Our Values
We learn from the Bible that God
- desires to have a personal relationship with us, and
- reveals what he has done so we can enjoy that relationship
We therefore believe and teach that
- God has revealed himself in three distinct persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit
- God has made us and all creatures
- God, as our Father, determines what we should be and do
- we have failed to live up to the standards our Father has set
- we deserve to be punished for this failure
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God loves us and, therefore, sent his son Jesus to be our substitute by
- living the perfect life that God expected us to live
- suffering the punishment that we deserve to suffer
- rising from death to secure the eternal life that God originally planned for us
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God sent his Holy Spirit into the world to give us power to
- realize our sinful nature
- trust in Jesus as our Savior
- live changed lives devoted to God and other people
- Jesus will return to take us to our Father and His eternal home in heaven