Our Beliefs
- We believe The Bible (the entire
Old and New Testaments) is the inspired Word of God.
It doesn't simply contain God's Word, but actually
is God's Word and the only source of revealed truth
concerning Christ, faith and salvation. This means,
clearly, that the Bible contains no errors or
contradictions.
- We believe God is the Triune God of the
Bible: Father, Son and Holy Spirit, who has created,
redeemed and sanctified all His children. The Triune God
may not be understood in terms that indicate something other
than the fact that there are three Persons who are Father,
Son and Holy Spirit in one God. (For example, the Triune
God may not be confessed as the Mother, the
Daughter, and the Spirit of the believing community.)
- We believe man was created holy and innocent,
but of his own free choice he fell into sin, thus separating
himself from God.
- We believe sin is every transgression of
God's Law and has made man deserving of death and eternal
damnation. Man is conceived and born in sin and therefore
does not have any powers to make himself right with God.
Neither can man, because of his sin, make a decision for
his Lord in order to become saved.
- We believe redemption is the act of God
revealed in the Bible and proclaimed by the Church by which
Jesus Christ the Son of God, born of the Virgin Mary, died
for the sins of the world and rose again from the dead to
prove our redemption.
- We believe faith in Jesus Christ is the
gift of God through which man is declared righteous before
God and forgiven all his sins.
- We believe The Sacraments of the Church
include Holy Baptism and the Lord's Supper. Holy
Baptism, intended for infants and adults, is the means
by which the Holy Spirit gives believers forgiveness of sins,
life and salvation. In this sacrament, the Holy Spirit creates
and sustains our faith in Jesus Christ.
Holy Communion* (the
Lord's Supper) gives to us in, with, and under the bread and
wine the true body and blood of Christ. Those who commune, eat
with their mouths the same body of Jesus which hung on the
cross for their redemption. We drink the same blood which
dripped from the wounds of our Lord Jesus. Those who commune
with faith and proper understanding are forgiven through the
Supper and are strengthened in their faith in Christ.
