What We Believe

The Bible

The Scriptures, both Old and New Testaments, are the inspired and infallible revelation of God to man and the authority of faith and conduct. City Post Church accepts the Bible as the revealed will of God, as the all-sufficient rule of faith, and standard for daily living. (2 Timothy 3:15-17; 1 Thessalonians 2:13, 2 Peter 1:21)

The One True God

The one true God has revealed Himself as the "I Am," the Creator and Redeemer of mankind. We believe God eternally exists in three persons called the Trinity which is comprised of God the Father, God the Son (Jesus) and God the Holy Spirit. (Isaiah 43:10,11; Genesis 1:1; Ephesians 4:5-6) As our creator and redeemer, he has revealed himself to be perfectly good, righteous, just, and loving.

WHO IS Jesus?

The Lord Jesus Christ is the eternal Son of God. The Scriptures declare His virgin birth, sinless life, miracles, death, resurrection, and ascension to the right hand of God. (Revelation 1:8; Hebrews 1:3) Jesus is fully God, the second Person of the Trinity, who became fully human to give himself as a sacrifice on our behalf, ushering in the kingdom of God. Through his death and resurrection, he saves those who believe in and follow him from the power of sin and death.

what went wrong?

Man was created good and upright; however, man voluntarily transgressed and fell, and thereby, is spiritually dead in sin and away from God. (Genesis 1:26-27, 2:17, 3:6; Romans 5:12-19) Instead of trusting that God had their good in mind, the first humans trusted their own judgment and disobeyed God, bringing pain, destruction, and death into the human experience. We, their children, carry on their sinful legacy with our own rebellion against God, bringing suffering to ourselves and others and separating us from unity with God.

The Salvation of Man

Man's only hope is through the shed blood of Jesus Christ. Salvation is by faith through grace, not of works, and demonstrated in repentance leading to a relationship with Jesus Christ. (John 3:3; Romans 12:13-15; Ephesians 2:8; John 14:6)

Baptism & Communion

We believe that following faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, the new believer is commanded by the Word of God to be baptized in water by full immersion in the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. We believe in a unique time of communion in the presence of God when the elements of bread and grape juice (the body and blood of Jesus Christ) are taken in remembrance of Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross. (Mark 16:16; 1 Corinthians 11:23-26)

the Holy Spirit

The Holy Spirit is the third person of the Trinity, equal in nature, power, and glory with the Father and the Son, and is to be worshiped together with them. The Holy Spirit is sent from the Father and the Son to apply Christ’s saving work to all who trust in him. The Spirit applies salvation by giving life, granting faith, uniting us to Christ, sanctifying, persevering, and glorifying all followers of Christ. The Spirit comforts, enlightens, and empowers us to live righteously and reflect Christ to the world. (Matthew 28:19-20, 2 Corinthians 13:14, 1 Peter 1:2)

Sanctification

The act of separation from that which is evil and dedicating oneself to God and that which is good, upright, and morally pure. (Romans 12:1, 2; 1 Peter 1:16; Hebrews 12:14)

The Church and Its Mission

The Church is the representative of Jesus on earth and is to carry out the Great Commission. (Matthew 28:19; Luke 19:10) The Ministry - A divinely called and scripturally ordained minister has been provided by God to lead the church in evangelization, worship, building the body, and general leadership of the church. (Mark 16:15-20; John 4:23-24; Ephesians 4:11, 16)

what is a christian?

A Christian is a forgiven and redeemed follower of Christ, indwelled by the Holy Spirit, dedicated to obeying God’s Word and growing more like him.

Hope and Second Coming

The resurrection and rapture of all Christians dead and alive to meet Christ in the air is the Blessed Hope. The Second Coming of Christ includes the rapture and a return to earth by Christ with His saints for a thousand-year reign. (Romans 8:23; 1 Corinthians 15:51-52; Zechariah 14:5; Matthew 24:17, 30)

The Final Judgment

There will be a final judgment at which all men will be judged. (Matthew 25:46; Mark 9:43-48; Revelation 19:20)

The New Heaven and Earth

All of God's children will reign forever in a new heaven and a new earth. (2 Peter 3:13; Revelation 21, 22)