v     Inspiration of Scripture

We believe the Scripture of the Old and New Testaments are verbally inspired of God and inerrant in the original writings, and consequently, are the supreme and final authority.

Jeremiah 36:2; 2Timothy 3:16; 2 Peter 1:20-21

 v     Trinity

We believe in one God, eternally existing in three persons:  Father, Son and Holy Spirit. 

Genesis 1:26; Matthew 28:19; John 10:30; 15:26; 1 Peter 1:2

 v     Incarnation

We believe that Jesus Christ is the eternally begotten Son of God, very God of very God, of the essence with the Father, conceived by the Holy Spirit, and born of the Virgin Mary.

Isaiah 7:14; Matthew 3:16-17; Mark 14:61-62; Luke 1:26-38; John 10:30

 v     Holy Spirit

We believe in the Holy Spirit, one of three persons of the Trinity, who convicts the world of sin, righteousness and judgment.  He regenerates all believers, indwells and annoints all who are saved, thereby sealing them unto the day of redemption; baptizes at the moment of conversion into one body of Christ, all who are saved; and empowers all believers for service.

Ezekiel 36:27; John 15:26; 16:7-8; Acts 1:8; Romans 8:11; 1 Corinthians 3:16, 12:13;Ephesians 4:30

 v     Spiritual Gifts

We believe that divine, enabling gifts for service are sovereignly bestowed by the Spirit upon all who are saved.

Joel 2:28; Romans 12:6; 1 Corinthians 12:4-11

 v     Man

We believe that man was created in the image of God and that he sinned in Adam.  Thereby, he incurred not only physical death but spiritual death, which is separation from God.  Hence, all human beings are born with a sinful nature that not only possesses no spark of divine life, but is unchangeably bad apart from divine grace.

Genesis 1:26; 2:16-17; 3:1-24; Romans 3:23; 5:12; Ephesians 2:8-9

 v     Atonement

We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures as man’s representative and substitutionary sacrifice, and that all who believe in Him are justified and forgiven on the basis of His shed blood.

Leviticus 17:11; Isaiah 53:4-8; John 3:16; Romans 3:25; Hebrews 2:17; 9:22; 1 John 2:2; 4:10

 v     Resurrection, Ascension, Exaltation

We believe in the resurrection of the crucified body of our Lord, His ascension into Heaven and His present life there as high priest and advocate for all believers.

Psalm 16:10; Matthew 28:1-11; Luke 24:1-12; 24:51; Hebrews 5:5-6; 1 John 2:1

 v     Eschatology

We believe in the bodily personal return of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

Psalm 13:96; Matthew 16:27; 25:32; Luke 21:27; Acts 1:11; Hebrews 9:28

 v     Future State

We believe in the bodily resurrection of the just and the unjust, the everlasting conscious punishment of the lost in hell, and the everlasting blessedness of the saved in Heaven.

Psalm 71:20; John 6:40; Acts 24:15; 2 Corinthians 4:14; 1 Thessalonians 4:16

 v     Devil

We believe in the existence of Satan and other fallen angels who are now working in the world attempting to thwart the purposes of God.  Satan and his fallen angels were judged at the cross and at the end of the ages, will be cast into the lake of fire for eternity.

Zechariah 3:1 Matthew 25:41; John 8:44; Ephesians 6:11-12; Hebrews 2:14; Revelation 12:7-9

 v     Church

We believe that all who are born again are members of the Church, which is the body and bride of Christ.

Isaiah 62:5; John 3:29; Romans 12:4-5; Revelation 21:2

 v     Ordinances

We believe that the ordinances of the Church, given by our Lord, are water baptism and the Lord’s Supper.

Matthew 28:19; Luke 22:19