What We Believe About God, Ourselves, and One Another
These are not doctrinal statements to recite.
They are truths to inhabit.
The Theology of the Trinity
God is not a concept to be understood.
He is a Person—three Persons—to be known.
Before creation, before time, there was fellowship. The Father, Son, and Holy Spirit existed in perfect, self-giving harmony. This is Perichoresis—mutual indwelling. Each divine Person harbors the others at the center of being. No pride. No strife. Only perfect encircling love.
We are not made for isolation. We crave connection because we are made in the image of a Relational God. We are not just subjects; we are sons and daughters invited into this pre-existing fellowship.
More Than Belief—Complete Trust
Faith is not merely believing that God exists.
It is trusting everything He has said.
The Gospel of Jesus Christ is the single greatest revelation of God. He is the "express image" of the Father. We cannot know God fully apart from Jesus, and we cannot separate faith from obedience.
Faith is not about the strength of your belief.
It is about WHO you place it in.
Where the Last Are First
The Gospel is not self-improvement.
It is self-surrender.
In the Kingdom of God, the meek inherit the earth. Leaders wash feet. The way up is down. We lose our lives to find them. This is not weakness—it is the subversive wisdom of a God who chose a cross over a crown.
The world says: Accumulate. Protect. Climb.
Jesus says: Give. Forgive. Serve.
This is the countercultural call. It costs everything. And it is the only path to true freedom.
Beloved, Not Performing
You are not what you do.
You are not what others say about you.
You are who God says
you are.
The Performance Trap tells us we must earn our worth—through achievement, approval, or moral perfection. It is exhausting. And it is a lie.
The Gospel offers a radical alternative: you are Beloved. Not because of what you bring to the table, but because of who invites you to sit.
The High Call of Love
We are commanded to love.
Not suggested. Commanded.
But real love is expensive. Forgiveness means absorbing a debt someone else owes you. Reconciliation means laying down your right to be right. Peace is not the absence of conflict—it is the presence of hard-won understanding.
We love difficult people because God loved us when we were difficult. We cannot withdraw from the world, and we hold the church accountable. With the same mouth, we cannot bless God and curse people made in His image.
Communion with the Living God
Prayer is not a ritual.
It is a conversation with the One who made you.
Jesus taught us to approach the Father with reverence and intimacy. The Lord's Prayer gives us a pattern:
We close saying, "In the name of Jesus. Amen." (John 14:12-14, John 16:23)