The Bible—which contains sixty-six books of the Old and New Testament—is the complete written Word of God. That is to say, it is God’s divine revelation penned by writers who were inspired by the Holy Spirit. Therefore, all of Scripture is true, without error, and carries the full weight of God’s authority.

There is one eternal, true, and living God who exists in three Persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Each Person of the Trinity is equally God, yet distinct.

The Father is the first Person of the Trinity. He has both closeness to and authority over His people similar to that of a parent. He is infinite, eternal, and personal. Likewise, He is perfect, loving, hears and answers prayers, and has a will we are meant to follow. The Father saves all who come to Him through repentant faith in Jesus Christ.

Jesus Christ is the second Person of the Trinity and the only begotten Son of the Father, which means He has eternally existed. He was miraculously conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of a virgin, and lived a sinless life. He is fully God and fully man. His death on the cross was the substitutionary atonement of sin and His body was literally raised from the dead. He ascended into heaven, He is currently interceding for us, and He will one day return in glory.

The Way, The Truth, The Life

I wholeheartedly believe in who Jesus says He is in Scripture and what He accomplished on our behalf through His death and resurrection. We all can have a personal relationship with Him when we repent and believe in the biblical Jesus. He is the Way, the Truth, and the Life. By His grace through faith in Him alone we receive forgiveness of sins and eternal life.

The Holy Spirit is the third Person of the Trinity. He is not an impersonal force or power. Like the Father and the Son, He has a mind, emotions, and will. He was sent to convict us of our sin and to regenerate, sanctify, and empower all who put their faith in Jesus. The Spirit indwells the heart of every believer permanently at the moment of salvation. He is the believer’s Helper, Comforter, Teacher, and Guide. He gives spiritual gifts so that we can glorify God by living a godly life and serving the church and the world.

The gospel is the good news of what Jesus Christ has done to save sinners!

Bad News

In order to understand the good news, we have to understand the bad news and that is we are all born sinners in need of forgiveness. God has a moral Law that we all have broken and no amount of good works can erase our guilt before God. The Bible teaches that the wages of sin is death, there is no forgiveness without the shedding of blood, and the righteous and just penalty for sin is hell. 

Good News

But the gospel is the good news that out of His great love for unworthy sinners, Jesus Christ died on a cross and rose from the dead to pay the penalty for our sins. Jesus Himself said that in order to be forgiven and saved from our sin and its consequences, we must repent and believe in His good news. When we are saved, we receive eternal life. And as a result, we can hope for Christ’s second coming without fear because His righteousness has been imputed to us. All who are born again are declared righteous in the eyes of God.

Grace Alone, Faith Alone

The Bible makes abundantly clear that there is one God and one gospel that saves. We are saved by grace alone, through faith alone, not by works. Meaning, it’s by God’s grace that we are led to repent and believe in Him and are saved. It’s critical to understand that good works are a result, not a means of salvation.