North County Church of Christ

The One True God

We believe in the one true eternal and all-powerful God, who by His power created all things seen and unseen. He is one God, and He reveals himself to us in three entities – the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. The Son was with God from the beginning and all things were created by Him. We have free access to the Father through prayer.

The Bible is God’s Word

We believe the Bible is the infallible and authoritative Word of God, recorded by writers inspired by the Spirit of God. We view these scriptures with great respect, and are committed to aligning our beliefs, teaching, and practices with them to the best of our understanding. We believe that the Bible contains everything we need to establish a relationship with God, and to equip us to live lives that please him.

Jesus is the Way of Salvation

• We sin and fall short of God’s expectations. The penalty for our sin is eternal punishment, but God in mercy and love has provided us a way of escape. The Son of God humbled himself and came in human form as the man Jesus, to pay the ultimate penalty once, for all time, and for all of mankind.
• As our faith in God develops, it is shown to be genuine as we respond in obedience to the Word of God and turn away from sin (repentance).
• God graciously forgives us and gives us his Holy Spirit when we confess our belief in Jesus as our Lord and are baptized (immersed in water).
• This salvation is God’s gracious gift, and man cannot add conditions to it.
• We enjoy life under the New Covenant, based on grace. The Old Covenant, based on law, was nailed to the cross of Christ.

We Have an Identity and a Mission

When we obey the gospel, we are added to the body of Christ. In obedience to Christ, with the help of the Holy Spirit we put off the habits of the old sinful man and put on the virtues and habits of Christ. This conversion is evident by our leading a holy life. Also, we make it our goal to preach the gospel to every person, because all people are lost without Christ. We put a high value on unity by accepting diversity of thought on disputable matters, and by mutual submission.

We Have an Eternal Hope

We believe that Jesus will return without warning, and all the dead will be raised. He will take all those who belong to God home to their reward in heaven, while judgment awaits the rest of mankind.