The Church of God in San Jose holds the same belief as what was traditionally recognized and believed by Christians of past generations. Below is the summary of our belief.

The Bible

We believe every word of the Bible is faultless. It was written under God’s inspiration, and it is the word of God. We rely on the Bible as the foundation of our belief and the way to carry out the truths.

We earnestly love the Bible and take it as our treasure. Through the teaching of the Holy Spirit, the Bible lets us understand God Himself and His purpose. We also feed on His word. Moreover, God speaks to us through the Bible. This causes our spirit to be lively and lets us have deep fellowship with Him, so we become His close friend.

God

The God in whom we believe is a real Person. He is the infinite Spirit. He has no beginning and no end, He is self-existent and lives forever.

God is the Creator of the universe and all things in it. He is also the preserver, the ruler and the overseer.

He is omnipresent, omniscient, all-loving, almighty and all-wise. He is the fountain of all blessings and beauty. He is our strength, our portion and our rest.

He is the Trinity God: the Father is God; the Son is God; the Holy Spirit is God. They are of equal deity, and equal rank and glory. They exist from eternity past to eternity future. The Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit are distinct Persons, but at the same time They are One and inseparable.

Man

God created man in His own image so that man can have fellowship with Him. Man can be like Him, be of the same mind as Him and work with Him. He also desires man to have the deepest relationship with Him. So man is the most honored of God’s creations, , having been given great value and potential.

In the eternal plan and purpose of God, man is the focus of everything that God does. Among all of God’s creation, only man has both a spirit and body.

God gave man his intellect, affection, conscience, and free will. However, man misused his freedom and sinned.

We believe that all have sinned and are separated from God. Human life is marked by vanity, suffering, darkness and ruin. In the future, man will have to to face death, judgment and eternal punishment.

As a result, everyone is in great need of the Lord Jesus’ glorious salvation.

Christ

God loves man deeply. To save man and accomplish His glorious purpose for them, He sent His beloved Son whom the virgin Mary conceived through the Holy Spirit. The Son’s name is Jesus. Once He was born, He forever became God and Man at the same time. He is completely God and completely man. These two entities are inseparable but are united in one Person—Christ. He is the only Mediator between God and man.

Christ declared the Father throughout His whole life on earth. Christ is perfect and without blemish, and He is the One in whom God is well pleased.

The Lord Jesus loved us and gave Himself for us. He indeed suffered on the cross, shed His blood and bore the punishment for our sins. He was also forsaken by God and died for us. He bore all our sins. We are truly thankful for His abundant grace! In fact, we will thank Him forever!

Christ was buried after His death. But on the third day, He arose from the dead! His body did not see corruption but became glorious. Hallelujah! He has overcome death and brought us endless hope!

Furthermore, He ascended to heaven and is seated at the right of God. He is head over all things for the church. He lives in glory for us and makes intercession for us. He is preparing a better home for us!