Our Beliefs

 
 
Do beliefs matter?  The answer is an unswerving yes.  Beliefs define actions.   Beliefs that don’t are really just simply ideas.  Real beliefs dictate what we do and what we practice.  Below are some of our most basic beliefs as a church.  If you have specific questions that are not answered on this page, do not hesitate to contact us.
WE BELIEVE 

…the Scriptures are inspired

by God and are God’s revelation to man. The Bible is the infallible, authoritative rule of faith and conduct.

(2 Timothy 3:16, I Thessalonians 2:13, 2 Peter 1:21)

…there is only one true God,

revealed in three distinct persons – God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit – also known as “trinity”.

(Matthew 28:19, 2 Corinthians 13:14, John 14:16-17)

…in the Deity of the Lord Jesus Christ

as God’s son was both human and divine.

(Matthew 1:23, Hebrews 7:26, Acts 2:22, 2 Corinthians 5:21, Matthew 28:6, Acts 1:9-11)

… man willingly fell to sin,

though he was created good, for God said, “Let us make man in our own image, after our likeness.”

Thereby he incurred physical and spiritual death, which is separation from God.

(Genesis 1:26-27, Genesis 2:17, Romans 5:12-19)

…salvation is necessary for all men.

Salvation is received through repentance toward God and faith toward the Lord Jesus Christ.

(John 3:3, 2 Corinthians 7:10, Titus 3:5-7)

…in the practice of two ordinances –

(1) Water Baptism by immersion after repentance of sins and receiving Christ as Savior and

(2) Holy Communion, or the Lord’s Supper, as the symbolic remembrance of Christ’s suffering and death.

(Matthew 28:19, Romans 6:4); (1 Corinthians 11:26)

…the Baptism of the Holy Spirit 

is an experience all believers are entitled to, which empowers believers for witnessing and effective service.

(Acts 1:8, Acts 2:4, 1 Corinthians 12:1-31)

…the Church has a Mission – 

to turn people lost in their sin into mature followers of Christ.

(Ephesians 1:22-23, Hebrews 12:23, 1 Corinthians 14:12)

…Divine Healing from sickness 

is provided for in the atonement, and is the privilege of all believers.

(Isaiah 53:4-5, Matthew 8:16-17, James 5:14-16)

…the Blessed Hope (or Rapture)

when all believers who have died will rise from their graves and will meet the Lord in the air,
and Christians who are alive will be caught up with them, to be with the Lord forever.
(1 Thessalonians 4:16-17, Titus 2:13, 1 Corinthians 15:51-52)
 

 

OUR CORE VALUES

Simply put, our mission is : CHRIST, COMMUNITY, COMPASSION.

PURSUING CHRIST, the transforming power of God’s love, and His word is our desire.

BUILDING COMMUNITY by establishing Godly relationships through fellowship.

SHOWING COMPASSION by reaching out to those around us.