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¹ We believe God is a living, spiritual Person who has revealed Himself through creation, conscience, His complete, authoritative, inspired Word and through the Person of His Son, Jesus Christ.
¹ John 4:24; Psalm 19:1; Rom. 1:19-20; 2 Tim. 3:16, 2 Peter 1:20-21; Heb.1:2
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² We believe the Godhead exists eternally in three Persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit; these three are one God.
² Matt. 28:19
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³ We believe the Father sent His Son into the world to be born of a virgin, to live a sinless life, to perform mighty signs, to be crucified and rise bodily from the grave on the third day.
³ Isaiah 7:14; Heb. 4:15; Acts 2:22; 1 Cor. 15:1-4
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⁴ We believe He ascended to the Father's right hand, that He would be be Head of the Church interceding for all believers and that He is coming again personally and bodily to this earth.
⁴ Eph. 1:20-23; 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17
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⁵ We believe man is born into sin and that the only hope of salvation is through the redemption provided by Jesus Christ. Man must receive this gift by grace alone, apart from good works, believing on the finished work of Christ on the cross. We know the believer is eternally secure and that their faith will be evidenced by their works.
⁵ Rom. 5:12, Eph. 2:8-9, Rom. 8:38-39, James 2:14
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⁶ We believe the Holy Spirit is a divine Person who indwells, baptizes and seals all believers at the time of salvation, filling them as they yield to His desires.
⁶ John 14:16; Gal. 3:26-27; Eph. 5:18
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⁷ We believe that the church is an organism; a local group of baptized believers with a diversity of gifts, yet singleness of purpose seeking to glorify God through the following: personal and public worship; the edification of believers through service, fellowship and teaching; the evangelism of the world through organized and spontaneous witness; personal examination and public accountability which are both necessary as to maintain purity.
⁷ Eph. 4:11-13, Rom. 15:6; Eph. 4:12; Matt. 28; Eph. 5:26-27, 1 Cor. 11:28-31, 1 Cor. 5:6, 5:7, 5:13