OUR AUTHORITY
The Holy Scriptures are our authority and ultimate standard for life and ministry.
2 Timothy 3:16,17; John 17:17
THE BIBLE
We believe the Bible to be the inspired, inerrant, and only infallible, authoritative Word of God.
2 Timothy 3:16-17; 2 Peter 1:21
GOD
We believe that there is one God, eternally existing in three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
Deuteronomy 6:4; Matthew 28:19
CREATION
We believe God created the universe out of nothing in six, twenty-four-hour days; an actual Garden of Eden; and an actual Adam and Eve, who committed the initial act of sin and caused the fall of man—a curse under which humanity still abides.
Genesis 1:1-3:24; Exodus 20:11; Romans 5:18-19; 1 Timothy 2:13-14; 2 Peter 3:5
JESUS CHRIST
We believe in the deity of our Lord Jesus Christ; in His virgin birth; in His sinless life; in His miracles; in His substitutionary and atoning death, and burial; in His bodily resurrection; in His ascension to the right hand of God the Father; and in His personal and bodily return in power and glory.
John 1:1-14; 1 Corinthians 15:3-4, 15:55-57; Matthew 1:23; Romans 10:9; Hebrews 2:9; Hebrews 12:2; John 11:25
SALVATION
We believe that salvation from sin, judgment and eternal punishment is by grace through faith, and therefore, all those who place their trust in the completed work of Jesus Christ on the cross receive the irrevocable gift of eternal life.
Isaiah 28:16; John 3:16; John 19:30; Romans 11:29; Ephesians 2:8-9
THE HOLY SPIRIT
We believe the Holy Spirit convicts the unbeliever of his need to trust in Christ, and that He indwells the believer, enabling him to live a godly life.
John 14:26; John 16:8
RESURRECTION
We believe in the resurrection of both the saved and the lost. Those who are saved will be raised to eternal life with God, and those who are lost will be raised to judgment, punishment and separation from God for all eternity.
1 Corinthians 15:51-54; Revelation 20:11-15
THE CHURCH
We believe that all who are redeemed by Christ are placed into the Universal Church or Body of Christ. We believe that God commands believers to gather together into local assemblies for fellowship, edification and to be a witness to the unbelieving world.
1 Corinthians 12:13; Acts 2:42-47
THE FUTURE
We believe in the personal, bodily return of our Lord Jesus Christ, which initiates a series of events leading to the establishment of His eternal kingdom.
1 Thessalonians 4:13-18; Revelation 21:1,22
ORDINANCES
We believe there are two ordinances that are commanded by God for believers after they accept Christ as Savior: Baptism, and The Lord’s Supper (Communion). These ordinances are of themselves without merit, but provide an expression of faith and obedience regarding the believer’s identification and fellowship with Christ.
Matthew 28:19; 1 Corinthians 11:23-29