Jesus Christ

We believe that Jesus Christ is the only begotten Son of God, the Eternal Word made flesh. As such, He was always with God and is God; He is not a created being, but in fact it was through Him that all things came into being and were created. He was before all things and in Him all things hold together by the power of His Word. He is the image of the invisible God, and in Him dwells the fullness of the Godhead bodily.

We believe that in the fullness of time He came into the world to save mankind. He was supernaturally conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary, fully God and fully man in one Person. He is the only Savior for the sins of the world, having lived a sinless life in perfect obedience to the Law of God, and having died a substitutionary death on the cross for all mankind. Through His sinless life He met the righteous requirements of the Law in our behalf. Through His atoning death He paid the penalty for our sin, revealing and upholding at the same time both divine love and divine justice. Having provided atonement for sin, the third day He rose bodily from the grave, victorious over death and the powers of darkness, and for a period of forty days appeared to over five hundred witnesses, providing many convincing proofs of His resurrection. He ascended into heaven and was seated at God’s right hand, from where He intercedes for His people and rules as Lord over all. He is the Head of His Body the Church and is to be loved, worshipped, served, and obeyed by all.