What We Believe

1. ABOUT THE BIBLE
We believe that the Bible is the Word of God, fully
inspired and without error in the original
manuscripts, written under the inspiration of the
Holy Spirit, and that it has supreme and final
authority in all matters of faith and life.
2 Tim. 3:16; 2 Pt. 1:20, 21; Mk. 13:31; Jn. 8:31, 32;
John 20:31; Acts 20:32
2. ABOUT THE TRINITY
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.
Gen. 1:1, 26; Jn. 1:1, 3; Matt. 28:19; Rom. 1:19, 20;
Eph. 4:5, 6
3 ABOUT GOD THE FATHER
We believe in God the Father, an infinite, personal
spirit, perfect in holiness, wisdom, power, and love.
We believe that He infallibly foreknows all that shall
come to pass, that He concerns Himself mercifully in
the affairs of men, that He hears and answers
prayer, and that He saves from sin and spiritual
death all who come to Him through Jesus Christ.
Lk. 10:21, 22; Matt. 23:9; Jn. 3:16, 6:27; Rom.
1:7; 1 Tim. 1:1, 2, 2:5, 6; 1 Pt. 1:3; Rev. 1:6
4 ABOUT JESUS CHRIST
We believe in Jesus Christ, God’s only begotten Son,
eternally existing, conceived by the Holy Spirit. We
believe in His virgin birth, sinless life, miracles, and
teachings. We believe in His substitutionary atoning
death, bodily resurrection, ascension
into heaven, perpetual intercession for His people,
and personal visible return to earth.
Matt. 1:18-25; Lk. 1:26-38; Jn. 1:1, 20-28; Rom. 8:46,
9:5; 2 Cor. 5:21; 1 Pt. 2:21-23; Jn. 20:30; Matt. 20:28;
Eph. 1:4; Acts 1:11; Rom. 5:6-10; Heb. 7:25; 1 Tim.
3:16

5. ABOUT THE HOLY SPIRIT
We believe that the Holy Spirit is a divine person,
equal with God the Father and God the Son. He
came to convict the world of sin, righteousness, and
judgement, and to regenerate, sanctify, and
empower all who believe in Jesus Christ. WE believe
that the Holy Spirit indwells every believer in Christ,
and that He is an abiding helper, teacher, and guide.
Jn. 14:16, 17, 26; 15:26, 27; Jn. 16:9-14; Rom. 8:9; 1
Cor. 3:16; 6:19; Gal. 5:22-26
6. ABOUT SALVATION
We believe that man was created by God in His own
image; that he sinned and thereby incurred physical,
spiritual, and eternal death, which is separation from
God; that a consequence, all human beings are born
with a sinful nature and are sinners by choice and
therefore under condemnation. Man can never
make up for his sin by self-improvement or good
works.
We believe that those who repent and trust Jesus
Christ as Lord and Savior are regenerated by the
Holy Spirit and become new creatures, delivered
from condemnation and receive eternal life. Eternal
life begins the moment one receives Jesus Christ into
his life by faith.
Gen. 1:26; 5:2; Gem. 2:17; 3:19; Ecczl. 2:11; Jn. 3:14;
5:24; Jn. 5:30; 7:13; 8:12; 10:26; Rom. 9:22; 2 Thess.
1:9; Rev. 19:3, 20; 20:10, 14, 15; 21:18; Ps. 51:7; Jer.
17:9; Js. 1:14; Rom. 3:19; Prov. 28:13; 1 Jn. 1:9; Jn.
3:16; Jn. 1:13; 2 Cor. 5:17; Rom. 8:1; Rom. 6:23; Eph.
2:8-9; Jn. 14:6; 1:12; Titus 3:5; Gal. 3:26; Rom. 5:1

WHAT WE BELIEVE

7 ABOUT ETERNAL SECURITY
We believe the security of our salvation rests upon
the gift that God has given us in the death, burial,
and resurrection of His Son, Jesus Christ. It is
impossible to lose your salvation because it is
maintained by the grace and power of God, not by
the self-effort of the Christian. It is the sealing and
sanctifying power of the Holy Spirit that give us this
security. There is a falling away of some believers,
but if it persists; it shows that their faith was not
genuine and they were not born of God.
Jn. 10:29-30; 2 Tim. 1:12; Heb. 7:25; 10:10-14; 1 Pt.
1:3-5; Rom. 8:38-39, 11:29; Eph. 1:13-14; 1 Jn. 2:19;
Lk. 8:9-14
8 ABOUT ETERNITY
We believe man was created to exist forever. He will
either exist eternally separated from God by sin, or
in union with God through forgiveness and salvation.
To be eternally in union with Him is eternal life.
Heaven and Hell are places of eternal existence.
Jn. 3:16; 1 Jn. 2:25; 5:11-13; Rom. 6:23; Rev. 20:15
9. ABOUT THE CHURCH
We believe in local church, consisting of a company
of believers in Jesus Christ, baptized on a credible
profession of faith, and associated for worship, good
works, and fellowship. We believe that God has laid
upon the members of he local church the primary
task of giving the gospel of Jesus Christ to a lost
world.
Eph. 2:19-22; CT 1:8; Eph. 5:19-21; Acts. 2:42; Heb.
10:23-25

10. ABOUT CHRISTIAN MATURITY
We believe that a Christian should live for the glory
of God and the well-being of his fellow men; that his
conduct should be blameless before the world; that
he should be a faithful steward of his possessions;
and that he should seek to realize for himself and
others the full stature of maturity in Christ.
Cor. 10:31; Rom. 12:13; Heb. 12:1-2; Jn. 14:15, 23-
24; 2 Cor. 9:6-9; 1 Cor. 1:9-10
11. ABOUT CHURCH ORDINANCES
We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ has committed
two ordinances to the local church, Baptism and the
Lord’s Supper. We believe that Christian Baptism is
the immersion of the believer in the water into the
name of the time God. We believe that these two
ordinances should be observed and administered
until the return of the Lord Jesus Christ.
Mat. 28:18-20; Rom. 6:3-5; 1 Cor. 11:23—26
12 ABOUT LAST THINGS
We believe in the personal and visible return of the
Lord Jesus Christ to earth and the establishment of
His kingdom. We believe in the resurrection of the
body, the final judgement, the eternal joy of the
righteous and the endless suffering of the wicked.
Jn. 3:16; 1 Jn. 2:25; 5:11-13; Rom. 6:23; Rev. 20:15