What We Believe

God has existed for all eternity. He exists as one God in three persons: the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. Each member of the Trinity serves different functions; they each possess equal power and authority.

Gen. 1:1 • Deut. 6:4 • John 4:24 • II Pet. 1:17 • Isaiah 7:14 • Luke 1:35 • John 1:1 • 1 John 4:13 • I Corinthians 8:6 • II Corinthians 13:14 • James 2:1

God is the Creator of all things. God is eternal, all-powerful, all knowing, ever present, unchanging, holy, and divine. He cares deeply for all of humanity. God is good. God exists in 3 persons, God the father, God the son, and God the Holy Spirit.

Genesis 1:1, 26-27 • Exodus 3:14 • Leviticus 11:44 • Numbers 23:19 • Psalm 11:4-6 • Matthew 28:19 • II Corinthians 13:14 • John 3:16, 4:24, 5:26 • Acts 17:28

Jesus Christ is completely human, and at the same time completely God. God took on flesh and became human, born of the Virgin Mary, fully divine and fully human in the form of Jesus Christ, the Son of God, the eternal and pre-existent Word. By His death, Jesus made full atonement for our sins, and by His resurrection He showed Himself to be the Lord and savior to all who believe. He received punishment for our sins when He died on the cross to satisfy God’s wrath. He defeated death in His resurrection so that we could have life. He overcame sin, death, and evil to set the world right.

Isaiah 7:14 • Matthew 1:18-23 • Luke 1:30-35; • John 1:1-3, 1:14, 10:30, 11:25-27 • Acts 2:22-24, 7:55-56 • Romans 1:3-4, 10:4 • I Corinthians 8:6, 15:3-4 • Galatians 4:4-5

The Holy Spirit is equal with the Father and the Son as God. He is always present living in every believer from the moment of salvation. He guides believers into all truth. He convicts people of their sin, and provides the believer with power for living. He comforts us, gives us spiritual gifts, and makes us more like Christ.

Genesis 1:2 • John 14:16-17 • I Corinthians 2:12 • II Corinthians 3:17 • Acts 1:8, 2: 1-4 • Ephesians 1:13 • Galatians 5:25 • Psalms 51:11• Mark 1:10 •` Luke 1:35,11:13

God gifted salvation to all humans. The gift of salvation cannot be attained through our own efforts. Salvation is the blood of Jesus Christ, shed on the cross, which provides the only way of salvation through the forgiveness of sin. We receive the gift of salvation when we believe in the death and resurrection of Jesus to atone for our sins.

Romans 5:1, 6:23 • Ephesians 2:8-9 • John 14:6 • Titus 3:5 • Matthew 28:18-20 • Acts 2:21• Ephesians 2:8-22 • Philippians 2:12-13 • Hebrews 9:24-2

Human beings were created to dwell eternally through faith in Jesus Christ. Our eternal existence will either be carried out separated from God because of our sin, or in communion with God through salvation and faith.

Matthew 24:29-31, 25:31-46 • John 3:16 • Romans 6:23; 1 Thessalonians 4:14-17 • 1 John 2:25 • Rev. 20:15

Human beings are made in the spiritual image of God and were created to have fellowship with God. Through sinful disobedience toward God, humans became separated in that relationship with God.

Genesis 1:26-27, 2:7 • Psalms 8:3-6, 51:5 • Acts 17:26-31• Romans 3:23 • Isaiah 59:1-2

The Bible is God’s word. The Bible was written by human authors; influenced by the supernatural guidance of God’s Holy Spirit. The Bible is composed of the Old and New Testaments. It is the divinely inspired Word of God, accurate, authoritative, and it is applicable in our lives every day. The Bible is our direct connection with God, through which God reveals Who He is and what His expectations are for our lives.

Deut. 4:1-2 • Psalm 119:105 • II Timothy 3:16-17 • II Peter 1:20-2