What We Believe

We believe the Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments to be the verbally inspired Word of God, the final authority for faith and life, inerrant in the original writing, infallible and God-breathed.
(II Tim. 3:16,17; II Peter 1:20,21; Matt. 5:18; John 17:17)

We believe in 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 perfection.
(Deut. 6:4; II Cor. 13:14; John 17:5)

a. We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ, the eternal Son of God, became man, without ceasing to be God, having been conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary, in order that He might reveal God and redeem sinful man. (John 1:1,2,14; Luke 1:35; Isa. 9:6)
b. We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ, accomplished our redemption through His death on the cross as a representative, vicarious, substitutionary sacrifice; and that forgiveness is secured solely by the shed blood of God’s Son. We further believe that our justification is made sure by His literal, physical resurrection from the dead (Rom. 3:24,25; I Peter 2:24; Eph. 1:7; I John 2:2; Rom. 4:25; I Pet. 1:18-19)
c. We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ ascended to heaven, and is now exalted at the right hand of God where, as our High Priest, He fulfills the ministry of Representative Intercessor, and Advocate. (Acts 1:9,10; Heb. 9:24; 7:25; Rom. 8:34; I John 2:1,2)

a. We believe that the Holy Spirit is a person who convicts the world of sin, of righteousness, and of judgment; and, that He is the supernatural Agent in regeneration, baptizing all believers into the body of Christ, indwelling and sealing them unto the day of redemption. (John 16:8-11; I Cor. 12:12-14; Rom. 8:9; Eph. 1:13,14; Titus 3:5)
b. We believe that He is the Divine Teacher who guides believers into all truths; and, that it is the privilege and duty of all the saved to be filled with the Spirit. (John 16:13; I John 2:20,27; Eph. 5:18)

We believe that man was created in the image 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. (Gen. 1:26,27; Rom. 3:22,23; 5:12; Eph. 2:1-3,12)

We believe that salvation is the gift of God brought to man by grace and received by personal faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. This gift of salvation is given without regard to any and all human works or goodness before or after conversion. (John 3:16, Rom. 1:16, Rom. 4:5, Gal. 2:16) (Eph. 2:8-9; John 1:12; Eph. 1:7; I Pet. 1:18,19)

a. We believe that all the redeemed, once saved, are kept by God’s power and are thus secure in Christ forever. (John 6:37-40; 10:27-30; Rom. 8:1,38-39; I Cor. 1:4-8; I Peter 1:5)
b. We believe that it is the privilege of believers to rejoice in the assurance of their salvation through the testimony of God’s Word; which, however, clearly forbids the use of Christian liberty as an occasion to the flesh. (Rom. 13:13,14; Gal. 5:13; Titus 2:11-13; I John 5:13; John 14:1-3; Eph. 2:5-7)

We believe that God has called His children to be separated to holy living, unto Himself; for His glory. We further believe that all the saved should live in such manner as not to bring reproach upon their Savior and Lord; and that separation from all religious apostasy, all worldly and sinful pleasure, practices and associations is commanded of God. (II Tim. 3:1-5; Rom. 12:1,2; 14:13; I John 2:15-17; II John 9:11; II Cor. 6:4, 7:1)

We believe that a true child of God has two births; one of the flesh, the other of the Sprit, giving man a flesh nature and a Spirit nature. The flesh nature is neither good nor righteous. The Spiritual man does not commit any sin. This results in warfare between the spirit and the flesh, which continues until physical death, or the return of the Lord. We believe that provision has been 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. (Rom. 6:13; Gal. 5:16-25; Eph. 4:22-24; Col. 3:10; 3:5-10; I Pet. 1:14-16; I John 1:8)

We believe that it is the obligation of the saved to witness by life and by word to the truths of the Holy Scriptures and to seek to proclaim the gospel to all mankind. (Mark 16:15; Acts 1:8; II Cor. 5:19,20)

a. We believe that the church, which is the body and espoused bride of Christ, is a spiritual organism made up of all born again persons of this present age. (Eph. 1:22,3; 5:25-27; I Cor. 12:14; II Cor. 11:2)
b. We believe that the establishment and continuance of local churches is clearly taught and defined in the New Testament Scriptures and that it is God’s will for His people to assemble together regularly in a local church for worship, fellowship, mutual encouragement and training through the Scriptures. (Acts 14:27; Acts 20:17; 28-32; Heb. 10:24-25; I Tim. 3:1-13;)

We believe in the “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. (I Thess. 4:13-18; Zech. 14:4-11; Rev. 19:11-16; I Thess. 1:10; 5:9; Rev. 3:10)

a. We believe in the bodily resurrection of all men, the saved to eternal life, and the unsaved to judgment and everlasting punishment. (Matt. 25:46; John 5:28,29; 11:25,26; Rev. 20:5,6,12,13)
b. 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 the body are reunited to be glorified forever with the Lord. (Luke 23:43; Rev. 20:4-8; II Cor. 5:8; Phil. 1:23; 3:21; I Thess. 4:16,17)
c. 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; Matt. 25:41-45; II Thess. 1:7-9; Jude 6,7; Mark 9:43-48; Rev. 20: 11-15)