OUR BELIEFS
GOD
God is the Creator and Ruler of the universe. He has eternally existed as the Holy Trinity: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. These three are co-equal, co-eternal and consubstantial, and are one, omniscient, omnipotent, omnipresent, eternal, and unchanging, God. God is loving, compassionate, and faithful to His people and His promises. “O Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, who is enthroned above the cherubim, You are the God, You alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth. You have made heaven and earth.. ~Isaiah 37:16~
JESUS
Jesus Christ is completely human and, at the same time, completely God. He is God’s salvation for humanity to bring his sheep back into a transcendant relationship with God. He is the Lamb of God who willingly entered into His Passion to be a perfect sacrifice upon His crucifixion. He defeated death in His resurrection so that we can have eternal life. "And the Word became flesh* and made his dwelling among us, and we saw his glory, the glory as of the Father’s only Son, full of grace and truth." ~John1:14~
HOLY SPIRIT
The Holy Spirit is present in the world to make humanity aware of their need for Jesus Christ. He also lives in every Christian from the moment of salvation. He provides the Christian with comfort, the power for living, understanding of spiritual truth, and guidance in doing what is right. He fills and empowers every believer with spiritual gifts when they are saved to fulfill their God-given calling. "And the Holy Spirit descended on him in bodily form, like a dove; and a voice came from heaven, "You are my beloved Son; with you I am well pleased." - Luke 3:22~
YOU
You are created in the image of God. You are the supreme object of God’s creation and love. Although you have tremendous potential for good, you are marred by an attitude of disobedience towards God called “sin.” This attitude separates you from God until the relationship is restored through a personal commitment to Jesus Christ. "God created mankind in his image; in the image of God he created them; male and female* he created them." ~Genesis 1:27~
THE BIBLE
The Bible is God’s revelation of Himself to all people. It was written by human authors under the supernatural guidance of the Holy Spirit. Because it was inspired by God, we believe the Bible is the basis for truth and it is completely relevant to our daily lives. "All scripture is inspired by God and is useful for teaching, for refutation, for correction, and for training in righteousness ~2Timothy 3:16~
THE CHURCH
Our Catholic Church is a tripartite of Sacred Scripture, Sacred Tradition, and the Magisterium. It is a community of believers who are unified through faith in Jesus Christ to live out His teachings. It seeks to bring the Gospel to the world through love and unity with the ultimate purpose of revealing God to the world and glorifying Jesus Christ. "Now you are Christ’s body, and individually members of it. ~1 Corinthians 12:27~
THE SACRAMENTS
The seven sacraments—Baptism, Confirmation, Holy Communion, Confession, Marriage, Holy Orders, and the Anointing of the Sick—were instituted by Jesus Christ, and each is an outward sign of an inward grace. When we participate in them worthily, each provides us with graces—with the life of God in our soul. In worship, we give to God that which we owe Him; in the sacraments, He gives us the graces necessary to live a truly human life. "Whoever eats* my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him on the last day. ~John 6:54~
SALVATION
Salvation is God’s free gift to us, but we must accept it. We can never make up for our sin by self- improvement or good works. Only by trusting in Jesus’ death and resurrection as God’s offer of forgiveness can anyone be saved from sin’s penalty. When we turn to Jesus in faith, we are saved. Eternal life begins the moment anyone receives Jesus Christ into his life by faith "God indeed is my salvation; I am confident and unafraid. For the LORD is my strength and my might, and he has been my salvation." ~Isaiah 12:2
ETERNITY
You were created to exist forever. We believe that forever is spent in one of two places: in union with God because of His forgiveness and salvation or eternally separated from God because of sin. When you die, you will either spend eternity with God or apart from God. "...whoever drinks the water I shall give will never thirst; the water I shall give will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life.”~John 4:14~