What We Believe

Our Beliefs

Gulfview Church is a Methodist Church, a denomination that began with the Anglican clergyman John Wesley and his brother Charles. They got the name Methodist from their methodical approach to faith and charity.

God

We believe that the living God, Yahweh, is the Creator of all things, Sovereign, Father, Almighty, Omnipotent and Love (1 John 4:8) revealed as Triune: Father, Son and Holy Spirit, three in one.

Authority of Scripture

We believe the Bible is the inspired, infallible Word of God. It is the final authority for our faith, morality and life.

Jesus Christ

We affirm that Jesus Christ is the Son of God, fully divine and fully human. He died for our sins and rose from the dead to offer us eternal life. Salvation comes through faith in Him alone as the Way, the Truth and the Life (John 14:6)

Salvation

We are saved by grace through faith, not by our works. We trust in the free gift of God’s grace offered to us through Jesus Christ.

Holy Spirit

The Holy Spirit is God living in us, Comforter, Counselor, reminding us of the Word of God, empowering believers and guiding us.

Marriage and Sexuality

We believe that marriage is a sacred covenant between one man and one woman, and that sexual intimacy belongs exclusively within that covenant. 

Role of the Church

To make disciples of Jesus Christ living out the Great Commission as found in Matthew 28:19-20: “Go, therefore, and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, teaching them to follow all that I commanded you; and behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”

Sacraments

We celebrate two sacraments: Baptism (for infants, those professing their faith and those reaffirming their faith) and Holy Communion (for anyone who believes Jesus is Savior).