THE NATURE OF SIN

WE BELIEVE ALL HUMANS ARE SINFUL AND IN NEED OF SALVATION. SALVATION IS THE GIFT OF GOD, BY GRACE ALONE, AND RECEIVED BY PERSONAL FAITH IN THE LORD JESUS CHRIST.
Though created in the image of God, all people have fallen into sin and are therefore lost, alienated from God and facing his judgment. The shed blood of Jesus Christ and His resurrection provide the only ground for justification. Those who receive Jesus Christ by faith are said by Holy Scripture to be justified, regenerated, redeemed, and adopted into the divine family as co-heirs with Christ of all the blessings of the Godhead. We proclaim that all persons must consciously repent of their sins and confess that Jesus Christ is Savior and Lord.
(Gen. 1-3; 1 Kings 8:46; Ps. 8; Prov. 20:9; Ecc. 7:20; Rom. 1:18-3:20; Eph. 2:1-3; Titus 3:3)