What We Believe

These beliefs are not meant to be just intellectual statements, but foundational truths that transform the way we look at the world and shape our entire lives. We understand that everyone comes with their own beliefs and baggage around Christianity so we never try to major on the minors, but instead focus on the core biblical truths that unite us as believers while not lightly dismissing anything the bible has to teach us about who God is, and who we are in relationship to him.

Statement of Beliefs

God
We believe that God exists and that he rewards those that seek him (Hebrews 11:6). He existed before creation and is himself the creator of all that is exists. We believe that he eternally exists in three equally divine persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. He is eternal, all powerful, all knowing, exists in all places, and is our model of perfection, goodness and love. Therefore he is the most worthy of all honor, glory, and all praise we can give him. Everything God does, he does with purpose and intention and he cares deeply about his creation and all of mankind. He is not distant but is near to all who call on his name.
Creation
We believe that all of creation was made to in one way or another reflect the nature and characteristics of God. God is infinite and we are finite and so he teaches us about himself in ways that we can see and comprehend. We get a sense for how big God is by seeing how vast the universe is. We better understand the beauty of God as we observe the wonders of a sunset. We understand the power of God when we witness  the mighty wind from a hurricane. We understand the attention to detail of God when we observe study the design of DNA. The bible describes God as the source of all good things and the father of lights (James 1:17) and so we rightly understand creation when we see the different facets of it as windows through which God's light shines through.
Humans
We believe that God created all things but he especially created humans in his own image. This means that all human beings were created to be representatives of God to all of creation in the way that we think, speak, and interact with others. This is what we were designed to do and therefore we will only be most content and full of joy when we living in accordance with that design.
Sin
While God created everything to be perfect, he also gave us freewill which means that we can choose to follow him or reject him. We believe that the first humans (Adam and Eve) did just that in the beginning and it caused a rift between God and his creation that exists to this day. The word "sin" simply means to "miss the mark" and when we choose to not be image bearers of God or in other words to do something contrary to what he has designed us to do we miss the mark. Since the fall of mankind, the bible teaches that all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God (Romans 3:23) and that we rightly are deserving of God's wrath for that treason.
Jesus
We believe that Jesus of Nazareth is the son of the living God and that he himself is God. He is the perfect visible image of the invisible God (Colossians 1:15) which means that thinks, speaks, and acts exactly as God does making him the true image of God that humans were originally designed to be. He was divinely born of the virgin Mary and lived on earth for over 30 years and experience all the trials, struggles and temptations that all humans experience and yet he was completely without sin. He proved through many miraculous signs that he was who he claimed to be and many of those were witnessed by thousands of people and recorded in scripture.
The Gospel
We believe that the gospel is the good news that because of God's great love for us, his abundance of mercy and grace, he has made a way for us to be reconciled with him so that we can experience the fullness of joy that he offers. This reconciliation is only possible through the life death and resurrection of Jesus Christ because he took on our sin as if it was his, and gives us his righteousness as if it was ours. It cost him dearly  to pay the debt that belonged to us, but now he offers us this redemption free of charge. (Ephesians 2:1-10)
Salvation
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The Church
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The Holy Spirit
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Baptism and Communion
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The Restoration
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