WHAT WE BELIEVE

OUR VISION

 Real Life Ministries is a place where Jesus & real life meet! We are a bunch of imperfect people following a perfect God who loves us unconditionally. We exist to reach the world for Jesus ... one person at a time, because Jesus’ church cares about who Jesus cares about. We are invited to join Jesus at work in our world. We are all in the process of becoming who Jesus called us and designed us to be individually as disciples and together as his church. We are a church focused on reaching Meridian, Boise, Nampa, and the entire Treasure Valley. Our method for achieving this strategy is a four-step process:

OUR VALUES

SHARE

We will SHARE Christ with a lost world.

CONNECT

We will CONNECT people into real relationships.

MINISTER

We will equip people to MINISTER in the church and in the world.

DISCIPLE MAKER

We raise up disciples who learn to become DISCIPLE MAKERS.

OUR FOCUS IS TO CREATE BIBLICAL DISCIPLES IN RELATIONAL ENVIRONMENTS.

WHAT WE BELIEVE

BIBLE

We believe the Bible is God’s Word to us. It was written by human authors, under the supernatural guidance of the Holy Spirit. Because it is inspired by God, the Bible is infallible, inerrant, and absolute truth. It is the ultimate and final authority for Christian beliefs and living.

Psalms 12:6; 119:105; 160, Proverbs 30:5, 2 Timothy 1:13; 3:16, 2 Peter 1:20-21.

triune GOd

We believe God is self-existent, and by nature He is eternal, all-knowing, all-powerful, and everywhere. God has eternally existed in three persons: the Father, the Son (Jesus), and the Holy Spirit. The Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are in agreement and unified with each other’s role in the Godhead. We believe these three are co-equal and are one God.

Genesis 1:1; 26-27; 3:22, Deuteronomy 6:4, Job 38; 39; 40, Psalm 90:2; 139:1-4; 7-10, Isaiah 40:13-17; 45:18, Matthew 19:26; 28:19; 2 Corinthians 13:14; I Peter 1:2. John 1:1, Colossians 1:15

God the Father

We believe that God the Father holds all the attributes of God while exercising a unique role in the Godhead. He is the father of Jesus Christ, by the power of the Holy Spirit, and yet still one with both, as God. God the Father adopts believers in Jesus Christ into a relationship with Him as their Father (see Salvation).

John 15:1-4, Deuteronomy 32:6, Isaiah 9:6; 63:16, John 20:17, Romans 8:14-17, Galatians 4:6.

We believe Jesus Christ is the Son of God and He is God. He is co-equal with the Father and Holy Spirit, present and participating in creation. Jesus took on human flesh in the fullness of time so that He could live a sinless human life and offer Himself as the perfect sacrifice for the sins of all people by dying on the cross. He was raised from the dead, after three days, victorious over the power of sin and death. He ascended to heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again to judge the living and the dead and to make all things new.

Isaiah 9:6, Matthew 1:22-23, John 1:1-5; 8:58; 14:10-30, Acts 1:9-11, Romans 1:3-4, I Corinthians 15:3-4, Colossians 1:15-23, I Timothy 6:14-15, Titus 2:13, Hebrews 4:14-15, Revelation 1:8.

JESUS

Holy Spirit

We believe the Holy Spirit is co-equal with the Father and the Son as God. He is present in the world to make all people aware of their sin and their need for Jesus Christ. His purpose in our time is to bring glory to Jesus and to intercede with God the Father on our behalf. He dwells in every Christian from the moment of salvation. He gives gifts to believers providing them with power to grow in Christlikeness, to understand spiritual truth, and to serve the mission of the church.

Genesis 1:1-2, Psalm 51:10-12, John 14:16-17; 16:7-13,17, Acts 1:8, Romans 5:5, I Corinthians 2:12; 3:16, 2 Corinthians 3:17, Galatians 5:25, Ephesians 1:13; 5:18, 2 Peter 1:19-21.

Salvation

We believe that all have sinned (willful disobedience to God). We believe that the wages of sin is death and eternal separation from God. Salvation is a free gift of God. Jesus Christ’s death and His resurrection is the only sufficient payment for our sins. It’s only by grace through faith that one can receive this free gift. Eternal life begins the moment one receives Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior of their life. This is evidenced by repentance, confession, baptism by immersion, and a life submitted to Christ. We believe a baby, or a young child cannot understand sin or the need for Christ and are under God’s grace until an age of accountability determined by God.

John 1:12; 14:6, Romans 5:1; 6:23, Galatians 3:26, Ephesians 2:8-9, Titus 3:5, Romans 10:9-13, Acts 2:38-40, 2 Samuel 12:23; Matthew 18:2-3; 19:13-15.

To learn more, you can view our full doctrinal statement at the link below.