What We Believe In

We believe in God, He has revealed Himself as the eternal, self-existent “I AM,” the Creator of the universe and the Redeemer of humanity; and as trinity, manifesting Himself in Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

Deuteronomy 6:4
Exodus 3: 14
Isaiah 43:10-11
Isaiah 48:16
Matthew 28:19
Luke 3:22
I John 5:7

We believe in the Bible, the Holy Spirit-inspired Word of God, and accept it as the foundation and only absolute guideline and absolute testing framework for the functioning of personal lives and the church.

2 Timothy 3:16
1 Corinthians 2:13

We believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, the eternal Son of God, the savior of men, given by the Holy Spirit, born through the Virgin Mary, fully God and fully man.

Matthew 1:23
John 5:22-23
John 1:1, 18
Hebrews 1:1-13

We believe that Christ died for our sins, that He was buried and rose again from the dead on the third day and appeared in person to His disciples. We believe in the bodily ascension of Jesus and His glorification.

1 Corinthians 15:1-4
Romans 4:25
John 14:2-3
1 Thessalonians 4:13-18

We believe that the first man, Adam, escaped from the grace of God through disobedience and thus sin came into the world and through sin death. Adam’s transgression not only brought the guilt of natural death upon man, but also eternal separation from God.

Genesis 1:26; 2:17; 3:6-24

We believe that man’s only hope of redemption and salvation from the power of sin is through the shed blood of the Lord Jesus Christ (Acts 4:12; Romans 5:8-12; Romans 6:23; James 1:21; Ephesians 2:8). When a person confesses that Jesus is his or her Savior and the Son of the living God, there is deliverance from the curse that sin had brought upon man, it is by faith and by grace.

John 14:6
Hebrews 10:20
Galatians 3:13

We believe in the command to baptize by total immersion in water as given in the Bible. All who repent of their sins and believe in Jesus Christ of Nazareth as Lord and Savior should be baptized. This is a declaration to the world that they are united with Christ in His death and raised with Him in new life.

Matthew 28:19
Acts 10:47, 48
Romans 6:4

We believe in the baptism with the Holy Spirit following salvation, with scriptural evidence of speaking in other tongues as prompted by the Spirit (Acts 2:1-4; 8:14-17 and 10:44-46; Galatians 3:14-15). This experience is distinct from, and a consequence of, regeneration.

Acts 8: 12-17; 10:44, 48; 19:1-6

We believe in the operation of the gifts of the Spirit in the church as they were visible in the first church in the book of Acts. These gifts are as the Spirit wills.

1 Corinthians 12

We believe that the church is the body of Christ, the dwelling place of God through the Holy Spirit with the Divine commission for fulfilling its great task. Every believer born of the Spirit is part of the general church of the firstborn, who are enrolled in heaven (Ephesians 1:22; Hebrews 12:23).

It is the responsibility of the church to:

a. be an instrument to take the gospel into the world and make all nations disciples of Jesus Christ (Acts 1:8; Matthew 28:19; Mark 16:15,16).

b. to be a common body in which God can be worshiped (1 Corinthians 12:18-28).

c. to be a channel of God’s purpose, to form a community of saints perfected in the image of His Son (Ephesians 4:11-16; 1 Corinthians 12:28).

We believe that with the baptism in the Holy Spirit comes the covering with power, a life of sanctification and service, and the fruit of the Holy Spirit visible in the lives of believers.

Luke 24:49
Acts 1:4, 8
1 Corinthians 12:1-31

We believe in the table of the Lord; the holy communion, as commanded by the Lord Jesus Christ before His death and resurrection.

1 Corinthians 11:23-32

We believe in eternal life for believers (John 5:24 and 3:16) and eternal punishment for unbelievers and in the reality and person of Satan and eternal judgment for him and his angels.

Matthew 25:41
Mark 9:43-48
Revelation 20:10-15

Our Beliefs, Mission & Core Values are aligned with our home church, River Netherlands

Core Values

We love God
We love people
We are family
We are eternally minded
We are excellent
We are generous
We believe that all things are possible