Sharing The Good News of Jesus

We believe God supernaturally guided the authors of the Bible to write exactly what He intended to communicate. Every word of Scripture, not merely the ideas behind the word, is included because God wanted it there. All parts of the Bible are equally of divine origin. Accordingly, the Bible is without error in the original writings. As a result, the Scriptures are authoritative and without error in all that they affirm, including matters of history and science, and they stand as the supreme and final authority in all matters of faith and life. We believe the Scriptures are to be interpreted in a normal and literal way and are understood as believers are guided by the Spirit of God.

We believe God the Father, the first person of the Trinity, orders and directs all things according to His own purpose, pleasure, and grace. The Father is sovereign in creation, providence, and redemption. He has decreed all things that come to pass for His own glory. He graciously involves Himself in the affairs of men, hears and answers prayer, and saves from sin and death all who come to Him through Jesus Christ.

We believe that God the Son became flesh in the person of Jesus Christ, Who was begotten by the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary and is both fully God and fully man. He died for our sins as a substitutionary sacrifice so that all who believe in Him are declared righteous on the basis of His shed blood. He rose bodily from the dead, ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of the Father. Jesus now serves as our high priest, intercessor, and advocate on our behalf with the Father. He will personally, bodily, and visibly return in the glory of His Father to set up in the earth a kingdom in which He shall reign in righteousness and peace.

We believe that the Holy Spirit is a person. He possesses all the distinctively divine attributes. He is God. He convicts the world of sin, righteousness, and judgment. He regenerates, seals, and sets apart the believer to a holy life. At regeneration, He baptizes the believer into the body of Christ, comes to indwell him permanently, and distributes spiritual gifts toeach believer as He wills.

The gospel is the good news of what God has accomplished to save sinners through the person and work of Jesus Christ. God, who is holy and righteous, created all things for His glory and will judge the world in justice. Humanity, though created in God’s image, has rebelled against Him through sin and stands guilty and helpless apart from divine grace. Jesus Christ, the eternal Son of God, lived a sinless life, died on the cross as a substitutionary sacrifice for sinners- bearing the penalty for sin, and rose bodily from the dead. Salvation is offered freely by God to all who place their faith in Jesus Christ alone. Those who respond in repentance and faith are forgiven, justified, reconciled to God, and granted eternal life. This salvation is not the result of any human effort or merit. All true believers are kept eternally secure by the power of God through the new birth, the indwelling and sealing of the Holy Spirit, and the intercession of Christ.