We here at Journey Church believe……
The Scriptures
The Holy Bible was written by men divinely inspired and is God’s revelation of Himself to man. It is a perfect treasure of divine instruction. It has God for its author, salvation for its end, and truth, without any mixture of error, for its matter. The entire Bible is the verbally inspired, infallible Word of God, and the final authority for all matters of faith and conduct (II Tim. 3:16; I Pet.1:23-25; II Pet. 1:21).
God
There is one and only one living and true God. He is eternally existent in three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit, with distinct personal attributes, but without division of nature, essence, or being (Gen. 1:1; Psalm 90:2; Isa. 45:21; Matt. 28:19; John 14:16; II Cor. 13:14). God the Son Jesus Christ is the eternal Son of God. He was conceived of the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary. He honored the divine law by His personal obedience, and in His substitutionary death on the cross, He made provision for the redemption of the entire human race from sin, and His return to earth is imminent (Isa. 7:14; Matt. 1:23, 24:44, 28:6; John 5:18; Acts 1:9-11; I Cor. 15:3-4; II Cor. 5:21; Col. 2:9; Heb. 1:3, 4:15; Rev. 1:8, 19:11-16).
God the Holy Spirit
The Holy Spirit indwells the believer at the moment of salvation, and empowers believers with Spiritual gifts for ministry (Rom. 8:15-16, 12:3-8, I Cor. 3:16, 6:19, 12:11, Gal. 3:26, 4:6, Eph. 4:11-12, I Pet. 4:10).
Mankind
The dignity of humanity is discovered in our creation in the image of God, and our design for fellowship with God (Gen. 1:27, 2:7). Sin broke the fellowship; spiritually separated us from God, left us spiritually depraved, and created our need for a spiritual new birth (Jer. 17:9; John 3:3;
Rom. 3:10, 23, 5:12; Eph. 2:1).
Salvation
Salvation involves the redemption of the whole person, and is offered freely through the finished work of Jesus Christ on the cross. Our salvation is by grace (unmerited favor) through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ (Eph. 2:8-9; John 14:6; Rom 5:1, 6:23, 10:9, 13). God loves the world (all of humanity), and Christ died and rose again for the sins of the entire human race (John 3:16; Rom. 5:8; I Cor. 15:3-4; Col. 1:20; I John 2:2). Believers are saved by grace, live by faith, and eternally secure in their salvation (John 10:28-29; John 14:15, Rom. 8:38-39; Gal. 3:11; Phil 1:6; James 2:17-18; I John 5:12-13).
The Church
The local church is an autonomous body of believers united together for evangelism, Biblical instruction, fellowship, worship, and ministry (Acts 2:41-42). The two offices are pastors and deacons (I Tim. 3:1-13), and the two ordinances are baptism by immersion, and the Lord’s Supper or “communion” (Matt. 28:19; Rom. 6:4; I Cor. 11:23-26).
Stewardship
God is the source of all blessings, temporal and spiritual; all that we have and are we owe to Him. Christians have a holy trusteeship in the gospel, and a stewardship in their possessions. The financial support of the local church is from the tithes and offerings of generous believers
(Gen. 14:20; Pro. 3:9; Mal. 3:8-10; Matt. 6:19-21; I Cor. 16:1-2; II Cor. 9:7).
Evangelism and Missions
The Great Commission to make disciples is our mission (Matt. 28: 19-20). All four Gospels remind us that the great commission is not an option to consider, it is a command to obey (Matt. 28:19-20; Mark 16:15; Luke 24:46-48; John 20:21).
Jesus said He would empower us to witness, and He gave the plan for world missions (Acts 1:8).
Family
God has ordained the family as the foundational institution of human society. It is composed of persons related to one another by marriage, blood or adoption. We believe that God wonderfully and immutably creates each person as male and female. These two distinct, complementary sexes together reflect the image and nature of God (Genesis 1:26-27).
Marriage is the uniting of one man and one woman in covenant commitment intended for a
lifetime (Gen. 2:24).
Future Judgment
The future judgment is a time of final accountability when God rewards the believer with everlasting life, and punishes the unbeliever with eternal condemnation (Heb. 9:27; John 3:36, 5:22-29; II Cor. 5:10; Rev. 20:11-15).
Blessed Hope
The blessed hope of an eternity with the Lord is our ultimate comfort (Titus 2:13). Jesus is preparing a beautiful place called heaven, and this gives us our greatest encouragement on earth (John 14:1-3; I Thess. 4:13-18). Jesus has triumphed over the grave, which guarantees the Christian’s final victory (John 11:25; I Cor. 15:57; II Cor. 1:20).