Core Beliefs
The following are the core beliefs of Parkview Church of Christ 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
There is one eternally existing God who has three distinct persons: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. He is the creator of all that exists, both visible and invisible, and is therefore worthy of all glory and praise. God is perfect in love, power, holiness, goodness, knowledge, wisdom, justice, and mercy. He is unchangeable and therefore is the same yesterday, today, and tomorrow.
Revelation
God has revealed himself to us through his son, Jesus Christ, who is the visible image of the invisible God, the holy scriptures, and through all of creation itself.
Mankind
Humans, both male and female, were created in God's image for His glory. The first humans, Adam and Eve, were created without sin and appointed as caretakers of the rest of God's creations.
The Fall
When Adam and Eve chose not to obey God, they ceased to be what they were made to be and became distorted images of God. This caused them to fall out of fellowship with God, and fractured all of creation ever since that time.
Salvation
Jesus Christ came to reconcile us with God. He lived a life without sin and willingly died on the cross to pay the penalty for our transgressions. God raised him from the dead and now, by grace, offers as a free gift eternal life to all who follow Christ, by faith, as their Lord and Savior. That is why salvation can be found in Christ alone. We believe that through our repentance and acknowledgement of our sins, and our baptism (immersion) into Christ, we have received the gift of the Holy Spirit. We are justified by the beliefs of our hearts, and are saved by the confessions of our mouths. (Acts 2:38; Romans 6:3-6, 10:9-10)
The Church
We are a congregation of God’s people that, first and foremost, respect God’s Word. We were added to the Church by our obedience to the Gospel (Acts 2:37-41; 1 Peter 3:21). We are to devote time to study and pay close attention to what God has said about how we are to worship Him, how we are to live our lives and how one is to obtain salvation. The Bible is our only guide for this life and the roadmap to heaven. Christ is the only head of the church (Colossians 1:15-20; Ephesians 5:23-24)We seek to be the congregation of God’s people that is described in the Bible.
Ressurection
Jesus Christ is returning one day to judge both the living and the dead and to usher in the fullness of God's kingdom on earth.
Come Worship With Us...
- We come before God with a humble spirit, seeking to worship as instructed by the Word of God.
- We come, not for the purpose of entertainment, but to glorify God and to edify one another.
- We sing praises.
- We learn from the Word of God, not from the works of man.
- We offer prayers to God.
- We partake of the Lord’s Supper on every first day of the week.
- We believe roles in the church are dictated by the Word, not from commonly accepted social trends.
- We do not disregard doctrine in favor of acceptance. We stand firm in the Word.
- We accept all who will come and worship with us in spirit and in truth, that together we may be found acceptable in the presence of the Almighty.