OUR BELIEFS

The Journey Church is a Bible-based, Spirit-led, and compassion-driven community. Have questions about what we believe?

Check out our Statement of Faith.

  • It is infallible and written by human authors through the inspiration of the Holy Spirit. We believe it is the most important and most relevant book in existence. It alone is the final authority in determining all doctrinal truths. In its original writing, it is inspired, infallible and inerrant.

    (1 Corinthians 2:13; 2 Timothy 3:16)

  • We Believe in one God, eternally revealed and manifest as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

    (I John 5:7; Genesis 1:26; Matthew 3:16-17, 28:19; Luke 1:35; Isaiah 9:6; Hebrews 3:7-11)

  • God reveals Himself throughout Scripture as a faithful, loving father. Despite man’s continual disobedience and rebellion towards God, He continually acts graciously towards us. His story unfolding throughout eternity is that of unconditional love.

    (Luke 15:20-24, James 1:16-18, John 14:1-6, Ephesians 2:17-19, Matthew 6:6-13)

  • Jesus was born of a virgin, Mary, and lived on earth as fully man and fully God. By living a perfect life, He has met the requirements of God for righteousness. Through the sacrifice of His life upon a Roman cross, He has enabled forgiveness of sins. He rose from the dead after 3 days, and in doing so, offers us the ability to follow Him in living victorious over sin and death.

    (Acts 1:20; Romans 4:25; I Corinthians 15:1-8, Matthew 24; Mark 16:19; John 14:2-3; Acts 1:9-11; Philippians 2:5-11; I Thessalonians 4:13-18; Hebrews 9:28)

  • When Jesus ascended to Heaven after being resurrected from the dead, He sent the Holy Spirit to empower believers to live a victorious life over sin. The Holy Spirit baptizes the believer internally and gives spiritual gifts that strengthen and encourage the church.

    (Romans 12:6-8; Ephesians 4:8-12, John 7:37-40)

  • God designed man and woman in His own image. When the first man and woman disobeyed God, they introduced sin into the world. The result was the fall of mankind from their relationship with God, and the status of authority that God intended for them and their descendants to walk in.

    (Romans 5:12,18, Romans 3:10,23; 6:23; 14:23; James 4:17; 1 John 5:17)

  • Salvation is a free gift which cannot be earned, but received only by faith and the repentance of sins. We are restored to relationship with God, and the status of authority we were designed for by God’s grace.

    (Romans 5:11; Ephesians 2:8-9; Hebrews 9:12,22, Acts 2:36-41)

  • God instructs believers to be identified with Christ through water baptism. It is a symbolic and spiritual act signifying death to sin and being resurrected with a new identity in Christ.

    (Matthew 28:19; Acts 2:38,39; 19:1-6)

  • Sanctification is the ongoing process of yielding to God’s Word and His Spirit in order to complete the development of Christ's character in us. It is through the present ministry of the Holy Spirit and the Word of God that the Christian is enabled to live a Godly life

    (I Thessalonians 4:3, 5:23; II Corinthians 3:18, 6:14-18, II Thessalonians 2:1-3, Romans 8:29, 12:1-2, Hebrews 2:11).

  • As believers we should expect and seek the promise of the Father, this is the baptism of the Holy Spirit. This is a promise and gift from The God who never breaks His promises. This promise provides power and gifts for life, service, and purpose fulfillment.

    (Joel 2:28-29; Matthew 3:11; Mark 16:17; Acts 1:5,2:1-4, 17, 38-39, 8:14-17, 10:38, 44-47, 11:15-17, 19:1-6).

  • The Holy Spirit is manifested through a variety of spiritual gifts to build and sanctify the church, demonstrate the validity of the resurrection, and confirm the power of the Gospel. These gifts may occur in various combinations. These gifts always operate in harmony with the Scriptures, and should never be used in violation of Biblical parameters.

    (Hebrews 2:4; Romans 1:11, 12 :4-8; Ephesians 4:16; I Timothy 4:14; II Timothy 1:6-7; I Corinthians 12:1-31, 14:1-40; I Peter 4:10).

  • Man was created to exist forever, and it is God’s desire that all would turn to Him and receive His gift of salvation. Salvation gives us access to eternity in heaven with God. The rejection of God and this gift of salvation result in an eternity separated from Him; this separation breaks His heart.

    (John 3:16; 5:24, Mark 9:43-48; II Thessalonians 1:9; Revelation 20:10-15)

  • The church is God’s plan for believers to learn and grow in relationship with Him. Unified through faith and the desire to glorify God, the church is God’s community of people who are committed to becoming more like Him.

    (Acts 2; I Corinthians 11; Hebrews 10:25)

  • The Lord’s Supper is a unique time of communion in the presence of God. This is when the elements of bread and grape juice (the Body and Blood of the Lord Jesus Christ) are taken in remembrance of Jesus' sacrifice on the Cross.

    (Matthew 26:26-29; I Corinthians 10:16, 11:23-25).

  • We believe marriage is defined in the Bible as a covenant, a sacred bond between one man and one woman, instituted by and publicly entered into before God.

    (Genesis 1:26-27, 2:18-24, Matthew 19:4-6).