
PURPOSES
& BELIEFS
CORE VALUES
Temple exists to guide people to life change in Jesus Christ.
We flesh this out through the following four ideas:
KNOW
GOD
LOVE
GOD
SHARE
GOD
CONNECT
WITH EACH OTHER
We believe in one God who exists as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
We believe that Jesus Christ is God the Son, virgin-born, died on the cross, resurrected from the dead, is coming again, and is the only way to heaven.
We believe that the Holy Spirit lives in every Christian, provides power for living, gives understanding, and provides guidance for doing what is right.
We believe that all people are created in the image of God but became alienated from God through sin, and as a result, need salvation.
We believe that salvation is a gift of God to all who receive it. Only by trusting in Jesus Christ can anyone be saved. (The Good News)
We believe God gives people eternal life through Jesus Christ. We believe this life cannot be gained, kept, or lost by humankind.
We believe that people will exist eternally either separated from God in Hell or in union with God in Heaven.
We believe the Bible was verbally inspired by God and without error in the original writings and has been supernaturally preserved throughout history. It is the supreme authority in all matters of truth.
We believe that the church is the body of Christ. We believe all Christians are to be in covenant with a local body of believers.
We believe that God's design for human sexuality is the marriage of one woman to one man. All sexual practices outside of God's plan are sinful.
We believe that God created mankind in His image: male (man) and female (woman), sexually different but with equal personal dignity. We must affirm our biological gender and refrain from any and all attempts to physically change, alter, or disagree with our created predominant biological sex.