What We Believe
- There is one true and living God revealed in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. (Mt 28:19)
- The Son became incarnate in the person of Jesus Christ. Being fully God and fully human yet without sin, He was crucified, died, and was buried to reconcile human beings to the Father. (John 1:14)
- Christ rose from the dead and appeared to more than 500 people before ascending into heaven to sit at the right hand of the Father until He returns to judge all human beings in the last day. (1 Cor 15:6)
- The Holy Spirit is a gift granted by God to all disciples of Jesus. He mediates the on-going presence of Jesus to them, instructs them in all truth, and fills their ministry with power. (Acts 1:8, 2 Tim 1:7)
- Holy Scripture is the inspired word of God that contains all that is necessary for salvation and the final authority for Christian faith and life. (2 Tim 3:16-17)
- Human beings were created by God in His image to be stewards over the earth, but because of the sinful nature inherited from Adam, we are not capable of doing any spiritually good works through our own efforts. (Gen 1:26-28, Rom 5:12, John 15:5)
- Human beings can only be justified and counted righteous before God by faith in the Lord Jesus Christ whose sacrifice on the cross freed human beings from their bondage to original sin. Human beings can find salvation in no other name than that of Jesus Christ. (Rom 10:9-10, Acts 4:12)
- Marriage between a man and woman is a gift given to humanity by God and serves as a sign of the future marriage between Christ and His Church. Children are the fruit of marriage. (Gen 2:20-24, Rev 21:9)
- The Church is the people brought together by the Holy Spirit who have been reconciled to God as a result of the saving work of Jesus Christ. The Church exists to glorify God by:
- Praising and worshiping Him (Eph 1:12)
- Remembering what God has done for us and receiving God’s grace through the sacraments of baptism and the Lord’s Supper (Marks 16:16, Acts 2:38, 1 Cor 11:25)
- Bearing testimony by word and deed to all Jesus commanded (Matt 28:19-20).
- In the last day all things will be reconciled to God and every knee will bow and every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord. All disciples of Christ will be resurrected from the dead and enjoy eternal communion with God. (Phil 2:10, 1 Cor 15:42-44)
*In addition to these we also believe in the historical creeds of the Church including the Nicene Creed and the Apostles’ Creed.