our
beliefs
Come as you are.
Ever been to an unfamiliar place and felt a little uncomfortable?
We know how you feel. Coming to a new church seems intimidating for many people, but Eufaula Church of God knows that before you even get here. Take a deep breath, and relax. When you come to church here, it's very simple... come as you are. Wherever you are in life,
you are welcome here!
The Bible
The Bible is the main basis for our faith as Christians. We believe the Bible is entirely from God and was given to us by people God specifically chose. We believe the Bible is without fault or error as it was originally written. The Bible has the final say in our Christian lives as it relates to issues of faith and living.
Ultimately, we believe there is no other book ever written that is equal to the Bible and it is the only book God gave us to know Him personally and to know His plan for people.
God
We believe that there is only one true God.
This one God is all-holy, all-knowing, and all-powerful. We believe that God is eternally existing in three persons - Father, Son, and Holy Spirit - each possessing equally all the qualities of God and characteristics of His personality. God created the known Universe and everything in it out of nothing, demonstrating the glory of his power, wisdom, and goodness. God sustains the universe by His infinite power. God is involved in human history to fulfill His plans and desires for humanity.
Jesus
Jesus Christ, Son of God, is the eternal second person of the one true God that became human (both God and man) by a miraculous conception and virgin birth.
He lived a life of perfect obedience to God, the Father, and voluntarily paid the price for the sins and rebellion of all people by dying on the cross as their substitute. His death satisfied the justice of God and accomplished salvation for all who trust in Him alone. He rose from the dead in the same body, though glorified, in which He lived and died. He ascended into Heaven, and is seated at the right hand of the Father, where He, the only Mediator between God and man, continually makes intercession for His own. He will come again to earth, personally and visibly, to fulfill history and the eternal plan of God.
holy
spirit
We believe in the baptism of the Holy Spirit, the indwelling of the Holy Spirit in the life of the believer, with the initial evidence of speaking with other tongues as the Spirit gives the utterance. This baptism of the Spirit is also evidenced by the production of the fruit of the Spirit and the gifts of the Spirit in the believer.
salvation
The main purpose of the Bible is to show that God wants all people to know him and have a relationship with him personally.
Humans were originally created to have a loving relationship with God, but humanity chose to rebel and go their separate way. Because humans alienated themselves from God, they suffered the corruption of their nature and made them unable to be in relationship with God. Humans need God's help in order to come back to Him - this is called Salvation. The salvation of humankind is then wholly a work of God's free grace, not the result in whole or in part, of human works or goodness. Salvation must be personally applied by repentance and faith. When God has begun a saving work in the heart of any person, He gives assurance in His Word that He will continue it until the day that person enters eternity.
the
christian
life
When someone receives Salvation from Jesus, God begins to give him/her power to learn how to obey His wishes and desires for his/her life. The Holy Spirit leads and guides a person to live differently (more holy) than they did before they were saved. Christians learn to live out their faith through reading the Bible and seeing what God desires for them; praying and building a personal relationship with God, building relationships with other Christians by attending worship services; and serving others in a way that shows God's love to the world.
the
church
The church is a collection of all people who believe in Jesus Christ for salvation and seek to live their lives in obedience and love to Him.
The Scripture commands believers to gather together to offer themselves to worship, prayer, teaching the Bible, being baptized, taking communion, having fellowship, serving each other with talents and gifts, and outreach to the community.
Wherever God's people meet regularly in obedience to this command, there is the local expression of the church. Under the care of pastors and leaders, the church's members are to work together in love and unity, intent on the ultimate purpose of promoting and pleasing Jesus.