What We Believe

We believe that the sixty-six books of the Bible are the plenary (inspired equally in all parts) inspired Word of God, verbally inspired in all parts and therefore wholly without error as originally given by God (2 Timothy 3:16; 2 Peter 1:21).

They constitute the complete and final revelation of the will of God to man; the true center of Christian union and the supreme and final authority in all matters of faith and conduct.

Scripture References: II Timothy 3:16-17, II Peter 1:19-21

We believe in one living and true God, perfect in holiness, infinite in wisdom and measureless in power. We believe that in the unity of the Godhead there are three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, co-existent, co-equal and co-eternal, yet of one substance.

Scripture References: Deuteronomy 6:4, II Corinthians 13:14, Matthew 3:16-17, 28:19, John 10:30, 15:26

We believe that Jesus Christ, the eternal Son of God, without ceasing to be God, became man by being conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary, in order that He might reveal God to man and become the Savior of lost humanity. We believe that He died on the cross as a representative, vicarious, substitutionary sacrifice for sin, and that all who believe in Him are justified on the grounds of His shed blood.

We believe in His bodily resurrection, His ascension into heaven, His high priestly intercession for His people, and His personal, visible, pre-millennial return to establish His kingdom.

Scripture References: Matthew 1:20-25, John 1:1-18, Philippians 2:5-8, Isaiah 53:5-6, Acts 1:9-11, Hebrews 7:25-26, I Thessalonians 4:13-17, Revelation 19:11-16, 20:4-6

We believe that the ministry of the Holy Spirit is to glorify the Lord Jesus Christ and during this age, to convict men of sin, regenerate the believing sinner, indwell, guide, instruct, sanctify, and empower the believer for godly living and service.

Scripture References: John 16:7-11, 13-15, Romans 8:9, I Corinthians 3:16, 6:19-20, Ephesians 5:18

We believe that man was created by a direct act of God, in His image and likeness, and not from previously existing creatures, and that all men are descended from the historical Adam and Eve, first parents of the entire human race. Through Adam's sin, the race fell, inherited a sinful nature, and became alienated from God. Man is totally depraved and of himself utterly unable to remedy his lost condition.

Scripture References: Genesis 1:26-31, 2:7, 16-17, 3:1-24, Romans 3:23, 5:12, Ephesians 2:1-3

We believe that salvation is the gift of God's grace through faith in the finished work of Jesus Christ on the cross, and is not by any human works, rituals, or good deeds. Salvation is received by repentance and personal faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, whereby the sinner is declared righteous, receives the gift of eternal life, and is made a child of God.

Scripture References: John 1:12-13, 3:16, 5:24, Acts 16:31, Romans 10:9-10, Ephesians 2:8-9, Titus 3:5-7

We believe that all the redeemed are kept by God's power and are thus secure in Christ eternally.

Scripture References: John 5:24, 10:27-30, Romans 8:35-39, Philippians 1:6, I Peter 1:5, Jude 24

We believe that the universal Church is composed of all believers in the Lord Jesus Christ. We believe that the local Church is a congregation of immersed believers, called out from the world, separated unto the Lord Jesus, voluntarily associated for the ministry of the Word, the mutual edification of its members, the propagation of the faith, and the observance of the ordinances.

It is a sovereign, independent body, exercising its own divinely awarded gifts, precepts, and privileges under the Lordship of Christ, the Head of the Church. Its officers are pastors (elders) and deacons.

Scripture References: Matthew 16:16-18, 18:15-20, Acts 2:41-47, I Corinthians 12:12-27, Ephesians 1:22-23, 5:23-32, Philippians 1:1, I Timothy 3:1-13, Hebrews 10:25

We believe that the Christian life is a life of righteousness, good works, and separation unto God from the evil ways of the world; and that the Christian should abstain from such amusements and habits as will cause his brother to stumble, or that will bring reproach upon the cause of Christ.

Scripture References: Romans 12:1-2, 14:13, II Corinthians 6:14-7:1, Ephesians 4:17-32, 5:1-21, Titus 2:11-14, James 1:27, I John 2:15-17

We believe that Satan is a person, the author of sin and the cause of the fall of man; that he is the open and declared enemy of God and man; and that he shall be eternally punished in the lake of fire.

Scripture References: Isaiah 14:12-15, Ezekiel 28:11-19, Matthew 4:1-11, 25:41, Revelation 20:10

We believe in the personal, visible, and imminent return of the Lord Jesus Christ to remove His Church from the earth before the tribulation. Following the tribulation, He will return in power and great glory with His saints to establish His millennial kingdom upon the earth. At the end of the millennium, He will raise and judge the unsaved dead, and the present heavens and earth will be destroyed by fire, to be replaced by the new heaven and the new earth.

Scripture References: John 14:1-3, I Corinthians 15:51-58, I Thessalonians 4:13-18, Revelation 3:10, 19:11-20:15, 21:1-22:5

We believe that the saved will be raised to everlasting life and blessedness in heaven, and that the unsaved will be raised to everlasting and conscious punishment in hell.

Scripture References: Matthew 25:46, John 5:28-29, Revelation 20:11-15, 21:1-8