What We Believe

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Our Condition

People are sinful and separated from God,
so we cannot know Him personally or experience His love and plan.


People are Sinful

“...for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.” (Romans 3.23)

People were created to have fellowship with God; but, because of our stubborn self-will, we chose to go our own independent way and fellowship with God was broken. This self-will, characterized by an attitude of active rebellion or passive indifference, is evidence of the Bible calls sin.

People are Separated

“For the wages of sin is death [spiritual separation from God].” (Romans 6.23)

This diagram illustrates that God is holy and people are sinful. A great gulf separates the two. The arrows illustrate that people are continually trying to reach God and establish a personal relationship with Him through our own efforts, such as a good life, philosophy, or religion, but we inevitably fail.