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The Scriptures:

We believe the Bible, containing the sixty-six books from Genesis to Revelation, to be the complete Word of God.

We believe that every word in the Bible and every part of the Bible are equally inspired by God.

We believe that the Bible was written by Spirit-controlled men; therefore, it is without error in its original documents and is the supreme authority in all matters of faith and practice.

The preceding beliefs are based in the following scriptures:

II Timothy 3:16-17, Revelation 22:18-19, II Peter 1:20-21

The Godhead:

We believe that there is one, and only one, true and living God; He is an infinite, intelligent Spirit, maker of the heavens and the earth; that He is inexpressibly glorious in holiness, and worthy of all possible honor, confidence, and love; that in the unity of the Godhead there are three equal Persons- the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, each being equal in every divine perfection, each executing distinct but harmonious offices in the great works of creation and redemption.

The preceding beliefs are based in the following scriptures:

Deuteronomy 6:4, Matthew 28:19, Isaiah 44:6, 1 John 5:7

    Concerning the Father-

We believe Him to be perfect, wise and measureless in power.

We rejoice that He concerns Himself mercifully in the affairs of men, that He hears and answers prayer, that He saves from sin and death all that come to Him through Jesus Christ, our Lord.

The preceding beliefs are based in the following scriptures:

Romans 11:33-36

    Concerning the Son-

We believe in Jesus Christ as God's unique Son, God in the flesh, being one with the Father, who, for us and for our salvation, came down from heaven and was made man, born of a virgin, having an absolutely sinless life.

We believe in His sacrificial and substitutionary death for all men, His bodily resurrection on the third day, His ascension into heaven, His presence at the Father's right hand as our great High Priest and as Head over all things concerning the Church, which is His Body.

We further believe in His personal return to Earth to take His Church to Heaven and to come again to set up His Kingdom on earth for 1000 years before creating a new Heaven and a new earth.

The preceding beliefs are based in the following scriptures:

Matthew 1:23, John 1:1-3, John 1:14, I Corinthians 15:4

    Concerning the Holy Spirit

We believe that the Holy Spirit is a divine Person, equal with the Father and with the Son and of the same nature. He restrains the Evil One until God's purposes are fulfilled; He convicts us of sin, righteousness and judgment; He bears witness to the truth of the Gospel through preaching and testimony.

We believe that each person is regenerated, baptized, indwelt and sealed by the Holy Spirit upon believing in and accepting Christ as Savior.

The preceding beliefs are based in the following scriptures:

John 14:16-17, Romans 8:9, John 16:13-14

We believe in the sovereignty of God and the free will of man.

The preceding beliefs are based in the following scriptures:

Daniel 4:35, I Peter 2:16, John 3:16

Salvation:

We believe that man was created in the image of God but fell into sin, and is now, by nature, lost and has no merit before God; that only through the sacrifice of Christ can man be saved; that God offers full, free and perfect salvation by grace, apart from any human effort or merit to all who receive the Lord Jesus Christ as their Savior, through faith; that when saved, the believer is the possessor of eternal life, being kept secure forever by the power of God; that he may be victorious on a daily basis over sin and self and walk in the power of the new nature through the guidance of the Holy Spirit; that he is called to a life of separation from all religious apostasy and worldly practices, and is responsible to be a witness to all men, by his life and words, of the saving power of Christ.

The preceding beliefs are based in the following scriptures:

Romans 3:23, Ephesians 2:8-9, Romans 6:23, I John 5:13, John 10:28

The Church:

We believe that the Church is the Body of Christ; that it had its earthly origin on the day of Pentecost, and is composed of all who truly believe in the Lord Jesus Christ. We are united in one body, whether Jew or Gentile, with Christ as our living Head; and we are responsible to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace, and to love one another with a pure heart. The hope of the Church is the rapture of the saints, which is our gathering together unto Him before the time of the Tribulation; and we believe that the establishment of local churches is clearly taught and defined in the New Testament.

We believe that both the Lord's Supper and water baptism are proper and scripturally in order for this church age.

The preceding beliefs are based in the following scriptures:

Matthew 28:19, Romans 12:5, Acts 19:5, I Corinthians 1:10-17, I Corinthians 10:16-17, I Corinthians 11:17-34, I Corinthians 12:12-14, I Thessalonians 4:13-18

We believe that every Christian has been given at least one spiritual gift and that these gifts are to be used solely for the edification of the church. We further believe that the extraordinary sign gifts, such as speaking in tongues and healing, were designed by God to authenticate God’s Word delivered by the apostles and, like the offices of apostles and prophets, are no longer necessary for the church today. Such gifts and offices were in use in the early church until the completion of the New Testament canon of Scripture and have no purpose in this present age.

The preceding belief is based in the following scriptures:

Acts 2:10, Acts 2:19, Romans 12, I Corinthians 12, Ephesians 4, I Peter 4

Satan:

We believe in the person of Satan; that he is the unholy god of this age and that he is destined to eternal judgment in the lake of fire.

The preceding beliefs are based in the following scriptures:

II Corinthians 11:14, Revelation 20:10, Ephesians 2:2

The Eternal State:

We believe in the bodily resurrection of all men; the saved to eternal life, and the unsaved to everlasting punishment. At death the souls of the redeemed are now absent from the body and present with the Lord where, in conscious bliss, they await the resurrection when spirit, soul and body will be reunited. The souls of the unbelievers remain in conscious misery until the last resurrection when soul and body are reunited. They appear at the Great White Throne, and are cast into the lake of fire to suffer everlasting, conscious punishment.

The preceding beliefs are based in the following Scriptures:

Luke 16:19-26, II Thessalonians 1:7-9, II Corinthians 5:8, Revelation 20:11-15