LifeLink Church: Core Beliefs
What we Believe
LifeLink Church believes that God is infinitely creative, so we express our faith in infinitely creative ways. We’re Spirit-led without being weird and mission-minded without diluting the message of Jesus. We’re not afraid of culture or seduced by it. Our approach to church isn’t traditional, but our commitment to Jesus shapes everything we believe, say, and do.
We believe God has given us a book (the Bible) that is true and can be trusted. It was written by Spirit-directed men and inspired by God – it is without error; the very revealed Word of God to man – and every part of it points to Jesus. Everything that’s described below may be helpful, but when the dust settles, the Bible is our statement of faith.
We believe in God. He created everything, including you and me. He is the eternal trinity, all-powerful, all-knowing, ever-present, and worthy to be loved and worshipped with all our heart, soul, strength, and mind.
We believe God is revealed fully in Jesus, who was born of a virgin, lived a sinless life, died on the cross for our sins, and supernaturally rose from the dead as the Lord of lords and the King of kings! This planet hasn’t seen the last of Him.
We believe the Holy Spirit is God in his power and presence, drawing people to Christ, convicting us of our sin, saving us, empowering us with gifts by which to serve Him, and producing fruit in our attitudes and relationships that gives testimony to the reality of Himself in our lives..
We believe all human beings are spiritually lost, wandering around trying to make sense of this life and consistently messing it up. Only through Jesus can we be found, and this is very much what God wants. If we believe in the risen Savior for our salvation and submit to His leadership as our Lord, we will be saved; if we continue on our own path, we will end up separated from God forever. This is something God does not want. That’s why Jesus came, and it’s also why…
We believe in the church. It’s a community where people can find Jesus and follow Him fully. The church isn’t perfect, but Jesus its leader is. God doesn’t want us doing this spiritual life in isolation; that’s why He created the whole church thing in the first place – and He’s still totally committed to it. The church is incredibly important – we have a much better chance of succeeding in our spiritual journey when surrounded by others moving forward in theirs.
We believe in the literal, physical return of Christ to the earth. He will come in absolute power, not as a Savior to be sacrificed, but as the King of kings and Lord of Lords to execute justice and establish His kingdom reign on earth. At the end of Christ’s 1000-year reign, Satan will be loosed from his temporary lock-up in the abyss and lead a revolt against Christ and His saints. Christ will gloriously defeat the enemy, create a new heaven and a new earth, and establish His everlasting Kingdom in perfect righteousness.