Philippians 3:12-13
Not that I have already obtained this or am already perfect, but I press on to make it my own, because Christ Jesus has made me his own. Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.
What We Believe
The Bible is true and divinely inspired, revealing the person and work of Jesus as the only hope for humanity and guiding the Christian in all manners that pertain to this life and godliness. The Bible reveals that there is one eternal God, who is the Creator and is perfect in righteous and love, that eternally exists in three distinct, yet equal persons: Father, Son, and Spirit.
The Bible
God the Father
Jesus Christ is fully God and fully man, and on while on earth, he perfectly revealed and did the will of God, and he made provision for the redemption of mankind through his substitutionary death and his resurrection, which is to be received through faith in him. Jesus Christ is now ascended into Heaven, waiting to return in power and glory, interceding for those who have faith in him, reigning as Lord of all, and leading his Church as its head.
God the Father, according to the purposes of his grace, reigns over all of creation and humanity, both of which were created and are sustained by his word, all for the praise of his glory. God the Father made a way for men and women to be adopted as his sons through faith in his eternal Son, Jesus Christ, whom he gave to be crucified for the sins of many.
Jesus Christ
The Holy Spirit
God the Spirit convicts the world regarding their unbelief, leading some into faith and repentance, indwelling and empowering those believers to walk in righteousness, progressively conforming them into the image of Christ, and permanently keeping them until the day they acquire their inheritance given by grace.
Mankind
Man was created for the purpose of glorifying God and enjoying him forever, but as a result of man’s willful rebellion, all men and women everywhere are totally depraved in nature, bound for eternal destruction, and without hope apart from salvation by grace alone through faith alone in Christ alone.
Salvation
Salvation is obtained through us turning from our sins and turning in faith to Jesus Christ and putting our full trust in his completed work on the Cross, not gained or secured by works. There is no salvation apart from Jesus Christ.
Salvation, in its broadest sense, includes regeneration (new birth), justification (legal declaration of righteousness), sanctification (Spirit-empowered growth in Christlikeness), and glorification (the culmination of salvation in our resurrected bodies in the new Heaven and new earth).