L2 Church is connected to and rooted in the professions of the early Christian church. The leadership of this church is deeply committed to the Scriptures (consisting of the sixty-six books forming the Old and New Testaments) as the infallible, inerrant self-revelation of God and therefore as both normative and authoritative for all matters pertaining to faith and life (2 Tim 3:16,17; 2 Pet 1:20,21). We therefore affirm the following:
God – we believe in one God who eternally exists in three persons (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit). The persons of the Trinity are equal in being and nature as well as in power and glory - each person having the same attributes and perfections. (Deu 6:4; 2 Cor 13:14; Matt 28:16-20)
Christ – we believe that Jesus Christ, the eternal Son of God, is Lord (Ps 110:1; Rom 1:4; Gal 4:4,5). He is both fully God and fully man having been conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary . He accomplished our redemption by His death on the cross as a substitutionary atonement for sin. This sacrifice was accepted and sealed by the Father, through His resurrection from the dead and ascension into heaven where He sits at the right hand of the Father as Lord, High Priest and intercessor. (Phil 2:8-11; John 1:1-5,14; Gal 3:13; Isa 53:6; 2 Cor 5:21; Heb 10:12; Acts 1:6-11; 17:30)
Holy Spirit – we believe that the Holy Spirit is a person of the Godhead who convicts the world of sin, of righteousness, and of judgment; and that He is the supernatural agent in regeneration, baptizing all believers into the body of Christ, indwelling and sealing them unto the day of redemption. (John 16:8-11; Rom 8:9; Eph 5:18)
Creation and Fall – we believe that God’s creation was very good (Gen 1:31) and that men and women were created as the image-bearers of God (Gen 1:27) but they broke faith with God through disobedience and sin and fell from their original righteousness and communion with God. As a result, they became dead in sin and wholly defiled (Gen 2:15-17). God justly condemned sin. Consequently, humans are utterly unable to remedy this lost condition. (Rom 3:23; 5:12; 1 John 1:8; Gal 5:17; Eph 2:1-3,12)
Salvation – we believe it pleased our gracious and merciful God to offer life to fallen men and women through Jesus Christ, requiring of them faith in Him that they might be saved; and promising to give eternal life to His elect. Jesus was made a curse for us and His precious blood was shed on Calvary for the forgiveness of our sins. (Isa 53:5; Mark 16:16; John 3:16; Acts 2:36-38; John 10:9; 11:25; Gal 3:13; Eph 1:7)
The Church - we believe that there is one universal and invisible Church made up of all believers past, present, and future that, under Christ its head, is His body and His betrothed bride. We believe that the establishment and continuance of local churches (the visible church) is clearly taught and defined in Scripture. (Col 1:18; Eph 1:22,23; 5:25-27; 1 Cor 12:12-14; 2 Cor 11:2; Acts 13:1-4; 18:22; 20:17; Gal 1:2)
Sacraments – we recognize believer’s baptism and the Lord’s Supper as Scriptural means of testimony for the church. (Matt 28:19,20; Acts 2:41; 18:8; Luke 22:14-20; 1 Cor 11:23-26)