What We Believe at Grace

• We believe the Bible is the inspired, inerrant, infallible word and revelation of God.  It is the authoritative standard for every age and life.
  
  
• We believe there is one God, eternally existing in three persons - Father, Son and Holy Spirit - each of whom are equal in attributes of deity.
  
  
• We believe that Jesus Christ in the flesh was both God and man; His virgin birth, His sinless life, His miracles; His death on the cross as a penalty for our sins, and was raised from the dead bodily on the third day; His ascension to the right hand of God as our Mediator, Priest, and Advocate.
  
  
• We believe all men have sinned and fall short of the standard of God.
  
  
• We believe that in His death, the Lord Jesus Christ made a perfect atonement for sin, redeeming us from the curse of the law.  Men are saved and justified on the simple ground of His shed blood.
  
  
• We believe that salvation is by grace, through faith alone.  Our hope of eternal life with Jesus Christ is entirely based upon His work and efficacy on the cross and victory over death and sin, and not upon good works, baptism or church membership.
  
  
• We believe that a true believer is eternally secure, that he cannot lose his salvation, but that sin may interrupt the joy of his fellowship with God and bring loving discipline from his Heavenly Father.
  
  
• We believe that the Holy Spirit is a person, is God and possesses all the divine attributes.  He indwells all believers, baptizes and seals them at the moment of their salvation, and fills them in response to confession of sin and yieldedness.
  
  
• We believe in the reality of Satan.
  
  
• We believe that the church is made up of those who have individually trusted Christ as their Savior and Lord and have bound themselves together to proclaim God's grace in their lives and to share that good news with others.  As believers, we are admonished to regularly assemble together.
  
  
• We believe in the blessed hope of the believer - that we will be with Christ for all eternity - and eternal punishment for all those who do not believe on the Lord Jesus Christ.