Statement of Faith
The Scriptures
We believe the scriptures to be the inspired Word of God and final authority for faith and life, inerrant in the original writings, infallible and God-breathed, sufficient for all direction in life to attain to godliness
(2 Peter 1:3. 20-21, 2 Timothy 3:16, Hebrews 4:12)
Salvation
We believe that salvation is the gift of God brought to man by grace and received by personal faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, whose precious blood was shed on Calvary for the forgiveness of our sins.
(Ephesians 2:9-10, John 1:12, Ephesians 1:7, 1 Peter 1:18-19)
Mankind
We believe that man was created in the image and likeness of God, but that in Adam’s sin the race fell, inherited a sinful nature, and became alienated from God; and that man is totally depraved and of himself, utterly unable to remedy his lost condition.
(Genesis 1:26-27, Romans 3:22-23, 5:12, 6:23, John 3:17-18, Ephesians 2:1-3, 12)
The Godhead
God is one Triune God, eternally existing in three persons (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit) co-eternal in being, co-identical in nature, co-equal in power and glory, and having the same attributes and perfections
(Deuteronomy 6:4, 2 Corinthians 13:14)
God the Father
God the Son
We believe the Lord Jesus Christ is God the Son who became man without ceasing to be God at the first advent, having been conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary, that He might reveal God and redeem sinful man.
We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ died on the cross for all mankind as a representative, vicarious, substitutionary sacrifice, and that the sufficiency of this atoning sacrifice to accomplish the redemption and justification of all who trust Him is assured by His literal , physical, resurrection from the dead.
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(Matthew 28:19, 2 Corinthians 13:14, Hebrews 10, John 1:1-3, 14, Romans 3:8-21, Romans 10:9-10, Acts 1:1-12, Hebrews 4:14-16, 1 Corinthians 13:31-38, 2 Thessalonians 2:1-12, 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18)
God the Holy Spirit
Two Natures of the Believer
We believe that every saved person possesses two natures, with the provision made for victory of the new nature over the old nature through the power of the indwelling Holy Spirit, and that all claims to the eradication of the old nature in this life are unscriptural.
(Romans 6:13, 8:12-13, Galatians 5:16-25, Ephesians 4:22-24, Colossians 3:10, 1 Peter 1:14-16, 1 John 3:5-9)
Separation
We believe that all the saved should live in such a manner as not to bring reproach upon their Lord and Savior and that separation from all religious apostasy, all worldly and sinful pleasures, practices, and associations is commanded of God.
(2 Timothy 3:1-5, Romans 12:1-2, 14:13, 1 John 2:15-17, 2 John 9-11, 2 Corinthians 6:14-7:1)
Missions
We believe that it is the obligation 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.
(Mark 16:15, Acts 1:8, 2 Corinthians 5:19-20)
Ministry and Spiritual Gifts
We believe that God is sovereign in the bestowment of all His gifts and the gifts of evangelist, pastors, and teachers are sufficient for the perfecting of the saints today and that speaking in tongues and the working of sign miracles gradually ceased as the New Testament Scriptures were completed and their authority became established.
(1 Corinthians 12:4-11, 2 Corinthians 12:12, Ephesians 4:7-12)/
We believe that God does hear and answer the prayer of faith, in accord with His own will, for the sick and afflicted.
(Johm 15:7, 1 Johm 5:14-15)
The Church
We believe that the Church, which is the body and the espoused bride of Christ, is a spiritual organism made up of all born-again persons of this present age(Ephesians 1:22-23, 5:25-27, 1 Corinthians 12:12-14, 2 Corinthains 11:2)
We believe that the establishment and continuance of local churches is clearly taught and defined in the New Testament scriptures
(Actis 14:27, 20:17, 28-32, 1 Timothy 3:1-13, Titus 1:5-11).
We believe in the autonomy of the local church free of any external authority of control (Acts 13:1-4, 15:19-31, 20:28, Romans 16:1, 4, 1 Corinthians 3:9, 16, 5:4-7, 13, 1 Peter 5:1-4)
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, Matthew 4:2-11, 25:41, Revelation 20:10)
Christ’s Return
We believe in that “Blessed Hope”, the personal, imminent, pre-tribulation and pre-millennial coming of the Lord Jesus Christ for His redeemed ones and in His subsequent return to earth, with His saints, to establish His millennial kingdom
(1 Thessalonians 4:13-18, Zechariah 14:4-11, Revelation 19:11-16, 20, 1-6, 1 Thessalonians 1:10, 5:9, Revelation 3:10)
The Eternal State
We believe in the bodily resurrection of all men, the saved to eternal life, and the unsaved to judgment and everlasting punishment.
(Matthew 25:46, John 5:28-29, 11:25-26, Revelation 20:5-6, 20:12-13)
Heaven
We believe that the souls of the redeemed are, at death, absent from the body and present with the Lord, where in conscious bliss they await the first resurrection, when spirit, soul and body are reunited to be glorified forever with the Lord.
(Luke 23:43, Revelation 20:4-6, 2 Corinthians 5:8, Philippians 1:23, 3:21, 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17)
Hell
We believe that the souls of unbelievers remain after death in conscious misery until the second resurrection, when with soul and body reunited, they shall appear at the Great White Throne Judgement, and shall be cast into the Lake of Fire, not to be annihilated, but to suffer everlasting conscious punishment
(Luke 16, 19-26, Matthew 25:41-46, 2 Thessalonians 1:7-9, Jude 6-7, Mark 9:43-48, Revelation 20:11-15)
Worship
We believe worship is a life that praises God in word and in deed
(Psalms 150, Luke 6:46, John 14:15)
Life
We believe that all human life is a gift from God, created by Him in His image, and that life begins in the womb. All human life is of the highest value, including that of pre-born babies, the aged, the physically or mentally challenged, and every other condition from conception through natural death.
Marriage, Gender, Sexuality
We believe and affirm biblical, traditional, and historical marriage as the uniting of one man and one woman (as genetically defined) within covenant bonds and lifelong commitment. Marriage is not open to social architecture, cultural engineering or judicial activism. God established it as His purpose at the beginning of time with Adam and Eve, demonstrated it through the rest of Scripture and reinforced it through the teachings of Jesus. God regards any sexual activity outside of this biblical definition of marriage as sinful and, therefore, so must we.
We believe that the Bible informs us how we are to respond to people who struggle with sin of any kind, including homosexuality. We are to possess and demonstrate God’s love for sinners, a love that seeks to deliver them from their sin through the provision of Jesus Christ.
The Ordinances
We believe in the ordinances of believers’ water baptism and the Lord’s supper as scriptural means of testimony for the church age.
(Matthew 28:19, 20), Acts 2:41-42, 18:8, 1 Corinthians 11:23-26)