Statement of Faith
THE SCRIPTURES. We believe the Scriptures (Old and New Testaments) in their entirety, to be the verbally inspired Word of God and the final authority in faith and life. (John 17:17; 2 Timothy 3:16-17; Psalms 12:6)
THE GODHEAD. We believe in one God eternally existing in three persons - Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, eternal in being, identical in nature & equal in power and glory, having the same attributes and perfections. (1 John 5:7)
JESUS CHRIST. We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ is fully God and fully man. He was eternally begotten of the Father, conceived by the Holy Spirit, and born of the Virgin Mary, died for the sins of the whole world, was crucified, buried and raised from the dead, and that He ascended into heaven and sits on the right hand of the Father as our High Priest, Advocate, and Mediator. (Philippians 2:6-11; Luke 1:35; John 1:14;
1 Corinthians 15: 3-4; Colossians 1:15–17; 2:9; Hebrews 2:2; 4:15; 1 Timothy 2:5)
THE HOLY SPIRIT. Holy Spirit is the third person of the Godhead that convict people of sin, righteousness, and judgment; glorifies Christ; guide believers in truth; regenerate and dwells in all believers; baptize them into the Body of Christ; seals them unto the day of redemption; empowers them for sanctification and service; and gives spiritual gifts to all believers for the building up of the body of Christ. (John 3:5-8; 14: 16-17; 16:7–15;
1 Corinthians 12:4-11, 13; Ephesians 4:30; Titus 3:5; 1 Peter 1:2)
HUMANITY. (Male and female) are God’s creation, made in his image. Through the sin of the first human, Adam, all humans, with the exception of Christ Jesus, are born with a fallen nature, are accountable for their sin, and need to be born again. God has established and revealed in Scripture a divine order to regulate humanity. Human institutions reflecting that order are marriage of a man and a woman, family, and human government. (Genesis 1:27; Psalm 51:5; John 3:3; 1 John 1:8-10; Romans 5: 12, 18-20; Genesis 2:23-24; Colossians 3:18-21; Romans 13:1-7; Romans 1:21-32.)
SALVATION. We believe that salvation is the gift of God brought to man by grace and received by faith in the Lord, Jesus Christ whose blood was shed on the cross for the forgiveness of sins. (Ephesians 2:8–9; Titus 3:5; Romans 4:5)
SANCTIFICATION. We believe as children of God, our lives should honor the Lord as living examples of His holiness as we strive to live in a manner pleasing unto Him.
(1 Peter 1:16; Ephesians 5:27)
THE CHURCH. We believe the Church consists of all those who believe on the Lord Jesus Christ. Christ is the Head of the Church, called His Body. The local church is a body of believers in Christ who are joined together under scriptural leadership for the worship of God, for edification through the Word of God, for prayer, for fellowship, for the proclamation of the Gospel, and for observance of the ordinances of baptism and the Lord’s Supper. (Matthew 16:16–18; Romans 12:5; Ephesians 1:22; 1 Corinthians 12:13;
1 Timothy 3:15).
THE FUTURE. We believe in the resurrection of the just upon Christ’s return to reclaim His people. (1 Thessalonians 4:13–18)