Beliefs

Our Commitment

Christ the King Church is committed to building the kingdom of God by reaching people for Christ and equipping them to serve Him and others in His name. One of our main distinctives is that we emphasize serious in-depth study and exposition of God's Word, the Bible, because we believe it to be the fundamental way that God changes lives, equips His people to be what He wants them to be, and through them accomplishes His purposes in the world.

If anything here spurs questions or the need for further discussion, or if you would simply like more information about our church, feel free to contact Mike Biggs, our pastor, by phone at 364-6722 or via e-mail at mikebiggs@ctknorman.org.

What We Believe

The Bible is the inspired and inerrant Word of God. II Tim 3:16, 17; II Peter 1:20, 21
Man's condition prohibits him from seeking or pleasing God by his own efforts. Eph 2:1,2
Only faith in Christ (the unique Son of God) as our atoning sacrifice secures salvation for God's people. Ephesians 2:8,9; I Jn 5:11, 12
Jesus rose in bodily form from the grave. Acts 2:22-24
Only the Work of the Holy Spirit, the third member of the Divine Trinity, is sufficient for regenerating and drawing people to Christ. He enables them to believe in Him and strengthens them to live the Christian life. Jn 3:5; I Pet 1:2_
An increasing love for the Lord Jesus Christ is the necessary fruit which bears evidence that one is indeed a Christian. John 8:42
The church is a living fellowship of God's people committed to helping one another grow in their Christian lives. Hebrews 10:24, 25
Prayer is God's means of working in the world as His people intercede for His will to be done on earth as it is in Heaven. Luke 11:2
The church is God's means of evangelizing the world, affording the regenerate the Gospel message introducing him into God's kingdom. Matt 28:19, 20
We look forward to the return of Jesus Christ to judge all persons and to take those who have trusted Him to heaven. I Thess 4:16, 17

What is Reformed Theology

Reformed theology views Scripture as the progressive revelation of God's Covenantal relationship to His people. Christ is the thematic center. Believing that Scripture is the revelation of God's redemptive work in Christ (rather than principles for unlocking human potential) is "Reformed".

The label "Reformed" is used to describe the ministries of St. Augustine, Martin Luther, John Calvin, and many other well-known ministers of the Gospel. Puritan, Presbyterian, Lutheran, and Baptist historically connote Reformed theology. God providentially moves in church history to reform the church in the midst of its lapses into man-centered religion.

The Reformation's "Five Solas"

SCRIPTURE ALONE! Scripture is inerrant, the sole source of written divine revelation, including God's grace in Christ. II Tim 3:16,17
CHRIST ALONE! While Scripture contains moral instruction, its primary message from Genesis to Revelation is the redemptive work of Christ. Jn 5:39; I Pet 1:10,11; Rom 3:21, 22
GRACE ALONE! It is the supernatural work of the Holy Spirit that brings us to Christ by releasing us from our bondage to sin and resurrecting us from spiritual death to life. Jn 6:29, 44, 65; I Cor 12:3
FAITH ALONE! Only full reliance on Christ justifies the sinner who rests on the merits of Christ alone. Romans 3:21-26
TO GOD ALONE BE GLORY! The Reformation message is God-centered, not focused on human potential. Salvation is of God for His glory not man's.

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