The Bible
We believe the Bible to be the inspired, the only infallible, authoritative Word of God.
Our Beliefs
Our beliefs here at The Grove can be summarized by The NAE Statement of Faith & The Nicene Creed.
What We Believe
We believe it's important to be unified on these fundamental truths of the Christian faith, while allowing for freedom and diversity on secondary and gray issues. There's no need to re-create the wheel! These two creeds put beautifully into words the things for which we stand.
The Trinity
We believe that there is one God, eternally existent in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
Jesus Christ
We believe in the deity of our Lord Jesus Christ, in His virgin birth, in His sinless life, in His miracles, in His vicarious and atoning death through His shed blood, in His bodily resurrection, in His ascension to the right hand of the Father, and in His personal return in power and glory.
Salvation
We believe that for the salvation of lost and sinful people, regeneration by the Holy Spirit is absolutely essential.
The Holy Spirit
We believe in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit by whose indwelling the Christian is enabled to live a godly life.
Resurrection and Eternity
We believe in the resurrection of both the saved and the lost; they that are saved unto the resurrection of life and they that are lost unto the resurrection of damnation.
Unity of Believers
We believe in the spiritual unity of believers in our Lord Jesus Christ.
We believe in one God,
the Father, the Almighty,
maker of heaven and earth,
of all that is, seen and unseen.
We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ,
the only Son of God,
eternally begotten of the Father,
God from God, light from light,
true God from true God,
begotten,
not made, of one Being with the Father;
through him all things were made.
For us and for our salvation he came down from heaven,
was incarnate of the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary and
became truly human.
For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate;
he suffered death and was buried.
On the third day he rose again in accordance with the Scriptures;
he ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead,
and his kingdom will have no end.
We believe in the Holy Spirit,
the Lord, the giver of life,
who proceeds from the Father,
who with the Father and the Son is worshiped and glorified,
who has spoken through the prophets.
We believe in one Church, set apart by God -
a global community built on the teachings of the apostles.
We acknowledge one confession of faith expressed through baptism
for the forgiveness of sins.
We look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come.