1. THE  BIBLE

We believe the Bible to be the inspired, infallible, authoritative, and inerrant Word of God and a complete revelation of His will for the salvation of men. (2 Timothy 3:15-17; 2 Peter 1:21; I Cor. 2: 7-14)

 

2. GOD

We believe in one triune God (the Trinity ) eternally existing in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. We believe that each member of the godhead possesses all the attributes of deity, and that each member of the godhead is worthy of our full worship, love, respect and adoration. (Genesis 1:1; Deuteronomy 6:4; Matthew 28:19; John 10:30; Is. 43:10-11; 45:5-7; 1 Cor. 8:4: 2 Cor. 13:14)

 

3. JESUS CHRIST

We believe Jesus Christ is the true God and the true man (Philippians 2:6–11). He was conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary (Luke 1:34–38). He died upon the cross, the Just for the unjust,( I Peter 3:18) as a substitutionary sacrifice, (Hebrews 2:9) and all who believe in Him are justified on the ground of His shed blood (Romans 5:9). He arose from the dead according to the Scriptures (Acts 2:23–24). He is now at the right hand of Majesty on high as our great High Priest (Hebrews 8:1). He will come again to establish His kingdom, righteousness and peace (Matthew 26:64).

 

4. THE HOLY SPIRIT

We believe the Holy Spirit is a divine person, (John 14:15–18) sent to dwell, guide, teach, empower the believer, (John 16:13; Acts 1:8) and convince the world of sin, of righteousness, and of judgment (John 16:7–11).

5. MAN

We believe that man was created in the image and likeness of God. ( Genesis 1:27, 2:7, 15-25; James 3:9), that in Adam’s sin of disobedience to the revealed will and Word of God, man lost his innocence, incurred the penalty of spiritual and physical death. (Genesis 2:16-17; 3:1-19; John 3:36; Romans 3:23; 6:23; 1 Corinthians 2:14; Ephesians 2:1-3; 1 Timothy 2:13-14; 1 John 1:8), because all men were in Adam, a nature corrupted by Adam’s sin has been transmitted to all men of all ages, Jesus Christ being the only exception. All men are thus sinners by nature, by choice, and by divine declaration (Psalm 14:1-3; Jeremiah 17:9; Romans 3:9-18, 23; 5:10-12).

We believe that God’s intention in the creation of man was that man should glorify God, enjoy God’s fellowship, live his life in the will of God, and by this accomplish God’s purpose for man in the world (Isaiah 43:7; Colossians 1:16; Revelation 4:11).

 

6. SALVATION

We believe that salvation is entirely by the unmerited grace of God on the basis of the saving work of Jesus Christ, and not on the basis of human merit or works (John 1:12; Eph. 1:7; 2:8-10; 1 Pet. 1:18-19), Those who repent and believe in Him are born again of the Holy Spirit, receive the gift of eternal life, and become the children of God (Titus 3:4–7).

 

Election

We believe that  Election is the act of God by which, before the foundation of the world, He chose in Christ those whom He graciously regenerates, saves, and sanctifies and that this election was a free choice made by God in eternity past without regard to any external conditions or upon man’s merit (Rom. 8:28-30; Eph. 1:4-11; 2 Thess. 2:13; 2 Tim. 2:10; Titus 3:4-7; 1 Pet. 1:1-2).

 

         Regeneration

Regeneration is that act by which the Holy Spirit of God gives life to souls which are spiritually dead (Titus 3:5). It is an instantaneous act accomplished by the free grace of God, but occurs only when a sinful man responds in repentance and faith to the truth of God’s saving message (John 5:24).

 

Justification

We believe that initial salvation is actually an act of justification whereby the condemned sinner is declared not guilty by a holy God (Rom. 8:33).

 

Sanctification

We believe that every believer is immediately sanctified (set apart) unto God by justification and is therefore declared to be holy. In this sense, sanctification can be seen as a positional truth (Acts 20:32; 1 Cor. 1:2, 30; 6:11; Heb. 2:11, 3:1; 10:10, 14; 13:12).

 

Glorification

We believe that the day will come for every believer, regardless of what age they have lived in, when they will be brought into perfect conformity with the moral image of Jesus Christ (Rom. 8:29-30; Phil. 3:20-21), and we call this final stage in the redemptive process, glorification.

 

Eternal Security

Because salvation is entirely based upon the unmerited grace and favor of God, we believe that every true believer is eternally saved and cannot lose his salvation (John 10:27-30).

 

7. THE CHURCH

We believe that all who place their faith in Jesus Christ from the time of Pentecost (Acts 2) until the time of the rapture (1 Thess. 4:13-18) are immediately placed by the Holy Spirit into one united spiritual body, the church (1 Cor. 12:12-13).

The Church consists of all those who believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, are redeemed through His blood, and are born again of the Holy Spirit. Christ is the Head of the Body, the Church, (Ephesians 1:22–23) which has been commissioned by Him to go into all the world as a witness, preaching the gospel to all nations (Matthew 28:19–20) The local church is a body of believers in Christ who are joined together for the worship of God, for edification through the Word of God, for prayer, fellowship, the proclamation of the gospel, and observance of the ordinances of Baptism and the Lord’s Supper (Acts 2:41–47).
 

8. ANGELS

We believe that angels are created beings which are created by God and are therefore not to be worshiped. Although they are a higher order of creation than man, they are created to serve God and to worship Him (Luke 2:9-14; Hebrews 1:6-7, 14; 2:6-7; Revelation 5:11-1, 4; 19:10; 22:9). Angels are created by God/Christ (Col. 1:16) to glorify Him and carry out His will. Much of their service consists of direct ministry to elect men who are destined to inherit God’s salvation (Heb. 1:6-7, 14; Rev. 19:10; 22:9).

 

9. FINAL JUDGMENT

We believe there shall be a bodily resurrection of the just and of the unjust; for the former, a resurrection unto life (1 Corinthians 15:20–23) for the latter, a resurrection unto judgment (John 5:28–29)

10. THE SECOND COMING

We believe the second coming of the Lord Jesus Christ is imminent (Hebrews 10:37 and will be personal, visible, and pre-millennial (Luke 21:27). This is the believer’s blessed hope and is a vital truth which is an incentive to holy living and faithful service (Titus 2:11–14).