1. The Holy Scriptures
We believe that the Bible consists of the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments, and that they are verbally inspired by God, inerrant in their original writings, totally trustworthy and accurate in every subject they touch, and the supreme and final authority in faith and life. (2 Timothy 3:15-17; Hebrews 4:12; 2 Peter 1:19-21)
2. The Trinity
We believe that there is but one only living and true God, revealed to man in three distinct Persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, the same in substance, of equal rank, power and glory. (Genesis 1-2; Isaiah 40:21-28; John 1:1-3, 10:30; Colossians 1:15-17)
3. The Person and Work of Christ
We believe in the Deity of Jesus Christ and that He is the only Son of God who became Man without ceasing to be God, having been conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary, and as such He lived an impeccable, sinless life.
We believe that the Lord Jesus died for our sins, according to the Scriptures, as a substitutionary sacrifice for all mankind, but that only those who truly believe in Christ are justified on the grounds of His shed blood, and that our justification is fully and finally attested by His literal, physical resurrection from the dead.
We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ ascended to Heaven and is now exalted to the right hand of God the Father where, as High Priest, He is our intercessor and advocate, and the only mediator between God and man.
We believe in the personal return of the Lord Jesus Christ for His Bride, the Church.
We believe in the glorious return of the Lord Jesus to establish His kingdom on earth, where He shall reign in righteousness and perfect justice. (Matthew 1:18, 3:16-17; John 17:5; Acts 1:11; Galatians 4:4-7; Philippians 2:5-11; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-5:10; Hebrews 9:24-26; 1 John 2:1-2; Revelation 19:11-16; 20:1-6)
4. The Holy Spirit
We believe in the personal Holy Spirit, who is of equal authority in the eternal Godhead. He convicts men of sin and eternal judgment. He regenerates those who believe in the atoning work of Christ on the Cross. He indwells every believer and sanctifies them to holy living. He keeps and empowers every believer for true service for God. We believe that He is the Divine Teacher who guides believers into all truth for daily living. We do not accept the teaching that speaking in tongues is associated with either the initial receiving of the Holy Spirit at the new birth, or as evidence of His fullness. (John 16:7-15; Acts 4:31; 1 Corinthians 2:9-16; 2 Corinthians 3:18; Ephesians 1:13-14, 5:18-20)
5. Satan
We believe that Satan is an angel with personality, and is the original author of sin, and the cause of the fall of man; that he is the opened and declared enemy of God and man. We believe that Satan and those angels that allied themselves with him shall be punished in the eternal Lake of Fire. (Genesis 3:1-13; Isaiah 14:12-15; 2 Corinthians 11:14; 1 Peter 5:8-9; Revelation 20:10)
6. Man
We believe that man was created in the image and likeness of God, that man sinned and thereby incurred not only physical death, but also that spiritual death which is eternal separation from God. All men are born with a completely depraved nature that they received from Adam, and are absolutely incapable of pleasing God or delivering themselves from their eternal ruin. (Ezekial 28:13-19; Romans 3:10-23, 5:12-19; Ephesians 2:1-5)
We believe that all human life is sacred and created by God in His image. Human life is of inestimable worth in all its dimensions, including pre-born babies, the aged, the physically or mentally challenged, and every other stage or condition from conception through natural death. We are therefore called to defend, protect, and value all human life. (Psalm 139)
Marriage, as a covenant between a man and a woman, is the only faithful context for sexual intimacy. (Genesis 2:22-24; Matthew 19:4-6; Mark 10:6-9; 1 Corinthians 7:10-16; Ephesians 5:22-33)
That God wonderfully and immutably creates each person as male or female. These two distinct, complementary genders together reflect the image and nature of God. Rejection of one’s biological gender is a rejection of the image of God within that person. (Gen. 1:26-27)
7. The Means of Salvation
We believe in one and only one condition for eternal salvation; that by grace, through faith alone in the blood sacrifice, death, and resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ, the eternal Son of God, we are born again of the Holy Spirit and become the children of God, and are kept by the power of God. (John 1:12, 3:16; Acts 2:21; Romans 3:23, 5:8, 6:23, 10:9-10)
8. The Church
We believe the Church of the Lord Jesus Christ is composed solely of those who have been redeemed and washed in the blood of the eternal Son of God, that they have been regenerated and sealed by the Holy Spirit, and saved to serve the living God.
We believe it is the responsibility and privilege of all those who are saved to seek to live a holy life, to separate themselves from, and forsake everything that might dishonor God, or discredit His cause, or weaken their testimony.
We believe that the Great Commission of our Lord Jesus Christ is to give the Gospel to every person throughout the entire world, and that this is still incumbent upon every believer.
We believe in the spiritual union of all who have been born again by the grace of God through a personal faith in the Lord Jesus Christ as Savior.
We believe in the Holy Spirit wrought unity of the Church, and that the basis of her visible fellowship and cooperation is the inerrant Word of God and the Person and Work of the Lord Jesus Christ as revealed in the Bible. (Acts 14:23; Ephesians 1:22-23, 5:25-32; 1 Timothy 3:1-13)
9. The Eternal State
We believe the Bible teaches that all those who through faith are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ will spend eternity in full enjoyment of God’s presence, and that those who through impenitence and unbelief refuse to accept God’s offer of mercy will spend eternity in everlasting punishment. (Matthew 13:50, 25:30; John 14:2-3; 2 Corinthians 5:1; Philippians 3:20; Hebrews 10:27, 11:16; Revelation 21:8)