What We Believe
We believe there is only one God eternally
existent in three Persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit
who is the Creator and Sustainer of the universe. (Matthew 28:19;
Isaiah 48:12,16-17)
We believe that all 66 books of the
Holy Bible (and only the Holy Bible) to be the divinely inspired,
infallible, and authoritative Word of God, profitable for doctrine,
rebuke, correction, and instruction in righteousness, able to render
the man or woman of God complete, thoroughly equipped for every good
work. (2 Timothy 3:16)
We believe in both the humanity and
deity of our Lord Jesus Christ, in His virgin birth, sinless life,
miracles, atoning death on the cross, and in His bodily
resurrection, ascension to the right hand of the Father, and
immanent personal return in power and glory. (John 14:9; 1
Corinthians 15:1-4; Acts 1:11)
We believe that a meaningful and
genuine relationship with God is impossible outside of biblical
salvation, which is the regeneration by the Holy Spirit that leads
to faith in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior, and to repentance from
sin. (Titus 3:5; 2 Corinthians. 7:10; John 8:24)
We believe in the bodily resurrection
of both the saved and the lost the saved unto the resurrection of
life and the lost unto the resurrection of damnation. (Daniel 12:2,
Revelation 20)
We believe it is important to continue
the Scriptural practices of the early church. For this reason, we
embrace the practice of water baptism and the taking of communion as
valid rites in the local assembly of Christian believers. While
neither of these practices is essential for salvation, they
nevertheless serve as a demonstration of genuine faith in Christ.
(1 Peter 3:21; Ephesians 2:8)
We believe in the pre-tribulation
rapture of the Church, and we encourage one another to live
according to the expectation that Christ may come any moment. (Titus
2:13)
We believe that our human existence
begins at conception and that all life has intrinsic value. (Psalms
139:13-14; John 3:16)
We believe in the central role of the
family in Gods work and plan for this age, and that the institution
of marriage (between one man and one woman) is sacred to God. (Gen
2:24)
We believe that faith without works is
dead. Therefore we believe that Christians should actively work to
provide both the spiritual and material needs of other human beings.
(James 2:20)
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