Oasis Community Church
Statement of Faith

(Revised 2/10/2026)

The Trinity
God eternally exists as three persons: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. The three distinct
persons of the Trinity are all fully God; all of God’s attributes are true of each person and together they are
one God. While the word “trinity” never appears in Scripture, it is an accepted doctrine based on the Bible’s
teachings as a whole. We see throughout Scripture evidence of the Trinity.
Gen. 1:26, Ps. 45:6-7, Ps. 110:1, Is. 6:8, Matt. 3:16-17, Matt. 28:19, John 1:1-5, John 13:20, 1 Cor. 12:4-6, 2 Cor.
13:14, Eph. 2:18, 1 Peter 1:2

God the Father
The first member of the Trinity is God the Father. He is the Creator and Sustainer of all things. God is sovereign
and infinite, meaning He has no limitations. God the Father can be intimately known but because of His
infiniteness, He can never be fully known. God the Father can only be known through Jesus.
Gen. 1:1, Ps. 145:3, Jer. 9:23-24, Matt. 11:27, John 14:6, Acts 4:24, Rom. 11:33, Col. 1:16, Heb. 1:3, Rev. 4:11

Jesus Christ
Jesus is the second member of the Trinity and the Son of God. He is God incarnate as man, and He was both
fully God and fully human. He was born of a virgin, Mary, and conceived by the Holy Spirit. He lived a perfect
and sinless life in order to be a holy and worthy sacrifice. He was tempted as we are tempted, He suffered as
we have suffered, yet He did not sin. He came to serve and not to be served. Jesus was betrayed, beaten,
mocked, and crucified on the cross where He died. Jesus’ life was not taken from Him by anyone; He gave it as
a willing sacrifice for everyone. On the third day, Jesus rose from the dead, conquering sin and death and
showing His power over both. After He rose from the dead, He was on earth for 40 days before He ascended
into Heaven. Jesus will return one day to rule and reign forever, judge the world, and take those who follow
Him to live in the presence of God for eternity.
Matt. 1:18-20, Matt. 25:31-46, Matt. 27:27-30, Matt. 28:1-20, Mark 15:24, Mark 16:1-8, Luke 1:34-35, Luke
23:26-49, Luke 24:1-53, John 1:1, John 1:18, John 10:18, John 14:2-3, John 15:10, John 19:16-37, John 20:1-23,
Acts 1:9-11, Rom. 9:5, 1 Cor. 15:20, 2 Cor. 5:21, Eph. 1:19-20, Phil. 2:5-11, Col. 1:19, Col. 2:9, Heb. 2:18, Heb.
4:15, Heb. 7:26, Heb. 9:26, 1 Peter 1:3, 1 Peter 3:18, 1 John 3:5

The Holy Spirit
The Holy Spirit is the third member of the Trinity. The Holy Spirit is promised to those who profess faith in
Jesus; the Holy Spirit is the presence of God living inside each follower of Christ. The Holy Spirit teaches and
bears witness about Jesus. He empowers those who follow Jesus in different forms of ministry. He gives
different spiritual gifts to followers of Jesus for the purpose of ministry. He empowers prayer. He gives
strength and empowers followers of Jesus to overcome spiritual opposition. He sanctifies followers of Jesus.
He convicts the world of sin. He guides. He gives assurance of salvation to followers of Jesus.
Matt. 12:28, John 14:26, John 15:26, John 16:7-15, Acts 1:8, Acts 2:38, Rom. 8:9-11, Rom. 8:14, Rom. 8:16,
Rom. 8:26, Gal. 5:16-18, Eph. 1:13-14, Eph. 2:18, Eph. 6:10-18, 1 Cor. 6:11, 1 Cor. 12:4-11, 1 Thess. 1:5, 2 Thess.
2:13, Titus 3:4-7, 1 Peter 1:12

The Bible
The Bible is the authoritative and inerrant Word of God; it is God’s revelation about Himself to humanity. It is
historically accurate and internally consistent, telling one story of redemption pointing to Jesus Christ. God
used over 40 different authors to write the 66 books of the Bible, all being divinely directed by the Holy Spirit.
The Bible is the Word of God, applicable to all time, and is not only the measure and standard of truth, but
truth itself.
Num. 23:19, Ps. 12:6, Prov. 30:5, John 17:17, 2 Tim. 3:16, Heb. 4:12, 1 Peter 1:20-21

Humanity
We are the pinnacle of God’s creation, created in the likeness of God. We have rebelled against God through
sin and separated ourselves from the glory of God; we are in need of redemption and restoration to the
intended likeness we were created in that has been distorted by sin.
Gen. 1:27, Gen. 5:1-2, Rom. 3:23, Rom. 5:12, Col. 3:10, 1 Cor. 15:49

Salvation
Salvation is a gift from God that can never be earned through good works or self-improvement. Salvation is
only given by grace through faith in Jesus Christ alone, the redemption of our sin. Salvation is based on the
work of Jesus on the cross where He sacrificially died, bearing the sin and punishment of all mankind, and
paying the price required of sin for all those who believe in Him.
John 1:12, John 3:16, Rom. 3:23-25, Rom. 5:6-9, Rom. 6:23, Eph. 2:8-9, Eph. 1:7

The Church
The church is the community of all true followers of Jesus Christ. The church is the body of Christ of which
Jesus is the head, set on the mission given by Jesus to make disciples and spread the love of Christ. All true
followers of Jesus should take an active part in the body of a local church to worship God, to know God more
intimately, pray, to make disciples of Jesus, serve, for encouragement, and to be nurtured in order to grow to
maturity in faith.
Ps. 9:10, Jer. 9:24, Matt. 20:26-28, Matt. 28:18-20, Luke 6:35-36, Acts 1:8, Acts 14:21-22, 1 Cor. 12:12-14, 2
Cor. 4:6, Eph. 1:12, Eph. 1:22-23, Eph. 4:12-13, Eph. 5:16-20, Eph. 5:23, Phil. 3:10, Col. 1:9-10, Col. 1:28, Col.
3:16, 1 Thess. 5:11, 1 Thess. 5:17, Heb. 10:25, Heb. 13:17

Baptism
The Bible teaches that we are saved by grace through faith. Baptism is a public confession of that faith in Jesus
to God, the church, and the world. Following our understanding of Scripture, we practice baptism by
immersion; the Greek word used exclusively throughout the New Testament for baptism is “baptiso,” which
means to plunge, dip, or immerse. Jesus modeled this form of baptism and commanded it, making baptism a
symbolic act of obedience and faith. Baptism by immersion represents the death, burial, and resurrection of
Jesus, symbolizing our old self dying, being buried in the water, and raised as a new creation in Christ Jesus.
Anyone who has professed faith in Jesus Christ should be baptized at his or her conversion or soon after.
Matt. 10:32, Matt. 3:13-17, Matt. 28:19, Acts 2:38, Acts 8:12, Acts 8:36-38, Acts 10:44-48, Rom. 6:3-4, Eph.
2:8, 2 Cor. 5:17

Communion
Communion is the Lord’s Supper and is to be observed regularly by those who are followers of Jesus as a sign
of continuing in the fellowship of Jesus and what He did through the cross. Communion symbolizes the death
of Christ. The breaking of bread represents the breaking of His body, and the pouring of the cup represents
the pouring out of Christ’s blood. Jesus commanded His disciples to participate in communion. By doing so, it
symbolizes sharing in the benefits earned by Christ’s death. When followers of Jesus participate in communion
together, it is an act of unity. We take communion on a monthly basis to remind us what Jesus accomplished
through the cross. It is a time of reflection, prayer, and unity.
Matt. 26:17-29, 1 Cor. 10:17, 1 Cor. 11:23-26

Sanctity of Life
We believe that all human life is sacred and created by God in His image. Human life is of inestimable worth in
all its dimensions, including pre-born babies, the aged, the physically or mentally challenged, and every other
stage or condition from conception through natural death. We are therefore called to defend, protect, and
value all human life.
Ps. 139

Eternity
Man was created for eternal existence. Jesus will return one day and, on that day, all will be judged. There will
be just punishment and reward. For those who are in Christ Jesus there is no condemnation, and they will
spend eternity in the presence of God in real places, the new Heaven and the New Earth. Those who reject
Jesus will be separated from Him by their sin in a real place of eternal conscious punishment called Hell.
Matt. 24:44, Matt. 25:34, Matt. 25:41, Matt. 25:46, John 14:3, Acts 1:11, Rom. 2:5-8, Rom. 8:1, Rom. 14:10-12,
2 Cor. 5:10, 1 Thess. 4:16, Heb. 9:28, 2 Peter 3:13, Rev. 14:9-11, Rev. 20:11-15, Rev. 22:20

Marriage and Gender
We believe that the term “marriage” has only one meaning: the uniting of one man and one woman in a
single, exclusive union, as described in Genesis 2:18-25. We believe that God intends sexual intimacy to occur
only between a man and a woman who are married to each other. We believe that God has commanded that
no intimate sexual activity be engaged in outside of a marriage between a man and a woman. We believe that
God wonderfully and immutably creates each person as male or female. These two distinct, complementary
genders together reflect the image and nature of God.
Gen. 1:26-27, 1 Cor. 6:18; 1 Cor. 7:2-5, Heb. 13:4

Final Authority for Matters of Belief and Conduct
The statement of belief does not exhaust the extent of our beliefs. The Bible itself, as the inspired and
infallible Word of God that speaks with final authority concerning truth, morality, and the proper conduct of
mankind, is the sole and final source of all that we believe. For purposes of Oasis Community Church’s belief,
doctrine, practice, policy, and discipline, our elder team is OCC’s final interpretive authority on the Bible’s
meaning and application.