What We Believe

 
GOD 
We believe in one God, the Creator of all things, who reveals Himself as Father, Son, and Spirit.
(Matthew 3:16-17, 28:19-20; 2 Corinthians 13:14)
 
JESUS CHRIST 
We believe in Jesus Christ, who is fully God and fully man at the same time, who became like us to bring about our salvation.(Matthew 1:20-25, 16:15-16; John 1:1-18)
 
HOLY SPIRIT 
We believe in the Holy Spirit, who is active in the world, bringing us to salvation.
(John 14:15-18, John 16:7-15; Romans 8:1-17)
 
SIN 
We believe that we are all sinners by both nature and act and need God’s forgiveness and cleansing.
(Genesis 3; Romans 3:23, Romans 5:12-14, Romans 6:15-23)
 
ATONEMENT
We believe that Jesus Christ died on the Cross and that, by trusting in His death, we can be restored to a right relation to God.  (Isaiah 53:5-6; (John 3:14-17)
 
MAN’S FREE CHOICE
We believe that God has enabled us to turn to Him from sin but that He has not forced us to do so.  (Genesis 2:16-17; John 1:12; Galatians 6:7-8)
 
REPENTANCE
We believe that each person must repent, turn away from his or her sins, and trust Christ to accept him or her.  (Isaiah 55:6-7; Acts 17:30-31)
 
JUSTIFICATION, REGENERATION, & ADOPTION
We believe that when we turn from sin and trust in Christ, the old record of sin is wiped clean, and we are born anew, thus becoming part of the family of God. (Acts 13:39; Titus 3:4-7; Galatians 4:4-7)
 
SANCTIFICATION
We believe that after being born anew, we need the fullness of God’s Spirit in our hearts.  When we make a complete commitment to Him, He cleanses our spirit, fills us with His perfect love, and gives us the power to live victoriously.  (Matthew 3:11, Matthew 22:37-40; 1 John 4:17-18)
 
THE CHURCH
We believe that the Church is the active Body of Christ in the world today.
It is called together by the Holy Spirit, through the Word, for the purpose of fulfilling God’s plan for the world until Christ returns.  (1 Corinthians 12:12-13, (Ephesians 5:25-17)
 
BAPTISM
We believe in baptism and urge people to be baptized as Christians. (Matthew 28:16-20, Acts 2:37-41)
 
THE LORD’S SUPPER
We believe in the Lord’s Supper.  (Matthew 26:26-29, 1 Corinthians 11:23-32)
 
DIVINE HEALING
We believe God can heal. We pray for healing. We also believe that God can work through medical science.  (2 Corinthians 12:7-10, James 5:13-16)
 
SECOND COMING OF CHRIST
We believe that Jesus is coming again.  (John 14:1-3, 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18)
 
RESURRECTION, JUDGMENT & DESTINY
We believe that everyone will face the judgment of God with its rewards and punishments.  (Matthew 25:31-46, Revelation 20:11-15)

 

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