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I Believe

“Christianity is an evidenced-based faith. We have very good reasons for believing that Christianity is true.” -Dr. Sharon O’Hara

How can I accept Jesus as my personal Lord and Savior?
  • I BELIEVE there is only one God, the Creator, eternally existent in three distinct and equal persons – the Father, Son and Holy Spirit (Matthew 28:19).
  •  I BELIEVE in the historical Jesus and His deity (John 1:1), His virgin birth (Matthew 1:18-25), His sinless life (Hebrews 4:15), His miracles (John 20:20-31), His atoning death (Hebrews 9:15-22), His bodily resurrection from the dead (1 Corinthians 15:1-8), His ascension (Acts 1:9-11), and His return in power and glory (Hebrews 9:27-28).
  • I BELIEVE Jesus is the only way to eternal salvation (John 14:6).
  • I BELIEVE all have sinned (Romans 3:23), all are powerless to save themselves and will face the judgment of God unless they come to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ (John 3:16; John 5:24; Titus 2:8-9).
  • I BELIEVE salvation is only by grace through faith in Jesus Christ alone, not by good works (Ephesians 2:8-9).
  • I BELIEVE the Holy Spirit indwells those who receive Christ, for the purpose of enabling them to live righteous and holy lives (John 14:15-16; John 16:5-16; Ephesians 1:13-14).
  • I BELIEVE in eternal life for those who are saved and eternal punishment for those who are lost (Matthew 25:31-46; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18).
  • I BELIEVE the Bible consists of 66 canonical books of the Old and New Testaments and is the inspired, the only infallible, authoritative Word of God (2 Timothy 3:16-17) and is without error in its original autographs.
  • I BELIEVE Christian believers are commanded to be witnesses for Christ, sharing the Good News to the whole world (Matthew 28:19-20).