Our beliefs.
About the scriptures.
We believe the entire Bible is the inspired Word of God and that the authors were moved by the Spirit of God to write the very words of Scripture. Therefore, we believe the Bible is without error. (The Scriptures are there to point the way to Jesus and help us learn more about him.)
About the Holy Spirit.
We believe in the ongoing active work of the Holy Spirit who regenerates and infills every believer in Jesus, assures us of our salvation, guides us into all truth, glorifies Jesus and convicts of sin, righteousness and judgment. He comforts us, gives us spiritual gifts and empowers us for service.
About Christian life.
We believe all Christians should live for Christ and not for themselves. By obedience to the Word of God and daily yielding to the Spirit of God, every believer should mature and be conformed to the image of Christ. (We stop being selfish, grow up and become more like Jesus.)
About God.
We believe in one God who exists eternally in three distinct persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, equal in power, authority and glory.
About Humanity.
We believe that all people were created in the image of God to have fellowship with him but became alienated in that relationship through sinful disobedience. As a result, people are incapable of regaining a right relationship with God through their own efforts. (We have been created for a purpose in life, but we messed it up and it is the work of God that initiates reconciliation and invites us to find our purpose again.)
About the Church.
We believe that the church is the body of Christ, of which Jesus Christ is the head. The members of the church are those who have trusted by faith the finished work of Christ. The purpose of the church is to glorify God by loving him and by making him known to the lost world. (We need one another and together we are the witness of Jesus to others. We cannot do this on our own.)
About Jesus.
We believe Jesus Christ to be the virgin born Son of God who lived in the flesh, died for the sins of the world, was buried, rose again bodily and ascended to Heaven.
About Salvation.
We believe that the blood of Jesus Christ, shed on the cross, provides the only way for the forgiveness of sin. God freely offers salvation to those who place their faith in the death and resurrection of Christ as sufficient payment for their sin. Salvation cannot be earned, it is a gift from God. (Jesus' birth, death and resurrection is the basis for our faith and it's the only thing we rely on.)