What We believe
Statement of Beliefs
We believe in the inspiration of the Bible (both the Old and the New Testaments); the creation
of man by the direct act of God; the incarnation and virgin birth of our Lord and Savior, Jesus
Christ; His identification as the Son of God; His vicarious atonement for the sins of mankind
by the shedding of His blood on the cross; the resurrection of His body from the tomb; His
power to save men from sin; the new birth through the regeneration by the Holy Spirit; and the
gift of eternal life by the grace of God.
Doctrinal Statement
We believe the Bible to be the inspired, the only infallible, authoritative Word of God
revealing the love of God to the world.
1 Thessalonians 2:13; 2 Timothy 3:15-17; John 3:16
We believe that there is one God, eternally existent in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy
Spirit.
Matthew 28:19; John 10:30; Ephesians 4:4-6
We believe in the deity of the Lord Jesus Christ, in His virgin birth, in His sinless life, in His
miracles, in His vicarious and atoning death through His shed blood on the cross, in His
bodily resurrection, in His ascension to the right hand of the Father, and in His personal
return in power and glory.
Matthew 1:23; John 1:1-4 and 1:29; Acts 1:11 and 2:22-24;
Romans 8:34; 1 Corinthians 15:3-4; 2 Corinthians 5:21; Philippians 2:5-11; Hebrews 1:1-4
and 4:15
We believe that all men everywhere are lost and face the judgment of God, that Jesus
Christ is the only way of salvation, and that for the salvation of lost and sinful man,
repentance of sin and faith in Jesus Christ results in regeneration by the Holy Spirit.
Furthermore we believe that God will reward the righteous with eternal life in heaven, and
that He will banish the unrighteous to everlasting punishment in hell.
Luke 24:46-47; John
14:6; Acts 4:12; Romans 3:23; 2 Corinthians 5:10-11; Ephesians 1:7 and 2:8-9; Titus 3:4-7
We believe in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit, whose indwelling enables the Christian
to live a godly life.
John 3:5-8; Acts 1:8 and 4:31; Romans 8:9; 1 Corinthians 2:14;
Galatians 5:16-18; Ephesians 6:12; Colossians 2:6-10
We believe in the resurrection of both the saved and the lost; the saved unto the
resurrection of eternal life and the lost unto the resurrection of damnation and eternal
punishment.
1 Corinthians 15:51-57; Revelation 20:11-15
We believe in the spiritual unity of believers in the Lord Jesus Christ and that all true
believers are members of His body, the church.
1 Corinthians 12:12, 27; Ephesians 1:22-23
We believe that the ministry of evangelism (sharing and proclaiming the message of
salvation only possible by grace through faith in Jesus Christ) and discipleship (helping
followers of Christ grow up into maturity in Christ) is a responsibility of all followers of Jesus
Christ.
Matthew 28:18-20; Acts 1:8; Romans 10:9-15; 1 Peter 3:15
We believe God’s plan for human sexuality is to be expressed only within the context of
marriage, that God created man and woman as unique biological persons made to
complete each other. God instituted monogamous marriage between male and female as
the foundation of the family and the basic structure of human society. For this reason, we
believe that marriage is exclusively the union of one genetic male and one genetic
female.
Genesis 2:24; Matthew 19:5-6; Mark 10:6-9; Romans 1:26-27; 1 Corinthians 6:9
We believe that we must dedicate ourselves to prayer, to the service of our Lord, to His
authority over our lives, and to the ministry of evangelism.
Matthew 9:35-38, 22:37-39, and
28:18-20; Acts 1:8; Romans 10:9-15 and 12:20-21; Galatians 6:10; Colossians 2:6-10; 1
Peter 3:15
We believe that human life is sacred from conception to its natural end; and that we must
have concern for the physical and spiritual needs of our fellowmen.
Psalm 139:13; Isaiah
49:1; Jeremiah 1:5; Matthew 22:37-39; Romans 12:20-21; Galatians 6:10