What We Believe
How much time do you have? We could be here all day! There is so much we would love to tell you about what we believe. There is so much rich and powerful truth in the word of God, so much insight that gives real depth and meaning to our lives. But we will be kind and share just some of the highlights of what we believe.
God
God is the eternal, all present, all powerful, supreme creator, and sustainer of the entire universe. God is one, composed of spirit and comprising a Family revealed as presently consisting of God the Father, and Jesus Christ the Son. God is a loving, kind, merciful being who wants to share His amazing existence by reproducing Himself through mankind.
Psalm 19:1; Romans 1:20; Nehemiah 9:6; I John 4:8; John 3:16
Jesus Christ
Jesus of Nazareth is the Christ, the Messiah, the Son of God, and the Son of man. He was and is the prophesied Messiah of the Old Testament and is described in the New Testament as being fully human, and fully divine. As the second member of the God Family, He has existed throughout eternity as the 'Word'. He gave up His power and majesty, and became a human being to die for the sins of all mankind as our loving and merciful Savior.
Matthew 17:15-17; Deuteronomy 18:15; John 1:1-14; John 3:16
Bible
The whole Bible is the divinely inspired word of God containing His plan of salvation, and the record of His participation in history. The Bible is God's revelation of knowledge that man cannot discover for himself. It is the foundation of knowledge, and the guidebook to life.
II Timothy 3:16-17; II Peter 1:20; John 17:17; Matthew 4:4
The Holy Spirit
The Holy Spirit is the essence, power, mind and spiritual extension of God. God begets Christians as His sons and daughters through this spirit. It strengthens a Christian spiritually, converts his mind, and serves as an earnest or guarantee of eternal life.
I Corinthians 2:16; Acts 1:8; Romans 8:9, 14; Ephesians 1:13-14
Salvation
Salvation is the means by which God, through Christ, saves man from the penalty of sin and gives him eternal life. This process includes one's calling, repentance, baptism, justification, receiving of the Holy Spirit, a life of faith and obedience, and final birth into God's Kingdom as a spirit being.
John 3:16-17; Acts 2:38; Romans 6:23; Ephesians 2:8-9
Kingdom of God
The Kingdom of God is the Family of God ruling as the Government of God. It is a future world-ruling government to be set up on earth by Christ at His return, with Jesus as King and the resurrected spirit-composed saints in positions of co-rulership with Him.
Revelation 5:10; 20:4; 21:7,10; 21:1-3; I Corinthians 2:7
Sabbath
The seventh-day Sabbath is a period of time from Friday sunset to Saturday sunset. It was made by God for mankind at creation. It is holy time, a day of rest and worship. It is a sign between God and His people. In it, no customary work shall be done.
Genesis 2:2-3; Exodus 20:8-11; Mark 2:27-28; Isaiah 58:13-14
Baptism
The ceremony of water baptism is performed by immersion for the forgiveness of sins upon true repentance and acceptance of Christ's sacrifice. After this ceremony, one receives the baptism of the Holy Spirit through the laying on of hands.
Acts 2:38; Romans 6:1-8; Matthew 3:13-16; Colossians 2:12
Resurrections
The hope of all mankind and the promise to the Christian is the resurrection from the dead. There are references to four resurrections in the Bible, including the resurrection of Jesus Christ, the resurrection of the saints at the return of Christ, and the resurrection of all who have ever died without having understood God's way.
Revelation 20:4-6; Acts 2:32; I Corinthians 15:20; I Thess. 4:13-17
Law of God
The law of God as revealed in the Bible is a good, right and perfect system of eternal directives and principles which reflects God's character and serves as a means of expressing His love toward man. God's law teaches man how to properly worship God, how to love his fellow man, and how to live life abundantly.
Romans 8:12; I John 5:2-3; John 14:15, 21