Statement of Faith
What we believe and the foundation of our faith
Our Vision, Mission & Identity
Vision
To transform lives through the love and work of Jesus Christ and live Coram Deo: in the presence of God, under the authority of God, and to the glory of God.
Mission
As individuals joined together in community through the transforming redemptive work of Jesus Christ, we walk out the reality of what it looks like to fully live in the presence of God, under the authority of God, and to the glory of God.
Identity
We are a people: Compelled by the love of the Father; Centered on the grace of the Son; Led by the empowerment of the Holy Spirit.
To those ends, and in the spirit of our sincerely held religious beliefs, we believe every person must be afforded compassion, love, kindness, respect, and dignity (Mark 12:28-31; Luke 6:31). One Hope unswervingly holds to the 2000+ year history of the Christian Church and our unique Biblical worldview.
What We Believe
The Bible
We believe the Bible to be the inspired, the only infallible, authoritative Word of God revealing the love of God to the world.
1 Thessalonians 2:13; 2 Timothy 3:15-17; John 3:16
The Trinity
We believe that there is one God, eternally existent in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
Matthew 28:19; John 10:30; Ephesians 4:4-6
Jesus Christ
We believe in the deity of the Lord Jesus Christ, in His virgin birth, in His sinless life, in His miracles, in His vicarious and atoning death through His shed blood on the cross, in His bodily resurrection, in His ascension to the right hand of the Father, and in His personal return in power and glory.
Matthew 1:23; John 1:1-4, 1:29; Acts 1:11, 2:22-24; Romans 8:34; 1 Corinthians 15:3-4; 2 Corinthians 5:21; Philippians 2:5-11; Hebrews 1:1-4, 4:15
Salvation
We believe that all men everywhere are lost and face the judgment of God, that Jesus Christ is the only way of salvation, and that for the salvation of lost and sinful man, repentance of sin and faith in Jesus Christ results in regeneration by the Holy Spirit. Furthermore, we believe that God will reward the righteous with eternal life in heaven, and that He will banish the unrighteous to everlasting punishment in hell.
Luke 24:46-47; John 14:6; Acts 4:12; Romans 3:23; 2 Corinthians 5:10-11; Ephesians 1:7, 2:8-9; Titus 3:4-7
The Holy Spirit
We believe in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit whose indwelling enables Christians to live a godly life supernaturally empowering us to be His witnesses, boldly proclaiming to the world God's love made visible through the sacrificial-redemptive work of Jesus Christ.
John 3:5-8; Acts 1:8, 4:31; Romans 8:9; 1 Corinthians 2:14; Galatians 5:16-18; Ephesians 6:12; Colossians 2:6-10
Resurrection
We believe in the resurrection of both the saved and the lost – the saved unto the resurrection of eternal life and the lost unto the resurrection of damnation and eternal punishment.
1 Corinthians 15:51-57; Revelation 20:11-15
The Church
We believe in the spiritual unity of believers in the Lord Jesus Christ and that all true believers are members of His body, the church.
1 Corinthians 12:12, 27; Ephesians 1:22-23
Evangelism & Discipleship
We believe that the ministry of evangelism (sharing and proclaiming the message of salvation only possible by grace through faith in Jesus Christ) and discipleship (helping followers of Christ grow up into maturity in Christ) is a responsibility of all followers of Jesus Christ.
Matthew 28:18-20; Acts 1:8; Romans 10:9-15; 1 Peter 3:15
Marriage & Sexuality
We believe God's plan for human sexuality is to be expressed only within the context of marriage, that God created man and woman as unique biological persons made to complete each other. God instituted monogamous marriage between male and female as the foundation of the family and the basic structure of human society. For this reason, we believe that marriage is exclusively the union of one genetic male and one genetic female.
Genesis 2:24; Matthew 19:5-6; Mark 10:6-9; Romans 1:26-27; 1 Corinthians 6:9
Christian Living
We believe that we must dedicate ourselves to prayer, to the study of Scripture, to a life of worship, to His authority over our lives, to the ministry of evangelism and the unreserved service of our Lord.
Matthew 9:35-38, 22:37-39, 28:18-20; Acts 1:8; Romans 10:9-15, 12:20-21; Galatians 6:10; Colossians 2:6-10; 1 Peter 3:15
Sanctity of Life
We believe that human life is sacred from conception to its natural end; and that we must have concern for the physical and spiritual needs of our fellowmen.
Psalm 139:13; Isaiah 49:1; Jeremiah 1:5; Matthew 22:37-39; Romans 12:20-21; Galatians 6:10
Have Questions?
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