MapleRidge Church Mission Statement:
The purpose of MapleRidge Church is to bring people to Jesus and Membership in His family, to grow them in spiritual Maturity, to equip them for Ministry in the church and life Mission in the world in order to Magnify God.
We Believe...
that the Bible is the verbally and totally inspired Word of God, without error in its original manuscripts. The Bible is our supreme and final authority in faith and life.
(Timothy 3:16; 2 Peter 1:20,21)
We Believe...
in one God, eternally existing in three persons; Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
(Genesis 1:1,26; Matthew 28:19; John 1:1,3; Ephesians 4:5,6)
We Believe...
that Jesus Christ was begotten by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, and is true God and true man.
(Matthew 1:18-25; Romans 9:5; Titus 2:13)
We Believe...
that man was created in the image of God, that he sinned and thereby incurred not only physical death but also spiritual death which is separation from God, and that all human beings are born with a sinful nature, and become guilty sinners in thought, word and deed.
(Genesis 1:26,27; Romans 3:9-18; 5:12-18)
We Believe...
that the Lord Jesus died for our sins as a representative and substitutionary sacrifice, that He rose victorious from the grave on the third day, and that all who believe in Him are justified (made right with God) on the grounds of His shed blood.
(Isaiah 53; John 3:16)
We Believe...
in the personal and visible return of our Lord Jesus Christ.
(Acts 1:11)
We Believe...
that all who come by grace through faith to accept the Lord Jesus Christ are born again of the Holy Spirit and thereby become children of God.
(John 1:12,13; Ephesians 2:8,9)
We Believe...
in the bodily resurrection of the just and the unjust, the everlasting joy of the saved and the everlasting conscious punishment of the lost.
(1 Corinthians 15; Revelations 20:4-6; 11-15)
We Believe...
that all Christians are indwelt and baptized by the Holy Spirit when they receive Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord.
We Believe...
that water baptism by immersion is the Biblical testimony of the professed believer in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
(Acts 2:28-41,47; Matthew 28:18-20)
We Believe...
that all who are believers in and followers of Jesus Christ, are welcome to share in the Lord's Supper.
(Acts 2:42-46; 1 Corinthians 11:23-29)
We Believe...
that all Christians have direct access to God through Jesus Christ, are responsible to God alone, and that each church is independent and must be free from interference by any outside authority.
We Believe...
in the universal church, composed of all regenerated believers of any race or nation.
We Believe...
in the local church, consisting of a group of believers in Jesus Christ, baptized on a credible profession of faith, and associated for worship, work and fellowship.
(Matthew 28:17-20; Acts 2:41,42)