About Us Our Beliefs
our beliefs...
About the Bible: The Holy Spirit inspired human authors to write the books
of the Bible. God Himself chose every word of Scripture. The Bible is God’s
love letter to all of humanity and is the final authority in every issue it
communicates. It is complete Truth, and we can trust it for all matters in this
life and eternity.
About God: Scripture teaches that God created everything we can see (and
even everything we can’t see) out of nothing. Although it might be difficult for
the human mind to comprehend, the Bible teaches that He is one, yet has
existed since the beginning of time as three distinct and equal persons: the
Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.
About Jesus: Jesus Christ is God’s Son and an equal of the Father. He has
existed from the beginning of time, yet lived on earth during the first century
A.D. Throughout His earthly life, He was completely God and completely
human at the same time. After living a perfect, sinless life, Jesus offered
Himself as the perfect sacrifice for every human being who has ever lived by
dying on a Roman cross. After three days in the grave, He defeated sin and
death by rising from the grave. He then ascended to Heaven and will return
to earth one day to reign as King.
About the Holy Spirit: The Holy Spirit is a full and equal part of the Trinity.
He works in the world to make all people understand their need for Jesus
Christ. The Holy Spirit lives inside every follower of Jesus from the moment
they decide to follow Him. The Spirit is our power source for life, ministry and
spiritual growth. To tap into that power, we must continually yield to the Holy
Spirit.
About Salvation: Our disobedient nature has eternally separated us from
our Creator. No matter how hard we try, we can never earn our way back
into God’s presence. Our only hope is to trust Jesus as God’s provision for
our (sin)disobedience. Whenever you make that decision, you step into the
eternal and abundant life Jesus promises for all believers.
About Eternal Security: Your salvation is through the most trustworthy
being in the universe – Jesus Christ! You didn’t do anything to earn your
salvation, and you can’t do anything to lose it. Your salvation is maintained
by God’s trustworthiness and love not by what you do.
About Eternity: God made you to exist forever. Heaven is a perfect place,
and since none of us is perfect, we are all headed for an eternity of
separation from God. That’s why God sent Jesus: to pay the price for our
sins so that we can spend eternity with Him. What you decide about Jesus
Christ in this life will determine where you will spend eternity. If you reject
Him, you’ll be eternally separated from God in Hell. If you accept Him, you’ll
spend it eternally connected with Him in Heaven.
About the Church: The Bible tells us that the church is the body of Christ in
the world today. The New Testament tells us the church is a local body of
baptized believers. The head of the church is Jesus Christ. The biblical
purposes of the church are worship, evangelism, fellowship, discipleship and
ministry to others.
About Christ’s Return: God, in His own time and in His own way, will bring
the world to its appropriate end. According to His promise, Jesus Christ will
return personally and visibly in glory to the earth, the dead will be raised and
Christ will judge all men in righteousness.
