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, bodily return of the Lord Jesus Christ (John 6:39, Acts 1:11, Revelation 22:20). At His coming, the dead "in Christ" will rise first, then the living believers will be "caught up to meet the Lord in the air" as we receive our glorified bodies. God's people will then usher the King of kings victoriously into this world. He will reign from Jerusalem, and we will reign with Him over a restored paradise world (1 Corinthians 15:51-52, 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17, Revelation 20:1-6).