WHAT WE BELIEVE
Our beliefs guide and inspire our mission to lead people to become fully devoted followers of Christ. Here’s what we believe as a church.
Our Mission
The mission of Crossroads Fellowship is to follow Jesus as we help others find and follow Jesus.
Our Vision
The vision of Crossroads Fellowship is to create a community of authentic believers and witness a city transformed by the life-changing reality of the gospel as people come to know Jesus as their lord and savior.
Our beliefs
The following are the core beliefs of Crossroads Fellowship based on the foundational truths taught in the bible. All of our teaching and ministry is rooted in and flows out of these biblical doctrines.
God the Father
We believe, love, and worship the one and only unchanging, sovereign, and loving God, the Creator and Ruler of all things in heaven and earth. God is manifest in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
Genesis 1:1,26; Exodus 20:2-3; Deuteronomy 6:4; 1 Chronicles 29:11,12; Job 38-41; Psalm 90:2; Matthew 6:9; 1 Peter 1:2
Jesus Christ
Jesus Christ, our Lord, is God in the flesh. He is the Son of God, conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of a virgin, fully God, fully man, sinless. He died on the cross in our place for our sins, was buried, resurrected from the dead, ascended into heaven, and now sits at the right hand of God the Father as our Advocate and will return to judge the living and the dead.
Matthew 1:18-23; Luke 1:31-33; John 1:1-18; Acts 1:9-11; Acts 2:22-24; 1 Corinthians 15; Hebrews 1:1-3; Revelation 5:9-14
Holy Spirit
The Holy Spirit is the third person of the Trinity, exalting Christ and convicting us of our sin and the need for Jesus Christ. He fully lives in every believer from the moment of salvation. He comforts, teaches, and empowers us to live in righteousness. He equips every believer with spiritual gifts for service in the Body of Christ.
Matthew 1:18; John 14:16-17; John 14:26; John 15:26; John 16:7-14; Acts 1:8; 1 Corinthians 3:16; 1 Peter 4:10
The Bible
The Bible is the divinely inspired Word of God to reveal Himself and His will to man. The Bible has God as its author, salvation for its end, and truth without any mixture of error. The Bible is the sole authority for Christian living.
Deuteronomy 4:1-2; Psalm 12:6; Psalm 19:7-10; Psalm 119:105, 160; Hebrews 4:12; 2 Timothy 3:16; 2 Peter 1:20-21
Man
Man is made in the image of God – male and female were created to worship God, glorify Him, and have dominion over the earth. Sin separates man from God, and man is eternally doomed unless he receives salvation in Jesus Christ.
Genesis 1:26; Psalm 8:3-6; Acts 17:26-31; Romans 3:10-18, 23
Salvation
Since all persons are separated from God by sin and need forgiveness, God offers the free gift of salvation. Each person must individually accept this gift, repent of sin, and place faith in Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord.
Exodus 6:2-8; Matthew 16:21-26; John 3:15-16; John 17:3; Romans 3:23; Romans 5:1; Romans 6:23; Ephesians 2:8-9
Priesthood of the Believer
Every believer is a minister and has direct access to God through the high priest, Jesus Christ.
Ephesians 3:7; Ephesians 4:11-16; Hebrews 4:14-16; Hebrews 10:19-22
Family
The family, composed of persons related by blood, marriage, or adoption, is ordained by God as the foundational institution of human society. Marriage is a lifetime covenant commitment of one biological man and one biological woman reflecting the union of Christ and His church. The framework of marriage provides for the intimate expression of companionship and sexual relationship, including procreation, according to Biblical standards. From the moment of conception, children are to be protected, preserved, and valued as a gift of life from God Almighty. Parents should love, teach, discipline, and model Biblical truth before their children. Children are to honor and obey their parents.
Genesis 2:18-22; Exodus 20:12; Leviticus 20:13; Deuteronomy 6:6-7; Psalm 127:3-5; Psalm 139:13-16; Proverbs 22:6; Mark 10:6-9; 1 Corinthians 7:1-16; Ephesians 5:21-33; Ephesians 6:1-4; Colossians 3:18-20
The Church
Jesus Christ is the head of His Body, the Church. The Body of Christ is composed of believers. The purpose of the Church is to carry out His mission in the world, and it is best lived out in local, autonomous churches.
Matthew 16:15-19; Acts 2:41-42, 47; Romans 12:4-8; 1 Corinthians 12; Ephesians 4:10-16; Revelation 2 & 3
Church Leadership
God calls individuals to serve the church in various ways in various positions. Leaders are selected and affirmed by the local body after prayerful consideration. Leaders are called by God to uphold church doctrine and to live lives worthy of respect. The local church is called to submit to their authority.
Acts 6:1-8; Acts 20:28; Philippians 1:1; 1 Timothy 5:17-22; Titus 1:5-9; Hebrews 13:7,17
Baptism and the Lord's Supper
After a profession of faith, baptism follows Christ’s example, symbolizing death, burial, and resurrection to new life in Christ. It serves as a testimony of faith after accepting Christ as personal Savior and Lord. The Lord’s Supper is an act of obedience and a testimony of faith. It symbolically memorializes the death of Jesus Christ. Self-examination and confession of sins should precede participation in the Lord’s Supper.
Matthew 3:13-17; Matthew 26:26-30; Matthew 28:19; Acts 16:30-33; Romans 6:3-5; Colossians 2:12
Church Discipline