What We Believe

The Southwest Church is part of the Restoration Movement within the Church of Jesus Christ. We long for the unity of all of God's people, because that’s what God longs for. We are non-denominational, but we do participate with sister churches in projects and programs that glorify Christ and spread the gospel. We are not the only Christians; we simply want to be Christians only. We are convinced that the Bible is God's inspired Word and our only standard for faith and practice. The Lord's Supper is also a part of our worship service each Sunday and is open to all believers in Christ. We are not perfect people; we are forgiven sinners growing in grace toward spiritual maturity.

We believe that God’s Word holds absolute and essential truth for all mankind.  Within its pages we discover core truths that are unchanging and indispensable for every person wanting to follow Christ.  This is what we believe and who we are at the Southwest Church of Christ.   

We believe…

• . . . in one God—Father, Son and Holy Spirit (Matthew 5:16,45; 6:1,4,8,9; James 1:17/John 1:1; 14:9 / Genesis 1:2; John 4:24; 14:16-20; 2 Peter 1:21)
• . . . in God the Father Almighty, Creator of the Universe (Genesis 1:1;Acts 17:24-28; Hebrews 11:3)
• . . . in Jesus Christ, God’s one and only Son, Savior of the World (John 1:14; 1 John 4:9 / John 3:16; 2 Peter 3:18)
  • Who was born Jesus of Nazareth, both fully human and fully divine, conceived of the Holy Spirit and the virgin Mary (Matthew 21:11; John 19:19 /John 1:14; Romans 5;15-17; Colossians 2:9; 1 John 1:1 / Matthew 1:18;Luke 1:26-38)
  • Who suffered and was crucified under Pontius Pilate (Luke 23:1-46)
  • Who died and was buried, and Who rose again bodily from the dead on the third day (Luke 23:44 – 24:8;John 20:24-29; 1 Corinthians 15:3-8)
  • Who ascended into Heaven and now sits at the right hand of the Father (Luke 22:69; Acts 1:1-9;Colossians 3:1)
  • Who will return to earth to judge both the living and the dead (Matthew 24:36-42; John 14:1-3, Acts 1:10-11; 10:39-42; 1 Peter 4:5)
• . . . in the Holy Spirit
  • Active and person part of the godhead who indwells Christians (John 16:5-15; Acts 1:7-8; Romans 8:26-27; 1 Corinthians 3:16;6:19; 2 Timothy 1:14)
• . . . in the Bible—God’s Word to man. We believe God inspired the original manuscripts and that they were inerrant (Mark 12:36; John 14:26; 16:12-15; Acts 1:16; 1 Corinthians 2:12-13; 2 Timothy 3:14-16; 2 Peter 1:20-21)
  • The Bible is the final authority for all matters of faith and practice (Isaiah 40:8; Matthew 5:18; 24:35; Romans 15:4; Hebrews 4:12)
• . . . the Bible teaches that all mankind, created by God, has sinned and is lost apart from Jesus Christ (Acts 4:12; Romans 3:23)
• . . . the Bible teaches that salvation—the forgiveness of sins—is only by grace through the blood of Jesus Christ (Matthew 26:28; Romans 5:9; Ephesians 2:8-9; 1 Peter 1:18-19; 1 John 1:7)
  • . . . the Bible teaches that a person is saved, upon hearing the Gospel preached,  they place their faith in Christ, turn to God, confess Christ as Lord and be immersed into Him (Romans 5:1-2 / Luke 24:45-47; Acts 3:19; 17:30; 2 Peter 3:9 / Matthew 10:32; Romans 10:9; Philippians 2:11; 1 John 4:15 / Acts 2:38, Romans 6:1-7; Galatians 3:27; Colossians 2:12; 1 Peter 3:21)
• . . . in the Church of Jesus Christ, made up of all Christians around the globe (Matthew 16:13-18; Acts 2:14-47)
• . . . the Bible teaches that the Elders are to exercise authority and care over the local assembly and that each congregation is autonomous (Acts 20:28; Philippians 1:1; 1 Timothy 3:1-7; Titus 1:5-9; 1 Peter 5:1-4)