What We Believe

We believe that the 66 books known as the Holy Bible are the divinely inspired and inerrant Word of God, as they were recorded by God’s chosen prophets and apostles. 

  • God’s Word has power to save because “faith comes by hearing” (Romans 10:17).

  • We take our teachings, our values, and our doctrines from the Bible alone.

  • We do not make God’s Word fit our desire and opinions; rather, we let God’s Word shape us in thought, word, and deed.

  • Every word of the Bible is God's Word, written by holy men of God.  The Bible is without error. (2 Timothy 3:15-16)

  • Law and Gospel are the two great doctrines of the Bible.  The Law (The Ten Commandments) tells us how we are to be and what we are to do and not to do.  The Gospel tells us the good news of salvation in Jesus Christ.  Studying Scripture daily is the foundation of our lives that shows God's eternal purpose for us.  (Romans 3:23-24)

  • SOLA GRATIA - Grace Alone

    THROUGH GRACE - Salvation comes from God, and God alone. Grace is undeserved love. God loves the people of the world, even though they are sinful, rebel against Him and do not deserve His love. In order for God to reconcile people back to Himself, He sent Jesus, His Son, to love the unlovable and save the ungodly. Psalm 130:3-4; John 1:14; John 3:16; Romans 3:24, 6:14, 6:23; Ephesians 2:8-9

  • SOLA FIDE - Faith Alone

    THROUGH FAITH - By His suffering and death as the substitute for all people of all time, Jesus purchased forgiveness and won eternal life for all. Those who hear this Good News and take it to heart have the eternal life that it offers. God creates faith in Christ and gives people forgiveness through Him. John 14:6, Romans 1:17, 6:23; Galatians 3:11, 26; Ephesians 2:8-9; Hebrews 10:38

  • SOLA SCRIPTURE - Scripture Alone

    We believe, teach and confess the Bible to be God's inspired Word where God reveals Himself to us as the Loving Triune God: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Because of this, Scripture is trustworthy and reliable to give us hope. Psalm 119:105, 160; Proverbs 30:52; 1 Timothy 3:16-17; 2 Peter 1:20-21

There is one, eternal, divine God, and holds in himself infinite wisdom, power and goodness. We also believe, as revealed by Jesus Christ, there are three Persons who are God, each of equal essence and power, revealed by the Name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. We submit to this mystery of the Unity in Trinity and Trinity in Unity, along with all who truly bear the name Christian, because this is who God has revealed himself to be. Trinity is mankind’s explanation of the incomprehensible things God has revealed to us about Himself through Scripture.

— Matthew 3:16-17

  • God the Father

    We believe in God the Father – Creator and Maker of heaven and earth and of all that is visible and invisible in Heaven and on eaerth. He created all mankind to live in harmony with Him for eternity, but sin has broken that relationship and makes it impossible for mankind to find God on their own. In His great love, God sent His only Son. Genesis 1-3; Romans 3:23; Hebrews 11:3; John 3:16

  • God the Son

    We believe in God the Son – Jesus Christ is God the Son who came in the flesh to suffer death on the cross and to rise again to life in order to provide victory over sin and death for ALL mankind. Through Him alone are we saved. God the Son, Jesus Christ, was sent to be our Redeemer: conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary. Jesus lived, suffered, died and rose again to voluntarily pay the price of our sins and gain our salvation. Salvation is available to all who believe, but we cannot believe on our own. So, God sent God the Holy Spirit. Galatians 4:4-5; Matthew 1:20-21; Hebrews 4:14-15; Ephesians 2:8-9

  • God the Holy Spirit

    We believe in God the Holy Spirit – In order that we might receive faith, Jesus promised that the preaching of his death and resurrection would carry the miraculous gift of the Holy Spirit: the third person of the Trinity. The Holy Spirit creates, builds, and nourishes our faith, calls and makes us holy, draws sinners to Christ, creates faith in our hearts and equips believers for personal growth and service to God. By the power of the Spirit working through the Word and Sacraments, we believe and we will enter everlasting life in heaven with God. Romans 10:17; John 14:16-17; Ephesians 2:20-22; Ephesians 4:11-13; Titus 3:4-8; 1 John 3:24