St. James Church

We believe in one God, eternally existent as God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. (Genesis 1:1, Psalm 96:5, Acts 17:24-28, Matthew 3:16-17, Matthew 28:19, 2 Corinthians 13:14)

 

We believe that the Bible, composed of the Old and New Testaments, is God’s inspired and infallible Word, and is the supreme standard and final authority for all conduct, faith, and doctrine. (Proverbs 20:5-6, 2 Timothy 3:16, Hebrews 4:12, 2 Peter 1:21)

 

We believe in the deity of the Lord Jesus Christ, in His virgin birth, in His sinless life, in His miracles, in His vicarious and atoning death, in His bodily resurrection, in His ascension to the right hand of God the Father, and in His personal return to earth in power and glory. (John 1:1, Luke 2:1-20, Hebrews 4:15, 1 Peter 2:24, 1 Corinthians 15:3-5, Acts 1:9-11, Revelation 22:7-12)

 

We believe that man was created in the image of God, but by willful transgression became sinful and is justly under the condemnation and wrath of the Almighty God. (Genesis 1:27, Psalms 51:5, Romans 3:23, Romans 6:23, Hebrews 9:27)

 

We believe that the only salvation from this guilt and condemnation is through faith in the righteousness and atonement of the Lord Jesus Christ, and that this salvation is the free gift of God’s love and grace. (Romans 1:16, Romans 10:9-10, Ephesians 2:8-9, Titus 3:5, 1 Peter 1:18-19)

 

We believe in the personality of the Holy Spirit and that His ministry is to reveal Christ to men, convict of sin, to regenerate repentant sinners and, by His presence and power, to sanctify the lives of the redeemed. (John 16:8-11, John 14:26, Romans 8:26-27, 1 Corinthians 2:1-13, 1 Corinthians 12)

 

We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ instituted the ordinances of believer baptism and communion; that baptism is only to be administered upon profession of faith in Jesus Christ, thereby declaring our faith in a crucified, buried, and risen Savior, that communion is only for believers, is to be preceded by faithful self-examination and is in remembrance of the Lord’s death until He comes. (Matthew 3:14-17, Matthew 26:26-28, Matthew 28:19-20, Luke 22:19, Romans 6:1-11, 1 Corinthians 11:23-29)

 

We believe that a New Testament church is a body of believers professing Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior, baptized in the name of Christ, associated for worship, service, and the spread of the Gospel message to all the world. (Romans 15:5-6, 1 Corinthians 12, Ephesians 1:22, Hebrews 10:24-25)

 

We believe that there will be a resurrection of the just and the unjust, the just, having been redeemed by the shed blood of Jesus, to be with Him throughout eternity in glory; the unjust, having died impenitent and unreconciled to God, to eternal condemnation in Hell. (1 Corinthians 3:11-15, 1 Corinthians 15, 2 Corinthians 5:9-10, 2 Thessalonians 1:8-9, Revelation 20:11-15)