What We Believe
WHO WE ARE
Our Core Beliefs are what we hold to be the key doctrines that ground the Christian faith as they are found in the Scriptures. We expect all members of Aletheia to be in full agreement with these Core Beliefs.
Our full STATEMENT OF FAITH can be viewed here. There are a number of secondary beliefs contained in each of these sections that heavily influence and direct the culture and direction of our church. Complete agreement is not required for the sake of membership, but it should be known that we will preach, teach, lead, and counsel in accordance with these convictions.
Our Core Beliefs
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We believe in one God eternally existing as one essence and three distinct persons: God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit, each of whom is fully God, yet there is one God. (Deut. 6:4, Gen. 1:1-2, John 1:1, 1:14, Acts 5:3-4, Matt. 28:18-20)
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We believe that the sixty-six books of the Bible are the Word of God and the ultimate doctrinal authority on all matters.(2 Tim. 3:14-17, 2 Pet. 1:19-21, Heb. 4:12, Isa. 40:6-8)
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We believe that God created the world from nothing and rules, reigns, sustains, and governs all things at all times in all places. (Gen. 1:1, Deut. 10:14, Ps. 24:1, Ps. 89:11, Col. 1:17, Heb. 1:3)
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We believe that God has created human beings, male and female, in his image, and that all humans possess intrinsic worth, value, and dignity (Gen. 1:26-30, Gen. 9:6, Jas. 3:9)
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We believe that Sin has fractured all things, leaving the world in desperate need for salvation and redemption. (Gen. 3, Rom. 3:9-20, 23, 5:12-14, Eph. 2:1-3)
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We believe that salvation is by grace alone through faith alone in Christ alone. (Gal. 2:20, 1 Pet. 2:24-25, Eph. 2:4-9, 1 Cor. 15:1-6, 2 Cor. 5:14-21)
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We believe that the Church is comprised of those who have been born-again by God’s grace into the body of Christ, sent into the world to shine forth the glory of God and to declare and display the good news of the gospel. (1 Cor. 12:12-31, Matt. 28:18-20, 1 Peter 2:9-12, Acts 20:28, Eph. 2:11-22)
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We believe that Jesus Christ is returning to the world to judge the living and the dead. (Acts 17:30-31, 2 Tim. 4:1, Rev. 20-21)
WHO WE ARE
Our Core Values
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Deuteronomy 6:5 “You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might.”
We worship.
We all worship something; at Aletheia everything we do is informed by a worship of Jesus!
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Acts 14:27 “And when they arrived and gathered the church together, they declared all that God had done with them...”
We are a family.
We are a family who worships Jesus and cares about each other, our community, and our world.
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Isaiah 1:17 “Learn to do good; seek justice, correct oppression; bring justice to the fatherless, plead the widow's cause.”
We care.
We are a family who is cared for by Jesus and who, in turn, cares for those around us both locally and globally.
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Matthew 28:20 “Teaching them to observe all that I have commanded.”
We make disciples.
Disciples are made in the context of the local church, where we use the spiritual gifts God has given us to build up the church.
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Acts 2:47 “Praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to their number day by day those who were being saved.”
We plant churches.
Church planting is the primary way the New Testament shows the gospel advancing, and we believe it remains the most effective way to reach the world today.