Denomination: Christian Church
At Beams, we are a local body of believers with a global vision. Because our God is a global God, we strive to be global Christians. And while our mission at Beams is missions, we desire to follow up our mission with training and discipleship. Therefore, at Beams of Light, you will find a strong emphasis upon theological training and practical discipleship. Our purpose is to know Christ and make Him known. Seeing broken lives transformed by the power of Christ is only the first step. Our vision is to see God use those who have been transformed to transform others by the power of the Gospel.
What We Believe
At Beams, we hold close the essentials of the Christian faith.
And while our message must never change, our methods should, and must. Therefore, we avoid legalism and allow the Christian conscience to dictate the nonessentials.
We believe:
In the total inspiration and authority of the Holy Scriptures which we approach from a grammatical-historical perspective; We believe that the Bible reveals God, his divine nature, the fall of man, the way to receive salvation, and God's plan and purpose in the past, present, and in eternity.
In the Holy Trinity--God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit, distinct, yet three in one.
In the deity, virgin birth, physical death, and bodily resurrection of the man Jesus Christ.
That salvation is by grace. That people are justified by faith alone and are accounted righteous before God only through the merit of the Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
In the everlasting, conscious reward for the saved and the everlasting, conscious punishment of the lost.
In the visible, personal, and premillennial return of the Lord Jesus Christ.
That the New Testament church is a local body of baptized believers who are covenanted together to make disciples, baptize and teach them Christian principles.
In the ordinance of baptism by immersion of the believer in water, by the authority of the local church, to show the death and burial of the old life, and resurrection to walk in the new life of the Christian.
In the Lord's Supper as an ordinance to be observed by the local church in the church's capacity to show forth the central importance of the Lord's death, Resurrection and Second Coming.
In the Genesis account of creation, and that it is to be accepted literally and not allegorically or figuratively. That God created all life forms and established divine law that all things shall bring forth only “after their own kind.”
In the biblical description of the existence of Satan, the adversarial spirit, who acts as tempter and accuser and who is an enemy of the work of God in Creation and human affairs.
What We Believe
At Beams, we hold close the essentials of the Christian faith.
And while our message must never change, our methods should, and must. Therefore, we avoid legalism and allow the Christian conscience to dictate the nonessentials.
We believe:
In the total inspiration and authority of the Holy Scriptures which we approach from a grammatical-historical perspective; We believe that the Bible reveals God, his divine nature, the fall of man, the way to receive salvation, and God's plan and purpose in the past, present, and in eternity.
In the Holy Trinity--God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit, distinct, yet three in one.
In the deity, virgin birth, physical death, and bodily resurrection of the man Jesus Christ.
That salvation is by grace. That people are justified by faith alone and are accounted righteous before God only through the merit of the Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
In the everlasting, conscious reward for the saved and the everlasting, conscious punishment of the lost.
In the visible, personal, and premillennial return of the Lord Jesus Christ.
That the New Testament church is a local body of baptized believers who are covenanted together to make disciples, baptize and teach them Christian principles.
In the ordinance of baptism by immersion of the believer in water, by the authority of the local church, to show the death and burial of the old life, and resurrection to walk in the new life of the Christian.
In the Lord's Supper as an ordinance to be observed by the local church in the church's capacity to show forth the central importance of the Lord's death, Resurrection and Second Coming.
In the Genesis account of creation, and that it is to be accepted literally and not allegorically or figuratively. That God created all life forms and established divine law that all things shall bring forth only “after their own kind.”
In the biblical description of the existence of Satan, the adversarial spirit, who acts as tempter and accuser and who is an enemy of the work of God in Creation and human affairs.
