Church of the Rock

Our Beliefs

Principles: the Truths which bring us together
The following statement of Fundamental Truths is intended as a basis of fellowship among us.

I appeal to you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree with one another so that there may be no divisions among you and that you may be perfectly united in mind and thought.
I Corinthians 1:10

The Bible is the Word of God
The Bible is the Word of God. We believe that the Bible, in its entirety, is the Word of God, written under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit and it is our only infallible rule of faith and conduct.

All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.
II Timothy 3:16-17

The Trinity
We believe the Godhead consists of the Father, the Son Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit. Three in One and One in Three.

May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.
II Corinthians 13:14

The Deity of Jesus Christ
We believe in the Deity of Jesus Christ, in His virgin birth, His miracles, His substitution on the cross, His bodily resurrection from the dead, His exaltation to the right hand of God.

The Word became flesh and lived for awhile among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.
John 1:14

All Have Sinned
We believe all mankind as descendants of Adam have sinned, and that the wages of sin is death. Death is eternal damnation and separation from god in the lake of fire.

For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.
Romans 3:23

Salvation by Faith
We believe that one's eternal salvation is made possible only by the redeeming blood of Jesus Christ and is received through repentance toward God and faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. One is saved by grace through faith, not as a result of works that no man should boast.

He saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit.
Titus 3:5

Baptism and Communion
We believe that every born again Christian should follow the example of our Lord in baptism by immersion in water and by celebrating the Lord's Supper (Communion).

We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life.
Romans 6:4

One Mediator
We believe that Jesus Christ is the only mediator between God and man.

For there is one God and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, who gave himself as a ransom for all men -- the testimony given in its proper time.
I Timothy 2:5

The Baptism of the Holy Spirit
The Baptism of the Holy Spirit. We believe in the Baptism of the Holy Spirit as a distinct experience from and subsequent to the experience of the new birth, and in the gifts of the Holy Spirit as being valid and operative today, and that they should be earnestly desired by the believer.

Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good.
I Corinthians 12:7

Divine Healing
We believe in Divine Healing, through the power of the Holy Spirit.

...to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by that one Spirit.
I Corinthians 12:9

Sanctification
We believe in sanctification and holiness of heart and the overcoming life as Scriptural requirements for the Bride of Christ, and that the fruit of the Holy Spirit should be increasingly evident in a Christian's life as demonstrated in Galatians 5 and Revelation 12:11

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.
Galatians 5:22-23

Jesus Christ's Return
We believe in Jesus Christ's personal return in power and great glory, in His Millennial reign and in His everlasting dominion.

"Men of Galilee," they said, "why do you stand here looking into the sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen him go into heaven."
Acts 1:11

The Local Church
We believe that regular fellowship with other born again believers and commitment to a local church, with regular participation in its activities, is important to personal spiritual growth.

And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds. Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another -- and all the more as you see the Day approaching.
Hebrews 10:24-25