We believe in one God, the Creator of all, who is the source of all love, justice, and liberation. God is love, as the scriptures attest, but God is also a consuming fire of wrath against all that is evil (Hebrews 12:29). Gods love is for the oppressed, the marginalized, and the humble, and Gods wrath is reserved for the proud, the exploiter, and the systems of death that defy Gods will. God appeared in the flesh as Jesus Christ, the Messiah, whose life and teachings are our ultimate authority. We affirm that Jesus is the perfect revelation of God's character and will, the very "image of the invisible God" (Colossians 1:15).
We believe that Satan is a liar and the father of lies, a deceiver whose primary work is to corrupt truth, sow division, and lead humanity into bondage. Jesus himself declared, "You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out your father’s desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies" (John 8:44). We recognize that much of the recorded human history and counsel in the scriptures, including the Old Testament and the epistles, is tainted by this deception. Many men who believed they were hearing from God were, in fact, listening to the whispers of the devil, using God's name to justify their own greed, hatred, and lust for power. Therefore, we do not hold the words of men in the Bible as authoritative. We submit only to the direct words of Jesus Christ as recorded in the Gospels, for He alone is the living Word of God. As He said, "Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away" (Matthew 24:35).
We believe that the core of Jesus' message is liberation. His gospel is inherently anti-capitalist, as it condemns the worship of wealth, the exploitation of the poor, and the systems of oppression that create and maintain poverty. Jesus warned, "No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money" (Matthew 6:24). He commanded his followers, "Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth... But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven" (Matthew 6:19-20). He proclaimed that the Spirit of the Lord was upon Him "to proclaim good news to the poor... to set the oppressed free" (Luke 4:18). We reject the idolatry of the market, the lie of meritocracy, and the spiritual poison of consumerism. We believe that a follower of Christ cannot be complicit in a system that enriches the few by impoverishing the many. Our faith calls us to a radical sharing of resources, to living in community, and to building economic structures based on need, not greed. We affirm the principle of a "preferential option for the poor," not as charity, but as a commitment to stand with the oppressed against the structures that crush them, understanding that God is found in the struggle of the marginalized.
We believe that the gospel is profoundly and unapologetically anti-racist. We declare that the system of white supremacy is a demonic structure, a direct manifestation of the satanic lie that some humans are more valuable than others. It is a sin against God and a blasphemy against the Imago Dei in every person. Jesus taught that the greatest commandments are to "Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind" and to "Love your neighbor as yourself" (Matthew 22:37-39). He shattered ethnic and social barriers, as seen in his encounter with the Samaritan woman at the well (John 4) and his parable of the Good Samaritan (Luke 10:25-37), which redefined "neighbor" in radical, inclusive terms. We are called not merely to be "not racist" but to be actively anti-racist, working daily to dismantle the spiritual, social, and economic powers of white supremacy through education, solidarity, and the transformative power of God's love. We believe that in Christ, "There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus" (Galatians 3:28), and we strive to manifest this reality on earth as it is in heaven.
We believe that the gospel is radically feminist and demands the full and absolute equality of women in all aspects of life, faith, and leadership. Patriarchy is a system of oppression, born of the same satanic lie that fuels racism and capitalism. It is a sin that diminishes the Imago Dei in women and has been used for millennia to silence, control, and abuse them. Jesus Christ, in His ministry, systematically dismantled the patriarchal norms of His day. He defied cultural and religious laws by speaking with the Samaritan woman at the well, revealing His messianic identity to her first, making her the first evangelist to her town (John 4:7-29). He allowed women to be His disciples and to travel with Him, providing for His ministry from their own means (Luke 8:1-3). He defended the woman caught in adultery from her male accusers, exposing their hypocrisy and affirming her humanity (John 8:1-11). After His resurrection, He first appeared to Mary Magdalene, a woman, and commissioned her to go and tell the disciples the news of His victory, making her the "apostle to the apostles" (John 20:11-18). We reject any interpretation of scripture that subjugates women, recognizing it as the work of the devil, not the will of God. We affirm that women are called to be preachers, teachers, prophets, and leaders, for the Spirit of God is poured out on "sons and daughters" alike to prophesy (Acts 2:17).
We believe that God's love is not passive tolerance but an active force for justice. Therefore, we share God's righteous hatred for evil and for those who perpetrate it while cloaking themselves in piety. Jesus was not a gentle pacifist in the face of exploitation; He was a revolutionary. He drove the money changers from the temple with a whip, overturning their tables and declaring, "My house will be called a house of prayer, but you are making it a ‘den of robbers’" (Matthew 21:12-13). He pronounced woes upon the Pharisees, calling them "whitewashed tombs" and "snakes," a "brood of vipers" (Matthew 23:27, 33). He taught that a tree is known by its fruit and that every tree that does not bear good fruit will be "cut down and thrown into the fire" (Matthew 7:19). We stand in this prophetic tradition, denouncing the evil of capitalism, the wickedness of racism, the sin of patriarchy, and the hypocrisy of religious leaders who bless the status quo. We hate workers of iniquity with a perfect hatred, as the psalmist wrote, "I have perfect hatred for them; I count them my enemies" (Psalm 139:22). We are called to be the salt that preserves and the light that exposes, to "expose the fruitless deeds of darkness" (Ephesians 5:11).
We live in the tension of the "already and not yet." The Kingdom of God is at hand, but the final judgment is yet to come. We believe with unwavering certainty that when Jesus returns, He will execute perfect and final justice. The evil systems of this world, which we war against daily, are not eternal. Capitalism, with its inherent greed and exploitation; white supremacy, with its demonic hierarchy of human value; and patriarchy, with its oppressive subjugation of women, are abominations to God. They are the "principalities and powers" that Christ came to destroy. On the day of His return, these systems and all who cling to them will be utterly and finally cast into the lake of fire, as prophesied: "The devil, who deceived them, was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone... And anyone not found written in the Book of Life was cast into the lake of fire" (Revelation 20:10, 15). This is not a tragedy; it is the ultimate liberation, the purging of all that causes suffering, and the final victory of God's love and justice.
Our mission is to be a temple of liberty, a sanctuary for the oppressed, and a militant force for God's justice. We do this by following God, exposing the lies of the devil in the world and in the church, and building the Kingdom of God here and now. We understand that salvation is not just a future promise but a present reality of liberation from sin, which includes liberation from personal sin and the systemic sins of this world. We are a community committed to praxis—the fusion of reflection and action—as we seek to be the hands and feet of the liberating Christ in a world groaning for freedom, awaiting the day when He will make all things new.