We Believe

God will righteously judge the wicked, reward believers, and graciously give eternal life and blessing to all who are in Christ. In part 11 of We Believe, Pastor Dan Cox reads from Revelation 20:1-15, 1 Corinthians 3:1-15, and Revelation 21:1-8.

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The Eternal Judgment of the Wicked

The Eternal Reward of the Righteous

The Eternal Blessing of the Righteous

Jesus Christ will return personally, bodily, visibly, with power and great glory to exercise victorious judgment on the earth, and He calls us to be ready. In part 10 of We Believe, Pastor Dan Cox reads from Acts 1:6-11, Matthew 24:29-31, and Revelation 19:11-21.

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Jesus Christ is sovereignly and triumphantly building the Church-His body-which is composed of all believers in Jesus Christ and has been given the task of making disciples, functioning as salt and light in the world, and loving and serving one another until He returns. In part 9 of We Believe, Pastor Dan Cox reads from Matthew 16:13-20 and 1 Corinthians 12:12-27.

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We believe that the true church is composed of all persons who, through saving faith in Jesus Christ, have been regenerated by the Holy Spirit are united together in the Body of Christ, of which He is Lord and Head, and are commissioned for the God-given task of proclaiming the gospel to every person. Only those who are members of the true Church shall be eligible for membership in the local church. Every local church has the right, under Christ, to govern its own affairs.

“The Assembly…Called-Out Ones”

Universal: All true believers in Jesus Christ everywhere from all time.

Local: The gathering of believers in a specific location.

Visible: The outward church containing both believers and unbelievers.

Invisible: True believers in Jesus Christ known ultimately only unto God.

Memorial Lord’s Supper

The Lord Jesus has commanded us to water baptize those who believe and reverently remember His sacred sacrifice. In part 8 of We Believe, Pastor Dan Cox reads from Matthew 28:18-20, Acts 8:26-38, and 1 Corinthians .

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We believe that the Lord’s Supper and water baptism are ordinances to be observed by the Church. They are not, however, to be regarded as means of salvation or prerequisites for church membership. This church shall practice believer’s baptism by immersion.

Salvation is a wondrous gift of God based on the shed blood of Christ and is received by God’s grace alone by faith alone in Christ alone for God’s glory alone. In part 7 of We Believe, Pastor Dan Cox reads from Ephesians 2:1-10 and John 1:12-13.

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 We believe that the shed blood of Jesus Christ and His resurrection provide the only ground for justification and salvation for all who believe. All who repent of their sin and receive Jesus Christ are born of the Holy Spirit and thus become children of God.

Human beings were created in the image of God, but fell into sin, and can be redeemed only through regeneration by the Holy Spirit. In part 6 of We Believe, Pastor Dan Cox reads from Genesis 1:26-31; 2:15-17; 3:1-19, Romans 3:19-26, John 3:1-8, Ephesians 2:1-9, Titus 3:1-7, and 1 Peter 1:3-5.

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God the Holy Spirit proceeds from the Father (and the Son), was active in the creation, inspired the Scriptures, regenerates sinners, and ministers to believers for the glory of God the Son. In part 5 of We Believe, Pastor Dan Cox reads from John 15:26 – 16:15, Genesis 1:1-2, 2 Peter 1:16-21, John 3:1-8, 1 Corinthians 12:12-13, Ephesians 1:13-18, Romans 8:9-11, Galatians 5:16-26, 1 Corinthians 12:4-11, and Romans 8:26-27.

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We believe the ministry of the Holy Spirit is to glorify the Lord Jesus Christ, and during this age to convict, regenerate, seal, indwell, guide, instruct, and empower for life and service.  He has given spiritual gifts for the functioning of the Church to each believer.

The Son is said to be “begotten” of the Father, a relationship traditionally described as “eternal generation.” This means that the Son eternally proceeds from the Father, not as a creation, but as a necessary and eternal relationship within the Godhead. The Son is of the same essence as the Father and has existed eternally.

The Holy Spirit is said to “proceed” from the Father (and also from the Son in Western Christian theology). This procession is distinct from the Son’s generation and refers to the Holy Spirit’s eternal relationship with both the Father and the Son. The Holy Spirit’s procession is often seen as a mysterious aspect of the Trinity that underscores the unity and distinction among the three Persons.

The term “ontological” comes from the Greek word ontos, meaning “being” or “essence,” and in this context, it deals with the essential nature of God as three Persons in one substance.

The “Ontological Trinity” refers to the understanding of the Trinity that focuses on the nature and being of God, particularly in how the three Persons of the Trinity—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit—relate to one another within the Godhead.

The term “economic” comes from the Greek word oikonomia, meaning “management” or “arrangement,” and in this context, it describes how God’s triune nature is revealed and operates in the world. The “Economic Trinity” refers to the way the three Persons of the Trinity—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit—relate to creation and carry out their roles in the history of salvation.

Jesus Christ is true God and true man, who died for our sins, rose again, serves as our High Priest and Advocate, and sent the Holy Spirit to minister His presence and power to us. In part 4 of We Believe, Allison Wright reads from John 1:1-18, Matthew 1:18-25, 1 Corinthians 15:3-8, Hebrews 4:14-16, and John 15:26.

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We believe Jesus Christ is true God and true man, having been conceived of the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary. He died on the cross a sacrifice for our sins according to the Scriptures. Further, He arose bodily from the dead and ascended into heaven, where at the right hand of the majesty on High, He is our High Priest and Advocate, and in the person of the Holy Spirit, He indwells the Believer.

God the Father is our Creator, providential Sustainer, and Heavenly Father who has blessed us supremely in Christ and delights in receiving our prayers. In part 3 of We Believe, Pastor Dan Cox reads from John 3:16; 5:17-26; 14:12-17, 1 John 2:28-3:2, Matthew 6:5-13, and Ephesians 1:3-6.

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It is the inspired, authoritative, inerrant Word of God.

There is one God who eternally exists in three co-equal, co-eternal, consubstantial Persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

We believe the Father originally manifested Himself to man as the Creator of all things who interacts with His world through providence.  He is the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.  All who follow Christ are spiritually begotten by the Father.  We are taught to direct our prayers to the Father through Jesus by the power of the Holy Spirit. 

Eternal generation describes an eternal relationship in which the Son is begotten, not made, by the Father. The Son has no beginning or end, and is of the same essence as the Father, sharing the same divine nature.

It is that eternal and necessary act of the first person in the Trinity, whereby He, within the divine Being, is the ground of a second personal subsistence like His own, and puts this second person in possession of the whole divine essence, without any division, alienation, or change.   Louis Berkhof

The Triune Creator God calls believers to love Him, marvel in His infinite perfections, and delight in His eternal fellowship. In part 2 of We Believe, Pastor Dan Cox reads from Genesis 1:1-2, Hebrews 1:1-3, Deuteronomy 6:4-5, Matthew 18:18-20, and 2 Corinthians 13:14.

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We believe in one God, Creator of all things, infinitely perfect and eternally existing in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.