Core Beliefs
The following are the core beliefs of The Legacy Church - Las Colinas based on the foundational truths taught in the bible. All of our teaching and ministry is rooted in and flows from biblical doctrines.
God
There is one God: infinite, eternal, almighty and perfect in holiness, truth and love. He is the Creator and Ruler of the universe. He has eternally existed in three persons: the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. These three are co-equal and are one God.
Reference Passages: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 1:27, Psalm 90:2, Matthew 28:19, I Peter 1:2, II Corinthians 13:14
Jesus Christ
Jesus Christ is the Son of God and was supernaturally conceived by the Holy Spirit. He is perfect in nature, teaching and obedience. Because He lived a sinless human life, His death on a cross was the only satisfactory way for sinful man to be reconciled with a perfect God. He rose from the dead after three days, demonstrating His power over sin and death. He then ascended to Heaven where He sits at the right hand of God, interceding for His people. One day Jesus will return again to earth to reign over the world.
Reference Passages: Matthew 1:22-23, Isaiah 9:6, John 1:1-5, John 14:10-30, Hebrews 4:14-15, I Corinthians 15:3-4, Romans 1:3-4, Acts 1:9-11, I Timothy 6:14-15, Titus 2:13
The Holy Spirit
The Holy Spirit unites believers to Jesus Christ in faith, brings about new birth and dwells within them from the moment of salvation. His purpose is to make man aware of their need for Jesus Christ. He provides Christians with power for living, understanding of spiritual truth and guidance in doing what is right.
Reference Passages: II Corinthians 3:17, John 16:7-13, John 14:16-17, Acts 1:8, I Corinthians 2:12, I Corinthians 3:16, Ephesians 1:13, Galatians 5:25, Ephesians 5:18
Salvation
Belief without following Jesus is simply belief… anyone can believe in God intellectually—in fact even those who hate God can believe He exists, Ex. Satan and his demons. There’s a difference in someone saying I believe in God and someone living out their salvation. The Bible is clear that we must believe and we must follow, but in order to follow we must first be saved. Salvation is a gift, thus we did nothing to earn it we can do nothing to lose it.
Reference Passages: Romans 6:23, John 14:6, John 3:3-6, John 10:27-28, Romans 10:9, John 3:16, Luke 10:17
Gender Identity, Marriage & Sexuality
God established a timeless design for gender, family, and sexuality at creation, reaffirming it throughout Scripture. He created humanity as biologically male and female, distinct and complementary, to be in relationship with one another. These two God-given gender identities—male and female—are rooted in biological sex and are not interchangeable. Together, they form the foundation of marriage, which in turn is the cornerstone of the family, the basic building block of society.
God designed marriage to be a lifelong, public covenant between one biological man and one biological woman. This sacred union reflects His purposes for humanity and symbolizes His relationship with His people. As such, any sexual activity outside of the covenant of heterosexual marriage falls short of God’s wise and loving design for human relationships. Sex is a gift from God, meant to be cherished and enjoyed exclusively within marriage as He has defined it.
Scriptural References:
Reference Passages: Gen 1:26-28, 2:18-24; Deut 22:5; Mal 2:13-16; Matt 19:4-9; 1 Cor 6:9-11, 18; Eph 5:21-33
There is one God: infinite, eternal, almighty and perfect in holiness, truth and love. He is the Creator and Ruler of the universe. He has eternally existed in three persons: the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. These three are co-equal and are one God.
Reference Passages: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 1:27, Psalm 90:2, Matthew 28:19, I Peter 1:2, II Corinthians 13:14
Jesus Christ
Jesus Christ is the Son of God and was supernaturally conceived by the Holy Spirit. He is perfect in nature, teaching and obedience. Because He lived a sinless human life, His death on a cross was the only satisfactory way for sinful man to be reconciled with a perfect God. He rose from the dead after three days, demonstrating His power over sin and death. He then ascended to Heaven where He sits at the right hand of God, interceding for His people. One day Jesus will return again to earth to reign over the world.
Reference Passages: Matthew 1:22-23, Isaiah 9:6, John 1:1-5, John 14:10-30, Hebrews 4:14-15, I Corinthians 15:3-4, Romans 1:3-4, Acts 1:9-11, I Timothy 6:14-15, Titus 2:13
The Holy Spirit
The Holy Spirit unites believers to Jesus Christ in faith, brings about new birth and dwells within them from the moment of salvation. His purpose is to make man aware of their need for Jesus Christ. He provides Christians with power for living, understanding of spiritual truth and guidance in doing what is right.
Reference Passages: II Corinthians 3:17, John 16:7-13, John 14:16-17, Acts 1:8, I Corinthians 2:12, I Corinthians 3:16, Ephesians 1:13, Galatians 5:25, Ephesians 5:18
Salvation
Belief without following Jesus is simply belief… anyone can believe in God intellectually—in fact even those who hate God can believe He exists, Ex. Satan and his demons. There’s a difference in someone saying I believe in God and someone living out their salvation. The Bible is clear that we must believe and we must follow, but in order to follow we must first be saved. Salvation is a gift, thus we did nothing to earn it we can do nothing to lose it.
Reference Passages: Romans 6:23, John 14:6, John 3:3-6, John 10:27-28, Romans 10:9, John 3:16, Luke 10:17
Gender Identity, Marriage & Sexuality
God established a timeless design for gender, family, and sexuality at creation, reaffirming it throughout Scripture. He created humanity as biologically male and female, distinct and complementary, to be in relationship with one another. These two God-given gender identities—male and female—are rooted in biological sex and are not interchangeable. Together, they form the foundation of marriage, which in turn is the cornerstone of the family, the basic building block of society.
God designed marriage to be a lifelong, public covenant between one biological man and one biological woman. This sacred union reflects His purposes for humanity and symbolizes His relationship with His people. As such, any sexual activity outside of the covenant of heterosexual marriage falls short of God’s wise and loving design for human relationships. Sex is a gift from God, meant to be cherished and enjoyed exclusively within marriage as He has defined it.
Scriptural References:
Reference Passages: Gen 1:26-28, 2:18-24; Deut 22:5; Mal 2:13-16; Matt 19:4-9; 1 Cor 6:9-11, 18; Eph 5:21-33