We take Scripture seriously enough to read it deeply, wrestle with it honestly, and let it shape us.
All Scripture is God-breathed and useful.
2 TIMOTHY 3:16
WE OPEN THE BIBLE
Scripture isn't decoration or something we save for special occasions. The Bible is central to our worship, teaching, and life together because we expect God to meet us through it.WE READ DEEPLY
Taking Scripture seriously means doing more than pulling out isolated verses. We pay attention to context, history, genre, language, and the larger story the Bible is telling.WE WRESTLE HONESTLY
Some passages are beautiful. Others are difficult, confusing, or even troubling. We don't believe faith requires pretending otherwise. Honest questions can be part of faithful reading.WE KEEP JESUS AT THE CENTER
We believe Scripture ultimately leads us toward Jesus. His life and teachings help us understand the heart of God and shape how we interpret and apply what we read.WE LISTEN TO THE SPIRIT
Bible study isn't merely an academic exercise. We make room for the Holy Spirit to illuminate Scripture, challenge our assumptions, and help us hear what God may be saying to us today.WE LET SCRIPTURE CHALLENGE US
We don't use the Bible simply to prove what we already believe or correct everyone else. We come to Scripture willing to have our own thinking, choices, and lives examined and changed.WE DON'T FEAR QUESTIONS
Questions aren't the enemy of faith. We can disagree, explore different interpretations, and say “I don't know” while continuing to take both Scripture and one another seriously.WE LIVE WHAT WE READ
The goal isn't simply knowing more Bible. Scripture calls us toward love, justice, mercy, holiness, reconciliation, service, and deeper faithfulness to Jesus. What we read should shape how we live.WE DON’T CHOOSE BETWEEN FAITH AND SCIENCE
We worship God in spirit and in truth. Scientific truth is not the enemy of Scripture. What we learn about creation can deepen our understanding of the Bible and expand our wonder at the God who created it.
HOW THIS CONNECTS TO OUR BELIEFS
Scripture Serious grows from our belief that the Bible matters.
We believe Scripture is inspired by God and bears faithful witness to God’s story and purposes. We read it thoughtfully, in context, and with the guidance of the Holy Spirit—trusting it to teach us, challenge us, and continually point us toward Jesus.
HOW THIS CONNECTS TO OUR OTHER VALUES
Taking Scripture seriously strengthens everything else we value.
Scripture continually points us toward Jesus, invites us to listen for the Spirit, challenges us to widen the circle of radical inclusion, and teaches us how to live faithfully in authentic community.
Our values work together: Scripture helps form the people Jesus calls us to become.