What We Believe
ABOUT THE BIBLE
We believe God loves us so much that he went through special efforts to write to us. He inspired imperfect people at different times in history to write about who he is, what we need to know about God, and how we can have a relationship with him. We believe he did this in a perfect way, and because of this, the Bible is true and leads us to the truth of who Jesus is.
2 Peter 1:20-21; 1 Corinthians 2:13; 2 Timothy 3:16-17; 2 Peter 1:20-21; Psalm 119:105, 160
ABOUT GOD
We believe God has always existed and, at a certain time in history, created the universe. We believe God is supreme in all things and exists as one God in three distinct persons of the Father, the Son (Jesus), and the Holy Spirit. Jesus became a human man who was also fully God. He lived around 2000 years ago. Today, the Holy Spirit is God’s presence on earth. The Holy Spirit is constantly working through people to bring restoration, love, and peace to people and all things God has created.
Genesis 1:1, 26; Ephesians 3:14,15; Matthew 1:22-25, 28:19; 1 Peter 1:2; 2 Corinthians 13:14
ABOUT HUMANITY
We believe that God created all people in his image. People are equally loved by God, and to God, we are his children. God’s main desire for people is for us to have a relationship with him. Our sin has separated us from having a relationship with God. People are not able to be restored to a relationship with God through our own efforts. Through Jesus coming into this world, we can be restored to God.
Genesis 1:26-27, 2:16-17; Colossians 1:21; Isaiah 59:1-2
ABOUT Sin and its Remedy
We believe every person carries the problem of sin. We all need God’s help to restore our relationship with God. God loves us so much that he solved this problem for us through Jesus. Jesus' death and resurrection is the only way we could be reunited with God. Anyone who decides to trust in Jesus’s payment for their sins will be forgiven, able to have a relationship with God and spend eternity with God in the new heaven and new earth.
Romans 3:22-26; 5:9-18, 6:23, 10:9; John 3:16,17, 10:28
ABOUT THE CHURCH
We believe the Church is made up of all people who have trusted in Jesus. The purpose of the Church is to glorify God by loving him and carrying out his work in the world today.
1 Corinthians 12:12-14, 12:27; Ephesians 2:20, 4:11-12; Matthew 28:19-20
