Faith Community Church
What We Believe!
The following quote is from Rupertus Meldinius and was a value of the early church which was woven into the fabric of John Wesley and his missionary movement.
In essentials - unity! In non-essentials - liberty! In all things - charity!
"If I hold in my hand not only all human knowledge, but also the very secrets of God and if I have the faith that can move mountains... but have no love, I amount to nothing!" I Cor. 13:2 (Phillips Translation)
At Faith Community Church:
- We believe in the Trinity and a personal, supernatural God who is Lord of all and who is at work in our world today.
- We believe that the most important thing in the world is a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.
- We believe in the necessity of spiritual conversion evidenced by confession of sin, repentance and faith in Jesus Christ as the only way to fellowship with God.
- We believe in the empowerment of the Holy Spirit for effective Christian living and witness.
- We believe that the Christian life is characterized by the fruit of the Spirit: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness gentleness and self-control.
- We believe the Bible is God's written word, given without error and uniquely inspired by the Holy Spirit. It is our written authority for all things necessary to salvation and Christian living.
- We believe that the best thing we can do for others is to guide them to a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.
- We believe that a Christian should live a life of integrity in order to reflect a Holy God.
- We believe in the sacredness of marriage.
- We believe that whether people are married, single or divorced, they matter to us because they matter to God.
- We believe in the sanctity of human life.
- We believe in the importance of the local church to encourage, strengthen and assist every believer toward maturity in their spiritual life.
- We believe in the necessity of daily prayer and Bible study in order to understand God's will for our lives.
- We believe that all persons are created in the image of God regardless of differences in sex, race or color.
- We believe in Biblical stewardship and the principle of the tithe but also do not want to make money our emphasis.