Doctrinal Statement

The Scriptures

We believe in the plenary, verbal inspiration of the Old and New Testament Scriptures as originally given. These Scriptures are inerrant in all that they affirm and are our final authority in all matters of faith and doctrine.

The Godhead

We believe there is only one living and true God, eternally existing in three persons, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Who are the same in essence and co-equal in power and glory.

Jesus Christ

We believe Jesus Christ is fully God and fully man in one Person. Prior to His incarnation He eternally existed with the Father. Jesus Christ was conceived by the Holy Spirit, and born of the Virgin Mary. Though tempted by Satan, He lived a sinless life on this earth. He paid the penalty for the sins of all men with His own blood on the cross. He arose bodily from the grave and ascended to Heaven, where He now intercedes for His own as their great High Priest.

The Holy Spirit

We believe in the personality of the Holy Spirit. He convicts the world of sin, righteousness and judgment. At conversion He regenerates, indwells, seals and baptizes the believer into the body of Christ. The Holy Spirit fills and conforms the yielded believer increasingly to the image of Christ. He enables the believer to live a life of Christian victory through faith in Jesus Christ and obedience to the Word of God. As He wills, the Holy Spirit gives spiritual gifts and empowerment for spiritual service.

Man and Sin

We believe man was created in the image of God. In Adam he fell because of disobedience and rebellion against God and thereby incurred not only the physical death, but also spiritual death which is separation from God. As a consequence, all mankind is declared by God to be totally depraved, having inherited a sinful nature and having become sinners in thought, word and deed.

Salvation

We believe the grace of God provides salvation from sin for all men only through personal repentance and faith in Jesus Christ and His atoning work alone.

The Church

We believe that God has mandated the local church to make disciples of all nations and to teach them to obey. The Church is the community of believers who expresses their unity in Christ by their love for Him, for each other, and for all mankind.

The Second Coming

We believe in the imminent return of Jesus Christ for all believers. The rapture of the saints will be followed by the seven-year period of tribulation, one-thousand-year earthly reign of Christ, and the eternal reign of Christ in the new heaven and new earth.

The Future State of the Dead

We believe that at death all men continue in conscience existence; the just in the presence of Christ, the unjust in torment in Hades. The just await the bodily resurrection, at the rapture of the Church, to the reward of everlasting life and blessedness. The unjust await their bodily resurrection at the Great White Throne, to judgment and everlasting punishment of conscious torment in the lake of fire.