthians 5:1-10, 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18, Revelation 20-22.