Our beliefs
God
There is only one living and true God. He is an intelligent, spiritual, and personal Being, the Creator, Redeemer, Preserver, and Ruler of the universe. God is infinite in holiness and all other perfections. God is all powerful and all knowing; His perfect knowledge extends to all things, past, present, and future, including the future decisions of His free creatures. To Him we owe the highest love, reverence, and obedience. The eternal triune God reveals Himself to us as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, with distinct personal attributes, but without division of nature, essence, or being.
Genesis 1:1, Deuteronomy 6:4, John 17:3, John 1:1-4
Salvation
Salvation is the redemption of the whole person, and it is freely offered to all who accept Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. Salvation is by the grace of God, through faith alone in the Lord Jesus Christ who died a substitutionary sacrifice once for all the sins of man. Only through repentance, faith in Christ, and regeneration of the Spirit can an individual experience salvation. Those who accept Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior are born again of the Holy Spirit and become part of the family of God (the Church). We believe the redeemed are kept by God’s power and are thus secure in Christ forever.
John 3:16, 2 Corinthians 5:21, Ephesians 1:13-14, Romans 8:35-39, Philippians 1:6
The Bible
The Bible (as comprised in the sixty-six books of the Old and New Testament) was written by men divinely inspired and is God’s revelation of Himself to humanity. The Bible is the inerrant and authoritative Word of God, revealing all things necessary to salvation, and is the final authority in all matters of faith and practice.
Psalm 119:97-105, Psalm 119:160, Matthew 5:18, John 5:46-47, 2 Timothy 3:16-17
The Ordinances of the Church- Baptism and the Lord’s Supper
Christian baptism is the believer’s public profession of faith in Jesus Christ. The believer is immersed in water in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. It is an act of obedience symbolizing the believer’s faith in a crucified, buried, and risen Savior.
The Lord’s Supper (also referred to as communion) was instituted by Jesus Christ. Believers in Christ partake of the bread and the cup to remember the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. We practice “open communion,” meaning all Christ- followers (members of Cross Road or not) are invited to participate in this ordinance.
Matthew 3:13-17; 26:26-30; 28:19-20; Mark 1:9-11; 14:22-26; Luke 3:21-22; 22:19-20; John 3:23; Acts 2:41-42; 8:35-39; 16:30-33; 20:7; Romans 6:3-5; 1 Corinthians 10:16,21; 11:23-29; Colossians 2:12.