We believe the Holy Scriptures, the Old and New Testaments, to be the verbally inspired Word of God in their entirety. We believe that the Old and New Testaments are without error in the original writings, and believe they are the only authority in the matter of faith, daily life, and final destiny. (Psalm 19:7-11; 2 Timothy 3:16; 1 Peter 1:23; 2 Peter 1:21)
We believe in the one true GOD: Who is the intelligent, sovereign, spiritual, and personal Being; perfect, infinite, and eternal in His being, holiness and love, wisdom and power; absolutely separate from and above the world as its Creator, yet everywhere present in the world as the Upholder of all things. He is revealed to us as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit; three distinct persons but without division of nature, essence of being, and each having a distinct ministry in God’s relation to His creation and people. (Genesis 1:1; Exodus 15:11; Deuteronomy 6:4; Psalm 83:18; 139:7-9; Matthew 3:16,17; 28:19; John 10:30; 15:26; 2 Corinthians 13:14)
We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ, the eternal Son of God, became man, without ceasing to be God, having been conceived by the Holy Spirit apart from a physical father, and was born of the Virgin Mary, in order that He might reveal God and redeem sinful men.
We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ accomplished our redemption through His death on the cross as a representative, substitutionary sacrifice; and, that our justification is made sure by His literal, physical resurrection from the dead. (Romans 3:24,25; Ephesians 1:7; 1 Peter 1:3-5; 2:24)
We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ ascended to heaven, and is now exalted at the right hand of God, where, as our High Priest, He fulfills the ministry of Representative, Intercessor, and Advocate. (Acts 1:9-11; Romans 8:34; Hebrews 9:24; 7:25; 1 John 2:1,2)
We believe that the Holy Spirit is a Person who convinces the world of sin, of righteousness, and of judgment; and that He is the Supernatural Agent in regeneration, baptizing all believers into the Body of Christ at the moment of salvation, indwelling and sealing them unto the Day of Redemption. (John 3:5, 6; 16:8-11; Romans 8:9; 1 Corinthians 12:12-14; Ephesians 1:13,14)
We believe that man was created by God from the dust of the earth in God’s image, that he sinned and thereby incurred not only physical death, but spiritual death which is separation from God. As a result of Adam’s sin, all people are born with a sin nature which makes them sinners in thought, word, and deed. (Genesis 1:26, 27; 2:7; Ecclesiastes 7:20; Romans 3:10-12; 3:23; 5:12)
We believe that the only escape from the penalty and power of sin is to receive the Lord Jesus Christ by faith; He alone is our Sacrifice and Substitute, having suffered the wrath of God for us; and His blood cleanses us from all sin. (Luke 13:3; John 1:29; 2 Corinthians 5:21; Ephesians 2:8,9; Hebrews 9:26; 1 John1:7)
We believe in the importance of the local church: that a New Testament church is a local assembly of born-again believers united in organization to practice New Testament ordinances, to meet together for worship, prayer, fellowship, teaching and a united testimony, and to actively engage in carrying out The Great Commission. (Matthew 28:19,20; Acts 2:41,42; 1 Corinthians 11:2; 1 Peter 1:23)
We believe that all who truly receive by faith the Lord Jesus Christ who died and rose for them, become children of God, being born again by the Holy Spirit, and that such have eternal life and shall never perish. We also believe that all such are members of the true Church or Body of Jesus Christ which knows no bound of denomination or sect. (John 1:11-13; 3:5,6; 5:24; 10:27-29; 1 Corinthians 12:12,13; Ephesians 1:13,14; 5:25-27)
We believe that it is the obligation and privilege of the saved to witness by life and by word to the truths of Holy Scripture and to seek to proclaim the Gospel to all mankind. (Matthew 18:19,20; Mark 16:15; Acts 1:8; 2 Corinthians 5:19,20)