God's Word
We believe the Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testament to be the verbally and plenary inspired Word of God. The Scriptures are inerrant, infallible and God-breathed and, therefore, are the complete and divine revelation of God to Man. (2 Tim. 3:16-17; 2 Pet. 1:20-21
God the Father
We believe in God the Father, an infinite personal spirit, perfect in holiness, wisdom, power, and love. We believe that He concerns Himself mercifully in the affairs of men, that He hears and answers prayer, and that He saves from sin and spiritual death all who come to Him through Jesus Christ (Psalms 136, Psalms 147:5, Isaiah 6:3, Jeremiah 33:3, John 3:16, Romans 5:8, Romans 13:1, II Timothy 3:15 – 17, I Peter 1:23-25, II Peter 1:19 – 21, I John 4:8)
Jesus Christ
We believe in Jesus Christ, God’s only begotten Son, conceived by the Holy Spirit. We believe in His virgin birth, sinless life, miracles, and teachings. We believe in substitutionary death, bodily resurrection, ascension into Heaven, perpetual intercession for His people and personal visible return to Earth (Isaiah 9:6, Matthew 1:25, Mark 15:6, Mark 16:9, Luke 1:26-35, John 1:1-3, John 3:16, John 14:3, Romans 3: 19–25, Romans 5: 6–15, II Corinthians 5:21, Philippians 2:5–11, I Timothy 2:5, Hebrews 7: 25–26)
The Holy Spirit
We believe in the Holy Spirit who came forth from the Father and Son to convict the world of sin, righteousness, and judgment, and to regenerate, sanctify, and empower all who believe in Jesus Christ. We believe that the Holy Spirit indwells in every believer in Christ and that He is an abiding helper, teacher, and guide. (John 3: 5-6, John 14:16, John 16: 7–14, Acts 1:8, Acts 11:15, Romans 8:13, I Corinthians 3:16, I Corinthians 6:19–20, I Corinthians 12:3, II Thessalonians 2:3, Titus 3:5)
The Trinity
We believe that there is one living and true God, eternally existing in three persons, God the Father, God the Son (Jesus Christ), and God the Holy Spirit; that these are equal in every divine perfection, and they execute distinct but harmonious offices in the work of creation, providence, and redemption. (Genesis 1:26, Deuteronomy 6:4, Matthew 3:16–17, Matthew 28:19, John 1: 1-3, II Corinthians 13:14, I John 5:7)
Regeneration
We believe that all men are sinners by nature and by choice and are, therefore, under condemnation. We believe those who repent of their sins and trust in Jesus Christ as Savior are regenerated by the Holy Spirit. (John 3:19, Acts 2:38, Acts 4:19, Acts 16:31, Romans 3:10-23, Romans 5:6-12, Romans 10:9-10, Ephesians 2:8-9, Titus 3:5-6, Revelation 20:11-14)
Religious Liberty
We believe that every human being has direct relations with God, and is responsible to God alone in all matters of faith, that each church is independent and must be free from interference by any ecclesiastical or political authority, that therefore church and state must be kept separate as having different functions and fulfilling its duties free from dictation or patronage of the other. (Romans 14:12, Colossians 1:18, Hebrews 4:16)
Last Times
We believe in the personal and visible return of the LORD Jesus Christ to earth and the establishment of His kingdom. We believe in the resurrection of the body, the final judgment, the eternal felicity of the believer and the endless suffering of the wicked. (I Corinthians 15:51-58, I Thessalonians 4:13-18, I Thessalonians 5:1-9, Revelation 19-22)
Church
- We believe that the local church, which is the body and the espoused bride of Christ is solely made up of born-again persons.
(1 Cor. 12:12-14, 2 Cor. 11:2, Eph. 1:22-23, 5:25-27) - We believe that the establishment and continuance of local churches is clearly taught and defined in the New Testament Scriptures. (Act 14:27; 20:17,28; 1 Tim. 3:1-13; Titus 1:5-11)
- We believe in the autonomy of the local church free of any external authority or control. (Acts 13:1-4; 15:19, 31; 20:28; Rom. 16:1,4; 1 Cor. 3:9, 1 Pet. 5:1-4)
Church Ordinances
We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ has committed two ordinances to the local church, baptism and the Lord’s Supper. We believe that Christian baptism is the immersion of a believer in water into the name of the triune God. We believe that the Lord’s Supper was instituted by Christ in commemoration of His death. We believe that these two ordinances should be observed and administered until the return of the Lord Jesus Christ. (Acts 8:34-39, Romans 6:3-5, I Corinthians 11:23-26)