In an age of confusion, we believe that the Bible (Scripture) is God's Word, without error. We believe that the Bible is the truth even when it teaches some difficult or confusing truths. One of those difficult truths is that God requires perfection from us (Leviticus 19:2). This is a difficult truth because we aren’t perfect. The Bible tells us that all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God (Romans 3:23). But that’s not all the Bible teaches. The Bible also teaches us the good news truth about Jesus. In fact, the whole Bible centres on Jesus who is the ultimate fulfillment of God’s grace.
The good news is a message of grace. Grace is God’s undeserved love for us. His grace showed itself in his Son, Jesus Christ. Jesus was and is both God and man all at the same time. Jesus lived a perfect life in our place (Hebrews 4:15). Jesus died for all of our sins (2 Corinthians 5:21). Jesus rose from the dead on Easter Sunday to confirm it (Matthew 28:6). Jesus lived in our place. Jesus died for our sins. Jesus rose to prove it. The result is the good news truth of eternal life full and free!
How do we receive all the benefits of Jesus’ work? How do we receive eternal life? It is through faith (trusting in Jesus) that we are saved from eternal death and given eternal life as a free gift (Ephesians 2:8). The way that we grow stronger in our faith is by hearing that good news message more and more (Romans 10:17).