It is always challenging to make official statements of belief—not because we do not believe in very much, but simply because our God is so much bigger than our frail attempts to describe Him. At best, statements of belief serve as symbols to help people think more clearly about God. At worst, they serve as wooden statements that are an attempt towards reducing God down to “One who agrees with me.”

Probably a better type of statement would be: Who We Believe.  To be a follower of Jesus is to be simply that, a follower of a person, Jesus of Nazareth.  For us, being Christian is not simply agreeing with certain cultural or political philosophies.  We believe being Christian (literally, “Christ-follower”) is to be one who seeks to get to know God revealed in the person of Jesus.  We are constantly seeking to know Him and to learn to live life according to His ways.  This means learning to love our enemies, to value all people, and to live free from habits that can destroy us and other people.  This was the pattern of life demonstrated by Jesus Himself.  These are the ways we are humbly seeking to learn as God’s Spirit leads us forward.

There are always a few people who want a little bit more of a handle on our specific beliefs.  The easiest way to explain where we stand is to state that we are in agreement with historic orthodox Christian beliefs.  One formulation of this is the Nicene Creed.