Our Beliefs
There is one true God who reveals himself to the world as
the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, commonly referred to today
as the Trinity doctrine (Matthew 28:19).
Jesus, the Son of God, is our one and only Lord
and Savior. He was crucified as a sacrifice for our sins and
rose from the dead after three days. (John 14:6, Acts 2:22-24)
The Bible is the only written message of God
and is inspired by the Holy Spirit.
(2 Timothy 3:16-17, 2 Peter 1:19-21)
A person is saved by the grace of God through
faith in Jesus. (Ephesians 2:1-10, Romans 3:23-25). Each individual
must, through faith and obedience, reach out to receive this
free gift of salvation when they are mature enough to understand
the consequences of their sins (James 2:14-26, Luke 14:25-33).
When people are baptized, their sins are forgiven
and the Holy Spirit begins to work in their lives (Acts 2:36-41).
Only baptized disciples are members of God’s
church (1 Corinthians 12:12-13).
The greatest command in the Bible is as Jesus
stated in Matthew 22:37-39: to love God with all your heart
and mind, and to love your neighbor as yourself.
While salvation is based on grace and not our
good works, disciples have a responsibility to live and work
for God as laid out in the Bible. This includes helping others
to become disciples (Matthew 28:18-19), training or discipling
one another to love God and stay faithful to Him (Matthew 28:20,
Hebrews 3:12-13, Colossians 1:28-29), and serving the poor
and needy (James 1:2).
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