Our Beliefs
The Bible: We believe the Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testament to be the verbal and plenary inspired Word of God and are inerrant, infallible and God-breathed, and therefore are the final authority for faith and life. The sixty-six books of the Old and New Testament are the only complete and final revelation of God to Man and we interpret them according to their normal grammatical-historical meaning. (II Tim. 3:15-17; II Pet. 1:19-21)
The True God: We believe in one God, who is eternal, self-existent, infinite, and immutable. We believe He has one nature, one essence, and one substance, yet manifests Himself to man in three persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. We believe that they are equal in every divine perfection, and they execute distinct but harmonious offices in the great work of redemption. (Deut. 6:4, 5; Mt. 28:19; Jn. 15:16, 17, 26; I Cor. 8:6, Eph. 4:6; I Tim. 1:17)
Jesus Christ: We believe that Jesus Christ was conceived of the Holy Ghost and born of Mary, a virgin, in order that He might reveal God and redeem sinful men; and that He is both the Son of God, and God the Son. He is both true man, one person with two natures, was tempted in all points like as we are, yet without sin. We believe He ascended into Heaven after His resurrection to be seated at the right hand of the Father, waiting for the time of receiving His church at the rapture, and returning seven years later to earth to rule and reign as King for 1,000 years. (Is. 7:14; Lk. 1:35; Jn. 1:1, 2, 14; Heb. 4:14-17)
Holy Spirit: We believe that the Holy Spirit is a divine Person, equal with God the Father and God the Son, and of the same essence. It is He who convicts of sin, of righteousness, and of judgment. He is the restrainer of the Evil One until God’s purpose is fulfilled. He bears witness to the truth of the Gospel, and is the Agent in the new birth, baptizing all true believers into the body of Christ. It is the privilege and duty of all the saved to be filled with the Spirit. (Mt. 28:19; Luke 1:35; Jn. 14:16, 17, 26; Eph. 5:18; Heb. 9:14; II Thess. 2:7)
Creation: We believe the Genesis account of creation, and that it is to be accepted literally, not allegorically or figuratively. Man was created directly in God’s own image and after His own likeness; that man’s creation was not a matter of evolution, or evolutionary changes of species, or development through interminable periods of time from lower to higher forms. (Gen. 1: 1, 11, 24; Ex. 20:11; Neh. 9:6; Jer. 10:12; Jn. 1:3; Acts 4:24, 17:23-26; Rom. 1:20; Col. 1:16-17; Heb. 11:3; Rev. 10:6)
Man: We believe that man was created in the image and after the likeness of God, but by voluntary transgression fell from his sinless and happy estate; the consequence of which, all mankind are now sinners, not by constraint, but by choice; and therefore under the just condemnation of God, without defense or excuse. (Gen. 3:1-6, 24; Rom. 3:10-19; 5:12,19; Gal. 3:22; Eph. 2:1, 3)
Satan: We believe that Satan was once holy and enjoyed heavenly honors, but through pride and ambition to be the Almighty, fell and drew after him a host of angels; that he is now the malignant prince of the power of the air and the unholy god of this world system. We hold him to be man’s great tempter, the enemy of God and Christ, the accuser of the saints, the author of all false religions, the chief power back of the present apostasy. He is the lord of the Antichrist, and the author of all the powers of darkness; destined, however, to final judgment of an eternal justice in hell, a place prepared for the Devil and his angels. (Is. 14:12-15; Ezek. 28:14-17; II Cor. 11: 13–15; I Thess. 3:5; II Thess. 2:3-11; 1 Pet. 5:8; Jude 6; Rev. 19:11, 16, 20)
Salvation: We believe that the salvation of sinners is wholly of grace through the mediatorial offices of the Son of God: that Jesus Christ, by the appointment of the Father, freely took on Himself our nature, yet without sin, honored the divine Law by His personal obedience, and by His substitutionary death made a full and vicarious atonement for our sins. We believe that the blessings of salvation are made free to all by the Gospel. The only hindrance to salvation of any sinner is his own inherent depravity and present unbelief which, if continued in, merits the just condemnation of a Holy God. We believe the believer’s justification by faith includes the pardon of sin and the gift of eternal life on the principles of righteousness. We believe that it is bestowed, not in consideration of any works of righteousness that we have done; but solely through faith in the Redeemer’s blood, His righteousness is imputed unto us.
(Jn. 3:16, 18, 36; Acts 13:39; Rom. 1:17, 3:24, 25, 4:1-8, 5:1, 9, 6:23, 8:29, 30; II Cor. 5:21; Eph. 2:8,9; Col. 3:12; I Thess. 1:4; Tit. 1: 1, 3:5-7; I Pet. 1:2)
Assurance of Believers: We believe that all the redeemed are kept by the power of God through faith unto eternal salvation and are thus secure in Christ forever. We believe that the saved should rejoice in a personal confidence of a present salvation which rests in the manifestation of the indwelling Christ and veracity of the Word of God. (Jn. 6:37-40, 10:27- 30; Rom. 8:1, 37-39; I Cor. 1:4-8; I Pet. 1:5; I Jn. 2:19, 5:11-13)
The Church: We believe that the church of Christ is a congregation of believers united by the faith and fellowship of the Gospel, observing the ordinances of Christ (Baptism and the Lord’s Supper), and governed by His laws. We believe the true mission of the church is to follow the Great Commission. We hold that the local church is to be self-governed and that the one and only Head is the Lord Jesus Christ. (Mt. 26:26-29, 28:19-20; Acts 2:41-42; I Cor. 11:2, 30; Eph. 1:22-23, 5:23-24; Col. 1:18)
Future Events: We believe in the “blessed hope”, which is the personal, imminent, pre-tribulation and pre-millennial coming of the Lord Jesus Christ for His redeemed ones; and in His subsequent return to earth with His saints, to establish His Millennial Kingdom. After this after this, the unbelievers of all ages will stand at the Great White Throne to be judged and cast into the lake of fire, separated from God forever in eternal punishment, while the believers spend eternity in the fullness of joy and in the presence of our Lord forever. (Zech. l4:4-11; Lk. 22:23-26; I Thess. 4:13-18; 2 Pet. 3:7; Rev. 3:10, 19:11-16, 20:1-6, 11-15)
These statements of faith do not exhaust the extent of our faith. The Bible itself is the sole and final source of all that we believe. We do believe, however, that the foregoing statement of faith accurately represents the teaching of the Bible.
The True God: We believe in one God, who is eternal, self-existent, infinite, and immutable. We believe He has one nature, one essence, and one substance, yet manifests Himself to man in three persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. We believe that they are equal in every divine perfection, and they execute distinct but harmonious offices in the great work of redemption. (Deut. 6:4, 5; Mt. 28:19; Jn. 15:16, 17, 26; I Cor. 8:6, Eph. 4:6; I Tim. 1:17)
Jesus Christ: We believe that Jesus Christ was conceived of the Holy Ghost and born of Mary, a virgin, in order that He might reveal God and redeem sinful men; and that He is both the Son of God, and God the Son. He is both true man, one person with two natures, was tempted in all points like as we are, yet without sin. We believe He ascended into Heaven after His resurrection to be seated at the right hand of the Father, waiting for the time of receiving His church at the rapture, and returning seven years later to earth to rule and reign as King for 1,000 years. (Is. 7:14; Lk. 1:35; Jn. 1:1, 2, 14; Heb. 4:14-17)
Holy Spirit: We believe that the Holy Spirit is a divine Person, equal with God the Father and God the Son, and of the same essence. It is He who convicts of sin, of righteousness, and of judgment. He is the restrainer of the Evil One until God’s purpose is fulfilled. He bears witness to the truth of the Gospel, and is the Agent in the new birth, baptizing all true believers into the body of Christ. It is the privilege and duty of all the saved to be filled with the Spirit. (Mt. 28:19; Luke 1:35; Jn. 14:16, 17, 26; Eph. 5:18; Heb. 9:14; II Thess. 2:7)
Creation: We believe the Genesis account of creation, and that it is to be accepted literally, not allegorically or figuratively. Man was created directly in God’s own image and after His own likeness; that man’s creation was not a matter of evolution, or evolutionary changes of species, or development through interminable periods of time from lower to higher forms. (Gen. 1: 1, 11, 24; Ex. 20:11; Neh. 9:6; Jer. 10:12; Jn. 1:3; Acts 4:24, 17:23-26; Rom. 1:20; Col. 1:16-17; Heb. 11:3; Rev. 10:6)
Man: We believe that man was created in the image and after the likeness of God, but by voluntary transgression fell from his sinless and happy estate; the consequence of which, all mankind are now sinners, not by constraint, but by choice; and therefore under the just condemnation of God, without defense or excuse. (Gen. 3:1-6, 24; Rom. 3:10-19; 5:12,19; Gal. 3:22; Eph. 2:1, 3)
Satan: We believe that Satan was once holy and enjoyed heavenly honors, but through pride and ambition to be the Almighty, fell and drew after him a host of angels; that he is now the malignant prince of the power of the air and the unholy god of this world system. We hold him to be man’s great tempter, the enemy of God and Christ, the accuser of the saints, the author of all false religions, the chief power back of the present apostasy. He is the lord of the Antichrist, and the author of all the powers of darkness; destined, however, to final judgment of an eternal justice in hell, a place prepared for the Devil and his angels. (Is. 14:12-15; Ezek. 28:14-17; II Cor. 11: 13–15; I Thess. 3:5; II Thess. 2:3-11; 1 Pet. 5:8; Jude 6; Rev. 19:11, 16, 20)
Salvation: We believe that the salvation of sinners is wholly of grace through the mediatorial offices of the Son of God: that Jesus Christ, by the appointment of the Father, freely took on Himself our nature, yet without sin, honored the divine Law by His personal obedience, and by His substitutionary death made a full and vicarious atonement for our sins. We believe that the blessings of salvation are made free to all by the Gospel. The only hindrance to salvation of any sinner is his own inherent depravity and present unbelief which, if continued in, merits the just condemnation of a Holy God. We believe the believer’s justification by faith includes the pardon of sin and the gift of eternal life on the principles of righteousness. We believe that it is bestowed, not in consideration of any works of righteousness that we have done; but solely through faith in the Redeemer’s blood, His righteousness is imputed unto us.
(Jn. 3:16, 18, 36; Acts 13:39; Rom. 1:17, 3:24, 25, 4:1-8, 5:1, 9, 6:23, 8:29, 30; II Cor. 5:21; Eph. 2:8,9; Col. 3:12; I Thess. 1:4; Tit. 1: 1, 3:5-7; I Pet. 1:2)
Assurance of Believers: We believe that all the redeemed are kept by the power of God through faith unto eternal salvation and are thus secure in Christ forever. We believe that the saved should rejoice in a personal confidence of a present salvation which rests in the manifestation of the indwelling Christ and veracity of the Word of God. (Jn. 6:37-40, 10:27- 30; Rom. 8:1, 37-39; I Cor. 1:4-8; I Pet. 1:5; I Jn. 2:19, 5:11-13)
The Church: We believe that the church of Christ is a congregation of believers united by the faith and fellowship of the Gospel, observing the ordinances of Christ (Baptism and the Lord’s Supper), and governed by His laws. We believe the true mission of the church is to follow the Great Commission. We hold that the local church is to be self-governed and that the one and only Head is the Lord Jesus Christ. (Mt. 26:26-29, 28:19-20; Acts 2:41-42; I Cor. 11:2, 30; Eph. 1:22-23, 5:23-24; Col. 1:18)
Future Events: We believe in the “blessed hope”, which is the personal, imminent, pre-tribulation and pre-millennial coming of the Lord Jesus Christ for His redeemed ones; and in His subsequent return to earth with His saints, to establish His Millennial Kingdom. After this after this, the unbelievers of all ages will stand at the Great White Throne to be judged and cast into the lake of fire, separated from God forever in eternal punishment, while the believers spend eternity in the fullness of joy and in the presence of our Lord forever. (Zech. l4:4-11; Lk. 22:23-26; I Thess. 4:13-18; 2 Pet. 3:7; Rev. 3:10, 19:11-16, 20:1-6, 11-15)
These statements of faith do not exhaust the extent of our faith. The Bible itself is the sole and final source of all that we believe. We do believe, however, that the foregoing statement of faith accurately represents the teaching of the Bible.
