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What We Believe

Please find our core beliefs below

The Holy Scriptures

  • The Bible is the inspired word of God
  • The Bible is inerrant

God

  • There is one God in three Persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit
  • The Lord Jesus, before His Incarnation, existed in the form of God, was with God and is God​​​
  • The Holy Spirit is a Person and He is God

Man

  • Man was created in the image of God
  • All have sinned and come short of the glory of God
  • As many as receive and confess Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord receive eternal life

Christ

  • The Lord Jesus Christ is the only way to the Father
  • The Lord Jesus Christ made a perfect atonement for sin
  • The Lord Jesus Christ was crucified and raised on the third day according to the Scriptures​​

The Church 

  • The Church is Christ's body
  • Believers will be caught up in the rapture to meet the Lord in the air when He returns for His Church

The Enemy

  • Satan, our defeated foe and enemy of our souls, is a liar and the father of lies who comes to steal, kill, and destroy...but Jesus is come that we might have life, and that more abundantly​

Life at Conception

  • The Bible affirms the sanctity of life beginning at conception and abhors abortion and infanticide

Marriage & Sex

  • ​The Bible affirms sexual intercourse within the context of a heterosexual marriage between one man and one woman
  • Home
  • Welcoming Children Into Worship
  • Additional Ministries
    • Covenants for Kids
    • Black Gem Designs
  • Resources
    • Books >
      • Teaching Like Jesus
      • How to Study and Understand the Bible in 5 Simple Steps
      • I Serve You Just as My Mother Did
      • Rites of Passage
      • Keeping You & Your Kids Sexually Pure
      • Life at All Costs
      • Exploring and Engaging Spirituality for Today's Children
    • Workshops & Speaking >
      • Speaking Engagements
      • Teacher-Training Workshops
    • Articles >
      • Little Black Lives Matter Too
      • The Problem with Black Boys
      • Orphans Among Us
  • About
    • What We Believe
    • About Dr. Tolbert
    • Board Members
  • Contact
  • Give