BELIEFS

We believe the Bible is God’s Word to us. Human authors, under the supernatural guidance of the Holy Spirit, wrote it. It is the inspired and only written, infallible, authoritative, without any mixture of error, Word of God.
(2 Timothy 3:16; 2 Peter 1:21)

  1. We believe that there is one God, eternally existent in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
    (Genesis 1:1; John 10:30; John 10:37–38)

  2. We believe in the deity of our Lord Jesus Christ, in His virgin birth, in His sinless life, in His miracles, in His vicarious and atoning death through His shed blood, in His bodily resurrection, in His ascension to the right hand of the Father, and in His personal return in power and glory.
    (Isaiah 7:14; Matthew 1:23; Luke 1:35; Hebrews 4:15; Hebrews 7:25; John 2:11; Hebrews 9:12; Ephesians 1:7; Colossians 1:14; John 11:25; Acts 1:11; Revelation 19:11–16)

  3. We believe that humankind is marred by an attitude of disobedience toward God called sin. Regeneration is only possible by relationship with Jesus Christ and indwelling of the Holy Spirit through salvation, which is essential for Christ’s Kingdom on earth. As God is a just and righteous God, He will be the final authority.
    (Romans 3:19, 23; John 3:16–19; John 5:24; Ephesians 2:8–10; Titus 3:5–6)

  4. We believe in the continuing ministry of the Holy Spirit, by whose indwelling the Christian is able to live a godly life.
    (Ephesians 5:18; Ephesians 4:30; 1 Corinthians 3:16; 1 Corinthians 6:19–20)

  5. We believe that sin leads to eternal death, but God desires and offers redemption and restoration to all who confess, repent of sin, and seek His mercy and forgiveness through Jesus Christ.
    (Acts 3:19–21; Romans 10:9–10; 1 Corinthians 6:9–11; Romans 3:23; Romans 6:23)

  6. We believe in the spiritual unity of believers in our Lord Jesus Christ.
    (Romans 8:9; 1 Corinthians 12:12–13; Galatians 3:26–28)

Statement of Faith

Applications of the Word of God

While we are careful to keep our tenets of faith specific to the teachings of scripture, we also understand that in our current culture there are many issues that become divisive. In keeping with that, we have three applications of the Word of God in relationship to larger issues of the church:

  1. Women in Ministry
     While we believe the role of elder is prescribed in Scripture for men, we believe a fundamental truth of the Bible is that spiritual gifts are not gender-specific. In other words, we believe that the Holy Spirit releases gifts of leadership to both men and women. We desire to disciple and empower both men and women in the areas of their gifting at New Hope for maximum impact for the Kingdom of God. Thus: women can and do teach and lead in every environment at New Hope other than elder.
    (Titus 1:5–9)

  2. Race and Ethnicity
     We see our world’s profound need for healing among diverse peoples, and we are committed to labor in the present toward God’s promised future: a redeemed community bound together by the love of Christ and representing every nation, ethnicity, race, and language. Grace New Hope is a diverse church in staff, elders, and members.
    (Revelation 7:9)

  3. Marriage
     We affirm the biblical design of marriage from the beginning as being a covenant between one man and one woman, and that the beauty of sexual intimacy is reserved for the marriage relationship. We also believe that singleness is also completeness in Christ.
    (Mark 10:6–7)