July 21: We believe works are insufficient for salvation
Works do not lead to salvation, and are not a prerequisite to salvation. Instead, they flow from salvation.
Continue readingJuly 20: We believe repentance leads to justification
We believe God judges as righteous those who repent, based not on their merits, but on the sacrifice of Jesus Christ.
Continue readingJuly 19: We believe God acts in us before we recognize it
Even before we turn to God, we believe he is already acting in our life, calling us to himself.
Continue readingJuly 18: We believe Jesus Christ is judge of all
Jesus is both our savior and our judge.
Continue readingJuly 17: We believe we can be saved only through God’s grace
Salvation comes only through the grace of God, not from our own will or effort.
Continue readingJuly 16: We believe in salvation or condemnation
We will face judgment, and that judgment has only two possible outcomes: eternal life or eternal condemnation.
Continue readingJuly 15: We believe the Holy Spirit leads us
We believe the Holy Spirt leads us to God even before we know we are being led, through a process we call “prevenient grace.”
Continue readingJuly 14: We believe in the Holy Spirit
We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son, who with the Father and the Son is worshiped and glorified, who has spoken through the prophets.
Continue readingJuly 13: We believe Jesus Christ rose from the dead
We believe that Jesus died on the cross, then rose from the dead.
Continue readingJuly 12: We believe Jesus Christ became human
We believe Jesus, while fully God, was also fully human. As a human, he experienced the same limitations and tempations all people are subject to.
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