What We Believe

We believe:

    * Jesus Christ is the one and only Son of God, born of a virgin,
      who died for our sins and arose from the dead.  
      1 Corinthians 15:1-8

    * The Bible is the inspired word of God.   2 Timothy 3:16

    * Man willfully sinned against God and is consequently lost
      and without hope apart from Jesus. Acts 4:12 & Romans 3:23

    * The Church is the body of Christ on earth and is made up
       of all Christians.   Acts 2:14-47 & Colossians 1:18

    * The gift of eternal life is available to all who believe in
      Christ (John 3:16), confess their faith to Him (Romans 10:9-10),
      repent of their sins and are baptized (immersed) into Christ
      for the forgiveness of their sins (Acts 2:38).

    * Jesus will one day return to earth to judge the living
       and the dead. Acts10:39-42 & 1Thessalonians 4:13-18

We Value:

    * The authority of scripture   2 Timothy 3: 16--17
    * The personal Lordship of Christ  John 14: 6--7
    * Active involvement in evangelism   Matthew 28: 18--20
    * Worship, both corporate and personal   John 4: 23--24
    * Service to the church and community   Galatians 5: 13
    * Fellowship that encourages and
           builds community   Philippians 2: 1
    * Prayer   Acts 2: 42
    * Excellence   Galatians 6: 4
    * Personal transformation and growth   Romans 12: 1--2
    * Sharing generously with all people   2 Corinthians 8: 1--5

We Practice:

    * Worship as part of our daily walk with Jesus
    * Daily prayer
    * Bible study as part of each day's activities
    * Stewardship: sharing my time, talent,
           money and faith with others
    * Services to the church and the community
    * Using and understanding spiritual gifts in ministry
    * Accountability to God and to His church
    * Fellowship that encourages and builds community
    * Compassion in acts of benevolence
    * Encouragement is often and readily shared

Highland Church of Christ is committed to the principles of our Christian church heritage, as expressed by phrases like these:

    * No Creed but Christ
    * Where the Bible speaks, we speak;
           where the Bible is silent, we are silent
    * In essentials unity; in opinions liberty; and in all things love
    * We are not the only Christians, but we are Christians only.