We Believe: The Doctrine of Jesus
We Believe: The Doctrine of Jesus
Focus: We believe in Jesus Christ, the Son of God, incarnated for our redemption, born of the Virgin Mary, fully God and fully man, one person in two natures. As our substitute, he lived a sinless life and willingly gave himself as a propitiatory and reconciling sacrifice for our sins on the cross. He died, was buried, rose bodily on the third day, ascended into heaven, and sits at the right hand of God the Father as the only mediator between God and humanity. One day he will return again to judge the living and the dead.
Jesus is fully God.
Jesus is fully human.
Jesus is sinless.
Jesus died for our sins.
Jesus rose from the dead.
Jesus is fully God
We believe in Jesus Christ, the Son of God, incarnated for our redemption, born of the Virgin Mary, fully God and fully man, one person in two natures.
John 1:1, 14 ESV
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.”
Jesus is fully human
We believe in Jesus Christ, the Son of God, incarnated for our redemption, born of the Virgin Mary, fully God and fully man, one person in two natures.
Philippians 2:5-7 ESV
“Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men.”
Jesus is sinless
As our substitute, he lived a sinless life and willingly gave himself as a propitiatory and reconciling sacrifice for our sins on the cross.
Hebrews 4:15 ESV
“For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin.”
Jesus died for our sins
He died, was buried, rose bodily on the third day, ascended into heaven, and sits at the right hand of God the Father as the only mediator between God and humanity.
Romans 5:8 ESV
“but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”
Jesus rose from the dead
One day he will return again to judge the living and the dead.
1 Corinthians 15:3-4 ESV
“For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures,”
