Our Beliefs
Holy Bible
The Holy Bible, and only the Bible, is the authoritative Word of God. It alone is the final authority in determining all doctrinal truths. In its original writing, it is inspired, infallible, and inerrant.
2 Timothy 3:16 |
2 Peter 1:20-21 |
Proverbs 30:5 |
Romans 16:25-26
The Father
God as Father reigns with providential care over His universe, HIs creatures, and the flow of the stream of human history according to the purposes of His grace. He is all powerful, all knowing, all loving, and all wise. God is Father in truth to those who become children of God through faith in Jesus Christ. He is fatherly in His attitude toward all people.
Genesis 1:1 |
Genesis 2:7 |
Exodus 3:14 |
Exodus 6:2-3 |
Exodus 15:11ff |
Exodus 20:1ff |
Leviticus 22:2 |
Deuteronomy 6:4 |
Deuteronomy 32:6 |
1 Chronicles 29:10 |
Psalm 19:1-3 |
Isaiah 43:3 |
Isaiah 43:15 |
Isaiah 64:8 |
Jeremiah 10:10 |
Jeremiah 17:13 |
Matthew 6:9ff |
Matthew 7:11 |
Matthew 23:9 |
Matthew 28:19 |
Mark 1:9-11 |
John 4:24 |
John 5:26 |
John 14:6-13 |
John 17:1-8 |
Acts 1:7 |
Romans 8:14-15 |
Corinthians 8:6 |
Galatians 4:6 |
Ephesians 4:6 |
Colossians 1:15 |
1 Timothy 1:17 |
Hebrews 11:6 |
Hebrews 12:9 |
1 Peter 1:17 |
1 John 5:7
Holy Spirit
The Holy Spirit is the divine helper, assistant, counselor, and instructor, and His work is to reveal Christ, convict of sin, lead to repentance, guide believers, comfort, strengthen, and sanctify the soul. At the moment of regeneration, He baptizes every believer into the Body of Christ. The Holy Spirit bestows a variety of spiritual gifts to build and sanctify the church, demonstrate validity of the resurrection, and confirm the power of the Gospel. Believers are commanded to earnestly desire the development of the gifts in their lives. These gifts always operate in harmony with the SCriptures and should never be used in violation of Biblical parameters.
Hebrews 2:4 |
Romans 1:11 |
Romans 12:4-8 |
Ephesians 4:16 |
2 Timothy 1:5-16 |
2 Timothy 4:14 |
1 Corinthians 12:1-31 |
1 Corinthians 14:1-40 |
1 Peter 4:10
God
There is one God, externally existent in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. These three are co-equal and co-eternal.
1 John 5:7 |
Genesis 1:26 |
Matthew 3:16-17 |
Matthew 28:19 |
Luke 1:35 |
Isaiah 9:6 |
Hebrews 3:7-11 |
The Church
The church is the Body of Christ, the habitation of God through the Spirit, with divine appointments for the fulfillment of Jesus’ great commission. Every person who is born of the Spirit is an integral part of the church as a member of the body of believers. There is a spiritual unity of all believers in our Lord Jesus Christ. Ephesians 1:22 | Ephesians 2:19-22 | Hebrews 12:23 | John 17:11 | John 17: 20-23
jesus christ
Jesus Christ is God the Son, the second person of the Trinity. On earth, Jesus was 100% God and 100% man. He is the only man ever to have lived a sinless life. He was born of a virgin, lived a sinless life, performed miracles, died on the cross for mankind and thus, atoned for our sins through the shedding of His blood. He rose from the dead on the third day according to the Scriptures, ascended to the right hand of the Father and will return again in power and glory. John 1:1 | John 1:14 | John 20:28 | 1 Timothy 3:16 | Isaiah 9:6 | Philippians 2:5-6 | 1 Timothy 2:5
Salvation
We are saved by grace through faith in Jesus Christ; His death, burial, and resurrection. Salvation is a gift from God, not a result of our good works or of any human efforts. Ephesians 2:8-9 | Galatians 2:16 | Galatians 3:8 | Titus 3:5 | Romans 10:9-10 | Acts 16:31 | Hebrews 9:22
Two Sacraments
Water Baptism: Following faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, the new convert is commanded by the Word of God to be baptized in water in the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Matthew 28:19 | Acts 2:38 The Lord’s Supper: A unique time of communion in the presence of God when the elements of bread and grape juice (the Body and Blood of the Lord Jesus Christ) are taken in remembrance of Jesus’ sacrifice on the Cross. Matthew 26:26-29 | Mark 16:16 | Acts 8:12 | Acts 8:36-38 | Acts 10:47-48 | 1 Corinthians 10:16 | 1 Corinthians 11:23-25