BELIEFSBelow is a list of
the important beliefs which define our faith.
This list does not include every belief we have nor is it in any order
of importance. We believe that...
1. God has a triune
nature, yet He is one God. That nature
includes Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. (1 John 5:7)
2. God is
all-knowing, all-powerful, and is the loving Creator of all that exists. (All
of Psalm 139)
3. He continues to be
intimately involved with His creation (2 Chron. 16:9)
4. Jesus of Nazareth
is the Word of God made flesh, and that He died for the sins of the world to
bring eternal salvation to all who believe in Him (John1:1, Rom. 5:8, and John
3:16)
5. Only Jesus is the
Christ, the Messiah (Matt. 16:16)
6. Jesus lived a
sinless life (1 John 3:5)
7. Jesus was immaculately
conceived by the Holy Spirit (Matt. 1:18)
8. Jesus was
resurrected from the dead and ascended to heaven, where He sits at the right
hand of the Father (Acts 1:3, 9-11 and Col. 3:1)
9. Jesus commanded
the church to evangelize the world (Matt. 28:19-20)
10. Jesus gave the
Holy Spirit to believers so that the fruits and gifts of the Spirit could flow
through the church (John 14:16, Gal. 5:22, 1 Cor. 12:7-11)
11. Jesus will
physically come again to this earth to remove the church and to bring an end to
this present age through judgment (1 Thess. 4:15-17, Rev. 19:11-21)
12. He will rule and
reign as King over the entire world during the millennial kingdom (Rev. 20:4)
13. Jesus is the only
way to eternal salvation and that salvation is by grace through faith, it is a
gift of God; we do not earn our way to heaven (John 14:6, Eph. 2:8)
14. The Bible is the
infallible and inspired Word of God and is profitable for doctrine, for
reproof, for correction, and for instruction in the church (John 17:17 and
1 Tim. 3:16)
15. It is appointed
for man once to die and then there is judgment (Heb. 9:27)
16. Mankind was
specially created by God, not by a random evolution
(Gen. 1:26-27)
17. Marriage is a
covenant relationship between one man and one woman
(Gen. 2:22-24)
18. All people are
sinners by nature and are in need of redemption (Rom. 3:23-24)
19. Believers are
sanctified once for all through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ (Heb.
10:10)
20. Jesus will not
lose any that are His (John 17:12)