Our Characteristics
A Christ-honoring Church –
Our entire goal and desire is to glorify Jesus Christ as our Lord, Head, and Cornerstone and to worship him alone (Rom. 11:36, Eph. 2:20). The self-centeredness of man is the root of our sin (Rom. 1:18-25). For that reason glorifying Jesus – and not mankind – is the main focus of all of scripture and therefore also the main focus of the church, the body of Christ (Eph. 1:22-23, Col. 1:18, Heb. 1:1-4). That is why we strive to see that in every ministry in the church God will be glorified, praised, and worshipped. Yet not only in the church, the gathering, but in all our doings (Rom. 12:1-2, 1 Cor. 11:30). Therein lies man’s entire fulfillment – loving God and glorifying him alone (Mt. 22:37-38) – and for this reason we are a Christ-glorifying church.
A Bible-preaching Church – We are convinced of the inerrancy and the all-sufficiency of the holy scriptures, God’s infallible word (2 Tim. 3:16-17, 2 Petr. 1:20-21). The bible alone is the foundation and authority of the church, for which reason we are focused on expositing the scriptures, since that alone makes us „complete, equipped for every good work“ (2 Tim. 3:17). It is the word of God and the Holy Spirit, which are sufficient for the growth of every believer and for all problems of mankind (Heb. 4:12). We stand on and for the Word of God alone and not for any worldly system or approach (Is. 40:8, 1 John 2:15-17) – for we are a church faithful to the Bible.