Beliefs
I believe that God is made up of three persons: God the Father, Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit. [You may be interested in reading my article: Proving that Jesus is God from the Old Testament.]
I believe that God is eternal, immensely powerful and all knowing. I believe that he has created the universe and that he continues to sustain it. I see the evidence of his design genius, profound workings and spectacular creativity everywhere in nature! I also believe that one of God’s defining characteristics is love. God’s love for you and me is without limit.
Jesus and Salvation
I believe that Jesus is the unique Son of God who is fully and eternally divine. He also became fully human approximately 2000 years ago in order to effectively carry out his earthly ministry of redemption.
I believe that no human being on earth has ever seen God in all his glory. It would be so incomprehensively awesome, even terrifying, if we did. Because of this fact, Jesus, in an act of tremendous humility, took on human form – a form that we could relate to; and while in human form, Jesus showed us and taught us about God and his Kingdom. Jesus’ earthly ministry of teaching, healing, love and redemption is recorded in the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John in the Bible.
I believe in the need for every person on the planet to find the salvation and redemption that Jesus has fully paid for with his death on the cross. I believe that because of Jesus’ effective, sacrificial act, he alone can save people from sin and death, and freely give eternal life to those who put their trust in him. Without Jesus a person is lost. Those who have ignored and rejected Jesus and his offer of salvation in this lifetime will be forever cut off from God’s blessing in the future life.
While Jesus truly died on the cross, he did not stay dead. He became alive again; and because he is alive, he has tremendous power and ability to help us. Because Jesus has conquered death he can give us eternal life with him.
I know that by entrusting our lives completely to Jesus we become undeserving recipients of forgiveness of sin; deliverance from darkness; regeneration as our spirit is reborn and renewed; adoption as God’s own dearly loved children; justification, which effectively exchanges our sins with Jesus Christ’s righteousness; sanctification as the Holy Spirit sets us apart as especially belonging to God, and begins his work of making us become more and more like Jesus; and reconciliation which allows us to come near to God in a close relationship, instead of being distant. [Read more about Salvation here.]
I know that one day Jesus will return to earth to rule as King and that when he does everyone will know about it – everyone will visibly see him! Jesus will rule from Jerusalem, a city that is especially loved by God.
Holy Spirit
I believe in the phenomenal ministry of the Holy Spirit. I believe that he still does miracles all the time, all over the world, and sometimes he even uses us to do them. It is a privilege and a joy to be in a ministry partnership with God through his Holy Spirit.
The Holy Spirit has many roles. He gives us guidance, strength and comfort. He also gives us spiritual abilities as he determines. One of the Holy Spirit’s main roles is to help each follower of Jesus become more and more like Jesus. [Read more about the Holy Spirit here.]
Bible
I believe that the Bible, both the Old and New Testaments, is inspired by God and is supremely authoritative. The Bible teaches the way of salvation and shows us how to live lives that please God and will be blessed by God. God can speak to us personally through the Bible. [Read more about the Bible here .]
Prayer
I believe that God hears us when we speak to him. He hears our prayers and uses them to achieve his purposes. He hears the prayers of those who are truly sorry for their sins (wrong doings); and he hears the prayers of those who are following Jesus in a close relationship with him. [Read some thoughts about prayer here .]
Church
I believe that the Church is made up only of people who truly trust in Jesus Christ and follow him as their Lord, regardless of whatever denomination they may belong to. The Church is made up of people all across the globe, from every country and every ethnic group. God loves the Church!
Eternity
As children of God we are promised an eternal, wonderful inheritance in God’s Presence. The scriptures promise a new heaven and a new earth free from sin, disease, darkness and death. Our inheritance is beyond our understanding this side of eternity, but it is our certain hope.
Equality
I believe that men and women, though having fundamental differences, are completely and essentially equal. I believe that functions, roles and responsibilites in the home and in the church should shared according to individual abilities, talents and temperaments, regardless of gender. I fully subscribe to the “Statement of Belief“ from Christians for Biblical Equality (CBE) here; and to their statement “Men, Women and Biblical Equality” here. An article explaining Christian Egalitarianism is here.
