ABOUT RISE

We believe the Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testament to be the verbally inspired word of God, the final authority for faith and life, inerrant in the original writings, infallible and God-breathed.

2 Timothy 3:16, 17; 2 Peter 1:20, 21; Matthew 5:18; John 16:12,13

We believe in one triune God, eternally existing in three persons—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit; co-eternal in being, co-eternal in nature, co-equal in power and glory, having the same attributes and perfections.

Deuteronomy 6:4; 2 Corinthians 13:14

We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ, the eternal Son of God, became man without ceasing to be God, having been conceived by the Holy Spirit, and born of the Virgin Mary, in order that He might reveal God and redeem sinful man. We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ accomplished our redemption through His death on the cross as a representative, vicarious, substitutionary sacrifice, and that our justification is made sure by His literal, physical resurrection from the dead . We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ ascended into heaven and is now exalted at the right hand of God, where, as our High Priest, he fulfills the ministry as Representative, Intercessor, and Advocate.

John 1:1, 2, 14; Luke 1:35; Romans 3:24; 1 Peter 2:24; Ephesians 1:17; 1 Peter 1:3-5; Acts 1:9, 10; Hebrews 7:25, 9:24; Romans 8:34; 1 John 2:1-2

We believe that Man is created in the image and likeness of God. They are the crowning work of His creation, worthy of love, dignity, and respect regardless of matters like age, race, gender and class. In Adam, all mankind fell into sin with the result that all men inherited a sinful nature, became alienated from God, and all of creation was fractured. Men are justly condemned to eternal judgment and can do nothing to merit salvation.

Rom. 2:2,3,5; Eph. 2:8,9; Gen. 1:27, 9:6; Rom. 5:12; 3:23; Eph. 2:1

We believe that salvation is the gift of God brought to man by grace and received by personal faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, whose precious blood was shed on Calvary for the forgiveness of our sins.

Ephesians 1:7, 2:8-10; John 1:12; 1 Peter 1:18-19

We believe that all the redeemed, once saved, are kept by God’s power and are thus secure in Christ forever . We believe that it is the privilege of believers in the assurance of their salvation through the testimony of God’s Word which clearly forbids the use of Christian liberty as an occasion to the flesh.

John 6:37, 10:27-30; Romans 8:1, 38, 39; 1 Corinthians 1:4-8; 1 Peter 1:5; Romans 13:13, 14; Galatians 5: 13; Titus 2:11-15

We believe that God is sovereign in the bestowing of spiritual gifts. It is, however, the believer’s responsibility to attempt to develop their sovereignly given spiritual gift(s). The baptism of the Holy Spirit occurs at conversion and is the placing of the believer into the Body of Christ. We also believe that particular spiritual gift(s) are neither essential, nor do they prove the presence of the Holy Spirit, nor are an indication of a deep spiritual experience . We believe that God does hear and answer the prayer of faith, in accordance with His own will, for the sick and afflicted . We believe that it is the privilege and responsibility of every believer to minister according to the gift(s) and grace of God that is given to them.

1 Corinthians 12:7, 11, 13; Ephesians 4:7-8; John 15:7; 1 John 5:14, 15; Romans 12:1-8; 1 Corinthians 13; 1 Peter 4:10-11

We believe that the Church universal, is comprised of all believers, including all of the redeemed through the ages and those from every tribe, tongue, people and nation. The church locally, is an autonomous local congregation of baptized believers, associated by covenant in the faith and fellowship of the gospel; observing the two ordinances of Christ (believer’s baptism and the Lord’s Supper), governed by His laws, exercising the gifts, rights, and privileges invested in them by His Word, and seeking to extend the gospel to the ends of the earth. The church is the body and bride of Christ and meant to be a reconciling force in the world for making disciples.

Matthew 16:15-19; 18:15-20; Acts 2:41-42, 47; 15:1-30; 20:28; 1 Corinthians 1:2; 9:13-14; 12:4-13:27; Ephesians 1:22-23; 2:19-22; 5:24-30; Colossians 1:18; 1 Timothy 3:1-15; Titus 1:5-9; Revelation 2-3; 21:2-3