THE SCRIPTURES

We believe that the Bible is the inspired and only infallible and authoritative Word
of God. (1 Thessalonians 2:13; 2 Timothy 3:16; 2 Peter 1:21)

 

THE GOD HEAD

We believe that there is only one true God who is the eternal King, Creator, and
Redeemer of all that is. He is perfectly holy, just, loving, and truthful. He has
revealed Himself to be eternally self-existent – one being in three persons: God
the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. (John 1:14; John 14:28; John
15:26; John 16:28; 1 John 5:7)

 

MANKIND

We believe that humankind was created in the image of God to know and enjoy
Him, yet we willfully rejected the Lordship and glory of God for which we were
intended. Because of this, sickness, death, and judgment entered the world and
now creation experiences the effects and consequences of sin. (John 3:16-17;
Romans 3:10; Romans 3:23; Romans 5:12-21; Romans 10:9-10)

 

THE LORD JESUS CHRIST

We believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, the one and only Son of God, was conceived
of the Holy Spirit, born of the virgin Mary, and is God’s Anointed One, empowered
by the Holy Spirit to inaugurate God’s kingdom on earth. He was crucified for our
sins, died, was buried, resurrected, and ascended into heaven, and is now alive
today in the presence of God the Father and in His people. He is fully God and fully
man. (Colossians 1:15-19; 1 Timothy 2:5-6; Philippians 2:5-8; John 1:1-3, 14-18)

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THE HOLY SPIRIT

The Holy Spirit, the third person of the Holy Trinity, has been sent to be a comforter
and guide by God the Father. He dwells with us and is in us through the Baptism of
the Spirit. The Word of God reveals to us that Jesus is the Baptizer of the Spirit. The
baptism of the Holy Spirit, is poured out on believers that they might have God’s
power to be His witnesses. The Holy Spirit convicts, regenerates, justifies, sanctifies,
and adopts us as we enter the kingdom of God as His sons and daughters.

(Matthew 3:11; John 14:16-17; Acts 1:8, Acts 2)

 

SANCTIFICATION

We believe that we are saved by God’s grace, through faith in the person and work of
Jesus Christ. Anyone can be restored to fellowship with God through repenting,
believing, and receiving Jesus as their Savior and Lord. We believe in the ongoing,
sanctifying power of the Holy Spirit by whose indwelling the Christian is enabled to
live a holy life and minister super-naturally. (Acts 1:4-8 and 2:4)

 

THE END OF ALL THINGS

We believe in the ever-increasing government of God and in the Blessed Hope,
which is the glorious, visible return of the Lord Jesus Christ to rule and reign with His
overcoming bride – the Church. We believe that heaven and hell are real places.
There will be a resurrection of the lost and the saved, the one to everlasting death
and the other to everlasting life. (Hebrews 9:27; Mark 9:43-48; Matthew 25:31-46;
Mark 16:15-16)