Our Beliefs

The world began when a loving, holy God spoke it into creation. Then, He created man and woman – not because He needed us, but because He wanted us. God loved us so much that He gave us a perfect world to enjoy. He also loved us so much that He gave us a free will. He wanted us to choose to reciprocate His love through obedience. However, mankind was not satisfied – we wanted more. So, we sinned – we disobeyed the one and only command He gave us, and that disobedience made us impure. Because of the darkness in our hearts, our relationship with a perfect God was severed, and the penalty was death and eternal separation from God.

The only hope for a sin-filled human race to be restored to a perfect God was to pay a price – to buy back our purity. Mankind worked hard and tried to keep all the religious rules required for living a perfect life, making sacrifices along the way to pay for continued sin, but it was not enough. God saw a better way. Because of His love for us, He created a way for restoration that would be absolute and that would free us from the weight of unsuccessfully trying to live a perfect life in our own power. His plan was to give us the gift of a holy, righteous, and perfect sacrifice that would once and for all pay for our sins – making our hearts once again clean. This gift was His son, Jesus.

Jesus did what we could not. He lived a perfect and sinless human life. He was the ultimate and perfect sacrifice. Through His death, there was hope for mankind. Jesus willingly sacrificed his life, spilling his blood through a brutal and gruesome death on a cross to pay for our sins and buy back our redemption to God. Jesus was buried, and three days later, He was resurrected from the grave, overcoming the power of death and resolving the penalty of our sin. He is sitting at the right hand of God, waiting to return and gather His people, His Church.

By believing what Jesus did for us and choosing to accept His sacrifice as the payment of our sins (not depending on our own efforts, works, or goodness), we receive the gift of a restored relationship with God and the promise of eternal life spent with Him.

Sin is an act of disobedience against God that separates us from Him. All have sinned, and as a result, have a broken relationship with God. Without payment, the punishment for sin is eternal separation from God. (Romans 3:23; Romans 6:23)

The Bible is a story of God’s love for mankind. It is our sin that separates us from God, and it is our sin that deserves to be punished. And while God knew that the penalty for our sin was too great for us to pay, His love for us was greater. So, He provided the only solution – a flawless sacrifice to pardon our sin, redeem us from darkness, and reconcile us to God. His name is Jesus. (Hebrews 9:22)

God’s only son, Jesus, was born as a baby and lived a perfect human life – blameless, holy, and pure. Jesus was the perfect sacrifice to pay the price for death and sin. He willingly died a cruel death on a cross, spilling his blood as an atonement for our sins, and three days later, He rose from the grave! His perfect sacrifice was the ultimate gift to man and is the only way for us to have the promise of eternal life with God. (John 3:16)

Although we chose to live outside the boundaries God created (sin), God lovingly pursues us. His desire is to reclaim us from our brokenness and repurpose us for His glory. For those who choose to know, love, and follow Jesus Christ, they receive the free gift of salvation. Salvation is not sin management; it is solely based on the sacrifice of Jesus. Once we confess our sins and receive the free gift of Jesus that absolves us from the penalty of our sins, we are given a new spiritual life. We begin a life-long journey of faith – a process of growth, pruning, and transformation to become more like Jesus. This transformation is evidenced by the fruit of God’s Spirit dwelling inside of us: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. (Romans 10:9-10; Romans 10:13; Galatians 5:22-23)

After beginning a personal relationship with Jesus, we follow in His example by being baptized. (Mark 1:9)

Those who follow Jesus submit their lives to the authority of God by obeying His commands designed for humankind's good and God's glory. Regardless of personal sin struggles, we believe the ground is level at the foot of the cross for all repentant hearts. There is no problem or struggle greater than the power of Jesus Christ to redeem and restore. Our desire is to be a church where people who want to know, love, and follow Jesus Christ find that grace collides with God's infallible and absolute truth.

To truly discover the heart of Venture Church, we invite you to wrestle life in the context of faith by joining us in a House Church, a biblical community where neighbors of all ages, stages of life, and seasons of faith come together to share a meal, pray, and understand scripture.