STATEMENT OF BELIEF

The Word of God, in its entirety, is the objective and irrefutable standard and basis of this church and is summarized in the following.We believe that the Bible, consisting of the Old and New Testaments, is the verbally inspired Word of God, is inerrant in the original writings, and should be upheld as the supreme and final authority in faith and life.
Scripture references: 2 Tim. 3:16; 2 Peter 1:19-21; I Cor. 14:37

2. We believe in one God, eternally existing in three persons, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, equal in every divine perfection and executing distinct but harmonious offices in the great work of redemption.
Scripture references: Deuteronomy 6:4; 1 Chronicles 29:11-12;  Matthew 28:19; Genesis 11:5-7

3. We believe that Jesus Christ was begotten of the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, and is the true God-man.
Scripture references: Matthew 1:20; Luke 1:35; John 1:1, 2, 14;   John 12:45; 14:9; I Tim.2:5

4  We believe that the Holy Spirit is a divine person possessing all the attributes of personality and of deity, by whom believers are called, regenerated, baptized into Christ, indwelt, sealed and filled for service; and that the distinction between the ministry of the Holy Spirit in the Old Testament and now in the New Testament dispensation must be recognized, i.e., there is a new and unique work of the Holy Spirit in relation to the body of Christ for which there is no Old Testament parallel.
Scripture references: John 16:8-11; 3:3-8; 14:26; Eph. 1:13-14;   1 Corinthians 12:13

5. We believe in the personal existence of angels, demons and Satan; that Satan is the unholy god of this age and the author of all the powers of darkness, and is destined to the judgment of eternal punishment in the lake of fire.
Scripture references: Matthew 22:30; 4:1-11; Ephesians 6:12;Revelation 20:7-10; Genesis 3:1-5; Rev. 20:2

6. We believe in the direct creation of the universe and man by God, according to the Genesis account of creation and apart from any process of evolution.
Scripture reference: Genesis 1 & 2

7.We believe that man was created in the image of God, that he sinned and thereby incurred not only physical death, but also spiritual death, which is separation from God, and that all human beings are born with a sinful nature.
Scripture reference: Romans 5:12-21

8. We believe that the salvation of sinners is wholly of grace through the mediatorial work of the Lord Jesus Christ, who died for our sins according to the Scriptures as a representative and substitutionary sacrifice; and that all who believe in Him are justified on the ground of His shed blood and are in possession of salvation which is eternally secure.
Scripture references: Ephesians 2:8-9; 2 Timothy 1:9; Titus 3:5;  Hebrews 7:25
9 We believe that the new birth is a new creation in Christ Jesus; that it is a supernatural work wrought by the Holy Spirit through the gospel as revealed in the Bible, and thereby all who receive by faith the Lord Jesus Christ become children of God.
Scripture references: John 3:3-16; John 1:12

10 We believe in the universal, spiritual priesthood of believers; that is, all true believers are priests and have the privilege of approaching God through Christ, and of interpreting the Scriptures through the Holy Spirit.
Scripture references: 1 Tim. 2:5; 1 John 2:27; Revelation 1:6

11. We believe in the unity of all true believers in the Church which is.the body of Christ, and that this is a distinctively New Testament organism not to be confounded with the saved in the Old Testament. We believe in the local church as a company of believers associated by covenant in the faith and fellowship of the gospel, independent and self-governing, which should fellowship with other churches of like faith and order. It is the responsibility of the local church to observe the ordinances of baptism and the Lord̓s Supper, edify itself, and evangelize the world.
Scripture references: Eph. 1:22-23; 5:25-27; Acts 2:42, 46-47;
  Matthew 28:19-20; 1 Corinthians 11:23-26;    Acts 8:36-39

12 We believe that Christian baptism is the immersion of a believer in water to show forth in a solemn and beautiful emblem our faith in the crucified, buried, risen Savior, with its effect in our death to sin and resurrection to a new life; and that it is a prerequisite for church membership. We believe that the Lord̓s Supper is a commemoration of His death until He come, and should be preceded always by solemn self-examination.
Scripture references: Romans 6:3-4; 1 Corinthians 11:23-33;    Acts 10:47-48

13 . We believe in the resurrection of the crucified body of our Lord, in His ascension into Heaven, and in His present life there for us as High Priest and Advocate.
Scripture references: I Corinthians 15:4; Acts 1:8-11;    Hebrews 4:14-16; 1 John 2:1-2

14  We believe in “that blessed hope” - which is the catching up of all believers at Christ̓s imminent return, and that this event will be followed by the personal and visible (bodily) return of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, to this earth, where He will reign.
Scripture references: 1 Thessalonians 4:13-17; 1 Cor. 15:51-52;  Revelation 20:1-15

15. We believe in the bodily resurrection of the dead, both of the just and the unjust; the everlasting blessedness of the saved in fill enjoyment of God̓s presence in Heaven, and the everlasting conscious punishment of the lost in Hell, eternally separated from God.
Scripture references: I Cor. 15:20-24;Revelation 20:12-15; 2 Corinthians 5:8