We believe the Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments to be the verbally and plenarily inspired Word of God. The Scriptures are inerrant, infallible, and God-breathed, and therefore are the final authority for faith and life. The sixty-six books of the Old and New Testaments are the complete and divine revelation of God to man. The Scriptures shall be interpreted according to their normal grammatical-historical meaning. We believe that the King James Version of the Holy Scriptures shall be the church's source for preaching and teaching.
(II Timothy 3:16; II Peter 1:2, Psalm 12:6-7)
We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ, the eternal Son of God, became man, without ceasing to be God, having been conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary, in order that He might reveal God and redeem sinful men. We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ accomplished our redemption through his death on the cross as a representative, vicarious, substitutionary sacrifice; and that our justification is made sure by His literal, physical resurrection from the dead. We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ ascended to Heaven, and is now exalted at the right hand of God, where, as our High Priest, He fulfills the ministry of the Representative, Intercessor, and
Advocate.
(Isaiah 7:14, 9:6; Luke 1:35; John 1:1-2, 14, II Corinthians 5:19-21, Galatians 4:4-5; Philippians 2:5-8, Acts 2:18-36; Romans 3:24-25; I Peter 1:3-5, 2:24; Ephesians
1:7, Acts 1:9-10; Hebrews 7:25, 9:24; Romans 8:34; I John 2:1-2)
We believe in one Triune God, eternally existing in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, each co-eternal in being, co-identical in nature, co-equal in power and glory, and having the same attributes and perfections. The Holy Spirit is the third Person of the Trinity. We believe that the Holy Spirit is a person who convicts the world of sin, of righteousness, and of judgment; and, that He is the Supernatural Agent in regeneration, baptizing all believers into the body of Christ, indwelling and sealing them unto the day of redemption.
(John 16:8-11; Romans 8:9; I Corinthians 12:12-24; II Corinthians 3:6; Ephesians 1:13-14, Deuteronomy 6:4; Matthew 28:19; II Corinthians 13:14; John 14:10, 26)
We believe that the local church, which is the body and the espoused bride of Christ, is solely made up of born-again persons. We believe that the establishment and continuance of local churches is clearly taught and
defined in the New Testament Scriptures. We believe in the autonomy of the local church free of any external authority or control. We recognize water baptism by immersion and the Lord's Supper as the Scriptural ordinances of obedience for the Church in this age.
(I Corinthians 12:12-14; II Corinthians 11:2; Ephesians 1:22-23; 5:25-27, Acts 14:27; 20:17; 28-32; I Timothy 3:1-13; Titus 1:5-1, Acts 13:1-4; 15:19-31; 20:28; Romans 16:1,4;I Corinthians 3:9,16; 5:4-7, 13; I Peter 5:1-4, Matthew 28:19-20; Acts 2:41-42; 18:8; I Corinthians 11:23-26
We believe that man was created in the image and likeness of God, but that in Adam's sin the human race fell, inherited a sinful nature, and became alienated from God; and, that man is totally depraved, and of himself, utterly unable to remedy his lost condition. We believe that salvation is the gift of God brought to man by grace and received by personal faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, whose precious blood was shed on Calvary for the forgiveness of our sins. We believe that all the redeemed, once saved, are kept by God's power and are thus secure in Christ forever.
(Genesis 1:26-27; Romans 3:22-23;
5:12; 6:23; Ephesians 2:1-3; 4:17-19, John 6:37-40; 10:27-30; Romans 8:1; 38-39; I Corinthians 1:4-8; I Peter 1:4-5, John 1:12; Ephesians 1:7; 2:8-10; I Peter 1:18-19)