What We Believe

‍Life Pointe Church is a church under the lordship of Jesus Christ.
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Therefore, we are committed to contending for the faith that was once for all delivered to the saints (Jude 1:3).

Doctrine of God
We believe in one God eternally existing as one essence and three distinct persons: God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit. Each person is fully, equally and eternally God, yet there is one God. Each person has precisely the same nature and attributes and is worthy of precisely the same worship, honor and praise. The entire Christian faith is bound together with the confession of God’s Trinitarian nature (Matt. 28:18-20).

We believe in God the Father, the Creator of heaven and earth. We believe in the Son, God from God, eternally begotten but not made, who in history assumed to Himself a human nature for the sake of our salvation (John 1:14; Heb. 1:3). He is fully God and fully man. Through Him, all things came into being and were created. He was before all things, and in Him, all things hold together by the word of His power (Col. 1:15-20).

He suffered, died, was buried, resurrected, ascended and sits at the right hand of the Father until He returns for the final judgment and consummation of the Kingdom. We believe in the Holy Spirit who eternally proceeds from the Father and the Son and is sent by the Father and Son to give new life (John 15:26-27). The Holy Spirit unites believers to Jesus Christ in faith, brings about the new birth and dwells within the regenerate (Eph. 1:13-14). The Holy Spirit has come to glorify the Son who, in turn, came to glorify the Father.

He will lead the Church into a right understanding and rich application of the truth of God’s Word. He is to be respected, honored and worshiped as God, the third person of the Trinity.

Doctrine of Revelation
God has made Himself known to the world in Jesus Christ, the Scriptures and creation. We believe that God has made Himself known to His creation.
He has revealed Himself to us in His Son, the incarnate Word (Heb. 1:1-2), in Scripture, the inspired Word (2 Tim. 3:16), and in creation (Ps. 8; Rom. 1:20).

We believe that Jesus Christ, the Son of God, is the perfect revelation of who God is. Jesus Christ is the “image of the invisible God” (Col. 1:15), “the exact imprint of His nature” (Heb. 1:3) and a perfect reflection of God the Father (John 5:19).

Scripture
We believe that God created the world from nothing and governs all things at all times in all places. God created the whole world from nothing (Gen. 1:1-2; Ps. 24:1). God’s creative work is the overflow of the love present within the Trinitarian fellowship. Creation, according to the design of God, was good (Gen. 1:3-31).God doesn’t let the world exist—He makes the world exist. He upholds the universe by the word of His power, and He holds the world together in Himself (Col. 1:17).

Doctrine of Humanity
We believe that all humanity is created in the image of God and possesses intrinsic dignity and worth.God made humanity—male and female—in His own image (Gen. 1:27-30). Set apart as His image bearers, every human being is sacred.

All men and women, bearing the image of God, are meant to represent God in His creation (1 Cor. 10:31). They enjoy equal access to God by faith in Christ Jesus and are both called to significant private and public engagement in family, church and civic life. Marriage is a one-flesh union designed by God for men and women. In God’s purposes, men and women are not interchangeable but complement one another in mutually enriching ways.

‍Complementarianism
Men and women are absolutely equal in essence, dignity and value but are distinct by divine design. As part of God’s good created order, men and women are to have different yet complementary roles in the home and church. (1 Tim. 3; Titus 1).

Doctrine of Sin
‍We believe that sin has fractured all things, leaving the world in desperate need of salvation.Through the temptation of Satan, humanity transgressed the command of God and fell from original holiness (Gen. 3). Now the entire human race inherits a corrupt nature opposed to God (Rom. 3:9-20). This depravity is radical and pervasive. Humanity lives under the dominion of sin and Satan (Eph. 2:1-3), at enmity with God.

Doctrine of Salvation
We believe that salvation is by grace alone through faith alone in Christ alone. Due to universal death through sin, no one can enter the kingdom unless born again (John 3:5-8). Salvation is by grace through faith in Jesus Christ. All who trust in Him are declared righteous and become children of God (Heb. 10:19-25).

‍Sovereignty of God in Salvation
Salvation is the work of God. He elects, calls, justifies, and glorifies His people (Rom. 8:29-30; Eph. 1:4-6). Faith is a gift of God. Without divine intervention, no one chooses God (Rom. 3; Eph. 2:1-3).Doctrine of the ChurchWe believe that the Church is the body of Christ sent into the world to shine forth the glory of God.The Church is created by God’s Word and Spirit, made up of genuine followers of Jesus Christ (1 Cor. 12:12-31). It exists to glorify God and continue Jesus' ministry by the power of the Spirit.The Church’s mission is to make disciples (Matt. 28:18-20) through worship, prayer, Scripture, ordinances, fellowship, and gospel proclamation.We observe two ordinances: baptism and the Lord’s Supper.

‍Baptism
‍ Is for believers only, as a symbol of union with Christ (Matt. 28:19; Rom. 6:1-14).

‍The Lord’s Supper
Symbolizes Christ’s sacrifice and is to be observed regularly with faith and self-examination (1 Cor. 11:23-26).

Gifts of the Holy Spirit
The spiritual gifts in the New Testament are used for building up the Church (1 Cor. 12:1-11).

Baptism by Immersion
Baptism is by immersion, following conversion, to signify death to sin and new life in Christ (Rom. 6:1-14).

Doctrine of Creation and Providence
We believe that God created the world from nothing and governs all things at all times in all places.God created the whole world from nothing (Gen. 1:1-2; Ps. 24:1). God’s creative work is the overflow of the love present within the Trinitarian fellowship. Creation, according to the design of God, was good (Gen. 1:3-31).God doesn’t let the world exist—He makes the world exist. He upholds the universe by the word of His power, and He holds the world together in Himself (Col. 1:17).Doctrine of HumanityWe believe that all humanity is created in the image of God and possesses intrinsic dignity and worth.God made humanity—male and female—in His own image (Gen. 1:27-30). Set apart as His image bearers, every human being is sacred.

All men and women, bearing the image of God, are meant to represent God in His creation (1 Cor. 10:31). They enjoy equal access to God by faith in Christ Jesus and are both called to significant private and public engagement in family, church and civic life. Marriage is a one-flesh union designed by God for men and women. In God’s purposes, men and women are not interchangeable but complement one another in mutually enriching ways.

‍Complementarianism
Men and women are absolutely equal in essence, dignity and value but are distinct by divine design. As part of God’s good created order, men and women are to have different yet complementary roles in the home and church. (1 Tim. 3; Titus 1).

Doctrine of the Church
We believe that the Church is the body of Christ sent into the world to shine forth the glory of God.The Church is created by God’s Word and Spirit, made up of genuine followers of Jesus Christ (1 Cor. 12:12-31). It exists to glorify God and continue Jesus' ministry by the power of the Spirit.The Church’s mission is to make disciples (Matt. 28:18-20) through worship, prayer, Scripture, ordinances, fellowship, and gospel proclamation.We observe two ordinances: baptism and the Lord’s Supper.

Kingdom of God
We believe that Jesus Christ will return to judge the living and the dead.
The final consummation includes Christ’s physical return, resurrection of the dead, judgment, and fulfillment of His Kingdom. Satan and the unrighteous will be eternally separated from God (Rev. 20:7-15), while the redeemed will reign with Christ in the new heavens and new earth, praising Him forever (Rev. 21:1-5).