What We Believe
Everything we are and everything we do as a church begins with what we believe. The truths that God has revealed through the Holy Bible are what hold us together and dictate the life and future of the church. Crossroad Church is, above all else, committed to understanding, practicing, and protecting a biblical understanding of God, His creation, and His will.
1. The Bible
We believe that the entire Bible is the inspired, infallible, and inerrant Word of God and that men were moved by the Spirit to write the books of Scripture (2 Pet 1:20-21). The words of the Bible are the absolute authority and primary source for teaching and equipping Christians for a life of righteousness (2 Tim. 3:16-17).
2. God
We believe there is one God who is the Creator and the Ruler of the universe (Gen 1:1). He eternally exists in three Persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit (Matt 28:19).
3. Jesus Christ
We believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God, in His virgin birth (Matt 1:23), His sinless life (Heb 4:15; 7:26), His atoning death on the cross (1 Cor 15:3), His resurrection on the third day (Jn 11:25; 1 Cor 15:4), His exaltation to the right hand of the Father (Heb 1:3), and that He will return again to reign as Lord of lords (Acts 1:11; 1 Tim 6:13-16).
4. Holy Spirit
We believe in the indwelling presence of the Holy Spirit that empowers each Christian to live a godly life (Rom 8:11). The body of each believer is a temple in which the Holy Spirit is present (1 Cor 6:19-20). Therefore, every believer must foster a life of being filled with the Spirit, which is both an initial and an ongoing experience for Christians (Eph 5:18). The Holy Spirit provides the Christian with power for living, understanding of spiritual truth, guidance in doing what is right, and spiritual gifts to edify the church.
5. Humanity
We believe that human beings were created in the image of God to have fellowship with Him (Gen 1:26), but became alienated from that relationship through sinful disobedience (Gen 3). As a result, humanity is totally incapable of coming back into a right relationship with God by one’s own effort (Rom 5:12-19).
6. Salvation
We believe that the shed blood of Jesus Christ on the cross solely provides for the forgiveness of sins (Mk 10:45). Therefore, salvation is received only when a person places his faith in the death and resurrection of Christ as the sufficient payment for one’s acknowledged sin (Acts 2:38). This salvation is not earned but a gift available by the grace of God alone (Eph 2:8-9).
7. The Christian Life
We believe that for every Christian the old way of living for oneself is in the past and the new way of living for Christ is for the present and for the future (2 Cor 5:17). By obedience to the Scriptures and daily yielding to the Spirit, we will mature and become conformed to the image of Christ, which should be exhibited by love for God and for one’s neighbor (Matt 22:37-39).
8. About Eternity
Man was created to exist forever. He will exist eternally in union with God through forgiveness and salvation or eternally separated from God by sin. To be eternally separated from God is hell; and to be eternally in union with Him is eternal life. Heaven and hell are places of eternal existence. (Jn 3:16; Jn 2:25; Rom 6:23; Rev 20:15; 1 Jn 5:11-12; Matt 25:31-46).
