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Core Beliefs
GOD
We believe in the indescribable God of the
Bible: Father, Son, and Spirit. Within this interdependent unity, knows as the
Trinity, there are three persons of one essential nature. God’s infinite essence
is best described as Holy Love. All of His other eternal and majestic attributes
are governed by LOVE.
JESUS CHRIST
We believe by faith and confirm
by fact that Jesus Christ is undeniably the Son of God and the only way to the
Father: born of a virgin; lived without sin, suffered in our place on the cross,
died and rose again, now sits at the Father’s right hand, and will return to
judge all humanity. He paid the price for our sin, gave his life to ransom us,
and is the Savior of the World. All who put their faith in Him and follow His
teachings have eternal life.
THE HOLY SPIRIT
We believe that God
sent his Spirit at Pentecost to show humanity its sin and teach us the deep
truths of the Bible, God’s word. He is ever present, assuring, preserving,
guiding, gifting, and enabling Christ-followers2 to love God with all their
heart, soul, mind, and strength and to love their neighbor. The fruits of the
Spirit are the evidence of His work in a person’s life.
THE BIBLE
We
believe the Bible to be the voices of many coming before us, inspired by God and
speaking to us today. The Bible is accurate, reliable, and absolutely true. God
calls us to immerse ourselves in this authoritative narrative and faithfully
live our part of His story today.
SALVATION
We believe the salvation
Christ provides is God’s plan to redeem our fallen world, including every part
of us. God’s grace leads people to Jesus Christ, and if they respond with
repentance and faith they pass from death to life, from darkness to light, and
become God’s children. God gives us this ability, but the act is of our will.
Our repentance is "the key" opening the door of faith leading to salvation. God
saves us from our sin and saves us for victorious living.
HOLINESS
We believe God calls every Christ-follower2 to be Christ-like. We must fully
surrender to God's work in us and His will for our lives. The Bible clearly
teaches believers to work out our Salvation and that God's will is for us to be
"sanctified." Christ forgives ALL our sin and PURIFIES us from ALL
unrighteousness. Holiness is a journey, not a destination, and we must allow
this deep reconstructive work to penetrate and heal our original, sinful nature
- the old man - as we put on the NEW life of Christ.
THE CHURCH
We
believe God calls us to live in authentic relationships in the context of
community. Our unique calling as the Church is to passionately communicate the
Gospel of Jesus Chris every man, woman and child, developing and multiply
Christ-followers2 in our community to touch the globe. Any person, Any place,
Any price. We must experience for ourselves and display the resurrected Christ,
living in and through us, by the power of the Holy Spirit.
ETERNAL DESTINY
We believe everyone lives forever and eternal Life begins the moment a person
accepts Jesus as their Savior. The Bible teaches there is a conscious personal
existence after death. The final destiny of each person is determined by God's
grace and that person's response, evidenced inevitably by a moral character
which results from that individual's personal and willful choices. Heaven is the
final home of those who choose the salvation which God provides through Jesus
Christ, but hell with its everlasting misery and separation from God is the
final home of those who reject this great salvation. This sobering reality
drives us to GO and REACH our world with the Good News of Jesus Christ!
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