Our Beliefs

We believe that there is one living and true God, eternally existing in three persons; that these are equal in every divine perfection, and that they execute distinct but harmonious offices in the work of creation, providence, and redemption. (Genesis 1:1, 26; John 1:1, 3; Matthew 28:19; John 4:24; Romans 1:19, 20; Ephesians 4:5, 6.)

We believe that God created the heavens and the earth, including all life, “each after its own kind,” by direct act, and not by the process of evolution. (Genesis 1, 2; Colossians 1:16-17; John 1:3)

We believe in God the Father, an infinite, personal Spirit, perfect in holiness, wisdom, power, and love. In His very essence (Genesis 1:1; John 4:24; 1 Chronicles 29:10-13), God is self-existent, eternal, and unchanging (Jeremiah 23:24; Psalm 90:2; Psalm 119:137). He is the Creator of all things (Genesis 1:1; Ephesians 3:9; Revelation 4:11) and the absolute sovereign and omnipotent ruler of all creation (Psalm 103:19).

We believe that Jesus Christ is God incarnate, fully God and fully man, that he was conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of a virgin, lived a sinless life, and offered himself as a substitutionary sacrifice for sinners. By the blood Christ shed on the cross, he defeated the powers of darkness and satisfied the wrath of God so that we might receive eternal redemption and justification, the forgiveness of sins, spiritual adoption as sons and daughters, and life everlasting. He was raised bodily on the third day and ascended to the right hand of the Father, there to make intercession for the saints and rules over God’s kingdom (Isaiah 9:6-7; 53:1-12; Matthew 1:18-25; John 1:1-18; Romans 3:24-25; 8:34; 1 Corinthians 15:1-28; 2 Corinthians 5:21; Galatians 3:10-14; Ephesians 1:7; Philippians 2:6-11; Colossians 1:15-23; 2:15; Hebrews 7:25; 9:13-15; 10:19; 1 Peter 2:21-25; 1 John 2:1-2; 3:8).

We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ is the only mediator between men and God (1 Timothy 2:5) and that He alone is the Head of His body, the Church (Ephesians 1:22-23, 4:15, 5:23; Colossians 1:18).

We believe that the Holy Spirit is fully God, equal with the Father and Son. The primary ministry of the Holy Spirit is to glorify the Lord Jesus Christ. The Holy Spirit also convicts unbelievers of their need for Christ and imparts spiritual life through regeneration (the new birth). The Spirit indwells, sanctifies, leads, illumines, and graciously empowers for godly living and service all who come to faith in Christ. We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ baptizes believers in the Holy Spirit, in whom also we are sealed for the day of redemption. Subsequent to conversion, the Spirit desires to fill, empower, and anoint believers for ministry and witness (Matthew 3:11; John 1:12-13; 3:1-15; 15:26-27; 16:7-15; Romans 8:9; 1 Corinthians 12:12-13; 2 Corinthians 1:21-22; Ephesians 1:13-14; 5:18).

We believe that all of Scripture, both Old and New Testaments, are the inspired Word of God, without error in the original writings, the complete revelation of his will for the salvation of humanity, and the final authority for all Christian faith and life (Matthew 5:18; John 10:35; 17:17; 2 Timothy 3:16-17; 2 Peter 1:20-21).

We believe God created the first man and first woman, Adam and Eve, in His own image, righteous and without sin. God created human beings as immortal, rational, and morally responsible, created to glorify God, enjoy fellowship with Him, and accomplish His will on earth (Genesis 1:26-31; 2:7; Matthew 19:4). We believe in the sanctity of human life (Jeremiah 1:5; Psalm 139:13-15), which has value in God’s sight from the beginning, at conception, until death, when our spirit returns to God who gave it (Psalm 51; Ecclesiastes 12:7). Through Adam’s sin, humanity fell from its original righteousness and incurred both physical death and spiritual death, which is separation from God. All people are now sinners by nature and by choice and stand in need of redemption (Gen 1:26-27; Rom 3:23, 5:14; Eph 2:1-3).

We believe that men and women, as image bearers, are created as male and female, equal before God in dignity, value, and access to salvation through faith in Jesus Christ (Genesis 1:26–27; Galatians 3:28). God’s original design for humanity includes the complementary union of one man and one woman in marriage. Marriage is a lifelong covenant commitment between one man and one woman and is the only biblical context for sexual intimacy. Within marriage, husbands are called to loving, sacrificial headship, and wives are called to joyful, intelligent submission, reflecting Christ’s relationship to His church. Thus, a husband is to be the spiritual leader of his family, while also eagerly encouraging his wife’s necessary and desirable spiritual involvement in his life and in the life of their family (Genesis 2:24; Ephesians 5:22–33).

We believe that Satan, originally a great and good angel, rebelled against God, taking a multitude of angels with him. He was cast out of God's presence and is at work today with his demonic hosts to establish his counter-kingdom of darkness and evil on the earth. Satan was judged and defeated through the work of Christ on the cross and will, at the end of the age, be cast forever into the lake of fire which has been prepared for him and his angels (Matthew 12:25-29; 25:41; John 12:31; 16:11; Ephesians 6:10-20; Colossians 2:15; 2 Peter 2:4; Jude 6; Revelation 12:7-9; 20:10).

We believe that the gospel is the good news of the Kingdom of God and what God has accomplished for sinners through the life, death, and resurrection of his Son, our Savior, Jesus Christ. On the cross, Christ bore our sins as our substitute, satisfying the righteous wrath of God and securing forgiveness, reconciliation, and eternal life for all who believe. The gospel is centered on Christ and His saving work and is the foundation of the Church’s message, mission, and hope (Mark 1:1; Luke 24:46-47; John 3:16-18; Romans 1:16-17; 1 Corinthians 1:18-25; 2:2; 15:1-4; 2 Corinthians 4:1-6; 9:13; Galatians 1:6-9; 2 Timothy 1:8-14; Jude 3-4). We believe that all people, being spiritually dead in sin, stand in need of salvation. Salvation is wholly a work of God’s grace and is received by faith alone in Jesus Christ alone. Those who repent of their sins and trust the Lord Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior are regenerated by the Holy Spirit, forgiven of their sins, and reconciled to God as His children (John 1:12–13; Ephesians 2:8–10; Titus 3:3–7; 1 Peter 1:18–19)

We believe that justification is an act of God by which He declares righteous those who have faith in Christ alone, not based on any human merit or works, but solely through the imputation of Christ’s righteousness and the forgiveness of sins through His atoning death. In this way, God is both just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus (Romans 3:20-26; 4:5-8; 8:33, 10:9-10; Acts 2:38; Colossians 2:14; 1 Peter 2:24; 1 Corinthians 1:30; 2 Corinthians 5:21).

We believe that saving faith results in a transformed life. Though good works do not earn salvation, they are the necessary fruit and evidence of genuine faith, produced through the sanctifying work of the Holy Spirit. The gospel is not only the means by which we are saved, but also the means by which we are sanctified, strengthened, and sustained, enabling believers to live in joyful obedience to God, restoring his image in us, and faithful service in His kingdom (Romans 1:16; Galatians 2:20; Colossians 1:22–23; Jude 3).

We believe that all who are truly born again are kept by God’s power and are secure in Christ forever. This assurance rests not in human effort, but in God’s preserving grace and the finished work of Christ (John 6:37–40; 10:27–30; Romans 8:1, 38–39; 1 Peter 1:5).

We believe that the Church universal is a New Testament institution; unknown to the Old Testament prophets; established by Jesus Christ, who is its sole Head; revealed through the Holy Apostles; empowered and perpetuated by the Holy Spirit; His “body” for service and His “bride” for glory. (Matthew 16:18; Acts 1:8; 2:1-13; 2:41-47; 15:14; Romans 16:26; I Corinthians 12:12-28; Ephesians 1:22-23; 3:21; 5:23-33)

We believe that the Church universal is manifest through the local Church which is a congregation of baptized believers, associated by covenant of faith and fellowship of the Gospel; observing the ordinances of Christ; governed by His laws; exercising the gifts, rights and privileges invested in it by His Word; that it has the absolute right of self-government directed by the Holy Spirit and it is answerable only to Christ, and that in all matters of membership, policy, government, discipline and benevolence the will of the local church is final. (Matthew 18:15-17; I Corinthians 1:2; 6:4-5; 7:17; 11:16; I Timothy 3:1-15)

We believe that there are two church ordinances: Baptism and the Lord’s Supper.

(a) By Baptism is meant “Believer’s Baptism”, and is a prerequisite to church membership.

(b) The Lord’s Supper is the commemoration of our Lord’s death until He comes and of our continual fellowship with Him. (I Corinthians 11:23-32)

We believe the Holy Spirit works actively in the church, distributing spiritual gifts to each believer for the edification of the body of Christ and the advancement of the gospel in the world today. The Spirit fills, empowers, and anoints believers for ministry and witness. All the gifts of the Holy Spirit present in the New Testament church continue today, are vital for the mission of the church, and are to be eagerly desired, faithfully developed, and lovingly exercised according to biblical guidelines (Acts 1:8; 2:14-21; 4:29-30; Rom 12:3-8; 1 Corinthians 12:7-11; 12-13; 14:1-33; Galatians 3:1-5; Ephesians 5:18).

We believe in the bodily, personal, pre millennial return of Jesus Christ; that He will come to catch away His Church, coming in the air, and that He will come with His church at the close of the tribulation to judge the living nations and to set up His kingdom on earth. (I Thessalonians 4:13-18; Matthew 25:31-46; Revelation 19:11-21)