Mission Statement:  New Life Christian Church exists to honor God, serve others, and share the good news of His love.

 

We believe that the following items are essential truths and they help to form our Statement of Faith.  These items can not and will not change.  They form the core belief system at New Life.

 

• We believe in one God - Father, Son and Holy Spirit. (Matthew 5:16, 45,  6:1, 4, 8, 9; James 1:17; John 1:1, 14:9; Genesis 1:2; John 4:24, 14:16-20; 2 Peter 1:21)

 

• We believe in God the Father Almighty, Creator of all things visible and invisible. (Genesis 1:1; Acts 17:24-28; Hebrews 11:3)

 

• We believe in Jesus Christ, God's one and only Son, our one and only Savior. (John 1:14; 1 John 4:9; John 3:16; 2 Peter 3:18)

 

• Who was born Jesus of Nazareth, both fully human and fully divine, conceived of the Holy Spirit and the virgin Mary. (Matthew 21:11; John 1:14, 19:19; Romans 5:15-17; Colossians 2:9; 1 John 1:1; Matthew 1:18, Luke 1:26-38

 

• Who suffered and was crucified under Pontius Pilate. (Luke 23:1-46)

 

• Who died and was buried, and Who rose again bodily from the dead on the third day. (Luke 23:44,  24:8; John 20:24-29; 1 Corinthians 15:3 - 8)

 

• Who ascended into Heaven  and now sits at the right hand of the Father. (Luke 22:69; Acts 1:1-9; Colossians 3:1)

 

• Who will return to earth to judge both the living and the dead. (Matthew 24;36-42; John 14:1-3; Acts 1:10-11, 10:39-42; 1 Peter 4:5)

 

• We believe in the Holy Spirit.

 

• Who is an active and operative part of the trinity God. (John 16:5-15, Acts 1:7-8; Romans 8:26-27)

 

• Who dwells in every Christian. (1 Corinthians 3:16, 6:19; 2 Timothy 1:14)

 

• We believe in the Bible - God's Holy Word, Scripture

 

• We believe God inspired the original writings of the Scripture and those writings were consequently without error. (Mark 12:36; John 14:26, 16:12-15; Acts 1;16; 1 Corinthians 2:12-13; 2 Timothy 3:14-16; 2 Peter 1:20-21)

 

• We accept the Bible as the final authority for all matters of faith and practice. (Isaiah 40:8; Matthew 5:18, 24:35; Romans 15:4; Hebrews 4:12)

 

• We believe the Bible teaches that man, created by God, willfully sinned against God and is consequently lost and with hope apart from Jesus Christ. (Acts 4:12; Romans 3:23)

 

• We believe the Bible teaches that salvation - the forgiveness of sins, is only by grace through the blood of Jesus Christ. (Matthew 26:28; Romans 5:9; Ephesians 2:8-9; 1 Peter 1:18-19; 1 John 1:7)

 

• We believe the Bible teaches that one receives God's grace by putting faith in Christ, repenting of sin, confessing Christ, and being immersed into Christ. (Romans 5:1-2; Luke 24:45-47; Acts 3:19, 17:30; 2 Peter 3:9; Matthew 10:32; Romans 10:9; Philllipians 2:11; John 4:15; Acts 2:38; Romans 6:1-7; Galatians 3:27; Colossians 2:12; 1 Peter 3:21.

 

• We believe in the Church of Jesus Christ, founded on the Day of Pentecost and consists of all Christians everywhere. (Matthew 16:13-18; Acts 2:14-17)

 

• We believe the Bible teaches that the Elders are to exercise authority over the local congregation.  (Acts 20:28; Philippians 1:1; 1 Timothy 3:1-7; Titus 1:5-9; 1 Peter 5:1-4)