Statement of Faith of Grace Church

We believe that the 66 books of the Bible are God’s written revelation to man. The Holy Spirit superintended the writing of Scripture in such a way that the human authors composed and recorded God’s word to man, without error in whole or in part. Scripture consists of the complete revelation of God’s will for the salvation and sanctification of man and the absolute authority for Christian life and doctrine.

We believe that there is but one true and living God, the Creator of the heavens and the earth, who exists eternally in three Persons—the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. The three persons of the Trinity are infinitely perfect in their divine attributes and equally deserving of the honor due to God alone.

We believe that God created Adam in His own image and called him to worship and obey his Creator. Because Adam disobeyed the revealed will of God, he passed down to all generations of men a sinful nature that leaves them fallen sinners, alienated from God and at enmity with Him. All men are sinners by nature and by choice and are fully deserving of the eternal wrath of God.

We believe that although sinful man stands condemned before God and unable to do anything to save himself from eternal judgment, God has provided salvation for sinners in the person of Jesus Christ, and in Him alone.

We believe that Jesus Christ is fully God and fully man, having been conceived of the Holy Spirit and without a sinful nature. He lived a sinless life, testified to His deity by performing miracles, and died on the cross as a sacrifice for sin and a substitute for sinners. Jesus rose from the dead literally and physically, and He ascended to the right hand of God the Father, where He reigns as the head of the church.

We believe that salvation is by grace alone through faith in Christ alone, and not as a result of man’s obedience to God. Those who repent of their sins and believe in Jesus Christ and His redemptive work on the cross will be saved from their sins and receive eternal life. All such individuals are children of God and constitute the church of Jesus Christ, which is called to live in obedience to God and to proclaim the gospel to every nation.

We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ will come again at the end of the age, physically returning to earth in power and glory to judge the nations and establish His kingdom.

We believe that all men will experience a bodily resurrection. Believers will be raised unto eternal life and will enjoy blessedness and joy with the Lord forever, and unbelievers will be raised unto judgment and be punished by God eternally as the just payment for their sin.