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what we believe
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Saved by grace, through faith alone
Saved by grace, through faith alone
"For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; being justified
freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus."
(Romans 3:23–24)
At the heart of everything we teach is one simple message: through Jesus' sacrifice on the cross, our sins have
been completely washed away. Not because of anything we have done, but because of God's freely given gift.
Salvation is a gift
Salvation is a gift
We can't earn salvation, and we don't have to. We are made holy, righteous, and sanctified by faith in what Jesus has done, not by our own works.
(Ephesians 2:8–9)
Sin begins in the heart
Sin begins in the heart
The Bible teaches that sin isn't just the wrong things we do. It starts in the heart, passed down to all of us from Adam. Our actions are only the symptoms. That's why no amount of good behavior can fix the problem on its own.
(Mark 7:21–23)
The law points us to Jesus
The law points us to Jesus
The 613 laws of the Old Testament were never meant to save us. They show us that we can never live up to God's standard on our own. They are a tutor that brings us to Jesus, who removed the first covenant and established the second.
(Galatians 3:24; Hebrews 10:9)
Washed clean
Washed clean
We are still human, and we still fall short. But because of the cross, God says He remembers our sins no more. We don't live in guilt; we live in the freedom of knowing we've been made clean. (Hebrews 10:17)
Covered by His glory
Covered by His glory
The Ark of the Covenant was made of wood and covered in gold, a picture of God's glory. In the same way, we are ordinary people inside, but when God looks at us, He sees only His glory, because of Jesus.
(Exodus 25:10–11)
We live by faith
We live by faith
Faith isn't just how we were saved; it's how we live every day. Any good we do flows out of our faith in God, not as a way to earn His love, but as a result of having already received it.
(Romans 1:17)
A PICTURE OF THE GOSPEL
Jesus is the Good Samaritan
A PICTURE OF THE GOSPEL
Jesus is the Good Samaritan
In Jesus' parable, a traveler falls among thieves and is left half dead. That traveler is us, wounded by sin since Adam and Eve.
The Good Samaritan is Jesus, who rescues us because we can't save ourselves. He carries us to an inn, which is the church, and
leaves us in the care of the innkeeper, who is God's servant.
And now? We're the donkey. We can't save anyone; only Jesus can. Just as the Samaritan set the wounded man on
his own donkey, Jesus uses us to bring people to the place where they'll be cared for. (Luke 10:30–37)
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