The following are the core beliefs of Life Church Salado 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.
What We Believe
God - The Trinity
There is one eternally existing God who has three distinct persons: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. He is the creator of all that exists, both visible and invisible, and is therefore worthy of all glory and praise. God is perfect in love, power, holiness, goodness, knowledge, wisdom, justice, and mercy. He is unchangeable and therefore is the same yesterday, today, and tomorrow.
Matthew 28:19, John 15:26
Mankind
Humans, both male and female, were created in God’s image for His glory. The first humans, Adam and Eve, were created without sin and appointed as caretakers of the rest of God’s creations. Genesis 1:26-28
The Fall
When Adam and Eve chose not to obey God, they died spiritually and sin entered into the world. This caused them to fall out of fellowship with God, and corrupted all of creation. Everyone that has been born since have been born with a sin nature. Genesis 2:16-17, Genesis 3:1-19
Salvation
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. The New Birth is necessary for all men, and is received by faith in Jesus Christ, through grace, apart from works. This produces eternal life.
John 3:3-5, Ephesians 2:8, 1 John 5:11-12
Water Baptism
Water baptism is an outward expression of an inward transformation that occurs when a person places their faith in Jesus Christ. It symbolizes the believer’s identification with Christ’s death, burial, and resurrection—being immersed in water represents dying to sin, and rising from it reflects new life in Christ. Baptism itself does not save a person; rather, it is an act of obedience that follows salvation by grace through faith. It serves as a public declaration of one’s commitment to follow Jesus and is an important step in a believer’s spiritual journey and discipleship.
Matthew 28:19, Acts 2:38
Baptism in the holy Spirit
The baptism in the Holy Spirit is a distinct experience from salvation in which a born-again believer is filled with the fullness of the Spirit, empowering them for Christian living and ministry. While salvation involves being spiritually “baptized into Christ” and receiving the Holy Spirit inwardly, this baptism is described as an additional infilling that brings supernatural power. It is received by faith—simply by asking God and believing—and is not dependent on feelings. The primary evidences include faith and speaking in tongues, understood as a Spirit-given prayer language. Acts 1:8, Acts 2:1-4, Luke 11:13
Healing
Divine Healing is provided for in the atonement to give physical healing to the body. It is to be received through faith, by the laying on of hands, by the anointing with oil, and by the prayer of faith.
Isaiah 53:5, Deuteronomy 7:15, 1 Peter 2:24, James 5:14-15
Resurrection
Jesus Christ is returning one day to judge both the living and the dead and to usher in the fullness of God’s kingdom on earth.
1 Thessalonians 4:17, 1 Peter 4:5