Our Beliefs
We are passionate about connecting people to Christ, His Cause and Community.
Below are our foundational beliefs at Life UC.
Who is Jesus?
This is a question that countless people have asked themselves over the past 2000 years. He is Christianity’s central figure, and the Bible is quite definite to the question: who is Jesus?
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In Matthew 3:17, God wanted to make it clear from the beginning that Jesus was introduced to the world; and that it was known that Jesus was His Son.
And a voice from heaven said, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased.” Matthew 3:17
In Matthew 16:15–17, Jesus asks His disciples who they believed Him to be. Here Jesus confirms that He is the Christ – the Son of God.
He said [to His disciples], “But who do you say that I am?” Simon Peter answered and said, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” Jesus answered and said to him, “Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah, for flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but My Father who is in heaven.” Matthew 16:15–17
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In John 1:11–12, the Bible tells us why God the Father sent His Son Jesus to bring Salvation to this world which walked away from relationship with a Father in Heaven who loves them.
He came to that which was His own, but His own did not receive Him. Yet to all who did receive Him, to those who believed in His name, He gave the power, the privilege, and the right to become children of God. John 1:11–12
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Max Lucado, a well-known Christian author, wrote these words of Jesus.
“He saw you cast into a river of life you didn’t request. He saw you betrayed by those you love. He saw you with a body that gets sick and a heart that grows weak. He saw you in your own garden of gnarled trees and sleeping friends. He saw you staring into the pit of your own failures and the mouth of your own grave. He saw you in your own garden of Gethsemane and he did not want you to be alone … He would rather go to hell for you than to heaven without you.” Max Lucado
1 - Jesus loves you and offers a wonderful plan for your life.
2 - We are sinful and separated from God.
3 - Jesus Christ is God’s only provision for our sin.
4 - We must individually receive Jesus as Saviour and Lord.
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We are here to help in any way we can. We have pastors who would love to chat and share more about Jesus with you.
Please get in touch if this is something you’d like to pursue.
For this is how much God loved the world – he gave his one and only, unique Son as a gift. So now everyone who believes in him will never perish but experience everlasting life. John 3:16–18 TPT
Our statement of Faith
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We believe in God, who is eternal and self-existent, revealed as one being in three persons, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, and the Creator of all things.
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We believe in Jesus Christ, the eternal Son of God, who was conceived of the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary. He lived a sinless life, ministering in teaching, healing, and miracles. He was crucified and died on our behalf. He rose from the dead and ascended into heaven, where He is now seated and exalted at the right hand of the Father as the risen Lord and Intercessor.
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We believe in the Holy Spirit, fully divine, who proceeds from the Father and the Son. He convicts, regenerates and sanctifies, and guides believers into all truth.
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We believe that the Bible is the inerrant, inspired and infallible Word of God and our highest authority for faith and practice.
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We believe that God created the universe and that all people are created in the image of God, to love and worship God.
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We believe in the existence and person of the devil, who actively opposes the purposes of God.
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We believe that all people have rejected God through their sinful acts and are separated from God.
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We believe that salvation is found in Jesus Christ alone who—by His suffering, shed blood, death on the cross, and resurrection—has made full atonement for the sins of all people. We receive salvation by grace through repentance and faith in Jesus Christ.
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We believe that the Church, the body of Christ, is the community of people who confess faith in Jesus Christ. While universal, the Church is local in expression and witness. It exists for worship, fellowship, evangelism, discipleship, and mission. Gifts of ministry are given by Christ to strengthen and mature the Church.
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We believe in water baptism by single immersion in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. It is a public declaration of a person’s faith in, and identification with, the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
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We believe in the Lord’s Supper, which is in symbolic remembrance of the sacrifice of Jesus Christ until He returns.
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We believe in the regenerating work of the Holy Spirit, who convicts people of their sin and inspires repentance and faith. The Holy Spirit transforms believers into the likeness of Jesus Christ.
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We believe in the baptism of the Holy Spirit, which is a transformative experience, distinct from and subsequent to salvation. It is available to all believers and accompanied by the initial evidence of speaking in tongues. It results in empowerment for effective witness to the world.
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We believe that the Holy Spirit imparts spiritual gifts to believers for ministry to one another, the Church and the world.
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We believe that God heals today through the atoning work of Jesus Christ. By praying in faith for healing and miracles we witness to and continue the ministry of Jesus Christ.
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We believe in, and look forward to, the imminent and personal return of Jesus Christ to gather His people to Himself, and to judge the living and the dead. His kingdom will have no end.
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We believe in the resurrection of the body. All who believe in Jesus Christ will have everlasting life in the presence of God; those who reject Him will have eternal separation from God. It is the call of all believers to proclaim the message of Jesus Christ until He returns.
