What We Believe
We believe that there is one body, which is God's church, made up
of baptized disciples. There is one Holy Spirit, the counselor that lives
in the true disciple of Jesus Christ. There is one hope of going to
heaven that all Christians share. There is one Lord, whose name is Jesus
that we are called to submit to. There is one faith in God,
Jesus, The Holy Spirit and the Bible that we are to cling to as
Christians. There is one baptism, which is full immersion in
water, that anyone who wants to follow Jesus is called to partake
in. There is one God, The God of the Bible, who is the ruler and
orchestrate of all creation.
Ephesians
4:4-5, John
14:16, John
14:26,
Acts
2:38-41, 1Thessalonians
4:16-18, Romans
10:9-10, Acts
8:26-39 Genesis
1-2
Specifics of our Beliefs
We believe that Jesus Christ suffered and died for our sins, and
rose from the dead on the third day. He ascended to Heaven and is at God the
Father's side. Ephesians
4:7-10,
1
Peter 2:24
We believe that The Bible is the only
inspired word of God. It is the standard and authority for both life and
doctrine, superseding the opinions, emotions, experiences, and traditions of
man.
John
12:47-50
Anyone who has heard the gospel,
believes, repents and confesses Jesus as Lord - should be baptized into Christ,
receiving the indwelling Holy Spirit, having their sins forgiven, and being
added to the body of Christ. A person is then called to persevere in
their faith until the end in order to be saved on the last day.
Romans
10:14, John
8:31-32, Luke
13:1-5, Romans
10:9-10,
Acts
2:38-41, 1
Corinthians 12:12-13, Hebrews
3:14
While salvation is based on grace and not our good works,
disciples have a responsibility to live and work for God as laid out in the
Bible. This includes helping others to become disciples, training or discipling
one another to love God and stay faithful to Him Matthew
28:18-20, Hebrews
3:12-13, Colossians
1:28-29, and
serving the poor and needy James
1:27.
As disciples of Jesus, we are committed
to loving God and each other. We're never going to be perfect as people, but
under God's incredible grace we are striving to follow Christ's example in our
daily lives -- and help each other do the same -- through prayer, Bible study,
and one another relationships in the
church.