On the one hand, we are troubled by the idolatry of personal consumerism and the politicization of faith on the other hand, we are distressed by the unchallenged acceptance of theological and moral relativism. We have become deeply concerned about some movements within traditional evangelicalism that seem to be diminishing the churchвЂ™s life and leading us away from our historic beliefs and practices. We are a fellowship of evangelical churches in the Reformed tradition deeply committed to renewing our faith in the gospel of Christ and to reforming our ministry practices to conform fully to the Scriptures. We want to always be leaning forward in this area knowing that God desires all men to be saved! ( Matt 9:36-38 1 Tim 2:4) Indiscriminate preaching to the lost so that they might be saved is a fundamental commitment of our church. Our mission on earth is to make disciples of all nations. This is what will attract the world to Christ our sincere love for one another. Our love for one another is to be a priority over our love for the world. The apostle Paul outlines this paradigm of ministry in Eph 4:11-16. The Bible teaches us that in ministry, priority is to be given to fellow Christians and then to the world. This is a simple truth that has profound implications. We gather to equip the saints and scatter to evangelize the lost. PRIORITY OF CHRISTIANS OVER NON-CHRISTIAN We believe in complete plurality and unanimity of elders in their leadership of Cornerstone Bible Church. The church can overcome anything except failure in leadership. The unity of the elders is of inestimable importance. Though each elder might have different and varying roles and functions in the church, they are all equal in authority and responsibility. We believe that God's design for leadership in the church is that a plurality of godly men should lead. The elders and the members of CBC must daily spur one another to be more devoted to one's own family. The family is the primary place for God's instruction, prayer, fellowship and evangelism. The first context in which a Christian practices discipleship is in the family. We believe pragmatism in the church is deadly.a death by inches. This means that what drives our church must be dependent solely on Scripture and not on what works, what people need or want. It is imperative that the philosophy of ministry behind our beloved church is thoroughly biblical. The centrality of the Word of the God demands that the Word of God is not just the stated authority of the church but the 'functional' authority of the church. Worship and prayer are not secondary practices in the church but are the life and breath of the church. The appropriate response to God's amazing love toward us is to live our lives as worship to God and in complete dependence on the Lord through prayer in all things. Romans 12 teaches us that our lives are lived in response to God's love demonstrated on the cross.

God only honors those who honor His Word. The Word of God is our infallible, inerrant and sufficient authority.

We glorify God as a church by preaching, studying and obeying the truths of God's Word. (1 Cor 10:31)Д¬ENTRALITY OF THE WORD OF GOD IN LIFE AND WORSHIP This is the rallying cry of all true followers of Christ, that everything we do is for the overarching aim to glorify God. THE OVERARCHING PURPOSE OF OUR EXISTENCE IS TO GLORIFY GOD

The elders of Cornerstone believe that it is imperative that our values are fully understood, practiced, shared, vigorously defended and preserved. These are the guiding biblical principles that are at the heart of our beloved church. From our first inaugural service, these bedrock principles/core values have directed us to this day. We are an evangelical church deeply committed to the central purposes of a Christian church: to exalt God, to edify the saints, and to evangelize the lost.Д¬ornerstone Bible Church was planted on February 14th 1999 by a small group of men and women devoted to the simple vision of honoring God and His Word.

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