Statement Of Faith
The Authority of the Bible
We believe the Bible, consisting of the sixty-six books of the Old and New Testaments, is the verbally inspired Word of God, it is without error in the original writings, and is the complete, infallible, sufficient and final authority for faith and practice. (Matthew 5:18; John 17:17; 2 Timothy 3:16-17; 2 Peter 1:19-21; Revelation 22:18-19)
The Triunity of God
We believe there is only one God, eternally existing in three Persons — Father, Son, and Holy Spirit — Who are co-equal in their essential nature, attributes, and perfection; and are worthy of the same worship, confidence, and obedience. (Genesis 1:1; Deuteronomy 6:4; Matthew 28:19, 20; John 1:1-4; Acts 5:3-4; Hebrews 1:1-3)
The Person and Work of Jesus Christ
We believe Jesus Christ is God the Son, the promised Messiah, conceived in the flesh by the Holy Spirit, born of a virgin, true God and Man, without sin, and the only mediator between God and Man. (Isaiah 7:14, 9:6-7; Matthew 1:18-25; Mark 14:61-62; John 1:1-3, 14, 29, 5:18, 8:58, 10:30; 2 Corinthians 5:21; Philippians 2:5-11; Colossians 2:9; 1 Timothy 2:5; Hebrews 1:2-9, 2:14-15; 1 John 5:20)
Jesus Christ, through His death on the cross, paid for all sin, completely satisfied the righteous wrath of God against sin, and provided redemption and forgiveness for all who believe. After His death, Jesus Christ arose bodily from the dead, was seen by many during a period of forty days, and then ascended into Heaven where He is seated at the right hand of God as our Advocate and High Priest, from which place He will some day return to establish His Kingdom on earth. (Isaiah 53:5-6; Luke 24:36-43; John 1:18, 3:16, 20L25-28; Acts 1:6-11; Romans 3:21-26; 1 Corinthians
Statement of Faith and Bylaws
15:3-8, 20-23; Galatians 3:13; Colossians 1:13-14; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18; Titus 2:13; 1 Peter 1:18-19, 2:24; 1 John 2:1-2; Revelation 20:6)
The Ministry of the Holy Spirit
We believe the Holy Spirit is that Person of the Triune Godhead who convicts men of sin, causes spiritual birth, indwells, seals, sanctifies, guides, equips, teaches, and fills the believer, thus enabling him to walk in obedience to God and His Word. We believe that the foundational and authenticating gifts gradually ceased functioning as gifts as the New Testament Scriptures were completed, (John 3:5, 14:16-17, 26, 15:26-27, 16:7-15; Acts 1:8, 5:3-4; Romans 8:9, 14; 1 Corinthians 2:10-11, 6:11, 19, 12:4-13; 2 Corinthians 3:18; Galatians 5:16-18, 22-23; Ephesians 1:13-14, 4:30, 5:18-21; Ephesians 2:20; 1 Corinthians 13:9-12)
The Creation and Fall of Man
We believe that man was created by God in His own image and is not the product of evolution. He fell into sin through personal disobedience to the revealed will of God, lost his spiritual life, and became dead in sins and corrupt in nature. As a result sin has been transmitted to the entire human race, Jesus Christ excepted, and thus every person born into the world is sinful in nature and practice, is unable to save himself, and faces eternal separation from God. (Genesis 1:26-28, 2:7, 28-24, 3:1-24, 9:6; Matthew 19:4; Mark 7:21-23; John 8:42-44; Romans 1:18, 3:10, 23, 5:1; Ephesians 2:1-3).
The Salvation of Man
Eternal salvation from sin, death and hell is the free gift of God’s grace. Christ voluntarily died as a substitutionary sacrifice for our sins and arose bodily from the dead, thus guaranteeing our own resurrection to eternal life. This salvation is not received by, nor based on, any sacrament, merit, or good work on our part. All who trust the Savior pass from death unto life, are forgiven of their sins, are accepted by the Father, and are born into His family by the regenerating work of the Holy Spirit through the Word of God. (John 1:11-13, 3:16, 5:24, 10:28-30, 14:6; Acts 16:31; Romans 3:23-26, 5:8, 6:23, 8:28, 10:9-10; Ephesians 2:8-10; Titus 3:5; Hebrew 7:24-45; 1 Peter 1:18-19; 1 John 5:11-13), We believe that election is the act of God by which, before the foundation of the world, He sovereignly chose in Christ those whom He graciously regenerates. Divine Election in no way destroys the responsibility of man since it comprehends all the means in connection with the end achieved. (John 6:37, 44; Acts 13:48; Galatians 6:7-8)