The Bible is God's Word to all people. It was written by human authors under the supernatural guidance of the Holy Spirit. Because it is inspired by God, the Bible is truth and is completely relevant to our daily lives. (Deuteronomy 4:1,2; Psalms 119:11; 119:89; 119:105; Isaiah 40:8; Matthew 22:29; John 5:39; 16:13,15; 17:17; Romans 15:4; 2 Timothy 3:15, 17; Hebrews 1:1,2; 4:12; 1 Peter 1:25; 2 Peter 3:16)

God has existed in relationship with himself for all eternity. He is a triune God, one God revealing himself in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Each member of the Trinity serves different functions, and they each are fully God. (Deuteronomy 6:4; Isaiah 61:1; Matthew 28:19; Mark 1:9,11; Luke 1:35; John 5:21,23; 14:10, 16; Romans 8:9,11; 1 Corinthians 8:6; 2 Corinthians 13:14; Hebrews 1:8,10; James 2:19)

The Father is great: He is all-powerful, all-knowing, everpresent, unchanging, completely worthy of our trust, and he is holy. It is in him that we live, move, and exist. God is good: He is our Father. He is loving, compassionate, and faithful to his people and his promises. (Exodus 3:14; Numbers 23:19; Leviticus 11:44, 45; 19:2; Psalm 11:4, 6; Malachi 3:6; John 3:16; 4:24; 5:26; 14:1; Acts 17:28; Romans 3:3, 4)

God the Son existed for eternity with the Father and became a man to redeem humanity. Jesus Christ is completely human, but at the same time completely God. He is the only plan for bringing people who are enemies of God back into a right relationship with God. He lived a perfect life so that he could be a substitution for us in satisfying God's demands for holiness. He defeated death in his resurrection so that we could have life. (Isaiah 7:14; 7:53; Matthew 1:18, 23; 3:17; 8:29; 14:33; 16:16; 28:5, 6; Luke 22:70; 24:46, 47; John 1:1; 1:14; 10:30; 11:25, 27; 17:1,5; Acts 1:9; 2:22, 24; 7:55, 56; Romans 1:3, 4; 3:23, 26; 8:1,3; 10:4; 1 Corinthians 8:6; 2 Corinthians 5:19, 21; Galatians 4:4, 5; Philippians 2:5, 11; Colossians 1:15; 2:9; 1 Timothy 2:5, 6; 3:16)

 

The Holy Spirit is fully God, the third person of the Trinity, and assures us of our relationship with Christ. He guides believers into all truth and exalts Christ. He convicts people of their sin, God's righteousness, and the coming judgment. He comforts us, gives us spiritual gifts, and makes us more like Christ. The spiritual gifts given by the Spirit are active today and available to the believer. (Psalms 51:11; 139:7; Genesis 1:2; Isaiah 61:1, 3; Joel 2:28, 32; Mark 1:10; Luke 1:35; 4:1; 11:13; 12:12; John 15:26; 16:7, 14; Acts 1:8; 2:1, 4; 13:2; Romans 8:9, 11, 14, 16, 26, 27; 1 Corinthians 3:16; Ephesians 1:13, 14; 2 Peter 1:21; Revelation 22:17)

God created humanity in his image as the supreme object of his creation. We were created to have fellowship with God but became separated in that relationship through sinful disobedience. As a result, we cannot attain a right relationship with God through our own effort, but only through repentance and faith in the death and resurrection of Jesus.

God created male and female as image bearers, and he is the author of the covenant of marriage. Scripture defines marriage as a covenant relationship between a man and a woman. Both monogamous marriage and celibate singleness provide unique opportunities to glorify God.  (Genesis 1:26, 30; 2:7, 2:18, 22; 2:3; Psalms 8:3, 6; 32:1, 5; 51:5; Isaiah 6:5; Jeremiah 17:5; Acts 17:26, 31; Romans 1:19, 32; 3:10, 18; 3:23; 5:6; 6:6; 7:14, 25; 1 Corinthians 1:21, 31; 15:19; 15:21, 22; Ephesians 2; Colossians 1:21, 22; 3:9, 11; John 1:3, Psalm 50:10, 12; Genesis 1:27-28, Genesis 2:22–24, Matthew 19:1–9, Ephesians 5:22– 33; 1 Corinthians 7:17, Genesis 2:24).

Heaven and hell are places of eternal existence. God created human beings to exist forever. We will either exist eternally separated from God by sin or in union with God by forgiveness and salvation through faith in the finished work of Christ on the cross. To be eternally separated from God is hell. To be eternally in union with him is eternal life. (John 3:16; 3:36; Romans 6:23; 1 John 2:25; 5:11, 13; Revelation 20:15)
 

The death of Jesus Christ on the cross and his resurrection from the dead provide the only way of salvation through the forgiveness of sin. Salvation occurs when people repent of sin and place their faith in Christ as sufficient payment for their sin. Salvation is a gift from God saving sinners from his judgment and cannot be earned through our own efforts. The victorious work of Jesus on the cross provides eternal life and freedom from sin, lies, sickness, torment, and all the power of the devil. (Isaiah 1:18; 53:5, 6; 55:7; Matthew 1:21; 27:22, 28:6; Luke 1:68, 69; 2:28, 32; John 1:12; 3:16, 36; 5:24; Acts 2:21; 4:12; 16:30, 31; Romans 1:16, 18; 3:23, 25; 5:8, 10; 6; 1 Corinthians 1:18; 2 Corinthians 5:17, 20; Galatians 2:20; 3:13; Ephesians 2:8, 10; Philippians 2:12, 13; Hebrews 9:24, 28; Revelation 3:20)

The global church consists of all true followers of Christ from every age, race, and nation. The local church is a regional community of baptized believers unified through faith in Christ. It is committed to the teachings of Christ, obeying all his commands, and seeks to bring the gospel to the world. The church works together in love and unity, intent on the ultimate purpose of glorifying Christ, regularly celebrating the sacraments of baptism and communion. At Vox Church, we practice "believer's baptism," encouraging all those who have placed their faith in Jesus to obey him through baptism. (Matthew 16:18, 19; 18:15, 20; Acts 2:41, 47; 5:11, 14; 13:1, 3; 14:23; 16:5; 20:28; 1 Corinthians 7:17; 9:13, 14; Ephesians 1:22, 23; 2:19, 22; 3:10,12; 5:22, 32; Colossians 1:18; 3:15; 1 Timothy 4:14; 1 Peter 5:1, 4; Revelation 21:2, 3; Matthew 28:19; Romans 6:4; 1 Corinthians 11:23, 28)

This distinctive means that Jesus is more important than my preferences. We want to be people who are the first to serve and the first to sacrifice because Christ has already extravagantly served us. Leaders at Vox are not those with nice resumes or elite social status, but rather those who are willing to get their hands dirty, roll up their sleeves, and give their lives. No job is beneath us. No truth should be taught and not practiced by our leaders. We are married to this message.

We live in the tension of the now and not yet. When it comes to miracles, we expect them to happen and we pray for them to come. If things don’t go the way we expect, we trust the good plan of God above what we can see. Our attitude towards prayer is not passive. We believe God has given us the weapon of prayer to see his goodness manifest in our time. 

Vox Church is a risk-taking church. We always seek to move with wisdom and good counsel, but we also seek to live on the cutting edge of what God is doing. We are not a play-it-safe community. Time is short and people need Jesus.

To make a difference we must know the language that culture speaks. Vox Church seeks to be relevant in our presentation of God’s timeless truth, presenting this truth in a way that grabs the attention of a spiritually hungry world.

Rather than squirming away from confrontation and difficult conversations we humbly lean into them, knowing that honesty, humility and courage, create relationships that last a lifetime. We deal with conflict quickly and we don’t gossip. We never give up on one another.

We go where people gather. As the world moves into the city, we strategically focus where the impact can be greatest. We are committed to being a church that represents the diversity of our cities.

We take God and his mission very seriously but we try not to take ourselves too seriously. As God works miracles in our church, we pause to celebrate along the way, and we seek to create healthy life-rhythms to sustain whole-hearted devotion to Christ.