OUR BELIEFS

 We believe that the Bible is the written Word of God, revealed through the ministry of the Holy Spirit. We believe that the Bible is inspired in every word, authoritative and God-breathed. We believe that the Bible constitutes the only written infallible rule of faith and practice.

1 Cor. 2:7-14 // 2 Pet. 1:20-21 // Isaiah 30:8 // Matt. 5:18, 24:35 // John 17:17 // 2 Tim. 3:15-17 // Heb. 4:12 // 2 Pet. 1:3-4

 We believe in a perfectly holy, just, and infinitely loving and merciful God who is the creator and sustainer of all things, worthy of honor, confidence, and obedience. He has always existed, one in essence, and in three Persons (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit) having precisely the same nature, attributes, and characteristics.

Gen. 1:1 // Ex. 34:5-9 // Job 38:4-30 // Isaiah 42:5 // Heb. 11:3

The Father

God the Father, an infinite, personal Spirit, perfect in holiness, wisdom, power and love, orders and disposes all things according to His own purpose. As the absolute and highest ruler of the universe, He is sovereign in creation, providence, and redemption.

Ps. 145:8-9 // Isaiah 46:8-11 // Rom. 11:33 // 1 Cor. 8:6 // Job 1:6-12 // Ps. 103:19 // Isaiah 45:22

The SON

Jesus Christ possesses all the divine attributes, and in these He is of the same substance, coequal, and coeternal with the Father. We believe that in the incarnation He surrendered only the prerogatives of deity without diminishing His divine essence. We believe that Jesus Christ was virgin born, that He was God incarnate, and that the purpose of the incarnation was to reveal God and redeem men .

Micah 5:2 // John 10:27-30, 8:58, 14:9 // Heb. 1:3, 8 // Phil. 2:5-11 // Col. 2:9 // Isaiah 7:14 // Matt. 1:22-25 // Luke 1:26-35 // John 1:1-3, 14-18 // Ps. 2:7-9 // Isaiah 9:6 // John 1:29, 3:16 // Heb. 7:26-27 // 1 Pet. 1:18-19

HOLY SPIRIT 

Holy Spirit is a divine Person, eternal, undivided, possessing all the divine attributes, and in these He is coequal with the Father and the Son. We believe that it is the work of Holy Spirit to execute God’s will in relation to the world of men. We recognize His sovereign activity in creation, the incarnation, the written revelation, and the work of salvation. We submit our lives to Holy Spirit knowing He will lead us to all truths. 

Acts 5:3-4 // 2 Cor. 3:17-18 // Gen. 1:2 // Matt. 1:18 // 2 Pet. 1:20-21 // John 3:5-7 // 1 Cor. 12:13 // John 16:8-15 // Rom. 8:9-16 // Eph. 1:13-14

 We believe that Jesus Christ died on the cross, was raised from the dead on the third day, ascended into the presence of God the Father, and now lives to intercede on our behalf. We believe that through repentance and personal faith in Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord, a person graciously receives right standing before God, forgiveness of sin, and eternal life. 

Luke 24:36-39 // 1 Cor. 15:3-8 // Rom. 8:31-34 // Eph. 1:20 // 2 Cor. 5:14-21 // John 3:16 // Acts 17:30 // Rom. 3:21-28, 10:9 // Eph. 2:8-9 // John 10:27-29 // Rom. 8:28-39

The Lord loves the church!  

We believe that the purpose of the Body is to glorify God by world-wide proclamation that Jesus Christ is Savior, and by encouraging each believer to become progressively Christ-like through the power of Holy Spirit. The Bible teaches that the members of this one spiritual body are to associate themselves together in local churches. We believe that God has given special spiritual abilities to each member of the Body of Christ, as well as spiritually gifted people to churches for the purpose of preparing believers for spiritual work. It is essential for every believer to recognize and employ his spiritual abilities for the building up of the Body and the accomplishment of the work of God in the world. We believe Jesus Christ instituted two symbolic observances for the Body: baptism by immersion for believers, and the Lord’s Supper as a memorial of His death.

1 Cor. 12:12-13 // Eph. 1:22, 4:15 // Col. 1:18 // Eph. 4:11-16 // 1 Cor. 11:18-20 // Heb. 10:25 // Rom. 12:5-8 // 1 Cor. 12:4-31 // 1 Pet. 4:10-11 // Eph. 4:11-12 // Rom. 12:3-8 // 1 Pet. 4:10-11 // Matt. 28:19 // Luke 22:14-20