What we Believe in Christ Jesus

1. We believe the Holy Scriptures, all 66 books, of the Old Testament and New Testament are the inerrant, inspired, and infallible Word of God. God’s Word is the final authority for faith and life.

2. We believe there is only one God, and He has chosen to reveal Himself as God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit.

3. We believe man was created in the image of God and the sin of Adam (the first man) marred that image, creating an eternal divide between God and man. Every person is born in sin.

4. We believe the only way a person can have a true, forgiven relationship with God is through Jesus Christ’s sacrifice on the cross. Jesus was born of the Virgin Mary and conceived by the Holy Spirit. Jesus became man without ceasing to be God. Our right standing with God is made sure because of His literal, physical resurrection.

5. We believe in the literal, physical return of Jesus to judge the living and the dead.

6. We Believe that Israel is God's chosen people, and we will not tolerate any form of anti-Semitic behavior. 

7. We believe  God offers eternal life as a free gift and that it must be received by faith through God’s grace alone. Truly accepting Christ involves a deliberate and willful decision to receive God’s free gift of salvation through faith in Jesus Christ. This act is often referred to as “placing faith in Christ” or “taking” or “accepting” the offer of salvation.

Salvation is a gift, not something earned through good deeds or works. (a willing heart to obey God’s will, is not a work or Good deed.) (Matthew 7:21)

To truly accept Salvation, one must:

• Recognize their sinful nature and the need for forgiveness in Christ (2 Corinthians 5:17)
   
• Repent (turn away) from their sins and not take advantage of God’s mercy and grace. (1 John 2:1-29)
   
• Exercise faith in Jesus Christ, acknowledging Him as the Son of God who died on the cross for their sins and was raised from the dead. (1 Corinthians 15:3-4)
   
• Receive His salvation, embracing the new life offered through Him (2 Corinthians 5:17)
   
• This decision is not a one-time event, but rather a lifelong journey of surrender, trust, and obedience to God’s will. You can go directly to our Father with everything.” God's Promises are eternal and true.
   

Accepting Christ is not about being a “perfect Christian,” but about embracing His grace and mercy, and allowing Him to transform your life from the inside out. Then the life that comes from this gift is a permanent possession of the one receiving it. That's the power of faith in God.

8. We believe the church of the Lord Jesus Christ is a body of believers on mission to grow God’s kingdom. The church is autonomous, free of any external authority of control.

9.We believe believer’s baptism and the Lord’s Supper are the two ordinances of the church.

10. We Believe there are only two genders, Male and Female, and they were determined by God at the time of conception, and can not be changed or altered. (God doesn’t make mistakes when creating) (Jeremiah 1:5) 

11. We believe the 10 Commandments are still relevant.

12. We Believe Homosexuality, and transgenderism is a sin and one must be willing to let God break the chains of that lifestyle of sexual immorality to be saved.

The closest that the Bible comes to offering an exact definition is Hebrews 11:1 – “Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.” From this particular passage we see that the central feature of faith is confidence or trust. In the Bible, the object of faith is God's promises. A clear example of this is Abram’s encounter with God in Genesis 15. In response to God’s promise of countless descendants, Abram “believed the LORD, and he counted it to him as righteousness.” (Gen 15:6). Commenting on this, the Apostle Paul writes, “No unbelief made him waver concerning the promise of God, but he grew strong in his faith as he gave glory to God, fully convinced that God was able to do what he had promised.” (Rom 4:20-21). Thus faith means putting your trust in God and having confidence that he will fulfill his promises.

Faith is more than intellectual agreement. To use an old illustration, imagine you are at Niagara Falls watching a tightrope walker push a wheelbarrow across the rope high above the falls. After watching him go back and forth several times, he asks for a volunteer to sit in the wheelbarrow as he pushes it across the falls. At an intellectual level you may believe that he could successfully push you across the rope over the falls, but you are not exercising biblical faith until you get in the wheelbarrow and entrust yourself to the tightrope walker.

Genuine biblical faith expresses itself in everyday life. James writes that “faith by itself, apart from works, is dead” (James 2:17). Faith works through love to produce tangible evidence of its existence in a person’s life (Gal 5:6). Put another way, the obedience that pleases God comes from faith (Rom 1:5; 16:26) rather than a mere sense of duty or obligation. There is all the difference in the world between the husband who buys his wife flowers out of delight and one who buys them simply out of duty.

Faith is so important because it is the means by which we have a relationship with God: “For by grace you have been saved through faith” (Eph 2:8). Faith is how we receive the benefits of what Jesus has done for us. He lived a life of perfect obedience to God, died to pay the penalty for our sinful rebellion against God, and rose from the dead to defeat sin, death, and the devil. By putting our faith in him, we receive forgiveness for our sins and the gift of eternal life.

So what does faith mean? Simply put, faith means relying completely on who Jesus is and what he has done to be made right with God. 

Prayer is a way of communicating with the Father through Jesus Christ and seeking guidance, support, and strength. It can be a powerful tool for coping with stress, anxiety, and difficult situations, while relying on God's Promises.