THE WORD OF GOD:
We believe the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments are the inspired Word
of God, inerrant in the original writings, complete as the revelation of God’s
will for salvation, and the supreme and final authority in all matters to
which they speak.
THE TRINITY: We believe in one God, creator and sustainer of all things, eternally existing in three distinct persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. These three persons are equal in every divine perfection, and each executes a distinct and harmonious office within the Godhead.
GOD THE FATHER: We believe in God the Father, an infinite, personal Spirit, perfect in holiness, wisdom, power, and love. He concerns Himself mercifully in the affairs of men, He hears and answers prayer, and He saves from sin and death all who come to Him through Jesus Christ.
JESUS CHRIST: We believe that Jesus Christ is God’s eternal Son. He is truly God and truly man, conceived by the Holy Spirit, and born of the Virgin Mary. We also believe in His sinless life; in His miracles; in His substitutionary atonement; in His bodily resurrection from the dead; in His ascension into heaven; in His priestly intercession on behalf of His people; and in His personal, visible, and imminent return to earth.
HOLY SPIRIT: We believe in the Holy Spirit: in His personality; in His work in regeneration, sanctification, and preservation; in His inspiration of Scripture; and in His ministry of glorifying the Lord Jesus Christ.
MAN: We believe that God created man, male and female, in the image of God and free from sin. We further believe that all mankind are sinners by nature and by choice and are therefore spiritually dead. We also believe that all who trust in Jesus Christ as Savior are regenerated by the Holy Spirit.
SALVATION: We believe in salvation by grace through faith in Jesus Christ. We further believe that this salvation is based upon the sovereign grace of God; was purchased by Christ on the cross; and is received by man through faith apart from any human merit, works or ritual. We further believe salvation normally results in righteous living, good works, and proper social concern.
THE CHURCH: We believe that the church is the universal spiritual body of Christ which is composed of all persons who through saving faith in Jesus Christ have been regenerated by the Holy Spirit. We also believe in the local, visible church which assembles for the purpose of the corporate worship of God, fellowship, and equipping of the saints for Christian living and world evangelization.
LAST THINGS: We believe in the bodily resurrection of the saved and the lost; the eternal existence of mankind either in heaven or in the Lake of Fire (Hell); and in divine judgements, rewards, and punishments.
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