Crossroads Church | About What We Believe

About Us
At Crossroads, we want to live as fully devoted followers of Jesus Christ. Living as fully devoted followers of Jesus Christ means that we embrace the overwhelming love of God… and as a result we love God with all our hearts and grow in love for the people He loves, whether they are here in this body of believers, part of our neighborhoods, or living in other countries. This kind of love will absolutely impact the world for Him.

“Love for others is our love relationship with God gone public. Love for others is a public display of affection for God. The evidence that we are loved by God and lovers of God is seen in our love for people.”
The Backward Life, Jarrod Jones.

Affiliations & Beliefs
Crossroads Church is affiliated with the Assemblies of God. Who we are and what we do as a church must always be securely rooted in what we believe about God. The Bible is the source that shapes our understanding of Him. We are convinced that the Bible is the inspired message to humanity and that it provides for us a clear path toward a relationship with Him.

About The Bible >

The sole basis of our belief is the Bible, composed of the 66 books of the Old and New Testaments. We believe that Scripture in its entirety originated with God.
We believe that the Bible is the Word of God, divinely inspired; that it contains no errors in the original manuscripts and preserved by God for us; that it is authoritative for this church and each of us for every age.
Deuteronomy 6:6-9; Psalms 19:7-11; 2 Timothy 3:15-17; Hebrews 4:12; 1 Peter 1:23-25

About God >

We believe that God exists eternally in three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. These three are one God. Each of whom possesses all the attributes of deity and the characteristics of personhood.
We believe God created the universe by His Power and Word.
We believe that God is all knowing, all powerful and ever present.
Genesis 1:1-2; Deuteronomy 6:4; Isaiah 43:10-13; Matthew 28:19; Luke 24:49 1 Corinthians 8:5-6

About Jesus Christ >

We believe Jesus Christ was sent by God the Father into the world to save sinners.
We believe that Jesus Christ was born of a virgin, sinless in life and mighty in words and deeds.
We believe Jesus was both God and man, that He was crucified for our sins, and was bodily raised from the dead. He then ascended to His Father’s side where He is head of the church and intercedes for believers.
We believe Jesus Christ is coming again personally, visibly and bodily to reign as Lord.
Isaiah 9:6; Isaiah 53; Matthew 1:22-23; John 1:5; Acts 1:3; 1:9-11; 4:10-12; Luke 24:36-48; Romans 1:3-4; 1 Corinthians 15:3-8; Philippians 2:5-11; Colossians 1:13-20; Titus 2:13-14; Hebrews 4;14-15; Revelation 22:20

About The Holy Spirit >

The result of a genuine saving relationship with Jesus Christ is a maturing life of holiness and obedience, attained by believers as they submit to the Holy Spirit, the third Person of the Trinity.
He was sent into the world by the Father and the Son to apply to mankind the saving work of Christ. He enlightens the mind of sinners, awakens in them recognition of their need of a Savior and regenerates them. At the point of salvation, He indwells every believer to become the source of assurance, strength and wisdom, and uniquely empowers each believer with spiritual gifts for the strengthening of the Body.
The Holy Spirit provides each Christian with power to live in a manner pleasing to God, to understand spiritual truth, and to serve as ambassadors for Christ in our world.
John 14:16-17, 16:7-13; Acts 1:8; 2:1-4; Romans 12:6-8; 1 Corinthians 2:12-16, 6:19-20, 1 Corinthians 12;
2 Corinthians 3:16-18; Galatians 5:16-25; Ephesians 1:13-14, 4:11-13

About Salvation >

We believe that Jesus, through His death on the cross, provided salvation for all. However, to receive salvation one must repent of sin and trust Jesus Christ alone.
The salvation of humanity is completely a work of God’s free grace and not the result, in whole or in part, of human works or goodness, and must be personally appropriated by repentance and faith in Jesus Christ. Salvation results in a person becoming a new creation and being continually transformed into the image of Christ.
All who have received Christ will at death depart to be with Christ in their spirits and at Christ’s return receive a new body which will be like His glorious body.
Luke 24:46,47; John 3:16; Romans 5:12-21, 10:13-15; 2 Corinthians 5:17; Ephesians 3:8-9; Colossians 1:13-14;
Titus 2:11, 3:5-7

About the Church >

We believe a New Testament church is a local body of believers who have agreed together to worship Jesus Christ, edify fellow believers, evangelize the lost and minister to others.
The church is expressed in many unique and diverse ways through local congregations as it fulfills its five primary purposes: to worship God; to experience community with each other; to engage in the process of spiritual growth; to equip each other for service; and to reach the world through mission.
Matthew 16:18, Matthew 28:16-19; Acts 2:42-47; Romans 12:1-2; 1 Corinthians 12:12-13; Ephesians 2:19-22, 4:3-4, 11-16; Hebrews 10:25
As the church, we participate in living illustrations of God’s covenant with us through two symbolic acts:

Baptism – Baptism by immersion is a public profession of faith in Christ. It is symbolic of the death, burial and resurrection of Christ. It is a declaration to the world that we have died to sin and have been raised with Christ to walk in newness of life.

Communion – The Communion consists of two elements: the bread and the cup. These elements are symbolic of the body and blood of Christ. Communion is a memorial of Christ’s sufferings on the cross and a celebration of our salvation.