What We Believe
About the Bible
We believe the Bible, being fully inspired by God in its entirety, is His perfect infallible Word and is the authority for all faith and life.
Matthew 5:18; John 17:17; 2 Timothy 3:16-17; 2 Peter 1:20-21.
About God
We believe there is one God who is personal, infinite, and perfect; and He exists eternally as Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
Deuteronomy 6:4; Matthew 28:19-20; 2 Corinthians 13:14.
About the Person and Work of Jesus Christ
We believe in the deity of Jesus Christ, that He is true God and true man, was born of the virgin Mary, lived a sinless life, died in our place to pay for our sin, rose bodily from the grave and ascended to the right hand of the Father. Jesus Christ is the only ground for man’s legal standing before God which includes both forgiveness of sin and the gift of the Holy Spirit.
John 1:1-2; Luke 1:35; Romans 3:21-26, 4:24-25, 8:34; Hebrews 9:24; 1 John 2:1-2
About the Second Coming of Jesus Christ
We believe in the second coming of Jesus Christ. We believe immediately following the tribulation, He will establish His millennial kingdom on earth.
Zechariah 14:4-11; 1 Corinthians 15:51-53; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18; Revelation 20:6.
About the Person of the Holy Spirit
We believe the Holy Spirit is a Divine Person, and works in convicting men of sin. In the life of the believer He is involved in the new birth, the sealing of salvation, and in developing holiness.
John 16:8-11; Romans 8:4; Ephesians 1:13-14, 4-5; Titus 3:5-6.
About Man
We believe that Man was made in God’s image and fell into sin in Adam. He is now a sinner both by nature and by choice and can be restored to God’s favor only through the work of Jesus Christ and the ministry of the Holy Spirit.
Genesis 1:26-27, 3; Isaiah 64:6; Romans 3:22-23, 5:12-13.
About Salvation
We believe that salvation comes to man only by grace through faith in Jesus Christ, apart from any human merit. Salvation is a free gift of God brought to man by grace and received by personal faith in the Lord Jesus Christ whose precious blood was shed for the forgiveness of our sins. Every true believer’s salvation is secure, being kept by the power of God.
John 1:12, 3:3-6, 3:16, 5:24, 10:27-30; Romans 8:35-39; 1 Corinthians 1:4-8; Ephesians 1:13-14, 2:8-10; Hebrews 7:25, 13:5; 1 Peter 1:3-5; 1 John 5:11-13.
About the Church
We believe that Jesus Christ is the head of the Church, and every local church has the right under Christ to govern itself. All those who have experienced salvation are members of the Church, which is His body, and are therefore eligible for baptism and membership in a local fellowship.
Acts 2; 1 Corinthians 12; Ephesians 2:21, 5:25; Colossians 1:24; 1 Timothy 3:15.
About the Eternal State
We believe that all people will experience the resurrection, believers to the state of eternal life and unbelievers to the state of eternal punishment.
Daniel 12:2; Luke 16:19-26, 23:43; 2 Corinthians 5:8; Philippians 1:20-24; 2 Thessalonians 1:7-9; Revelation 20:11-15.
About the Ordinances
We believe the Lord Jesus left two ordinances for the obedience of His people, which are to be observed during this present age: baptism by immersion and the Lord’s Supper. Water baptism is an outward sign of what the Holy Spirit has performed in the heart of the believer. The Lord’s Supper is a memorial of His sacrifice in securing our redemption.
Matthew 26:26-29, 28:19; Acts 8:26-38, 10:47-48; 1 Corinthians 11:27-31.
About the Gifts of the Holy Spirit
We believe that the Holy Spirit sovereignly bestows gifts upon all genuine believers and that the New Testament recognizes “greater” and “lesser” gifts. God can bestow any gift, including tongues, on any individual believer. However, we choose to exclude the practice of tongues from our fellowship and worship gatherings.
Acts 2; Romans 12; 1 Corinthians 12:4-11; Ephesians 4; 1 Peter 4:10-11; Hebrews 2:4.
About Satan
We believe in the personality of Satan, who is the open and declared enemy of God and God’s people, the destroyer of human lives and whose destiny is eternal punishment.
Job 1:6-7; John 10:10; Ephesians 6:10-18; Revelation 20:10.