Saturday, July 21, 2007

What We Believe

The foundation of what we do rests on the bedrock of what Jesus did.

We believe…
God said what he meant and meant what he said. And even when we don’t understand parts of the Bible, we trust that God gave it to us complete, so we can become whole and holy.

We believe…
There is only one God who always has and always will exist as three persons: the Father, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit.

We believe…
Jesus was both all man and all God; completely human, entirely divine; tempted as we are, yet never sinned.

We believe…
Jesus took our place and suffered our punishment so that we may be pardoned, not paroled.

We believe…
God wants to save everyone and that anyone who wants God’s mercy and grace can have them—free for the asking—so we can enjoy a relationship with him.

We believe…
We are God’s representatives to people everywhere; his hands and feet, his eyes and ears, his voice and his heart, authorized by him to do what he would do.

We believe…
Jesus is alive and that we will live forever with him. Because we trust that what he did was enough and that all we could do would never be sufficient.

We believe…
He’s creating a place for us in heaven and we expect he will return soon.