-We believe the Bible is the inspired, inerrant, and authoritative Word of God. We believe the Bible is the final authority in every area it addresses for every individual Christian, as well as for the church collectively.
(2 Timothy 3:16-17, 2 Peter 1:21, John 10:35)
-We believe there is one God who eternally exists as three persons: Father, Son, and the Holy Spirit. We believe that all things were created by Him and for Him.
(Deuteronomy 6:4, Isaiah 45:21-22, Matthew 28:19, Colossians 1:16)
-We believe that God the Son became a human being in the person of Jesus Christ. That He was conceived of the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, lived a sinless life (for He was without sin), died a substitutionary death for the sins of all mankind, was raised from the dead the third day, ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of God until His enemies are made His footstool.
(John 1:1, 14, Matthew 1:18-25, 2 Corinthians 5:21, 1 Peter 3:18, 1 Corinthians 15:3-4, Luke 24:51, Hebrews 10:12-13)
-We believe the Holy Spirit was sent by the Father and the Son to convict the world of sin, righteousness, and judgment. We believe the Holy Spirit regenerates, indwells, and seals believers in the Lord Jesus Christ, and that He empowers them to live as His witnesses.
(John 14:16-17, John 16:7-11, Titus 3:5-6, Romans 8:9, 1 Corinthians 6:19-20, Ephesians 1:13-14, Acts 1:8, Romans 12:6-8, 1 Corinthians 12-14, 1 Peter 4:10-11)
-We believe that God created human beings, male and female, in His own image. He created them sinless, equal in value, dignity, and worth.
(Genesis 1:26-28, Ephesians 5:22-6:4, 1 Timothy 3:1-7)
-We believe that as a result of the Fall, all people are sinful by nature and choice. As a consequence of our sin, we deserve divine judgment and are therefore in need of a Savior. We believe that Jesus Christ is the only true Savior of the world. If anyone turns to Him in genuine repentance and faith, receiving Him as their personal Savior and Lord, they will be saved eternally. Salvation is by grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone, apart from meritorious works.
(Romans 3:10, Romans 3:23, Romans 5:8, Romans 6:23, Matthew 1:21, John 14:6, Acts 17:30, John 1:12, Ephesians 2:8-9)
-We believe in the eternal security of every true child of God. That eternal security relies on the Lord’s guarantee of each believer’s adoption as His son or daughter, and His seal of the believer by the Holy Spirit. That a person who professes genuine repentance and faith in Christ immediately becomes His possession, and nothing can snatch that person out of His or the Father’s hands. That having been bought with the price of Jesus Christ’s blood as complete payment for sin, Christians are not their own; they are Christ’s possession. This assurance is absolutely certain, reserved in heaven, protected by God’s unlimited power.
(Galatians 4:4-7, 2 Corinthians 1:21-22, Ephesians 1:13-14, Luke 23:42-43, Acts 2:40-41, Acts 16: 30-34, John 10:27-29, 1 Corinthians 6:19-20, 1 Peter 1:4-5)
-We believe there is one church, the body of Christ, consisting of men and women from every tribe, tongue, people, and nation. We believe that each local congregation is an expression of that universal church. We believe in the spiritual unity of believers in our Lord Jesus Christ.
(Ephesians 4:4, 1 Corinthians 12:12-13, Revelation 5:9, Acts 2:42-47)
-We believe in the resurrection of the dead. Believers will be raised to life, and unbelievers to shame and everlasting contempt (hell).
(Daniel 12:2, John 5:25-29, Revelation 21:1-22:5)
-We believe that all the gifts of the Holy Spirit mentioned in Scripture are available to, and active in His church today.
(John 14:16-17, John 16:7-11, Titus 3:5-6, Romans 8:9, 1 Corinthians 6:19-20, Ephesians 1:13-14, Acts 1:8, Romans 12:6-8, 1 Corinthians 12-14, 1 Peter 4:10-11)
-We believe that God created human beings, male and female, in His own image. He created them sinless, equal in value, dignity, and worth. According to His purpose and design, God created to fulfill distinct but complementary roles in the contexts of marriage, family, and the local church.
(Genesis 1:26-28, Ephesians 5:22-6:4, 1 Timothy 3:1-7)
-We believe in the pre-millennial return of Christ to the earth, to sit upon the throne of David and rule over the house of Jacob (Israel), and the entire cosmos, forever.
(Revelation 20:1-6, Luke 1:31-33, Isaiah 9:6-7)
-We believe the church will be delivered from the “hour of trial” which will come upon all who dwell on the earth, being “caught up” in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air (the Rapture).
(1 Thessalonians 4:16-17, 1 Corinthians 15:51-55, Revelation 3:10)
