Beliefs

_We believe that the Holy Scriptures, as contained in both Old and New Testaments of the Bible, is the inspired Word of God and is the sole norm and source of all beliefs.
We belive that there is One, Eternal God who has revealed Himself in three persons sharing one and the same essence: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
We believe that Jesus Christ is the God/Man who lived a life of selfless service, was crucified, died, arose from death, ascended to the position of ultimate authority over all creation, and will reappear at the end of time and history to gather His chruch to Himself.
We believe that salvation is granted to humanity soley as the gift of God by his grace through Faith and Trust in Jesus Christ.
We believe that the grace of God is given to humanity solely by the means appointed by God Himself, namely, Word (Scripture-the written Word) and Sacrament (Baptism-the adopting Word, and the Lord's Supper-the edible Word).
We believe in the real presence of the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ in the physical forms of bread and wine at the Lord's Supper. We do not believe in a mere symbolic or transubstantiated prescence.
We believe that life and belief contain paradoxes that are to be held in dynamic tension rather than resolved. For instance, we believe that all Christians are fully saints and sully sinners simulataneously.
We believe that good works, no matter how noble and well-intended, do not and cannot merit the love and forgiveness of God. These are given by God's Grace alone. Good works are the natural result of trust in Jesus Christ, and therefore cannot be contrived or manufactured.
We believe that all Christians are called to be as Christ to others. We believe that God is love.