What We Believe
The Word of God
We believe the Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments are the verbally inspired Word of God. They are the final authority for faith and life. Inerrant and infallible in the original writings, they were once for all delivered to the saints. (Prov. 30:5, Matt. 5:18; II Tim. 3:16, 17; II Pet. 1:20, 21).
Trinity
We believe there is but one only living and true God (John 17:3) revealed in three persons- Father, Son and Holy Spirit (Matt. 28:19); the same in substance, equal in power and glory (Gen. 1:26; Deut. 6:4; John 1:1, 18).
The Virgin Birth
We believe that Jesus Christ was begotten by the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary and thus incarnated in true God and true Man (Matt. 1:18-23; Luke 1:35; John 1:1-3, 14; Micah 5:2; Isaiah 9:6,7).
Depravity of Mankind
We believe that mankind was created in the image and after the likeness of God, that he sinned and thereby incurred not only physical death but also that spiritual death which is separation from God; and that all human beings are born with a sinful nature which is enmity against God, and are sinners in thought, word and deed (Gen. 1:26; Ps 51:5; Rom 3:10, 23; 5:12; Rom. 3:19).
Crosswork of Christ and Present Work of Christ
We believe that the Cross work of Jesus Christ is the only escape from the condemnation of sin. That the Lord Jesus, yet without sin, suffered and died for our sins according to the Scriptures, as a substitutionary and only acceptable sacrifice. That He was buried and rose again from the dead, according to the Scriptures. That He ascended into Heaven where He now sits at the Right Hand of the Throne of God, The Father Almighty, as our High Priest, Mediator and Advocate (I Cor. 15:3,4; I Pet 1:3-5; I Pet 2:24; I John 2:1; Matt. 16:21; Mark 16:19; John 21:14; Acts 1:3, I Tim. 2:5; Heb 8:1).
Salvation
We believe that those who receive by faith the Lord Jesus Christ are born again, not by works of righteousness on their part, but because of God’s free mercy and grace; salvation is the gift of God. All those who are thus justified have been regenerated, indwelt, baptized and sealed by the Holy Spirit, and are the adopted children of God, preserved unto the day of redemption (John 1:12-13; 3:8; 14:17; Rom 8:11, 15; I Cor. 3:16,; 12:13; II Cor. 1:22; Eph. 1:5-8; 13-14; 2:8,9; Titus 3:4-7).
The Church
We believe the church is an elect company of believers baptized by the Holy Spirit into one body. Its mission is to glorify and witness concerning its God and Savior, Jesus Christ; to preach the gospel among all nations; and to edify itself in love until Christ raptures His Church. The One and only Head of the church is the Lord Jesus Christ working through the Holy Spirit (Matt. 28:19, 20; Acts 1:6-8; I Cor. 12:12, 13; Eph. 4:4, 6, 11-16).
Sanctification
We believe that, as the new birth is by faith and through the agency of the Holy Spirit and by the Word of God, so is the process of growing in grace. All those who have been saved have been sanctified throughout the whole man positionally in Christ; yet in this life some remnants of corruption in every part remain, so that a continual war between the flesh and the Spirit rages. Therefore the believer is also being sanctified, so that his perfect position is transformed into true holiness and practice. This once for all act continues throughout life and reaches finality when believers receive their glorified bodies. Notwithstanding, the saved man will be active in perfecting holiness out of reverence for God, working out the redemption that God has inworked; and sanctification will be manifested toward the world with the fruit of the Spirit (John 17:17,19; I Cor. 6:11,; II Cor. 3:18; 7:1; Gal. 5:17, 22-23; Eph. 4:13; 5:27; Phil. 2:12-13; I Thes. 3:12, 13; 4:3, 7; 5:23; I Pet 1:2; 2:2; II Pet. 3:18; I John 1:8-10).
Christ’s Return
We believe in “that blessed hope”, the personal, bodily, imminent, pretribulation and premillennial return of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. That He will return, coming in the air only, before the seven year tribulation period; to rapture (catch away) His church and that He will come visibly with His church at the close of the tribulation to judge the living nations and set up His Kingdom on the earth. (Matt. 25:31-46; Mark 13:32-37; Acts 1:11; I Thes. 2:19; 3:13; 4:13-18; II Thes. 1:7, 8; Titus 2:13; James 5:8; II Thes.).
Eternal State
We believe in the bodily resurrection of the saved and the unsaved, the everlasting conscious blessedness in heaven of the saved and the everlasting conscious punishment in Hell of the lost (Daniel 12:2; Matt. 25:46; John 5:28,29; Acts 24:15; II Thes. 1:8,9; Rev. 20:10, 15).
Satan
We believe that Satan is a person, the author of sin and the cause of the fall; that he is the open and declared enemy of God and man; and, that he shall be eternally punished in the Lake of Fire (Job 1:6, 7; Isaiah 14:12-17; Matt. 4:1, 11; 25:41; John 8:44; Eph. 2:2, 3; Rev. 20:10).
Ordinance of Baptism
We believe that baptism is for believers. It is to be by total immersion in water, in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, as a testimony of the believer’s identification with Christ in His death, burial, and resurrection (Matt. 28:19; Acts 2:41; 8:38; Rom. 6:3,4; Col. 2:12).
Ordinance of Lord’s Supper
We believe that the Lord’s Supper is a means of commemorating the death of our Savior, and is to be a bond and pledge of our communion with Him and with each other (Matt. 26:26-30; I Cor. 16-17, 21; 11:23-26).
We believe the Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments are the verbally inspired Word of God. They are the final authority for faith and life. Inerrant and infallible in the original writings, they were once for all delivered to the saints. (Prov. 30:5, Matt. 5:18; II Tim. 3:16, 17; II Pet. 1:20, 21).
Trinity
We believe there is but one only living and true God (John 17:3) revealed in three persons- Father, Son and Holy Spirit (Matt. 28:19); the same in substance, equal in power and glory (Gen. 1:26; Deut. 6:4; John 1:1, 18).
The Virgin Birth
We believe that Jesus Christ was begotten by the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary and thus incarnated in true God and true Man (Matt. 1:18-23; Luke 1:35; John 1:1-3, 14; Micah 5:2; Isaiah 9:6,7).
Depravity of Mankind
We believe that mankind was created in the image and after the likeness of God, that he sinned and thereby incurred not only physical death but also that spiritual death which is separation from God; and that all human beings are born with a sinful nature which is enmity against God, and are sinners in thought, word and deed (Gen. 1:26; Ps 51:5; Rom 3:10, 23; 5:12; Rom. 3:19).
Crosswork of Christ and Present Work of Christ
We believe that the Cross work of Jesus Christ is the only escape from the condemnation of sin. That the Lord Jesus, yet without sin, suffered and died for our sins according to the Scriptures, as a substitutionary and only acceptable sacrifice. That He was buried and rose again from the dead, according to the Scriptures. That He ascended into Heaven where He now sits at the Right Hand of the Throne of God, The Father Almighty, as our High Priest, Mediator and Advocate (I Cor. 15:3,4; I Pet 1:3-5; I Pet 2:24; I John 2:1; Matt. 16:21; Mark 16:19; John 21:14; Acts 1:3, I Tim. 2:5; Heb 8:1).
Salvation
We believe that those who receive by faith the Lord Jesus Christ are born again, not by works of righteousness on their part, but because of God’s free mercy and grace; salvation is the gift of God. All those who are thus justified have been regenerated, indwelt, baptized and sealed by the Holy Spirit, and are the adopted children of God, preserved unto the day of redemption (John 1:12-13; 3:8; 14:17; Rom 8:11, 15; I Cor. 3:16,; 12:13; II Cor. 1:22; Eph. 1:5-8; 13-14; 2:8,9; Titus 3:4-7).
The Church
We believe the church is an elect company of believers baptized by the Holy Spirit into one body. Its mission is to glorify and witness concerning its God and Savior, Jesus Christ; to preach the gospel among all nations; and to edify itself in love until Christ raptures His Church. The One and only Head of the church is the Lord Jesus Christ working through the Holy Spirit (Matt. 28:19, 20; Acts 1:6-8; I Cor. 12:12, 13; Eph. 4:4, 6, 11-16).
Sanctification
We believe that, as the new birth is by faith and through the agency of the Holy Spirit and by the Word of God, so is the process of growing in grace. All those who have been saved have been sanctified throughout the whole man positionally in Christ; yet in this life some remnants of corruption in every part remain, so that a continual war between the flesh and the Spirit rages. Therefore the believer is also being sanctified, so that his perfect position is transformed into true holiness and practice. This once for all act continues throughout life and reaches finality when believers receive their glorified bodies. Notwithstanding, the saved man will be active in perfecting holiness out of reverence for God, working out the redemption that God has inworked; and sanctification will be manifested toward the world with the fruit of the Spirit (John 17:17,19; I Cor. 6:11,; II Cor. 3:18; 7:1; Gal. 5:17, 22-23; Eph. 4:13; 5:27; Phil. 2:12-13; I Thes. 3:12, 13; 4:3, 7; 5:23; I Pet 1:2; 2:2; II Pet. 3:18; I John 1:8-10).
Christ’s Return
We believe in “that blessed hope”, the personal, bodily, imminent, pretribulation and premillennial return of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. That He will return, coming in the air only, before the seven year tribulation period; to rapture (catch away) His church and that He will come visibly with His church at the close of the tribulation to judge the living nations and set up His Kingdom on the earth. (Matt. 25:31-46; Mark 13:32-37; Acts 1:11; I Thes. 2:19; 3:13; 4:13-18; II Thes. 1:7, 8; Titus 2:13; James 5:8; II Thes.).
Eternal State
We believe in the bodily resurrection of the saved and the unsaved, the everlasting conscious blessedness in heaven of the saved and the everlasting conscious punishment in Hell of the lost (Daniel 12:2; Matt. 25:46; John 5:28,29; Acts 24:15; II Thes. 1:8,9; Rev. 20:10, 15).
Satan
We believe that Satan is a person, the author of sin and the cause of the fall; that he is the open and declared enemy of God and man; and, that he shall be eternally punished in the Lake of Fire (Job 1:6, 7; Isaiah 14:12-17; Matt. 4:1, 11; 25:41; John 8:44; Eph. 2:2, 3; Rev. 20:10).
Ordinance of Baptism
We believe that baptism is for believers. It is to be by total immersion in water, in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, as a testimony of the believer’s identification with Christ in His death, burial, and resurrection (Matt. 28:19; Acts 2:41; 8:38; Rom. 6:3,4; Col. 2:12).
Ordinance of Lord’s Supper
We believe that the Lord’s Supper is a means of commemorating the death of our Savior, and is to be a bond and pledge of our communion with Him and with each other (Matt. 26:26-30; I Cor. 16-17, 21; 11:23-26).