Vancouver Ecclesia A live, vibrant house church meeting in homes in Vancouver, WA "... to reach even unto you" (2 Cor. 10:13)

Our Beliefs

Over many years of Bible study and comparing the various popular church teachings against the Bible, we've come to the following conclusions, which form the core of our understanding and teaching of the Gospel:

We Believe

 …that there is but one God, the Father, personally dwelling in heaven, having eternal existence, who is immortal in His nature and the Creator and Sustainer of everything.

 …that there is one Savior, Jesus Christ, the Son of God by conception and the Son of Man by birth.  He brought eternal life by his obedience and suffering under trial.  He manifested in his life the condemnation of sinful nature; and, in his resurrection, became the means of salvation to all who are baptized in his name.

 …that the Spirit is the power that emanates from God, proceeding from Him and filling all space, for the execution of the works He may design to do.

 …that man is a creature of the dust, condemned to die because of sin, and is therefore mortal.

 …that immortality for man is a future condition of existence, which is given at the second coming of Jesus Christ, attainable only by those who please God by faith in what He has revealed and obedience to what He has commanded in His word, the Holy Bible.

 …that the Lord Jesus Christ is to return from heaven, and reappear on earth to raise and judge the dead and reward them according to their works, to set up his Kingdom (the restored kingdom of David) in the land promised to Abraham, and to bless all nations with his righteous reign.

 …that belief in the Gospel (good news) concerning the Kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, baptism by immersion and obedience of the commandments of Christ are all necessary to obtain eternal life.

 …that the immortal saints (all who are accepted when Christ returns) are to reign with Christ over the nations for a thousand years; after which sin/death will be abolished among mankind, and God will dwell with his saints.

 …that the devil/satan is the evil principle in human nature, which scriptures declare as “sin in the flesh.”  The devil/satan is not a supernatural being or a fallen angel.

 …that hell (Hebrew: sheol, Greek: hades) is the name for the grave or the unconscious state into which death resolves all mortal men.  It is not a place of fiery torment for immortal souls.

                                                                                                                    Revised 9/1/06