Our Beliefs

The Bible is God's perfect Word and final authority

Proverbs 30:5-6; Isaiah 8:20; John 10:35; 2 Timothy 3:16-17; 2 Peter 1:21 

God is Trinity, an eternal, loving unity of three divine Persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit
Deuteronomy 6:4; Matthew 28:19; John 14:26; 2 Corinthians 13:14: 1 Peter 1:2

There is only one God  
Isaiah 44:6-8; 45:6, 45:14, 45:18-22 

God is love and loves all people
John 3:16; 1 John 4:7-8

God knows all things
1 John 3:20

God is all-powerful
Psalms 115:3

God is everywhere
Jeremiah 23:23-24

God is a spirit
John 4:24

God created the universe from nothing, and made all things very good
Genesis 1-2; Exodus 20:11; Hebrews 11:3 

God created humanity to glorify and enjoy God and to be stewards of creation
Genesis 1:26-28; Psalm 8; Isaiah 43:7; Revelation 4:11; Psalm 37:4 

Humanity has fallen into sin, and we are totally unable to save ourselves
Genesis 3; Romans 3:12, 3:23; Romans 5:12 

Jesus Christ is fully God and fully man
Matthew 1:21-23; John 1:1, 1:14; 20:28; Hebrews 1:1-4, 2:14

Jesus was born of a virgin, obeyed God perfectly, worked great miracles, died on a cross, rose from the dead, ascended to heaven, and reigns over all things
Luke 1:26-35, Hebrews 4:15; John 14:11, Luke 23-24, Ephesians 1:20-23

Salvation is received only through Jesus
Isaiah 53; Hebrews 7:26-27; 2 Corinthians 5:21; Acts 4:12

Salvation is entirely God's gift, not our achievement, and is received by faith, not works
John 3:16; Romans 1:16-17; Galatians 2:16-21 

The Holy Spirit gives new birth, unites us to Christ, equips us with His gifts, and empowers us
John 3:3-8; Romans 8:9-11; Ephesians 3:16-21; 1 Corinthians 12; Acts 1:8

The Holy Spirit is God and not a force
Acts 5:3-4: 13:2

The church is one body of God's people headed by our Lord Jesus Christ
Romans 12:5; Galatians 3:26-29; Ephesians 1:22-23; Revelation 7:9 

Christ gives two seals of his grace: baptism and the Lord's Supper
John 4:1; 1 Corinthians 12:13; Matthew 28:19; Mark 14:22-24; 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 

Christ will return visibly to rule the world and to make all things new
Matthew 24:30; 1 Thessalonians 4:16; Revelation 21:1-5

God's people will rejoice forever in the new creation; God's enemies will suffer forever in hell
Daniel 12:2-3; Matthew 25:31-46; Revelation 22:1-5; 2 Thessalonians 1:9 

We are called to spread the gospel (the good news of God)
Psalm 96:3; Matthew 5:14; 28:18-20; Acts 1:8; 1 Peter 3:15