The Scriptures

We believe the sixty-six books of the Old and New Testaments to be the full record of God’s self-disclosure to mankind. Different men, while writing according to their own styles and personalities, were supernaturally moved along by the Holy Spirit to record God’s very words, inerrant in the original writings. Therefore, those applying themselves to study its literal, historical-grammatical context can accurately understand God’s word. Scripture is fully trustworthy as our final and sufficient authority for all of life.

The Triune God

We believe in the one living and true God, eternally existing in perfect unity as three equally and fully divine persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Each member of the Godhead, while executing distinct but complementary roles in redemptive history, has precisely the same nature, attributes, and being, and is equally worthy of the same glory, honor, and obedience.

God the Father

We believe God the Father eternally exists as the first person of the Trinity. In this role, he has planned, directed, and is absolutely sovereign over all of creation and redemption. He is an invisible spirit, yet personal and relational—infinite, eternal, and unchangeable in his being. As the Father of his redeemed people, God has chosen from eternity past those whom he would call his own and, as a gift of his grace, sent his Son to save them from sin and death. All who come to him through faith in Jesus Christ are adopted as his children and recipients of his fatherly love.

God the Son

We believe that Jesus Christ, the eternal Son, moved by love in accordance with the will of the Father, took on human flesh. Being fully God and fully man, he lived a sinless life and sacrificially shed his blood and died on the cross in our place, accomplishing redemption for all who place their faith in him. He arose visibly and bodily from the dead three days later and ascended into heaven, where he is now head of his body, the Church, and will return to earth in power and glory to consummate his redemptive mission.

God the Spirit

We believe that the Holy Spirit glorifies the Lord Jesus Christ during this age. He convicts the world of sin, draws the unredeemed to repentance, and at salvation imparts new spiritual life to the believer, bringing them into union with Christ. The Holy Spirit sanctifies, seals, guides, and equips the believer with spiritual gifts for Christ-like living and service.

Mankind

We believe that God created mankind—male and female—in his own image, free of sin, to glorify himself and enjoy his fellowship. Man freely chose to disobey God, bringing sin, death, and condemnation to all mankind. All human beings are alienated from God and subject to his righteous wrath, in desperate need of the Savior.

Salvation

We believe that salvation is found in none other than Jesus Christ. His death on the cross was the sole and complete payment for sins, fully satisfying God’s righteous wrath. At salvation, each person is made a new creation by the Holy Spirit, declared righteous before God, and secured as an adopted child of God forever. Genuine faith continues in obedience and love for Jesus Christ with a life eager to glorify God.

The Church

We believe the Church is the body of Christ, of which Jesus is the head. We are commanded to gather locally to devote ourselves to worship, prayer, teaching, fellowship, and the ordinances. As members of Common Table, we work together in love and unity under the watchful care of a plurality of pastors to glorify Christ.

Baptism & Communion

We believe that Christian baptism is a public declaration of the believer’s salvation, symbolizing our identification with Christ’s death, burial, and resurrection through immersion in water. The Lord’s Supper is the united commemoration by believers of Christ’s death until he comes.

Missions

We believe it is the privilege of every believer at Common Table to participate in the Great Commission. Our priority is centered on efforts that establish, strengthen, and reproduce biblically-based churches that will plant more churches for future generations and God’s glory.

Things to Come

We believe in and expectantly await the glorious, visible, personal return of the Lord Jesus Christ. We believe in the bodily resurrection of both the saved and the lost—the lost to judgment and eternal wrath, and the saved to eternal joy in the new heaven and new earth in the presence of God.