At Red Bank Community Church, we welcome everyone to participate in our community. We do, however, ascribe to what we believe to be apostolic Christian doctrine. The key elements of this doctrine are:
There is one God, the Lord of all, who exists as Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
The Son came as Jesus the Christ, Israel's promised Messiah, fully God and fully man. Jesus was born of the Virgin Mary, lived a sinless life, performed miracles, and preached the gospel. He was crucified, resurrected, and ascended to heaven. He is alive today and will return at the end of history to judge the living and the dead.
The death and resurrection of the Christ are the means that God by His grace has provided for the reconciliation of a fallen creation to Himself.
We are saved by grace through faith in the Christ and His work.
Baptism and communion are essential sacraments for the believer.
The Holy Spirit is present in and among believers -- providing guidance, comfort, and spiritual gifts.
The Church is the universal fellowship of believers. Jesus created His Church so we could worship, pray, share the gospel, perform good works, demonstrate God's love together -- and together be prepared to be the bride of Christ.
God's two main instructions to His Church are to love Him and love others.
Scripture, properly understood, provides the fully reliable revelation of God.
