Doctrinal Beliefs
The Bible
We believe the Old and New Testaments containing sixty-six books are completely verbally inspired by God and without error in the original writings. They are the complete, full and final authority for faith and life.
2 Timothy 3:16-17; 2 Peter 1:19-21; Matthew 5:18
Triune God
We believe in one God, eternally existing in three Persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Each one of these three Persons possesses the same nature, the same attributes, and the same perfections of Deity.
Matthew 28:19; 2 Corinthians 13:14; John 15:26
Jesus Christ: God and Man
We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the virgin Mary, and is both fully God and fully man.
Matthew 1:18-25; Luke 1:26-35; Galatians 4:4; John 1:1, 14; Philippians 2:6-11
Mankind: Creation and Fall
We believe that mankind was created male and female in the image of God; that our first parents sinned and thereby incurred the judgement of both physical death and spiritual death, which is eternal separation from God; and that all human beings are born with a sinful nature and therefore, are accountable for sin in thought, word, and deed.
Genesis 1:1, 26-27; Romans 5:12; Psalm 51:5; Jeremiah 17:9; Romans 3:23; 6:23
Jesus Christ: Our Sacrifice
We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ died in our place for our sins, shedding His blood to take upon Himself all of the punishment for our sins and that all who place their faith in Him as their Savior are declared by God to be righteous on the basis of Christ’s substitutionary death. This salvation is a gift from God by grace, apart from any human works or merit.
Romans 3:21-28; 1 Corinthians 15:3-4; Ephesians 2:8-10; Titus 3:3-8
Jesus Christ: Resurrection, Ascension, Priesthood, Return
We believe in the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ in the same body, which was crucified, now glorified; in His bodily ascension into heaven, in His present life there for us as our High Priest and Advocate, in His present work building His church and His bodily return.
Luke 24:36-44; John 20:24-31; Acts 1:9-11; 1 Corinthians 15:1-8; Hebrews 8:1; Romans 8:34; Colossians 1:13-14; Matthew 16:18-19
Holy Spirit: The New Birth
We believe that all who received by faith the Lord Jesus Christ, trusting Him alone for eternal salvation, are born again by the Holy Spirit and thereby become children of God, that they are indwelt and sealed by the Holy Spirit and therefore are secure until the day of final redemption.
John 1:12-13; 3:3-16; Romans 8:5-11; 2 Corinthians 1:22; John 10:28-29; Ephesians 4:30
The Church
We believe that the Church is made of believers that have been adopted into the family of God through Jesus Christ and are His Body and Bride. We believe it is the responsibility of the Church to bring glory to God by participating in making disciple of Christ among all peoples.
Romans 8:12-17; Galatians 4:4-7; Galatians 3:28; Ephesians 1:20-23; 2 Corinthians 11:2; Matthew 28:19-20
Baptism and the Lord’s Supper
We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ prescribed that His Church observe two ordinances: water baptism which portrays the believer’s submission to and union with Christ in His death, burial and resurrection; and the Lord’s supper to commemorate His death until He comes again.
Matthew 28:19; Acts 2:41-42; Romans 6:1-4; Matthew 26:26-28; 1 Corinthians 11:23-26
The Future
We believe in the blessed hope that Jesus is coming back at any moment. Eternity will consist of believers living with God enjoying everlasting blessedness and unbelievers separated from God to everlasting punishment.
Acts 1:11; Titus 2:13; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-5:10; Revelation 20:14-15; 21:1-22:5