We believe the Scriptures to
be the verbal, plenary, inspired Word of God as given in the
original writings, accepting fully the writings of the Old and
New Testaments and therefore wholly without error as originally
given by God and that the Bible is the final authority in all
matters of faith and practice. (1 Timothy 3:16-17; 2 Peter 1:21;
John 17:17)
We believe that God is a Trinity; one God eternally existing
in three Persons, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit and that God is
the Creator of the universe and men.
(Deuteronomy 6:4-5; Genesis
1; Matthew 28:19, Matthew 3:16-17)
We believe in the Lord Jesus Christ as the only begotten,
virgin born, sinless Son of God and is true God and true man. We
believe in the complete atonement of His sacrificial death and
the shedding of His blood for our sins and His bodily
resurrection from the dead and His bodily ascension into heaven.
(John 3:16; Matthew 1:18-25; 1 Corinthians 15:1-3; Philippians
2:5-8; Acts 1:11; Titus 2:11-13)
We believe in the Holy Spirit Who is the third Person of the
Triune God who convicts the world of sin, Who regenerates,
indwells, enlightens, empowers, guides, teaches, and sanctifies
all who become children of God through faith in Christ.
(Acts
5:3-4; Matthew 28:19; Genesis 1:2; John 16:8-11; 1 Corinthians
6:11; Romans 8:14)
We believe that God created man in His image, that he by his
own free will chose
to sin and thereby incurred not only physical death but also
spiritual death; that all who descended from Adam are born with
a sinful nature and in the case of those who reach moral
responsibility become sinners in thought, words, and deeds and
therefore are in need of salvation.
(Romans 5:12-17; Genesis
1:26-28; Genesis 3:1-24; Ephesians 2:3; Romans 6:23;
Romans
3:10, 19, & 23)
We believe that salvation is fully and graciously given to
man as a gift by receiving Jesus Christ as Savior. That it is a
result of believing in the sacrificial death and the shedding of
Jesus Christ’s own blood for the sins of the whole world.
(Ephesians 2:8-9; 1 John 2:2; 1 Peter 1:18-21; John 3:16)
We believe that sanctification is the ongoing work of God the Holy
Spirit at the time of salvation to set the believer apart for
God’s use. We believe that it is progressive; God working in
us the pleasure of His good will. And that it will be ultimately
completed at Jesus’ second coming. We believe all who are
saved rely upon the power of the Holy Spirit for victory over
willful sin.
(1 Corinthians 6:11; 2 Corinthians 5:17; Romans
12:1-2; Galatians 5:16; 1 John 2:15-17;
2 Peter 3:18; 2
Corinthians 6:14-18)
We believe that all believers are children of God and
therefore saved by abiding in a
love relationship the Lord Jesus Christ. We believe they are
indwelt by the Holy Spirit of God until the day of redemption
and that each shall have a real and glorified body on the resurrection
morning and dwell forever in a very
real Heaven.
(John 1:12; Galatians 4:6; John 10:27-29; 1 John
5:11-13; Ephesians 1:13-14; 4:30;
John 14:1-3; Philippians
3:20-21; 1 John 3:1-2; 1 Peter 1:3-5)
We believe the Body of Christ is composed of all born again
believers regardless of denominational attachments. We believe
the local church is to be composed of born again, baptized
believers meeting together for the purpose of studying God’s
Word, fellowship and furthering the Kingdom of God.
(1
Corinthians 12:12-14; Hebrews 10:25; Acts 2:41-42, 47)
We believe that Christian baptism is by immersion, and that
it is for a testimony of salvation. We believe in open communion
and that it is a memorial of the finished work of Jesus Christ,
and should be taken regularly.
(Romans 6:4-6; 1 Corinthians
11:23-32; Acts 8:35-39; 16:30-33)
We believe in the future bodily resurrection after death:
believers to eternal life and everlasting joy, unbelievers to eternal
separation from God.
(1 Corinthians 15; Revelation 20:1-6,
11-15; John 14:1-6; Luke 16:19-31)