Statement of faith

What we believe

We believe in one God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, who made heaven and earth and still holds them.

We believe that the Holy Scriptures are the Word of God, true and trustworthy, given so that we may know Him and walk in His ways.

We believe that Jesus Christ is fully God and fully human. He was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried. On the third day he rose bodily from the dead. He ascended into heaven, and he will come again to judge the living and the dead.

We believe that all people have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and that we are saved by grace through faith in Jesus Christ, not by our own works. In him there is forgiveness of sins and new life.

We believe in the Holy Spirit, who gives life, convicts, comforts and sends the church into the world.

We believe in one holy church, the communion of saints, the resurrection of the body and the life everlasting.

Where we hold open hands

Faithful Christians differ on baptism, the Lord's Supper, spiritual gifts, the timeline of Christ's return, how God's sovereignty and human will meet, and how men and women serve in the church. Tabernook explains those views fairly and does not take a side. We also do not take a side on contested moral or political questions. We encourage you to search the Scriptures and to talk with a pastor and trusted people in your own church.

Ezra, our AI guide, is bound by this statement. Ezra is not a pastor and does not speak for God.