The Bible
We believe the Bible, both Old and New Testaments, is supernaturally inspired, so that it is inerrant in the original manuscripts and preserved by God in it’s verbal and plenary inspiration, so that it is a divinely authoritative standard for every age and every life.(Matthew 5:18; Corinthians 2:13; 2 Timothy 3:16-17; Peter 1:21)
|
God
We believe in one God that eternally exists and reveals Himself in three persons-Father, Son, Holy Spirit- having each the same nature, attributes and perfections, worthy of the same worship and confidence. (Matthew 3: 16-17, 28:19; John 1:1-2, 14, 10:30, 14:15-17; 1 Corinthians 8:6;
2 Corinthians 13:14)
We believe in God as absolute and sole Creator and Sustainer of the Universe, and that creation was by divine command, from nothing and not through an evolutionary process. (John 13:3,10; Acts 17:24-25;
Genesis 1:1)
We believe that God, by His sovereign choice and out of love for men, sent Christ into the world to save sinners. (John 3:16,10; Acts 17:24-25; 1 Timothy 1:15; John 45:14)
|
God the Son
We believe that Jesus Christ was fully God in the flesh and fully man, that he was born of a virgin and that he lived a sinless life, in which He taught and performed mighty works and wonders, and signs exactly as revealed in the four gospels. We believe that He was crucified, shed his blood, died to pay the penalty of our sinsand was raised bodily from the dead on the third day. Forty days later He ascended to the Fathers right hand where He is head of the Church and intercedes for believers. From there He is coming again personally, bodily, and visibly to this earth to set up His Millennial kingdom.
Isaiah 7:14, 9:6; Hebrews 1:1-2,7:25; Luke 1:30-35; Ephesians 4:8; John 1:1-5, 10-14, 14:3; Colossians 2:9; Corinthians 15:3-4; Acts 1:3,11; Revelation 20:4)
|
God the Holy Spirit
We believe that the Holy Spirit is a person and is God, possessing all the divine attributes. He convicts of sin, regenerates, indwells, baptizes and seals all believers at the moment of their salvation, filling them in response to yieldedness with the goal of conforming them to the image of Christ. (John 3:5, 16:7; Acts 5:3-4; Ephesians 1:13, 4:30, 5:18; Corinthians 6:19, 12:13)
|
Man
We believe that man was created in the image and likeness of God, but that in Adam’s sin the race fell, inherited a sinfull nature and became alienated from God. We believe that all men are morally corrupt, and of themselves utterly unable remedy their lost condition. (Genesis 1:26-27; Romans 1:18, 3:23, 5:12; Ephesians 2:1-3, 12)
|
Salvation
We believe that salvation is a gift of God and is received by man through personal faith in Jesus Christ and His sacrifice for sin. We believe that man is justified by grace through faith apart from works and that all true believers , once saved, are kept secure in Christ forever. (Acts 13:38-39; Romans 4:5, 6:23, 8:1, 38-39; John 10:27-29; Ephesians 2:8-9)
|
The Church
We believe that the true Church is composed of all persons who are regenerated by the Holy Spirit through saving faith in Jesus Christ; That they are united together in the body of Christ of which He is Lord and Head; and are commissioned for the God-given tasks of worshiping ,fellowshipping, teaching, evangelizing and exercising the spiritual gifts.Acts 13:38-39; Romans 12:5; Ephesians 1:22-23, 5:23-24; 1 Corinthians 12:12-14; 2 Corinthians 11:2)
We believe that the establishment and continuance of the local Church is clearly taught in the New Testament Scriptures.(Acts 14:27, 20:17, 28-32; Peter 5:1-4)
We believe that the local Church is autonomous and free of any external authority or control.(Acts 13:1-4, 20:28; Romans 16:1,4; 1 Corinthians 3:9, 16, 5:4-7; 1 Peter 5: 1-4)
|
The Ordinances
We believe the ordinances for the believer are water baptism by immersion and the Lord’s Supper as a memorial. Both of which are an evidence of obedience and fellowship with the Lord.(Matthew 28:19-20; Acts 2:38, 41, 8:12, 35-38; Luke 22:19-20; 1 Corinthians 5:10; 11:23-29)
|
The Christian Life
We believe that a Christian should walk in holiness and not after the flesh, with the goal of being comformed to the image of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. As a new creation, walking in the Spirit, the Christian learns to grow in faith, in obediand to Scripture, in prayer, in fellowship with the saints and in a life of service. We believe that the Christian will stand before the judgment seat of Christ to have his life evaluated according to his deeds. (Galatians 5:16-26; Hebrews 10:25; Ephesians 4:20-24; Hebrews 11:6, 12:1-2; John 17:17; Ephesians 6:18; Romans 8:29; 2 Corinthians 5 10;1 Corinthians 3: 10-15)
|
Things to Come
We believe that God has appointed a day when Jesus Christ will visibly return in glory to judge the world in righteousness. His justice will be displayed in the resurrection to eternal punishment of all unbelievers, who will be cast into Hell to experience His wrath and separation from God forever. His mercy will be displayed by the gathering of all believers, in resurrected and glorified bodies, to everlasting life and fullness of joy in the presence of the Lord. (Matthew 24.36; John 5.28, 29; Matthew 25.31; Revelation 21.3; Mark 13.26,27; 2 Thessalonians 1.7-10; Revelation 21.8)
|
