Our Beliefs
We believe in God the Father, Jesus the Son and the Holy Spirit
“The Lord our God, the Lord is one.” Mark 12:29
The Bible tells us who God is and who we are. Yes, the Bible can be hard to understand because it is God’s message to us and God is infinitely greater than we are. The more we interact with the Bible, the more we can love and appreciate God.
From the Bible we know that…
God is one being, in three persons: the Father, the Son (Jesus Christ), and the Holy Spirit.
God created us. He wants to pour out his loving nature all He has created. He gave us freedom to choose to love Him and follow His design or to follow our own way. Sin is when we oppose God, it separates us from God, and it distorts our relationship to Him and all He's created.
Jesus came to renew us to be children of God. By believing in Jesus we become God’s children.
We receive grace and mercy through Jesus. Grace is God’s favor. Mercy is God’s forgiveness. These are not earned, they are freely given.
Jesus died and rose again to give us grace and mercy. Because He did not sin, He could pay the price of our sins and earn forgiveness for us. That’s what He did on the cross. He did not remain dead, but was raised from the dead so that we can have new life and be with God.
It’s up to us to accept His gift of salvation. We accept salvation through belief, submission to God, and baptism.
Jesus is coming back for us. We eagerly look forward to the day Jesus returns and takes us to be with Him in His kingdom. There will be no more death, sorrow tears, or pain for those who are His. Hallelujah!
“‘For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,’ declares the Lord. ‘As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.’” Isaiah 55:8,9 (NIV)
"Then Jesus came to them and said, ‘All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.’” Matthew 28:18-20 (NIV)
“…to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God” John 1:12 (NIV)
“grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.” John 1:17 (NIV)
“All of us… gratifying the cravings of our flesh and following its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature deserving of wrath. But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions—it is by grace you have been saved.” Ephesians 2:3-5 (NIV)
“for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” Romans 5:23 (NIV)
“Jesus, the Son of God… has been tempted in every way, just as we are—yet he did not sin.” Hebrews 4:14,15 (NIV)
“In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God’s grace” Ephesians 1:7 (NIV)
“He died for us so that, whether we are awake or asleep, we may live together with him.” 1 Thessalonians 5:10 (NIV)
“For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God” Ephesians 2:8 (NIV)
“And he died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves but for him who died for them and was raised again.” 2 Corinthians 5:15 (NIV)
“Or don’t you know that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death?” Romans 6:3 (NIV)
“He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain…” Revelation 21:4 (NIV)