Core Truth
God’s Will For Us Is Good Works
The Core Truth: God gives us gifts, not only for fellow believers, but also for those who do not yet know Christ. God makes us his ambassadors, witnessing by word and deed to Christ’s victory over sin and death, all the while conforming us to the image of his Son.
The Local Church Is Essential to Being a Disciple of Christ
The Core Truth: Those who are united to Christ are incorporated into his body. A Christian can’t be attached to the vine without being, at the same time, grafted onto the other branches. The local church is essential to being a disciple of Jesus Christ. The church isn’t just where disciples go once a week. […]
Christians Are Waiting for the Return of Christ
The Core Truth: Christians are waiting for the return of Christ to raise the dead, judge the nations, and lead us into the everlasting glory of the age to come. We know this is true because he’s already been raised. As a result, those in Christ are able to face numerous tragedies and even death […]
Jesus Has Paid the Penalty For Our Sins in Full
The Core Truth: The Bible is chiefly a story of redemption. As fallen children of Adam, we’ve all failed to live up to God’s righteous requirements. But God interrupted the story and didn’t let us have the last word. He sent his son to fulfill the law for us, perfectly loving the Father and his […]
The Bible Is a History of a Very Specific Promise
The Core Truth: The story of the Bible is the unfolding of God’s promise that—though we deserve death for our sin—God will bring us into glory through the incarnation, life, death, resurrection, ascension, and return of his Son, Jesus. God is the ultimate hero in the greatest story ever told. The key context of this promise […]
