About us · Statement of faith
Holy Scripture, known as the Bible, is the inspired Word of God and our final authority in matters of faith and practice. These beliefs are founded on Scripture and are given as a basis for shared faith, fellowship and ministry.
A word that changes lives
“…defend the faith that God has entrusted once for all time to his holy people.”
Jude 1:3
3.1
We believe in the unity of the one true and living God, who is eternal and self-existent, who has revealed Himself as one being in three persons – Father, Son and Holy Spirit – and who is the Creator and Sustainer of all things visible and invisible.
Genesis 1:1; Deuteronomy 6:4; Psalm 86:9-10; Isaiah 43:10-11; Matthew 28:19; Mark 12:29; John 1:1-3
3.2
We believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was and is the eternal Son of God; who became incarnate by the Holy Spirit and was born of the Virgin Mary. We believe in His sinless life, miraculous ministry, His death to reconcile man to God, His bodily resurrection, glorious ascension and His continual intercession for us.
Isaiah 7:14; Matthew 1:23; Luke 24:39; Acts 1:9; 2:22; 10:38; Romans 8:34; 1 Corinthians 15:4; 2 Corinthians 5:21; Ephesians 4:8-10; Hebrews 7:25-26; 1 Peter 2:22
3.3
We believe in the Holy Spirit, who is ever present and active in convicting and regenerating sinners, and in sanctifying and guiding believers into all truth.
John 14:26; 16:8-11; Romans 8:14; 1 Peter 1:2
3.4
We believe in the verbal, plenary inspiration of Holy Scripture, that is, the Old and New Testaments in the original languages. All Scripture is given by inspiration of God and is infallible; it perfectly reveals the will of God concerning man in all things necessary for salvation, and is wholly unsurpassed and sufficient in authority in all matters of faith and conduct.
Matthew 5:17-18; 24:35; 2 Timothy 3:16-17; 2 Peter 1:19-21
3.5
We believe in the personal existence of the devil, who by his influence caused the fall of man, and who now seeks to destroy every believer’s faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.
Genesis 3:1-15; Matthew 4:1-11; Luke 4:1-13; John 13:2; James 4:7; 1 Peter 5:8
3.6
We believe that God created man in His own image, morally perfect and righteous, but that man fell by voluntary transgression. Therefore all people are separated from their original righteousness, being without spiritual life because of sin.
Genesis 1:26-31; 3:1-7; Romans 5:12-21
3.7
We believe that God’s answer to the sinful condition of man is found in the death of His Son, the Lord Jesus Christ, on the cross. His suffering and shed blood provided complete atonement for the sins of the whole world. There is no other foundation for salvation.
2 Corinthians 5:18-21; Galatians 1:4; Ephesians 1:7; Colossians 1:14; Hebrews 9:25-26; 1 Peter 1:19-20
3.8
We believe that salvation is received through repentance toward God and faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. This experience is also called the new birth and is an instantaneous and complete work of the Holy Spirit by which the believing sinner is regenerated, justified and adopted into the family of God, becoming a new creation in Christ Jesus and an heir of eternal life.
Titus 2:11; 3:5-7; 1 Peter 1:23; 1 John 5:1
3.9
We believe that the church is the body of Christ, with the divine task of fulfilling the Great Commission. Every believer, born of the Spirit, is an integral part of the general assembly and church of the firstborn, whose names are written in heaven.
Ephesians 1:22-23; 2:22; Hebrews 12:23
3.10
We believe that baptism by immersion, in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, is commanded for all who have repented and believed in Christ as Savior and Lord, and that it symbolizes our union with Christ in His death, burial and resurrection.
Matthew 28:19-20; Mark 16:16; Acts 2:38-39; 10:47-48; Romans 6:4-5; Colossians 2:12
3.11
We believe that born-again Christians should take part in the Lord’s Supper, that is, Communion, through which they receive in a special way all kinds of blessings from the Lord and spiritual strength for sanctification and separation from all that is evil.
John 17:15-19; Acts 15:8-9; Romans 12:1-2; 1 Thessalonians 4:3-4; 5:23-24; Hebrews 2:11; 10:16-19
3.12
We believe that through baptism in the Holy Spirit the believer is filled with power to be an effective witness for Christ. We believe in the supernatural gifts of the Holy Spirit, given to the Church for its edification and for the Great Commission.
Luke 24:49; Acts 1:4-5, 8; 2:1-4; 8:15-19; 11:14-17
3.13
We believe in Christ’s ministry gifts: God gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers.
Ephesians 4:11-13
3.14
We believe that the nine supernatural gifts of the Holy Spirit are still at work today.
1 Corinthians 12:8-10
3.15
In accordance with the teaching of Scripture, we believe that our heavenly Father will protect us and heal our bodies from sickness. Divine healing of the body, like all of God’s saving blessings, is provided through the redemptive death and victorious resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ. It is the privilege of all believers and is received by faith in the unchanging promises of our heavenly Father.
Exodus 15:26; Psalm 103:3; Isaiah 53:4; Matthew 8:16-17; Mark 16:17-18; 1 Peter 2:24; James 5:14-15
3.16
We believe in the imminent, personal return of our Lord Jesus Christ to gather His people to Himself. Having this glorious hope and eager expectation, we purify ourselves, just as He is pure, so that we may be ready to meet Him when He comes.
John 14:1-3; 1 Thessalonians 4:15-17; Titus 2:13; James 5:7-8; 1 John 2:28; 3:2-3
3.17
We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ will return to establish His thousand-year reign on earth.
Psalm 96:10-13; Daniel 7:22; Zechariah 14:5; Revelation 5:9-10; 20:1-10
3.18
We believe in the eternal punishment of the wicked, those who willfully reject and despise the love of God shown in the great sacrifice of His only Son on the cross for their salvation.
Matthew 25:46; 13:49-50; Luke 12:47-48; Romans 6:23; 2 Thessalonians 1:8-9; Revelation 20:11-15
3.19
We accept and believe the confession of faith commonly known as the Nicene Creed, because it is confirmed by Holy Scripture.
Read the Nicene CreedSource: HJC Confession of Faith, chapter II – Beliefs.
