Vistoso Community Church shares with
millions of other Bible- believing
Christians around the world the
great fundamental and evangelical
Doctrines of the church—belief in
the triune God—the Father, Son, and
Holy Spirit; the redemptive ministry
of Jesus Christ; the believer’s
resurrection made possible by the
resurrection of Jesus Christ; and
the ultimate triumph of our Lord
over sin and death. In addition
Vistoso Community Church stresses
these core beliefs:
Christ is the only Lord and Savior
(Acts
2:36). There is no other way mankind
can be redeemed from its lost and
hopeless estate than through faith
in the person and work of Jesus
Christ. We worship Jesus Christ
because worship is fitting for the
“King of kings and Lord of lords”
who has called us into a family
relationship and a life set apart to
him.
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The
Bible is the inspired Word of God
(II
Timothy 3:17). We view the
Scriptures as authoritative,
since they
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are
"Godbreathed.” We
hold them as reliable, since in the
original they were both inspired and
inerrant. In fact, we consider them
to be the final authority for the
child of God in matters of faith and
practice. We recognize Biblical
truth is under relentless attack and
false teaching abounds. Through
study and the teaching ministry of
the Spirit, we strive to avoid false
teachings of every kind while
holding steadfastly to Biblical
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We
honor God through traditional
worship
(Psalm 19:14). Worship is to be
glorious and reverent—lifting our
hearts and minds in praise,
thanksgiving, dedication,
repentance, and preparation for the
communication of God's Word. It is
not intended to entertain, instead
it is an area of ministry intended
to bring us to appreciate almighty
God.
Our
loving fellowship strengthens us
(Hebrews
10:24-25.) This is a fellowship of
believers who share a common bond of
loving the Lord, and are truly
supportive of each other. Our
fellowship begins at the point of
unity and decorum among a group of
like-minded believers. It continues
as individual gifts and abilities
are put into service above
selfinterest. It extends further to
the place where sacrifices are made
on behalf of those who are in need.
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Seeking the Lost is our commission (Matthew
28:19-20). The Church has a
commission directly from our Lord!
It is a geographic commission, which
corresponds to foreign missions,
home missions, and local evangelism.
It is a commission to the heart,
which is meant to stir our passions,
motivate us to act, and guide our
plans. We are not just a Sunday
audience, but a company of
spiritually-gifted and committed
witnesses for our Lord.
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The
principles of divine
establishment are God-given
(Nehemiah 4:14). We
recognize God as having
ordained personal
accountability, the sanctity
of marriage, and primacy of
family in nurturing and
instructing the next
generation. Until Christ
returns, our freedoms are
only maintained through the
proper function of
nationalism and military
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