THE VISION & MISSION OF FAITH UNDERSTOOD
Faith Understood is a ministry with a duel purpose: to help the Christian believer faithfully grasp and confidently stand for their Faith and to reach the unbeliever with truth and love that they may come to true Faith. Specifically the focus is to:
- REVEAL the beauty of God's Truth in all of Reality so it may ignite the believer toward true worship and the unbeliever toward true belief (Proverbs 2:1-15).
- HEAL the flawed ideas and values that barricade the light of God's Truth from the unbeliever so they may be challenged to turn to true Faith (2 Corinthians 4:1-6).
- GROW the believers knowledge of and passion for God's Truth so they may live it and proclaim it in an intelligible, discerning, & charitable way (1 Peter 3:13-17).
CENTRAL BELIEFS
GOD: We believe that God is the Supreme Self-Existent tri-personal Creator of all Reality who is both transcendent to and immanent in all of Creation. This God is not the fickle god of paganism, the detached god of deism, or the non-existent god of atheism but is the active, relational, and trustworthy Heavenly Father over all and for all.
BIBLE: We believe that the Bible is the inerrant self-disclosure of God's nature and purposes revealed through the stormy paths of historical activities and contexts. It is through the narratives and teachings of Scripture that we come to understand God and in turn ourselves .
JESUS: We believe that Jesus of Nazareth is, in some beautiful, mysterious, yet historically authentic way the God-Man. He is truly God & truly Man, representing the supremely unique and sufficient self-revelation of God and the means through which we can be brought back into relationship with Him.
CHURCH: We believe that the Church is a beautiful tapestry of all those across space and time who put their faith, hope, and love in the salvific work and teachings of Jesus Christ. It is through this messy and diverse Body of broken saints that Christ's truth is to shine into all areas of human life through the diverse gifts, traditions, and passions of its members.
LIFE: We believe that Christianity touches every facet of life. Thus a Christian is one who consciously and consistently enshrines the ethic of Love & Lordship into every area of life. Jesus becomes, to the true believer, the Supreme Beauty and Definer of all desires, actions, and relationships.
BIBLE: We believe that the Bible is the inerrant self-disclosure of God's nature and purposes revealed through the stormy paths of historical activities and contexts. It is through the narratives and teachings of Scripture that we come to understand God and in turn ourselves .
JESUS: We believe that Jesus of Nazareth is, in some beautiful, mysterious, yet historically authentic way the God-Man. He is truly God & truly Man, representing the supremely unique and sufficient self-revelation of God and the means through which we can be brought back into relationship with Him.
CHURCH: We believe that the Church is a beautiful tapestry of all those across space and time who put their faith, hope, and love in the salvific work and teachings of Jesus Christ. It is through this messy and diverse Body of broken saints that Christ's truth is to shine into all areas of human life through the diverse gifts, traditions, and passions of its members.
LIFE: We believe that Christianity touches every facet of life. Thus a Christian is one who consciously and consistently enshrines the ethic of Love & Lordship into every area of life. Jesus becomes, to the true believer, the Supreme Beauty and Definer of all desires, actions, and relationships.
