What is a Bible church?

The Bible Church movement began as a logical response to the declining emphasis on teaching the great truths of the Bible in many mainline denominational churches. Men and women in these churches saw as a solution the organization of independent local churches where Bible-centered teaching could be emphasized.

Open Door Bible Church was founded -- and is based -- on the premise that man can only come to tentative conclusions about God apart from what God has said to man in the Bible. This conviction makes Open Door Bible Church a church that is centered around the study of the Scriptures and the message which they have for people everywhere. The church is not affiliated with any denomination, but trans-denominational in that its members and friends are from many different church backgrounds.

What We Believe

• We Believe that the Bible is the Word of God, supernaturally inspired so that it is inerrant in the original manuscripts and has been preserved by God, so that it is the divinely authoritative standard for every age and every life.
• We Believe that the Godhead exists eternally in three persons -- Father, Son, and Holy Spirit -- and that these three are one God.
• We Believe in God as absolute and sole creator of the universe, and that creation was by divine fiat.
• We Believe that God, by His sovereign choice and out of love for men, sent Christ into the world to save sinners.
• We Believe that Jesus Christ in the flesh was both God and man, that He was born of a virgin and that He lived a sinless life in which He taught and did mighty works and wonders and signs exactly as revealed in the four Gospels, He was crucified, died as a penalty for our sins, and was raised from the dead bodily on the third day. later He ascended to the Father's right hand where He is Head of the Church and intercedes for believers, and from whence He is coming again personally, bodily, visibly to this earth to set up His millennial kingdom.
• We Believe that since in His death, by His shed blood, the Lord Jesus Christ made a perfect atonement for sin , redeeming us from the curse of the Law by becoming a curse for us -- men are saved, justified, on the simple and single ground of the shed blood of Christ and faith in Him who shed that blood.
• We Believe that such salvation with its forgiveness of sins, its impartation of a new nature, and its hope of eternal life, is entirely apart from good works, baptism, church membership -- or man's effort -- and is pure grace.
• We Believe that a true believer is eternally secure, that he cannot lose his salvation, but that sin may interrupt the joy of his fellowship with God and bring the loving discipline of his heavenly Father.
• We Believe that it is the goal of every Christian to grow in spiritual maturity through obedience to the Word of God and the indwelling Holy Spirit.
• We Believe that the Holy Spirit is a person, is God, and possesses all the divine attributes. He indwells all believers, baptizes and seals all believers at the moment of their salvation, and fills them in response to confession of sin and yieldedness.

In a day when so few are committed to anything of lasting value, we believe that only two things will stand the test of time -- God's Word and people. The commitment of our lives is to invest in both of these.

• To the word of God...
  We preach and teach the Bible without apology or reservation. It is God's loving message of new life to an otherwise lost and dying world.
• To the family of God...
  We like to think of the local church as a family. Our goal is to face the challenges and trials, the joys and sorrows of life together. Open Door is small enough to know you and large enough to meet your needs.
• To your family...
  We believe the family is God's primary institution of learning and growth. The church is to support and supplement the ministry of the home. Strong marriages are important to us. Providing an atmosphere of growth for children is a priority.
• To world missions...
  We believe in a strong and active missions program supported by the congregation's prayers, encouragement, and finances. Some thirty different families and organizations are currently ministering around the world as a part of our missions outreach. Our missions program is an extension of (not a substitute for) our own ministry to the local community.

Statement Of Purpose

We are a body of believers united by our faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, our commitment to sound biblical teaching, evangelism, discipleship, worship, and our devotion to God. We serve to share Christ's love, influencing our world for God's glory.