Beliefs

  1. I believe in one God, eternally existing in three divine persons, equal in power and glory—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. God is the creator and sustainer of all things.
  2. I believe in Jesus Christ, the eternally begotten Son of the Father. He is the fully divine, living Word of God who also became fully human—conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary. His sinless human life, humble obedience to his Father’s will, sacrificial death and bodily resurrection made sufficient provision for the salvation of all people. In his ascension, he returned to his Father, where he reigns as Lord, Advocate, Great High Priest, and Coming Judge. I believe he will return, and I can’t wait for it!
  3. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the third person of the triune God, proceeding from and sent by the Father and the Son. He is the personal expression of God’s power—instrumental in all his works. He is the author and illuminator of sacred Scripture. He convicts the world of sin, righteousness, and judgment. He is the agent of the new birth. He is the one by whom we are baptized into the Body of Christ, to live according to the Word by his power at work within us. He purifies and empowers his people for holy living. He guides them in truth, comforts and encourages them, and enables them to fulfill the Great Commission. He produces fruit in the lives of believers and gives spiritual gifts for the good of the church.
  4. I believe that the Bible, consisting of the sixty-six books of the Old and New Testaments is the written Word of God, verbally inspired by the Holy Spirit and, therefore, true, reliable, and without error in all it addresses. I believe the Bible has been safeguarded by the Holy Spirit and transmitted to the present day without doctrinal corruption. The Bible is the final authority for faith and living.
  5. I believe that all people are by nature separated from God and responsible for their own sin, but that salvation, redemption, and forgiveness are freely offered to all by the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ. Salvation is a divine gift given to any who repent and believe. Repentance and faith are the divinely enabled human responses to the grace of God. By the power of the Holy Spirit, a sinner must turn away from sin and embrace God—thus appropriating the benefits of Christ’s life, death, and resurrection. All who truly believe and receive Christ are fully justified, reconciled to God, born of his Spirit, adopted as his children, and united with Jesus in his death and resurrection. They will one day see him in his glory and be glorified themselves, as God brings his redemptive work to completion.
  6. I believe that the Church is the spiritual body comprised of all believers, over which Christ himself is Lord and Head. We are his hands and feet in the world.
  7. I believe all followers are called to discipleship—both being discipled personally and training up new believers and future generations to walk out their faith. I believe discipleship is founded in the Word of God and study of the Scriptures.