BELIEFS

We believe the scriptures of the Old and New Testament are God’s written revelation to man and are divinely inspired, authoritative, and without error in the original manuscripts.

(Psalm 19:7–10; 2 Timothy 3:15–17; 2 Peter 1:19–21; Hebrews 4:12)

We believe that the gospel is the central truth of the Bible, the foundation of our faith, and the fuel for the Christian life. The gospel is the good news that while we were dead in our sin, God sent his son Jesus to live a perfect life on our behalf, die a substitutionary death to pay the penalty for our sin, and rise again from the grave to offer us new life in his Spirit.

(Acts 2:22–2:39; Galatians 3:13; 1 Corinthians 15:3–15; 1 Corinthians 8; 2 Corinthians 5:21; Ephesians 2:1-10)

We believe that the Father reigns with providential care over all things according to the purposes of His grace. He is all powerful, all knowing, all loving, and all wise. God is Father in truth to those who become children of God through faith in Jesus Christ.

(Genesis 1:1, 2:7; Psalm 19:1-3; Jeremiah 10:10; 17:13; Matthew 6:9, 7:11, 23:9; John 14:6-13; Romans 8:14-15; 1 Timothy 1:17; 1 John 5:7)

We believe that Jesus is the Son of God, eternally begotten of the Father, fully God and fully man. According to the scriptures, He was born of a virgin, lived a sinless life, performed miracles, died on a cross as the substitutionary atonement for man’s sin, rose bodily from the dead, ascended to Heaven as the only mediator between God and man, and will one day return in power and glory to judge the world and to consummate His redemptive mission.

(John 1:14; Galatians 4;4; Romans 8:3; Hebrews 2:14-17; Matthew 1:22-23; 1 Timothy 2:5; Colossians 1:15-20)

We believe that the Holy Spirit is the Spirit of God, fully divine. He inspired men to write the Scriptures, and, through illumination, enables men to understand truth. At the moment of regeneration, He baptizes every believer into the Body of Christ. The Holy Spirit exalts Christ, convicts people of sin, calls them to the Savior, effects regeneration, bestows spiritual gifts, cultivates sanctification, and seals the believer for final redemption.

(John 14:16-17, 16:7-13; Acts 1:8; Romans 5:5; 1 Corinthians 2:12, 3:16; 2 Corinthians 3:17; Galatians 5:25; Ephesians 1:13, 5:18)

We believe in one Triune God, eternally existing in three persons-Father, Son, and Holy Spirit-co-eternal in being, co-eternal in nature, co-equal in power and glory, having the same attributes and perfections

(Deuteronomy 6:4; 1 John 5:7; Matthew 28:19; 2 Corinthians 13:14; Exodus 3:14; John 1:14, 18, 14:11, 15:26; 1 Corinthians 8:6; Galatians 4:6 )

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. We believe that the establishment and continuance of local churches is clearly taught and defined in the New Testament Scriptures. We believe in the autonomy of the local churches, free of any external authority and control. We believe that the two offices that govern the church are elder/pastor/overseer and deacon. We recognize believer's baptism and the Lord's supper as scriptural means of testimony for the church.

(Ephesians 1:22-23; 5:25-27; 1 Corinthians 3:9,16, 5:4-7, 13, 11:23-26, 12:12-14; 2 Corinthians 11:2; Acts 2:41-42, 13:1-4, 14:27, 15:19-31, 18:8, 22, 20:17; 1 Timothy 3:1-3; Titus 1:5-11; Romans 16:1-4; 1 Peter 5:1-4, Matthew 28:19-20)

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 1:7-10, 2:8-10; John 1:12-13; 1 Peter 1:17-19)

We believe that every member of the church is sent out by Jesus as a minister of the gospel, declaring the love of Christ with our lips and demonstrating the love of Christ with our lives—not only in our communities but also to the farthest and most unreached places of the world.

(Isaiah 49:6; Matthew 28:18–20; Romans 10:13–15; 1 Timothy 2:3–4)

We believe that man was created in the image and likeness of God, but that through Adam's sin the race fell, inherited a sinful nature, and became alienated from God; man is totally depraved and of himself utterly unable to remedy his lost condition.

(Genesis 1:26, 27; Romans 3:21-25; 5:12-13; Ephesians 2:1-3, 11-12)