WHAT WE BELIEVE

The Trinity.

God is one, eternal, and self-existent in three persons: Father, Son, & Holy Spirit.

The Father- God the Father is the creator and sustainer of all things, and He created the universe in love. He created man in His own image for fellowship and called man back to Himself through Christ after the rebellion and fall of man.

The Son- Jesus is the Messiah prophesied, the one and only God, in the exact representation of God, fully human and fully God. He was born from a virgin, lived a sinless life, and He died and rose again to reconcile all people to God and to free them from the power of sin and the devil. He will return again to reign over His Kingdom.

The Holy Spirit- is the Helper that Jesus promised that comes to exalt Jesus, convict us of sin, regenerate our hearts, lead us to truth, and empower us to be witnesses of His Kingdom and resurrection.

The Bible.

The Bible is God’s Word to all people. Human authors wrote it under the supernatural guidance of the Holy Spirit. Because it was inspired by God, the Bible is truth without any mixture of error and is completely relevant to our daily lives.

Sin.

All of mankind has sinned and the penalty is death, separation from God. Jesus Christ, God’s Son, paid the penalty of sin to reconcile mankind to God. Everyone who repents and trusts in Jesus for forgiveness of sin is forgiven and free from the curse of sin and death.

Salvation.

Man's only hope of redemption is through the shed blood of Jesus Christ the Son of God.

Conditions to Salvation- Salvation is received through repentance toward God and faith toward the Lord Jesus Christ. By the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit, being justified by grace through faith, man becomes an heir of God according to the hope of eternal life.

The Evidence of Salvation- The inward evidence of salvation is the direct witness of the Spirit. The outward evidence to all men is a life of righteousness and true holiness.

Baptism & Communion.

We believe in baptism by immersion and that it is a physical representation of a spiritual reality where the believer identifies with the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. We believe communion is open to all believers and we partake in communion as a church each week. As we partake in communion, it is important to judge ourselves rightly in light of the forgiveness and healing that is offered through the Lord's Table.

Biblical Marriage.

We believe God established marriage as a sacred institution between one man and one woman.

Image of God.

We believe that all humans are equal in dignity and value, bearing the image of God from the moment of conception, regardless of ethnicity or gender.

Second Coming.

We believe in the bodily, personal, second coming of the Lord Jesus Christ, the resurrection of the saints, the millennial reign of Christ, and the final judgment. Heaven and hell are real places. There will be a resurrection of the saved and the lost, the one to everlasting life and the other to everlasting death. The final judgment will determine the eternal status of both the saints and the unbelievers, determined by their relationship to Jesus Christ. But according to His promise, we are looking for new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells and where all of God’s children will reign forever.