Jesus is the head of our church, and His Word is the standard for how we live — as individuals and as God’s family — for the glory of God. Below are brief statements for each of the essential Christian beliefs that we hold as a church and that are foundational to following Jesus in loving, faith-filled obedience.
Scripture
We believe that the Bible is the Word of God, fully inspired in every word and without error in the original manuscripts, written under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, and possessing supreme authority in all matters of faith and conduct. (2 Timothy 3:14-17; 2 Peter 1:19-21)
The Trinity
We believe that there is only one living and true God, infinite in every attribute, and that in the unity of God there are three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit, one in substance and equal in divinity. (Matthew 28:19; Deuteronomy 6:4; 1 Corinthians 8:6; Matthew 3:16-17)
God the Father
We believe in God the Father, the eternal and infinite Sovereign of the universe. We believe that He alone is God, Creator of Heaven and earth, holy in nature and purpose, omniscient, omnipresent, omnipotent and unchangeable, the only source of holiness, justice, wisdom, love, goodness, and truth. We believe that He governs the affairs of men with justice and mercy, that He hears and answers prayer, and that He saves from the power and penalty of sin all who come to Him through Jesus Christ. (1 Timothy 1:17; Isaiah 40:28; Revelation 15:3-4; Exodus 15:11; Psalm 17:6)
Jesus Christ
We believe in the deity of our Lord Jesus Christ as God the Son. We believe that He was with the Father before the World began, and that the universe was made through Him. We believe that He was conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary, and is therefore fully God and fully man. We believe that He lived a sinless life, that He worked miracles, and that His teachings are truth. We believe that He died on the cross and that His shed blood made atonement for our sins. We believe that He was resurrected in the body, and that He ascended into Heaven and is now at the Father’s right hand as our high priest and advocate. We believe in His visible and bodily return to judge the living and the dead. (John 1:1-14, 17:5; Luke 1:34-35; Hebrews 1:1-3; 4:15; Acts 2:22; John 14:6; Romans 3:25; 1 Corinthians 15:3-4; 2 Corinthians 5:21; 1 Thessalonians 4:16; Revelation 20:11-15)
Holy Spirit
We believe in the personality, deity, and work of the Holy Spirit, the Third Person of the Trinity. He came from the Father and the Son to convict unbelievers of their guilt before a righteous God, and to regenerate, sanctify and empower all who believe in Jesus Christ. He is our abiding helper, teacher, guide, comforter, and seal of the permanence of our salvation. (John 14:16-17; 15:26; 16:8-15; Acts 1:8; Romans 8:9, 14, 16, 26-27; Ephesians 1:13-14)lieve in the personality, deity, and work of the Holy Spirit, the Third Person of the Trinity. He came from the Father and the Son to convict unbelievers of their guilt before a righteous God, and to regenerate, sanctify and empower all who believe in Jesus Christ. He is our abiding helper, teacher, guide, comforter, and seal of the permanence of our salvation. (John 14:16-17; 15:26; 16:8-15; Acts 1:8; Romans 8:9, 14, 16, 26-27; Ephesians 1:13-14)
Mankind
We believe that God created mankind, male and female, in His image with a free will. As a result of Adam and Eve’s original sin, all humans are now sinners by nature and by choice, and need to be forgiven and born again through the work of the Holy Spirit by faith in Jesus Christ. We believe that faith in the atoning sacrifice of Jesus Christ on the cross is the only means of salvation from sin, and that this salvation is wholly by the grace of God. This saving faith consists of a sincere turning from sin and the acceptance of, reliance upon, and profession of Jesus Christ as personal Savior and risen Lord. (Genesis 1:26-27, 3:1-23; John 3:1-21; Romans 3:23; 5:12; 10:9-10; 8:1-2,11,35-39; 2 Corinthians 5:17,21; Titus 3:5; Jude :24-25)