What We Believe

The following are the core beliefs of Zions Hill Baptist Church based on the foundational truths taught in the Bible.  All of our teaching and ministry is rooted in and flows out of these biblical doctrines. We affirm the primacy and sufficiency of SCRIPTURE alone as the ultimate authority for faith and practice, guiding us to salvation through FAITH alone by GRACE alone, in CHRIST alone, to the GLORY OF GOD alone.

God is ONE Godhead in three persons. There are several examples in scriptures that show us that God is a triune God. The Godhead is the union of the Father (the invisible fullness of God), the Son (God manifest as flesh), the Holy Spirit (the interactive intercessor). God is perfect in love, power, holiness, goodness, knowledge, wisdom,  justice, and mercy and, therefor, worthy of all of our praise. He is the same yesterday, today, and tomorrow.

Humans, both male and female, were created in God's image for His glory. God created us, in His likeness and image for Himself. Mankind is created differently than all other things as in Genesis it states that God breathed into Adam the breath of life. This is the spirit man which exists in the body created from the dust of the earth (Genesis 2:7). Ergo, man is made up of both physical and spiritual being. This unique design separates man from all other living creatures. Man is an intelligent creature, held responsible by God, to a moral standard. There are two sides to man; earthly (flesh) and heavenly (spirit). 

Sin entered the world through the deceit of the fallen angel, accuser and adversary, Satan. Adam and Eve were led to sin by the serpent's argument, “Did God really say, ‘You must not eat from any tree in the garden’?” Though it is untrue that all misery in one’s individual life is a direct result of a specific sin in their life, all of human misery, disability, and sickness DID enter into the world as a result of Adam’s sin. The devastating results of sin don’t end there, however. The sad reality of sin is that it separates man from the communion with God that was established at creation. The bondage of sin, and therefor, the separation from the Creator applies to all of humanity. 

Jesus Christ came to reconcile us with God. He lived a life without sin and willingly died on the cross to pay the penalty for our transgressions. God raised him from the dead and now, by grace, offers as a free gift eternal life to all who follow Christ, by faith, as their Lord and Savior. That is why salvation can be found in Christ alone.

The Church is the universal body of Christ that was established upon Christ’s ascension into Heaven when He gave the command to “go and make disciples of all nations.” The mission of the Church is to encourage and stir up one another to be more like Christ, the head of the Church. The Church is to be a community that gathers together for encouragement, admonishment, and teaching the Word of God as well as to meet each other's needs as they arise.

Jesus Christ is returning one day to judge both the living and the dead and to usher in the fullness of God's kingdom in the new Heaven and new Earth reconciling all things unto Himself.