OUR BELIEFS

THE CROSS CHURCH

Sundays - 10:15 AM | Wednesdays - 7 PM tc - Life Groups -1808 Van buren st, hollywood, fl 33020

WE BELIEVE // IN SALVATION BY GRACE.

We believe that salvation is by the sovereign grace of God

That by the Father, Christ voluntarily suffered a propitiatory death
That justification is by faith alone in the all-sufficient sacrifice and resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ
That those whom God has effectually called shall be divinely preserved and ultimately perfected in the image of the Lord
That redemption and restoration is offered to all who confess and forsake their sin, seeking His mercy and forgiveness through Jesus Christ. (Acts 3:19-21; Rom 10:9-10; 1 Cor 6:9-11.)

We believe // in god the father.

God is infinite, all knowing, He is full of love, He is sovereign, Holy, relational, compassionate, all wise, just in all His ways, full of truth, inerrant, all powerful, unchanging, omnipresent, full of grace, knows all things and saves sinners from death by whosoever comes to Him through faith in Jesus. We believe in one God, Creator of all, holy, sovereign, eternal, existing in three equal Persons, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.

WE BELIEVE//WORSHIP OF GOD

Worship of God should be spiritual, inspirational, and intelligent (teaching of the Word)

WE BELIEVE // IN jesus Christ.

We believe in the absolute and essential deity of our Lord Jesus Christ

Jesus is fully God and fully human.
In His eternal existence, with the Father in pre-incarnate glory
In His work of creation, in His virgin birth, sinless life, substitutionary death and bodily resurrection
In His triumphant ascension, His intercession for us in heaven, His mediatorial ministry and His pretribulation return for His church (the rapture of church-1 Thessalonians 4:16-17).
The return of Jesus will be visible and pre-millennial.
In HIs return with the church to rule and reign on this earth for a thousand years (millenial reign) after the 7 years of tribulation.
His return motivates us to live pure and holy, to serve Him, to study His Word, have fellowship with the body of Christ, get baptized, and partake in communion.

WE BELIEVE // iN THE HOLY SPIRIT.

We believe in the absolute and essential deity, and in the personality of the Holy Spirit. He convicts the world of sin, righteousness, and judgment; and to regenerate, sanctify, and empower all who believe in Jesus Christ for ministry. We believe that the Holy Spirit indwells every believer in Jesus Christ and that He is an abiding helper, teacher, and guide.

We believe that all people are sinners by nature and choice and, therefore, are under condemnation; that God regenerates by the Holy Spirit, anyone who repents of their sins and confesses Jesus Christ as Lord. We believe in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit and in the exercise of all the Biblical gifts of the Holy Spirit within the scriptural guidelines. We believe that we should covet the gifts, seeking to exercise them in love so that the body of Christ may be encouraged. Love is more important than any other gift. Without love, the exercise of the spiritual gifts has no value. We believe that Jesus poured out His Spirit upon the believers in Jerusalem, He enabled them to fulfill His command to preach the gospel to the entire world. Today, we believers also are commissioned to preach the gospel to the world. Jesus Christ baptizes the seeking believer with the Holy Spirit and empowers the believers for service, often subsequent to regeneration.

WE BELIEVE // THE BIBLE IS THE AUTHORITATIVE WORD OF GOD.

That the 66 books of the Old and New Testament were inspired by the Spirit of God as originally written
It is for all people.
It contains no errors since it is the truth inspired by God and those truths are relevant and applicable to everyday living.
It is the final authority in all matters of faith and conduct · 2 Timothy 3:16
We teach the word of God so that we can apply those truths to our lives, thereby allowing us to grow to be more like Jesus.

WE BELIEVE // JESUS COMMITTED TWO ORDINANCES TO the CHURCH.

1) Baptism and,

2) the Lord’s Supper.

We believe in baptism by immersion and communion open to all believers.

WE BELIEVE // IN THE LAYING ON OF HANDS.

for baptism of the Holy Spirit, for ordination of pastors, elders, and deacons, and receiving from the Holy Spirit through the believer the gift of healing.

WE BELIEVE // GOD WONDERFULLY & IMMUTABLY CREATES.

God created each person as male or female. These two distinct, complementary genders together reflect the image and nature of God. (Gen 1:26-27.)

We believe that Adam was divinely created in the image of God

That by the sin of disobedience he fell from that state
That all his posterity inherited spiritual depravity and defilement
That all men therefore are guilty before God and condemned to physical and spiritual death
We believe that all people are by nature separated from God and responsible for their own sin, but salvation and forgiveness are freely offered to all by the Grace of our Lord Jesus.
As Jesus taught Nicodemus, man must be born again (John 3). When a person repents of sin and accepts Jesus as their personal Savior and Lord, that person is immediately born again, sealed by the Holy Spirit, all of their sins are forgiven, and they join the family of God, destined to spend eternity in heaven with The Lord.