Heritage Park - We make apprentices to Jesus Christ

Statement of Beliefs

We want to become and make apprentices to Jesus Christ, people who glorify God
by our allegiance to Him, intimacy with Him, and love for Him and others. With that as
our goal, we stand on the following statements:

God as Trinity - one living and true God, revealing Himself as Father, Son and
Spirit who are coequal and co-eternal and author distinct but harmonious effects in
creation, providence, and redemption.

God the Father - an infinite, personal spirit, perfect in holiness, wisdom, power and
love who works all things after the counsel of His will and thus infallibly foreknows all
that shall come to pass. He concerns Himself mercifully in the affairs of men, He
hears and answers prayer, and He saves from sin and death all who come to Him
through Jesus Christ.

Jesus Christ - God's unique Son, fully God and fully human, conceived by the Holy
Spirit, born of a virgin, who lived a sinless life, performed miracles, and taught us
how to live. We affirm as true His vicarious atoning death, bodily resurrection,
ascension into heaven, perpetual intercession for His people, and personal and
visible return to earth at the appointed time.

Holy Spirit - coming forth from the Father and Son to convict the world of sin,
righteousness, and judgment, and to regenerate, sanctify, and empower all who trust
Jesus Christ, indwelling them as helper, teacher and guide and granting and
empowering all types of biblical gifts for extending the Kingdom of God.

The Bible as True - the Word of God, fully inspired and without error in the
original manuscripts, was written under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, faithfully
passed down through generations under the superintendence of God, and has
supreme authority in all matters of life.

True Life - everyone is created by God and for Him and yet stands separated from
Him, being sinners by nature and choice, and therefore also stands under the just
judgment of God. True Life is found by trusting Jesus and repenting of sin, being
regenerated by the Spirit and receiving new life, being given the righteousness of
God in Christ and entering His Kingdom. All who do this have a life that is
indestructible, even by death, and will never be separated from God.

Church - both universal and local, a living spiritual body of which Christ is the head
and all regenerated persons are members which is given local expression in a
company of believers in Jesus Christ who are baptized on a credible profession of
faith and associated for worship, witness, work, and fellowship.

Transformation - the expectation that every believer should live for the glory of
God and the good of humanity by developing blameless character and conduct,
practicing faithful stewardship of possessions, and seeking transformation for others.

Last Things - the personal and visible return of the Lord Jesus Christ to earth and
the establishment of His kingdom in its totality wherein will occur the resurrection of
the body, the final judgment, the eternal gladness of the righteous and the endless
suffering and punishment of the wicked.