THESE ARE THE BELIEFS AND VISION OF KING’S CROSS CHURCH
Listed below, you’ll find all you need to know about what we believe as a church.
OUR CHURCH’S VISION
We exist to glorify God by making disciples who advance the gospel for the good of all peoples.
OUR STATEMENT OF FAITH
What a church believes matters greatly. Here we have a comprehensive listing of our beliefs as congregation; expanding further upon our nine core beliefs listed below.
BAPTIST FAITH & MESSAGE
The Baptist Faith and Message 2000 is the primary doctrinal statement of the Southern Baptist Convention, of which King's Cross is a participating member.
KING’S CROSS NINE CORE BELIEFS
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There is one triune god
There is only one true and living God who is the Creator of the universe. He exists eternally in three Persons – the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
the bible is god's word
The Bible is God’s written revelation of Himself to mankind divinely given through human authors who were inspired by the Holy Spirit. It is entirely true, totally sufficient, and completely authoritative for matters of life and faith.
people are created in god's image
Human Beings are created by God to bear His image. They are the crowning work of His creation worthy of love, dignity, and respect regardless of matters like age, race, gender, or class.
people are in need of redemption
Because of the Fall, the image of God in people is distorted but not lost. All people have disobeyed God willfully through sin; thus inheriting both physical and spiritual death and the need for redemption. All human beings are born with a sin nature and into an environment inclined toward sin. Only by the grace of God through Jesus Christ can they experience salvation.
jesus is both lord and christ
Jesus is both fully God and fully human. He was born of a virgin, lived a sinless life, died on the Cross as a substitute for mankind, was raised from the dead, ascended into heaven, and will one day return.
jesus is the only way of salvation
Salvation comes only through Jesus Christ, the only mediator between God and man. No other religion, belief, or person can reconcile God and man. He alone can provide forgiveness and eternal salvation.
salvation is by faith alone
Salvation comes only through a faith relationship with Jesus Christ, the Savior, as a person repents of sin and receives Christ’s forgiveness and eternal life. Salvation is instantaneous and accomplished solely by the power of the Holy Spirit through the Word of God. This salvation is wholly of God by grace on the basis of Christ’s life, death and resurrection, not on the basis of human works. All the redeemed are secured in Christ forever.
the church is christ's body
The Holy Spirit immediately places all people who put their faith in Jesus Christ into one united spiritual body, the Church, of which Christ is the head.
jesus christ will return
God will bring the world to its appropriate end in His own time and in His own way. At that time, Jesus Christ will return personally and visibly in glory to the earth. Christ will judge both the saved and unsaved. Those who have trusted Christ will receive a glorified body and dwell forever with the Lord. Those who have not trusted in Christ will spend eternity in hell, the place of everlasting punishment.
KING’S CROSS IN 4D
These are the defining characteristics of our church. It is the DNA by which our entire church operates
DELIGHT IN GOD
At King’s Cross, we desire to know God and to make Him known. To “know God” means more than merely attaining information. It has to do with both understanding and experiencing King Jesus as your ultimate joy and treasure (Ps. 16:11; Ps. 37:4; Mt. 13:44-45). We want people to understand the Gospel and experience the life-changing power of Jesus in such a way that God is their ultimate DELIGHT. We believe that this pursuit of more intimate knowledge of Christ never ends, since the riches of Christ are “unsearchable” (Eph. 3:8). We want unbelievers to come to know Christ as Lord and Savior and for the believer to press on to know Christ more (Phil. 3:10).
DISCIPLE ONE ANOTHER
We long to see believers grow into the image and likeness of Christ. We are passionate about seeing people become DISCIPLES of Jesus. To accomplish this, we are committed to helping form healthy gospel-centered community groups. Community Groups are small groups that will meet in homes to live out the “one anothers” of Scripture. These groups will eat together, pray together, and study the Bible together.
DECLARE GOOD NEWS
We believe that to be a Christian is to be on mission. Together, we are to “go and make disciples of all nations” (Matthew 28:18-20). Therefore, the first way that we will engage our world is by DECLARING His gospel to all kinds of people in all kinds of places. The gospel is the message that we must share boldly and compassionately with the world.
DISPLAY GOOD DEEDS
We also believe that God has called Christians to display Christ-like justice and mercy in the world. We should be those whose good deeds commend our Good News. Therefore, we will be a church that is committed to responsibly aiding the poor, caring for the sick, standing up for the oppressed, and defending those who cannot defend themselves. (Ps. 10:17-18; Lk. 4:18; Ro. 12:15; James 1:27).