Our Beliefs

Who is God?

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• “The Lord God, the LORD is one.” We believe in God the Father who created all things through His Son Jesus Messiah and actively interacts in His creation through the Holy Spirit. 

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• We believe in the communicable attributes of God, that He is: compassionate, gracious, slow to anger, abounding in loving kindness and truth, forgiving, just, faithful, good, etc. [Exodus 34:6-7]

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• We believe in the incommunicable attributes of God, that He is: king of all, all powerful, all knowing, omnipresent, transcendent, present in all of creation while remaining distinct from it, perfect and does not change, eternal, etc. [Genesis 1:1-3, Psalms 139:1-6, Jeremiah 23:23-24, Psalm 139:7-12, Isaiah 55:8-9, Isaiah 57:15, Malachi 3:5-7, James 1:16-17, Revelations 1:8, Psalm 93:1-2]

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• We believe that Jesus is the Messiah that was prophesied through the Scriptures to come.

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Scripture

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• We look to the Bible, consisting of the 66 book Canon for our instruction and doctrine.

 

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The Gospel Message

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• We believe in the Biblical Gospel Message preached by Jesus and further expounded upon by the apostles after Jesus’s resurrection.​​

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• The apostle Paul: (1 Corinthians 5:3-4) “3 For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received, that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, 4 and that He was buried, and that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures.”

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• Jesus: (Mark 1:14-15) …Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of God, and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.”

 

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The power of the Gospel and Salvation

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• Since the beginning, sin has enslaved human kind by its repercussions, separating us from a relationship with God [Isaiah 59:2], and making us legally guilty before the throne of God [Romans 3:23 & 6:23]. Throughout thousands of years, the Law and the Prophets spoke of a time when a Messiah would come to redeem and restore God’s people, Israel, and the entire world from the power of sin. By fulfilling many of these prophecies, Jesus proved to be the Messiah, and will complete the remainder of these prophecies at His second coming. 

 

• Of these prophecies that were fulfilled, Isaiah 53 speaks specifically about the Messiah bearing the sin and iniquity of many unto the point of death. Jesus did exactly that: by dying on the cross, He carried the penalty of sin we all deserve. But to further defeat the power of death, Jesus rose from the dead three days later. Through this act of love, our legal stance before God can go from being guilty, to being justified in His sight. All we must do to be saved from the just wrath due unto us, is believe in His son Jesus. [John 3:16-17]

 

• As seen in Acts 2:37-39, true belief is manifested through repentance, baptism, and receiving the Holy Spirit. Repentance means to do a 180 degree turn from our lifestyles of sin. Baptism gives us the opportunity to make an appeal to God by burying our former manner of life and rising from the water as a new creature [1Peter 3:21 & Romans 6:1-19]. The indwelling of the Holy Spirit acts through regenerating the believer [Titus 3:4-6], causing them to be born again as a child of God [John 1:12-13], and transforming their hearts through the New Covenant [Jeremiah 31:31-33]. 

 

• As the believer looks towards God’s kingdom to be established on Earth, they grow in sanctification. Sanctification is the process of growing in holiness, which is manifested by following the example of the life of Jesus. With a mindset on eternal living, the believer strives to lay up eternal treasures in Heaven instead of merely living for the temporary lives we have. [Matthew 6:19-21, 2 Peter 3:10-15]

 

• Before God’s future kingdom is established, Jesus will return to the Earth a second time, and Satan will be bound for 1,000 years. During this time, the first resurrection will happen. The righteous will be resurrected in a glorified state to reign with Christ for these 1,000 years. Blessed and holy is the one who has part in the first resurrection, over these the second death has no power. After the 1,000 years, Satan will be released to deceive the nations but will be defeated and be thrown into a lake of fire. The dead will then be resurrected to come before the judgment seat of God where they will be judged according to their deeds. Anyone who’s name is not found in the book of life will eternally be destroyed by the lake of fire - this is the second death. [Revelations 20:1-21] After these events, the Earth and Heavens will be made new. God’s Kingdom will be established and He will dwell with His people in a much different world. There will be no more death, mourning, crying, or pain. What a hope the believer has! [Revelations 21-22] 

 

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Walking Out Love

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• As redeemed children of God we strive to walk in the same manner that Jesus did. [1 John 2:3-6] This means loving God with all our heart, soul, & mind. The way we carry out that love is defined through observing God's commandments as seen in scripture:

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○ (John 14:21) He who has My commandments and keeps them is the one who loves Me; and he who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and will disclose Myself to him.”

○ (1 John 5:2-3) 2 By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and observe His commandments. 3 For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments; and His commandments are not burdensome.

 

• God’s commandments prescribe tangible ways to walk out love, while Jesus provided the example of how to live that out. [Matthew 22:34-40 & 5:17-20] As servants of the New Covenant, our hearts have been changed with God’s Law written on them and His Spirit equips us to walk in them. [Jeremiah 31:31-33, Ezekiel 36:27, Romans 3:31]
   

(John 13:35) By this all men will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.”