THE WORD GOSPEL MEANS “GOOD NEWS”. IT IS THE MESSAGE OF JESUS CHRIST, ENCOMPASSING WHO JESUS WAS, THE LIFE JESUS LIVED, AND THE DEATH JESUS DIED. THE LIFE OF JESUS HAS CHANGED OUR WORLD AND CHANGES OUR LIVES STILL TODAY.
The life of Jesus and His teachings compel us to love and serve others selflessly. We are guided by the word of God and the Spirit of God. We firmly believe that as we embody Jesus' teachings, it has a transformative impact on every aspect of our lives, including ourselves, our relationships, marriages, families, workplaces, communities, and beyond.
Jesus - God the Son, the Savior, the Hope
We believe that Jesus Christ is the second person of the eternal, triune God who became a man, lived a sinless life, died on a cross, was buried, and physically rose from the grave to redeem sinful humanity. He is True God of True God, begotten not made.
He became human; conceived by the Holy Spirit, and born of the Virgin Mary. He made his dwelling among us, living a full life without sin. His life and His death on the cross provide the only atonement that fully satisfies the righteous requirements of God for the sinner. The death of Jesus was a full and final payment for sin – redemptive, substitutional, and efficacious. The historic fact of Jesus’ resurrection from the dead is a powerful witness to his deity and is humanity’s ultimate hope in God. Jesus Christ will make a personal and imminent return to Earth. His return is a sanctifying “hope” which has vital bearing on the life of every Christian.
(John 1:1-2, 14; Luke 1:35; Romans 3:24; 1 Peter 2:24; Ephesians 1:7; 1 Peter 1:3-5, Ephesians 2:1-10)
DOCTRINE
OF GOD
We believe in one God eternally existing as one essence and three distinct persons: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit, each of whom is fully God, yet there is one God.
DOCTRINE
OF SIN
We believe that sin has brought brokenness upon all things, leaving the world in desperate need of salvation.
DOCTRINE
OF SCRIPTURE
The Holy Bible was written by men divinely inspired and is God’s revelation of Himself to man. It has God for its author, salvation for its end, and truth, without any mixture of error, for its matter. Therefore, all Scripture is absolute, true and trustworthy.
DOCTRINE
OF SALVATION
We believe that salvation is by grace alone through faith alone in Christ alone. Christ himself being our ultimate “rescue” from the penalty and presence of sin.
DOCTRINE
OF HUMANITY
We believe humanity is made in God’s image, either a man or a woman by God’s making. Both made with unique gifts and purpose, both possessing dignity and worth.
DOCTRINE
OF THE CHURCH
We believe that the church is the body of Christ, gathered under the teachings and worship of Christ. The purpose of the church is to grow in our love and knowledge of God while equipping the saints for the work of the ministry.
A more in-depth doctrinal understanding can be found in the 2000 Baptist Faith and Message.
These distinctives reflect what distinguishes The District Church from other churches who would affirm the basic doctrines.
LEADERSHIP
The District Church is ruled and under the authority of our Senior Pastor, Jesus, as the church belongs to Him. Jesus has entrusted the oversight, leadership, protection, and caring for the people to men who are qualified according to 1 Timothy 3 and Titus 1 to serve as elders. Our elders oversee the staff, who execute the ministry strategy and we are congregationally accountable.
BAPTISM
The precedent we find in the New Testament is baptism following conversion by immersion into water. Baptism by immersion is meant to symbolically depict the believer’s real union to Christ in His death and resurrection (Rom. 6:1-14).
COMPLEMENTARIANISM
Men and women are absolutely equal in essence, dignity and value but are distinct by divine design. As part of God’s good created order, men and women are to have different yet complementary roles and responsibilities in the home and church. As it relates to the church, men and women are both expected to lead; however, the office of elder is reserved for qualified men
GIFTS OF THE SPIRIT
The gifts of the Holy Spirit that we see on display in the New Testament are still active within the life of the church. These gifts did not end with the close of the New Testament or the death of the last apostle (1 Cor. 12:1-11).