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What We
Believe
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Our life and vision grow out of our beliefs. This is why our passion is to be ambassadors of God’s grace by "welcoming seekers, building believers (and) following Jesus." This is the direct result of our view of God, Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit and the Bible. Because this purpose is governed by God's Word, what we believe is central to who we are and what we do. |
What do we believe that is distinct from other churches in Marblehead?
First, we believe it is only through a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, that God provides us with relevant solutions and timeless principles for dealing with every personal issue, intellectual pursuit and societal problem. Because of this fact we are committed to a group of foundational truths that under gird our passion for proclaiming the message of Christ to our world.
To this end we believe and teach that:
- The Bible is the inspired Word of God and therefore is the final authority in all matters on which it speaks.
- There is only one, perfect, triune God who reigns over all and sovereignly orders the affairs of the world according to His loving purposes.
- All human beings are separated from God because of sin and disobedience and the only hope of being restored to a relationship with Him is through His grace.
- Jesus Christ, who is fully God and fully man, died on the cross in order to reconcile our relationship with God and offers forgiveness, restoration and eternal life as free gifts to all who trust in Him alone for their salvation.
- Jesus Christ was resurrected bodily from the dead, and that this is proof positive that all He said, did and promised is true.
- The Holy Spirit, who is also fully God, indwells and empowers all followers of Jesus, enabling them to live life as God designed it, producing His love in their lives and gifting them to serve the cause of Christ effectively in this world.
Our Vision
Our vision is to communicate the good news of God's offer of life and forgiveness through faith in Jesus Christ to those in our community and around the world, and to help those who are followers of Christ to deepen their faith and make it relevant to every area of their lives.
How do we seek to accomplish this?
- By helping followers of Jesus to better understand what they believe and why they believe it
- By providing opportunities and training to help followers of Jesus share their faith with others
- By actively supporting cross-cultural missionaries in other nations and locally in ministries to other unreached communities and international college students
- By providing opportunities through short term missions, and various local outreach events
- By supporting a full-time youth pastor who reaches out to young people in the community
- By providing help for those in our community who have emotional, physical and other needs
- By offering various services to our community that demonstrate the love of Jesus Christ