What We Believe

1. BIBLE

We believe the Bible to be the complete Word of God; that the 66 books, as originally written, were inspired by the Spirit of God and free from error (infallible); that the Bible is the final authority in all matters of faith and conduct.

(2 Peter 1:19-21; 2 Timothy 3:16; 1 Corinthians 2:13)

2. GOD

We believe in the one and only God, Creator of all, existing in three equal persons, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

(Ephesians 4:6; Matthew 28:19; Genesis 1:26; 1John 5:7-8)

3. JESUS CHRIST

We believe in the divinity of Jesus Christ (Son of God), in His eternal existence with the Father, virgin birth, sinless life, death on our behalf, resurrection, ascension, and His personal, visible, and bodily return to judge all people, the living and the dead.

(John 14:9; Isaiah 7:14; Hebrews 4:15; 1 Corinthians 15:3-4; Acts 1:11)

4. THE HOLY SPIRIT

We believe in the Divinity of the Person of the Holy Spirit who convinces of sin, of righteousness and of judgment; who comes upon the believer at conversion, who is the giver of gifts as he desires, and produces the Fruit of the Spirit in the life of the submissive believer.

(John 14:16-17,16:7-11; Ephesians 4:30, 5:18; 2 Corinthians 6:14; Matthew 3:11)

5. SATAN

We believe that Satan, who is an evil personality, is a fallen angel, who opposes God and humanity, and was defeated by Christ’s death on the cross.

(2 Corinthians 11:14; Isaiah 14:4-17; Revelation 12:7-10)

6. HUMANITY

We believe man and woman were created by God in his image, that they/we sinned, making them/us guilty before God, resulting in physical and spiritual death.

(Genesis 1:26-27, 2:16-17, 3:4-7; Romans 5:12-18, 3:23)

7. SALVATION

We believe that salvation from sin and eternal death is available by faith in Christ alone. Salvation requires genuine repentance, resulting in a changed life, and it is by God’s Grace and not by works that we are saved.

(Ephesians 2:8-9; Mark 1:15; 2 Corinthians 5:17; Romans 3:22-23)

8. ORDINANCES

We believe there are two ordinances for the church, regularly observed in the New Testament:

a. We practice Baptism, of the believer in water (immersion), in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, as identification with Christ in his death burial and resurrection.

(Romans 6:3-6; Matthew 28:19)

b. The Lords Supper, is a remembrance of the price Jesus paid for our salvation, where the believer partakes of the bread and wine, which symbolize the Lord’s body and shed blood. It is also the spiritual observance of the new covenant, symbolized by the cup which represents the shed blood of Christ.

(1 Corinthians 11:23-34)

9. CHURCH

We believe in the universal church of Christ made up of all who believe in Christ. We believe that on his ascension, Christ gave to believers a diversity of gifts for the maturing of the believer, for the work of the ministry, and for the building up of the Church, the living, active body of Jesus carrying on his ministry today.

(Ephesians 4:10-13; 1 Corinthians 12:27-31)