Our Beliefs

The mission of Cross of Christ Lutheran Church is first and foremost to connect all people to Jesus Christ.

The sole basis of our belief is the Bible, which is uniquely God-inspired, without error, and the final authority on all matters of faith.  The Bible teaches that there is one God, eternally existing in three persons – Father, Son, and Holy Spirit – each possessing all the attributes of Deity (being God).

God created all things, the universe, the earth, and all life but especially God created humans to have fellowship with Him.  We did until we listened to Satan, the Devil who lied to Eve (the first woman) and convinced her that God didn’t love her.  Together with her husband Adam, they sinned (broke God’s law) and ran away from Him.  As a result, all human beings have inherited sin from our first parents and all of us are in need of God’s saving grace to end our alienation from Him.  Salvation (God’s ending of our alienation) comes only through God’s action and not human effort.  God took the problem of our sin on Himself in the person of His Only Son Jesus.  God offers all human kind this free gift, with no strings attached and no effort on our part.  We can take what He gives and be back in fellowship, or walk away from it and continue our alienation.

Jesus, second person of the trinity (a description of the persons of the One God), lived a sinless life on earth and voluntarily paid for our sin by dying on a cross in our place.  By His death, all humanity was forgiven their sin, but He does not force anyone to take His gift, and many simply don’t want what He offers.  Jesus gave His church two gifts: Baptism which connects us to Jesus forgiveness is for all people of all ages.  The second gift is Jesus real presence with His people through a meal of bread and wine called The Lord’s Supper.  In this second gift, Jesus has promised to be present with His people, to strengthen, heal, and assure them of His closeness.  To those who believe that what He did was for them, the relationship of love and peace with God is restored.  Jesus rose from the grave after He had been killed on the cross and because of His self-giving sacrifice, is now the only mediator between us and God, no other exists.

The Holy Spirit, third person of the trinity, draws all people to believe in Jesus and equips believers for personal growth and service to the church.  The church (the people who believe in Jesus) has been given the role of telling the world about Jesus, honoring and giving glory to God, and serving those in need.  At the end of all time when Jesus returns, all human kind will experience bodily resurrection from the dead, and will be judge by whether or not they believe in Jesus.  Those who believe that Jesus died to forgive them will enjoy eternal fellowship with God.

For more information about our beliefs on Baptism and Communion, click here.