Linwood Beliefs

• The authority of the Bible as God's Word.

• The Creator God as heavenly Father, perfect, holy, all powerful.

• Jesus Christ as Savior, and Lord God who came to this world as a human, the object of our worship, the focus of our praise.

• The Holy Spirit as God, tirelessly at work, in human hearts, teaching, revealing and comforting.

• Salvation through faith in Jesus which creates in us newness of life and is our guarantee of eternal life.

• The experience of the Spirit-filled life which occurs when the believer presents himself fully to God and is given in return the fullness of God's Spirit.

• The soon return of the Lord Jesus to claim Christians.

• God's promise of eternal life with Him in Heaven, and by His mercy to escape Hell.

• The great commission to spread the Good News in our community and around the world.

• The Church as the Body of Christ, both local and universal, exists to proclaim God's truth, to offer communion and baptism, and to bring glory to Christ.

A more detailed doctrinal statement is available upon request.