WHAT WE BELIEVE
God:
We believe God is the Creator and sovereign Ruler of the Universe. |
We believe in the Trinity, God the Father, Jesus the Son, and
the Holy Spirit. The three function and act consistently as one. |
Jesus:
We believe Jesus is God’s son and that he was born of a virgin
and lived in the flesh on the earth yet was fully God. |
We believe He was tempted in every way but was without sin. |
We believe He gave his life as a sacrifice for men’s sins by
willingly dying on a cross of crucifixion. |
We believe Jesus rose from the dead as He promised, appeared
to His disciples and others
and ascended to heaven and lives
forever at the right hand of the Father. |
We believe He will return and redeem the creation and His
followers and will share His eternity with them. |
We believe as Jesus stated, salvation is through Him and Him alone. |
Holy Spirit:
We believe the Holy Spirit is given as a gift for every Christian
and lives within each believer.
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We believe the Holy Spirit gives spiritual gifts, power and help,
to those He indwells.
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Man:
We believe men and women were created by God in
His spiritual image. |
We believe every person has the freedom to choose to decide to believe and
follow God or to reject Him,
and is free to choose how one lives. |
We believe every man and woman has sinned, broken God’s law,
and thus have been separated from God. |
We believe man and women can have a restored and eternal relationship with God
through belief in
Jesus Christ and the acceptance of Him as Savior and Redeemer. |
Salvation:
We believe salvation is a gift from God and cannot be earned or achieved
by good works.
Salvation is by grace and not one’s own merit. |
We believe God desires and pursues relationships with men and women.
And that every man and woman can
have a relationship with God by believing and trusting in
Him accepting His grace
and by surrendering to Him and His Lordship. |
We believe one’s proper response to God’s grace is to believe in God the Father, confess the need for redemption,
trust Jesus as one’s Redeemer and Savior, and turn one’s life over to His direction
and Lordship. |
We believe man’s response to God’s love and grace will be a life aimed to
glorify and honor Him in word, in thought, and in action. |
Baptism:
We believe baptism is active participation in Jesus’ death, burial, and resurrection, and is man’s
surrender to God
where one dies to himself, is cleansed and purified and resurrected to a
new life and receives the
indwelling of the Holy Spirit as a gift from God. |
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Church:
We believe in God’s church. That it was ordained by Jesus and established
by the apostles
with the power and direction of
the Holy Spirit. |
We believe the church consists of the followers and believers of Christ who have submitted to His reign
in their lives.
It is the fellowship of all people from every nation and race who love and accept one another,
share life with one another, encourage one another, and reminds one another of God’s grace and power. |
We believe the church is the body of Jesus on the earth and should reflect this spirit
and life and
serves as a witness to the world of God’s grace and nature. |
We believe the church meets each Sunday, the day of resurrection, to honor and
worship God,
to be reminded of the love sacrifice of Jesus through Holy Communion,
and to encourage,
instruct and build one another up. |
We believe every Christian is a minister and witness for God, equipped with spiritual gifts
by the Holy Spirit,
to build one another up, to serve one another and to fulfill God’s purposes. |
We believe each local congregation is to be self-governing, with elders chosen as the
scriptures direct,
to oversee the spiritual well being of its members. Deacons are chosen to
offer ministries of service.
And each member is of equal importance and value within the body. |
Bible:
We believe the Bible is the inspired Word of God given to reveal God
to man
and to show man how to honor Him. |
| We believe the Bible, written by human authors under the guidance of the Holy Spirit,
is the truth
and the authority and guide for our lives. |
Afterlife:
| We believe man will live forever spiritually. |
We believe in Heaven, as a place where those redeemed by Jesus will live eternally
with God.
The inhabitants will have a new body, with no pain or suffering and will live in
ultimate
joy and celebration
and all
truth will be known and understood. |
We believe Hell is eternal separation from God for those who reject Him. |
Worship:
We believe true worship is a life of service to God and others. |
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