We
believe in ONE God – comprised of Father, Son (the Word) and Holy Spirit, the
Creator of all things (I John 5:7).
We believe that the Lord Jesus
Christ, the only begotten Son of God, was conceived of the Holy Spirit, born of
the Virgin Mary, was crucified, died, was buried, was resurrected, ascended into
heaven, and is now seated at the right hand of God the Father and is true God
and true man (Matthew 1:20-21, John 3:16, Acts 4:10, 1 Timothy 3:16, Hebrews
10:12).
We believe the Bible in its entirety to be the inspired Word of
God and the infallible rule of faith and conduct (2 Timothy
3:16).
We
believe in the personal salvation of believers through the shed blood of Jesus
Christ (Ephesians 3:17, John 3:1-5).
We believe in sanctification through
the Word of God and by the Holy Spirit, and we believe in personal holiness
shown by purity of heart and life (Hebrews 12:14)
We
believe in the moral parameters outlined in God's Word, that a marriage is
between one man and one woman, and that any sexual activity outside of this
divinely ordained institution is sin, something intolerable and unacceptable to
a true believer (Genesis 2:24, Galatians 5:19, Ephesians 5:3, 1 Timothy 3:2,
12).
We believe in divine healing, through faith in the Name of Jesus
Christ, and that healing is included in the Redemption (James 5:15, 1 Peter
2:24).
We believe in the initial salvation experience of being "born
again" (John. 3:3-6), in water baptism, as a symbol of a believer's dedication
to Christ (Matthew. 28:19, Ac. 2:38), in the Baptism in the Holy Spirit as
distinct from the New Birth (Acts 19:1-7), in the gifts of the Spirit (Acts 2:4,
1 Corinthians 12:7-11), and the evidence of the fruit of the Spirit
(Galatians 5:22-23). We believe that all of these are available to
believers today.
We
believe in the Christian’s hope, the soon coming, personal and bodily return of
the Lord Jesus Christ and that this will happen at "the last day": the very end
of this age (John 6:39).
We
believe in a post-tribulation, pre-millennial return of the Lord, and
that coincidental with His return, there will be a "catching away" of
living believers and subsequent resurrection of the dead “in Christ.” At that
grand and glorious moment, we, the true church, the bride of
Christ, will meet the Lord “in the air” to usher Him into this world
victoriously. He will then reign as King from Jerusalem, and we will reign with
Him over a restored paradise world (1 Thessalonians 4:16-17, Revelation
20:1-6).
We believe in the mission of the church as a divine agency of
God for world evangelism, as a place of prayer and of worship, and a place for
the equipping of God’s people (Mark 16:15).