Frequently Asked QuestionS

 

  1. Do you believe in the infallibility, inerrancy, and authority of the Bible?
  2. What is your belief regarding the Trinity?
  3. What is your belief regarding the deity of Jesus Christ?
  4. What is your belief regarding the sinless life of Jesus Christ?
  5. What are your beliefs regarding the miracles of Jesus Christ? Were they literal miracles?
  6. What is your belief regarding the atoning death of Jesus Christ?
  7. What is your belief regarding the bodily resurrection and ascension of Jesus Christ?
  8. What is your view on the Person and work of the Holy Spirit?
  9. What are your beliefs on the gifts of the Holy Spirit?
  10. What are your beliefs on water baptism, what it represents, and whether or not it is necessary for salvation?
  11. What is your belief on the observation and the significance of the Lord's Supper?

 

  1. Do you believe in the infallibility, inerrancy, and authority of the Bible?

    2 Timothy 3:16, 17 says that all Scripture is from God, so its authority comes from Him. Christ verifies the Old testament in Luke 24:44. The New Testament was written by eye witnesses close to the time of the event and could have easily been exposed as fraudulent if untrue by others that were present when the event happened. Almost all of the authors died testifying with their lives that the message was the truth. It is historically accurate, archaeologically proven, prophetically precise, and divinely protected throughout the ages. If it isn’t the Word of God then it is irrelevant. If it isn’t infallible then it leaves it open for us to pick and choose what we want to believe and effectively makes us god’s, deciding what is right and wrong. If that’s the case then we might as well toss it aside and find something better to do with our time.

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  2. What is your belief regarding the Trinity?

    God is three persons manifested in one being-God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. They have distinct roles but He cannot be separated because He is one being. Genesis 1:26 gives an example of the plural nature of God, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness.”

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  3. What is your belief regarding the deity of Jesus Christ?

    Jesus is fully God because He said He was (John 10:30 and 5:18) and God the Father said He was (Matt. 3:17). If He isn’t God, then our faith is worthless because regardless of living a sinless life or not, as only human, He isn’t valuable enough to purchase anyone else’s sin. He demonstrated His deity by His many miracles, by forgiving sin, and by His sinless life.

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  4. What is your belief regarding the sinless life of Jesus Christ?

    2 Corinthians 5:21 says that Jesus knew no sin. Hebrews 4:15 says that He was tempted in all points but remained without sin. In order to be our Savior, He had to be a spotless sacrifice (1 Peter 1:19). If He had any sin, then He would not be able to save us from our own.

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  5. What are your beliefs regarding the miracles of Jesus Christ? Were they literal miracles?

    Since Jesus is God, we have no problem believing the miracles Jesus did were literal aberrations of nature. John 1:3 says that through Jesus all things were made and Colossians 1:17 says “in Him all things consist” or are held together. Since that is the case, then it would be a simple thing for Him to control what He has made and holds together.


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  6. What is your belief regarding the atoning death of Jesus Christ?

    The penalty for sin is death (Romans 6:23). Jesus (God in human form) came to earth, lived a sinless life, died a brutal death, where the wrath of God was poured out for the sins of the world (1 John 2:2). His substitutionary death makes it possible for sinful man to be restored to a holy God. Hebrews 2:17 says that Christ is our High Priest and that He made propitiation (appeasement or satisfaction) for our sins.


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  7. What is your belief regarding the bodily resurrection and ascension of Jesus Christ?

    Three days after His death on the cross, Jesus physically rose from the dead. In 1 Cor. 15:5-8, Paul describes a number of physical appearances of Jesus after His death. He was seen by Cephas, by the 12, then by over 500 at once (Paul adds that most of these people are still alive if you want to ask them), by James, by all of the apostles, and then by Paul himself. His resurrected body was physical. The women that went to His tomb fell at His feet and worshipped Him in Matt. 28:9, He ate a piece of broiled fish and a honey comb to prove to His disciples that He was physically alive (Luke 24:42, 43), and Thomas touched His wounds (John 20:27, 28). 1 Cor. 15:17 “If Christ is not risen, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins!” Acts 1:9 describes the ascension of Jesus up into heaven in the presence of His disciples. In Peter’s sermon in Acts 2:32, 33, He testifies to the resurrection of Christ and His ascension to the right hand of God.


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  8. What is your view on the Person and work of the Holy Spirit?

    1 Cor. 2:10-12 says that just as man’s spirit knows him because he is part of him, the Spirit of God knows Him because He is a part of God, a member of the Trinity. John 14:16 describes Him as another Helper, One called alongside to assist and strengthen. John 14:26 says that He will teach us all things and bring the teachings of Jesus to our remembrance. In John 16:8-11, the Holy Spirit convicts the world of sin, righteousness, and judgment. He is our guarantee or deposit of heaven (Eph1:13, 14), sanctifies us (1 Cor. 6:11), and empowers us for the work of ministry (Acts 2:8).


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  9. What are your beliefs on the gifts of the Holy Spirit?

    The gifts of the Spirit are still in operation today because the Bible gives no indication that they would cease. They are given for the purpose of equipping the saints for the work of ministry, unity, and edification of the body of Christ until we become perfect men, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ (Eph 4:12, 13). All of those purposes are ongoing and so the spiritual gifts are still necessary. The gifts should be exercised to edify the body and glorify the Lord, not the individual. They should be done in an orderly fashion because God is not a God of confusion. (1 Cor. 14)


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  10. What are your beliefs on water baptism, what it represents, and whether or not it is necessary for salvation?

    It was instituted by Christ in Matt. 28:19. Though it is not necessary for salvation (Eph. 2:8, 9), it is to be encouraged out of obedience. It symbolizes inward cleansing and forgiveness of sins (Acts 22:16). In Romans 6:3-8, Paul describes what is depicted in baptism by immersion. It identifies us with Christ in His death, burial, resurrection, and new life.


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  11. What is your belief on the observation and the significance of the Lord's Supper?

    It was instituted by Christ at the last supper to be routinely practiced for the purpose of remembering Christ and what He did for us. The bread and wine (or juice) represents the body that was broken and the blood that was spilled to pay for my sins. We are told in 1 Cor. 11:23-26 to do this in remembrance of Christ. It is designed to draw our focus back on our Savior. It is a time to reflect on Him and our relationship with Him, to confess sins, and to fellowship with Him. When we take communion we proclaim the Lord’s death till He comes. That means that when we take it we are professing faith in Him, that it was our sin that sent Him to the cross, but also rejoicing in His forgiveness and the promise of His return.


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