Beliefs & Values
Scripture alone is our final authority. We gladly identify with the historic Reformed Baptist tradition, majoring on what Scripture makes clear and staying charitable on secondary matters.
Belief
The Bible
Scripture is God-breathed, authoritative, and sufficient for faith and life.
Belief
God
There is one true God who exists eternally in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
Belief
Jesus Christ
Fully God and fully man, He lived in perfect obedience, died a substitutionary death, rose bodily, and reigns as Lord.
Belief
Salvation
God saves sinners by grace alone through faith alone in Christ alone. The gospel calls every person to repent and believe.
Belief
The Church
A covenant community of baptized believers gathering under Christ’s Word, marked by unity, holiness, and truth.
Belief
The Ordinances
Believer’s baptism by immersion and the Lord’s Supper, practiced with clarity and reverence.
Belief
The Doctrines of Grace
God’s sovereign grace in election, effectual calling, justification, sanctification, and perseverance.
Belief
Christ’s Return
We affirm the visible return of Christ, the resurrection, and final judgment.
Value
Warmth, Truth, Mission
We welcome people personally because Christ welcomed us graciously, we speak and preach biblically, and we serve Cedar Grove with humility, mercy, and witness.