What We Believe
Our DNA - Core Doctrines
God
God has always existed in perfect power and holiness. He is Creator of the universe, and He rules over every aspect of creation still today. He exists in three persons – Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
Scripture: Genesis 1:1-2, Deuteronomy 6:4
Jesus Christ
Jesus Christ is God’s Son, conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary. He is fully God and fully man. He lived a perfect life, died on a cross, and after three days, He defeated sin and death and rose from the grave. He will return one day to rule and reign. Scripture: John 1:1-18, Colossians 1:13-22
The Holy Spirit
The Holy Spirit is the third person of the Trinity. He works in the world to make all people understand their need for Jesus Christ, and He indwells every believer from the time of salvation. He empowers Christians to live a supernatural life.
Scripture: Genesis 1:2, Acts 1:8, Ephesians 1:13-14
The Bible
The Bible is God’s Word, or His communication with us. It is inspired by Him, and is fully authoritative and without error. We can trust it in every circumstance and situation.
Scripture: 2 Timothy 3:15-17, 2 Peter 1:19-21
Salvation
Because of our sinful nature, the Bible teaches that man cannot enter into heaven no matter how good of a life he may have lived. Jesus Christ came to earth to take the punishment for the sin of all mankind, and our only hope for salvation is faith in the truth that Jesus died for our sin and made a way for us to gain the righteousness it takes to enter heaven.
Scripture: Genesis 3, Romans 3:10-23, Romans 6:23, Ephesians 2:8-9
The Church
The Bible teaches that the church is the body of Christ in the world today. A local church is made up of baptized followers of Jesus Christ. The church should live out the mission of Christ as His body.
Scripture: Matthew 28:19-20, Acts 2:41-47, Colossians 1:8, 1 Peter 5:1-5
Humanity
Humans were originally created in the image and after the likeness of God, and through their sin, as well as a consequence of sin, lost their spiritual life, becoming dead in trespasses and sins, and became subject to the power of the devil. We also believe that this spiritual death, or total depravity of human nature, has been transmitted to the entire human race of man, the Man Christ Jesus alone being excepted; and hence that every child of Adam is born into the world with a nature which not only possesses no spark of divine life, but is essentially and unchangeably bad apart from divine grace.
Scripture: Genesis 1:26-27; 2:17; 3:6, 19, Romans 3:10-18; 5:12-21, Ephesians 2:1-3
Baptism
Baptism is an act of obedience for every believer. We practice baptism by immersion, symbolizing the imagery of salvation through Jesus – that our old selves have been crucified and buried, and that we now live a new life by the power of His resurrection.
Scripture: Matthew 3:16, Mark 1:9, Romans 6:3-4, Colossians 2:12