The Triune God

I believe in one God—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit—the Creator and Sustainer of all things, perfectly holy, just, and loving. God created humanity in His image for relationship with Him and stewardship of creation.

 

Holy Scripture

I believe the Bible is the Divinely inspired, authoritative, eternal Word of God, alive and active, true in every respect, well beyond our limited capacity to understand. While some matters are clearly subject to interpretation, most are plain and essential for a surrendered life and ongoing transformation.  

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Humanity and the Reality of Sin

I believe all people are created in God’s image but are fallen through sin, resulting in spiritual separation from God, moral disorder, and death. Apart from God’s grace, humanity cannot restore itself. Grace has a name...

 

Jesus Christ

I believe Jesus Christ is fully God and fully man, the incarnate Son of God. Through His sinless life, sacrificial death, and bodily resurrection, He reconciles humanity to God, defeats the powers of sin and death, and opens the way to restored communion with God.

 

The Cross

I believe Christ’s sacrifice accomplishes the forgiveness of sins, reconciliation with God, victory over evil, and the restoration of human life through union with Him. The mystery of the cross reveals both God’s justice and His mercy, bringing redemption and new life to those who trust in Christ.

 

Salvation & New Birth

I believe salvation is a gift of God’s grace received through repentance and faith in Jesus Christ. Through the Holy Spirit, believers experience new birth, forgiveness of sins, and the beginning of a transformed life as we grow into the likeness of Christ.

 

Grace, Faith & Perseverance

I believe salvation begins and is sustained by God’s grace, yet calls for a genuine response of faith, humility, and obedience. Scripture urges believers to remain watchful and faithful, trusting God’s mercy while continuing in confession and repentance for continued spiritual growth.

 

The Holy Spirit

I believe the Holy Spirit is present and active in the world today, convicting hearts, bringing new birth, guiding believers into truth, and empowering the Church for holy living and faithful witness. The Spirit distributes spiritual gifts for the building up of the Church, including gifts of service, wisdom, encouragement, healing, discernment, and prophetic witness, according to God’s will.  All are exercised with humility, discernment, and love, for the strengthening of the Church and the glory of God rather than personal recognition.

 

The Church

I believe the Church is the global community of those united in Christ, called to worship God, proclaim the gospel, practice repentance and forgiveness, care for one another, and serve the world in love and truth.

 

Unity of Believers

We are equalized and unified in our need for Christ.

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I affirm the historic Christian faith shared across the global Church and expressed in the Apostles’ Creed and the Nicene Creed. While Christians may differ on secondary matters of doctrine and practice, I seek unity with all who confess Jesus Christ as Lord.

 

Christian Life

I believe the Christian life is marked by ongoing confessional and repentance, spiritual renewal, and transformation through the Holy Spirit, expressed in love for God and neighbor, moral integrity, humility, and faithful service.

 

Blessed Hope

I believe Jesus Christ will return, judge the living and the dead, renew creation, and establish the fullness of God’s kingdom. Those who belong to Him will share in eternal life in the restored presence of God.

 

Closing Commitment

Our desire is to live daily in repentance, faith, and love—trusting the grace and mercy of God, and the transforming work of the Holy Spirit.

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