What We Believe

A Greeting From Our Minister

Welcome! Thank you so much for visiting our website. Here at Fall Creek Christian Church, we recognize that everyone is on this journey called life. It’s filled with many ups and downs, which often times leaves us confused and feeling very alone. We have had the privilege to celebrate with many people the amazing joy that comes with the wonderful discovery that God desires for us to enjoy the journey of life with Him. We weren’t created and then abandoned to fend for ourselves. He created us with great and amazing plans in His mind for our lives. The Bible tells us that He knocks on the door of our hearts and that He draws us to Himself. That may be why you are reading this today. Please, look around the site, particularly the “Joining God’s Family” link and then pick a Sunday to come visit soon. We are convinced of and committed to living out the reality that, in Christ, community becomes family!

Tom Wiles, Senior Minister

What We Believe

God the Father
We believe in one God the Father, Son & Holy Spirit. God the Father Almighty is the Creator of all things visible and invisible.
Genesis 1:1; Acts 17:24-28; Hebrews 11:3

Jesus, God's Son
We believe in Jesus Christ, God's one and only Son, our one and only Savior. He was born both fully human and fully divine, conceived of the Holy Spirit and the virgin Mary. He suffered and was crucified; died and was buried; and boldly rose from the dead on the third day. Jesus ascended into Heaven and now sits on the right hand of the Father and will return to earth to judge both the living and the dead.
I John 4:9; Luke 23-24; John 1:1, 17

Holy Spirit
We believe that the ministry of the Holy Spirit is to glorify the Lord Jesus Christ, and during this age to convict men, regenerate the believing sinner, indwell, guide, instruct and empower the believer for godly living and service.
John 16:5-15; Joel 2:28-29; I Cor. 2:10-16

Salvific Process
We believe the Bible teaches that salvation and the forgiveness of sins is achieved only by grace through the blood of Jesus Christ. The Bible teaches that one receives God's grace by taking those first steps of faith; believing, repenting of sin, confessing Christ and being immersed into Christ, but that none of these is sufficient in and of itself for the assurance of salvation.
Acts 2:36-39; Eph. 2:8-9

The Bible
We believe the entire Bible is the inspired Word of God and that men were moved by the Spirit to write words of Scripture. Therefore, the Bible is without error.
2 Timothy 3:14-16; 2 Peter 1:20-21;
Ps. 119 (emphasis on v. 9-11)

The Body of Christ (Church)
We believe that every Christian should live for Christ and not for themselves. By obedience to the Word and daily yielding to the Spirit, every believer will mature and become conformed to the image of Christ.
Acts 2:14-47; I Cor. 12:12-31

Humankind's Basic Nature
We believe that all people are created in God's image and matter deeply to Him. However, due to the inherent weakness of the human condition and power of sin, man finds himself in need of a Savior and Redeemer to reconcile his separation from God.
Genesis 1:26-27; Romans 3:9-10, 5:6-11

The Second Coming
We believe in the preeminent coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and that this "Blessed Hope" has a vital bearing on the personal life and service of the believer.
Isa. 65:17-25; I Thess. 4:13-5:11; Rev. 19:11-21