We believe that "Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures" (1 Corinthians 15:3-4). Because of Christ’s great grace and love for us, we’re committed to living our lives for His glory and keeping His good and gracious commandments in our homes, in our church, and in the community, out of love for God and love for others. We want everything we do to be governed by the Bible, God’s perfect and sufficient Word to men. Because we’re committed to the Bible as the sufficient rule of our practice, we preach the Bible in our worship services. And we try to encourage one another with the Bible in our times of fellowship. We seek to be self-consciously organized according to the Bible. Properly understood, the Bible centers us on Jesus Christ. So, our public worship is Christ-centered. We preach Christ in our sermons, and we pray in Jesus name. We practice the two biblical sacraments of Baptism and the Lord’s Supper, which are both about Christ and His work to save us from our sins. We’re Christ-centered because Jesus came into this world to save sinners. He rescued us from our sin and shame, reconciled us to a holy God, and promises us everlasting life. That’s why we love Him and keep His commandments. And that’s why we worship Him. When a church tries to take the Bible seriously, it has to come to a conclusion about what the Bible means as a whole. Not every church agrees on exactly what the whole Bible means, but we believe that to be faithful to God, we have to try to understand His Word, which means that we hold to certain theological beliefs. We are: Evangelical. Baptist. Reformed. For more information, visit our website @ www.christchurchal.com
