Doctrinal Beliefs

The Scriptures (The Bible)
The Scriptures of the Old and New Testament (66 books) were given by inspiration of God, and are the only sufficient, certain and authoritative rule of all saving knowledge, faith and obedience.

God
There is but one God, the Maker, Preserver and Ruler of all things, having in and of himself, all perfections, and being infinite in them all; and to Him all creatures owe the highest love, reverence and obedience. He is an intelligent, spiritual, and personal Being.

The Trinity
God is revealed to us as Father, Son and Holy Spirit each with distinct personal attributes, but without division of nature, essence or being.

Providence
God from eternity, decrees all things that come to pass, and perpetually upholds, directs and governs all creatures and all events; yet so as not to destroy the responsibility of intelligent creatures.

The Mediator
Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son of God, is the divinely appointed mediator between God and man. Having taken upon Himself human nature, yet without sin, He perfectly fulfilled the Law, suffered and died upon the cross for the salvation of sinners. He was buried, and rose again the third day and ascended to His Father, at whose hand He ever lives to make intercession for His people. He is the only Mediator, the Prophet, Priest and King of the Church, and Sovereign of the Universe.

The Fall of Man
God originally created man in His own image, and free from sin; but, through the temptation of Satan, he transgressed the command of God, and fell from his original holiness and righteousness; whereby his posterity inherit a nature corrupt and wholly opposed to God and His law, are under condemnation, and as soon as they are capable of moral action, become actual transgressors.

Election
Election is God's eternal choice of persons unto everlasting life -- not because of foreseen merit in them, but of his mere mercy in Christ -- in consequence of which choice they are called, justified and glorified.

Regeneration
Regeneration is a change of heart, made by the Holy Spirit, who gives life to the dead in trespasses and sins enlightening their minds spiritually and savingly to understand the Word of God, and renewing their whole nature, so that they love and practice holiness. It is a work of God's free and special grace alone.

Repentance
Repentance is an evangelical grace, wherein a person being, by the Holy Spirit, made sensible of the manifold evil of his sin, humbles himself for it, with godly sorrow, detestation of it, and self-abhorrence, with a purpose and endeavor to walk before God so as to please Him in all things.

Faith
Saving faith is the belief, on God's authority, of whatsoever is revealed in His Word concerning Christ; accepting and resting upon Him alone for justification and eternal life. It is created in the heart by the Holy Spirit, and is accompanied by all other saving graces, and leads to a life of holiness.

Justification
Justification is God's gracious and full acquittal of sinners, who believe in Christ, from all sin, through the satisfaction that Christ has made; not for anything in them or done by them; but on account of the obedience and satisfaction of Christ, they receiving and resting on Him and His righteousness by faith.

Sanctification
Those who have been regenerated are also sanctified, by God's word and Spirit dwelling in them. This sanctification is progressive through the supply of Divine strength, pressing after a heavenly life in loving obedience to all Christ's commands.

Perseverance of the Saint
Those whom God has accepted in the Beloved, and sanctified by His Spirit, will never totally nor finally fall away from the state of grace, but shall certainly persevere, being preserved to the end; and though they may fall, through neglect and temptation, into sin, whereby they grieve the Spirit, impair their graces and comforts, bring reproach on the Church, and temporal judgments on themselves, yet they shall be renewed again unto repentance, and be kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation.

The Church
The Lord Jesus is the Head of the Church, which is composed of all his true disciples, and in Him is, invested supremely all power for its government. According to his commandment, Christians are to associate themselves into particular congregations or churches; and to each of these churches he has given needful authority for administering that order, discipline and worship which he has appointed. The regular officers of a Church are Elders, and Deacons.

Baptism
Baptism is an ordinance of the Lord Jesus, obligatory upon every believer, wherein he is immersed in water in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, as a sign of his fellowship with the death and resurrection of Christ, of remission of sins, and of his giving himself up to God, to live and walk in newness of life. It is prerequisite to church fellowship.

The Lord's Supper
The Lord's Supper is an ordinance of Jesus Christ, to be administered with the elements of bread and wine, and to be observed by his churches till the end of the world. It is in no sense a sacrifice, but is designed to commemorate his death, to confirm the faith and other graces of Christians, and to be a bond, pledge and renewal of their communion with him, and of their church fellowship.

The Lord's Day
The Lord's Day is a Christian institution for regular observance, and should be employed in exercises of worship and spiritual devotion, both public and private. From the time of the early church it has been observed on the first day of the week; Sunday. This is a gift and a command to worship and rest.

The Resurrection
The bodies of men after death return to dust, but their spirits return immediately to God -- the righteous to rest with Him; the wicked to be reserved under darkness to the judgment. At the last day, the bodies of all the dead, both just and unjust, will be raised.

The Judgment
God has appointed a day, wherein he will judge the world by Jesus Christ, when everyone shall receive according to his deeds; the wicked shall go into everlasting punishment; the righteous, into everlasting life.

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Cornerstone Church is a covenantal body of believers, who share life together. In short, we are a family. We take this designation by God very seriously. We are committed to real relationships, and we recognize that the fundamental human relationship is the family.

From our corporate worship services to our smaller group activities Cornerstone  Church is committed to being the family which God has made us, as well as, honoring the families which make up our church.

Therefore we do not over-inflate ourselves with programs that run families ragged.  That is not to say that we do not offer programs and activities, like  our Childrens, Youth, Adult activities; as well as our Mothers Day Out Ministry. But, we would much rather encourage you to spend more time around your family table enjoying one another’s company, and engaging in Christian hospitality toward your neighbors, which is the primary form of evangelism. This is why we worship and meet the way we do.

Our desire is to encourage families to be all God wants them to be, since the strength of the church is dependent upon the strength of individual families.

While we believe the ideal family involves two loving, godly parents, we do not consider single-parent families inferior to traditional, nuclear families.  We understand that many people find themselves raising children without the help of a spouse for a variety of reasons beyond their control, and we embrace these families.

We recognize the added burdens involved in raising children alone, and believe God has called us to come alongside single parents in an effort to lighten their load wherever possible. And we know that this can only be successfully done in the context of the whole life of the church family.

Cornerstone is a family made up of the individual families in our congregation. Our respsonisibility is to bring glory to our "Heavenly Father" in how He has fit us together in Jesus Christ.