What I Believe

It dawned on me that visitors to this website would probably desire or need some perspective on my belief system. Outlined below is a summary of some of my central beliefs that are relevant to the subject of this website and ministry. The list is representative, not exhaustive.


About My Faith

I believe in one God who is manifested in three person: The Father, The Son and The Holy Spirit

I believe in the inspiration, inerrancy and sufficiency of the Holy Scripture

I believe that all have sinned

I believe that the wages of sin is death and that man cannot save himself from that death

I believe that eternal life is about the depth of our relationship with the Lord rather than the length of our existence. Every soul will live forever either in the presence of the Lord or apart from His presence

I believe that Jesus (The Son) is the way, truth and life and that no on comes to the Father except through Him.

I believe in Jesus’ virgin birth, sinless life, atoning death for the sins of the world and bodily resurrection

I believe that our salvation is a gift from God, made possible by the atoning death of Jesus and is available to be received by anyone who places their faith in Jesus as Lord and Savior

I believe in the present-age ministry of The Holy Spirit, who lives in believers, gifts them and guides them

I believe in the present-age ministry of the church (the body of Christ) to tangibly demonstrate the love of Jesus in and to the world, to model discipleship and to make disciples

I believe that Jesus will return to judge the world and receive His bride the church


About Our Giving
I believe the opportunity to give is a gift from God to us.

I believe that God’s purposes for Christian giving always has been and continues to be about much more than the gift itself.

I believe that the attitudes and substance of our giving present mirrors that reflect back to us the condition and quality of our relationship with God.

I believe that God uses our giving to nurture our relationship with Him and each other, witness to the world and bring glory to His name.

I believe our stewardship is intended for our benefit. It is a role of preparation in our relationship with the Lord. It prepares us for ownership of our eternal inheritance and the true riches He has ordained for us since before the dawn of creation.

I believe that God must be the focus of our giving rather than the blessings He gives to us as a natural consequence of that giving.

I advocate Generous Giving. While I want believers to start tithing, I don't want them to stop there. I believe that our obsession with arguing over the appropriateness of tithing as the model for Christian giving is a distraction of the adversary. It causes us to lose focus on God and His purposes for our giving. I believe that tithing was never meant to be a goal unto itself, but rather a path intended to lead us to a higher destination in our relationship with the Lord. Deuteronomy 14:23b gives a glimpse of the tithe’s purpose: “..... so that you may learn to revere the Lord your God always” (NIV). I believe that tithing was/is intended as training wheels for our spiritual development. It provides a developmental step as we grow in spiritual maturity and in our willingness to submit our all to the Lord. Submission to the discipline of tithing lays a foundation on which a life of total submission and generous giving can be built. Our Lord seeks our willingness to surrender our all to Him but it is hard to surrender 100% if we struggle with giving 10%.


Larry