We believe the Bible to be the revealed Word of God, fully and verbally inspired of God. We believe the Scriptures to be the inerrant, infallible Word of God, as found within the 66 books from Genesis to Revelation. We believe that God not only inspired every word, but that He has preserved them through the ages. (Psalm 12:6; II Timothy 3:15-17; I Peter 1:23-25; II Peter 1:19-21)

We believe in one God Who is eternal, self-existent, infinite, and immutable. We believe He has one nature, one essence, and one substance, yet exists eternally as three Persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. We call this divine union "the Trinity". (Deuteronomy 6:4; I Timothy 1:17; James 1:17; I John 4:4)

We believe in God the Father, perfect in holiness, infinite in wisdom, power and love. We rejoice that He concerns himself mercifully in the affairs of men and women, that He hears and answers prayer, and that He saves from sin and death all who come to Him through Jesus Christ (Jn 16:23-27; Gal 4:4-6; Eph 1:3; 17-23).

We believe Jesus Christ is the Son of God and that He is an eternal member of the Trinity who possesses all the attributes of Deity. The Son entered history through virgin birth and was named Jesus. Jesus is the Christ and is the one and only Savior of mankind. Upon His incarnation, the Lord Jesus Christ was truly God and truly a man. The purpose of His incarnation was to reveal God, to redeem men, and to rule over God’s kingdom. We believe Jesus Christ never relinquished any attributes of His Deity, but merely veiled them. We believe He lived a perfect, sinless life, at the end of which He was offered for all mankind as a substitutionary sacrifice for man’s sin. This sacrifice was a just payment to God for the forgiveness of sin for all who believe. It was activated by His death through the shedding of His blood on the cross and was accepted by the Father upon His resurrection. We believe Jesus will also impute believers with His own perfect obedience to the Law so that they may not only come before God with their sins forgiven, but also stand in Christ's own righteousness. Jesus ascended into Heaven after His resurrection and is seated at the right hand of the Father with all authority in Heaven and on earth belonging to Him. While Christ rules and reigns today in Heaven, we believe there will be a day, which no man knows, where Jesus will return and physically reign on Earth as King. (Psalm 2:7-9; Isaiah 7:14, 9:6, 43:11; Micah 5:2; Matthew 1:25; Luke 1:26-35; John1:1, 1:3, 14, 18, 29; Romans 3:19-25; Romans 5:6-15; Philippians 2:5-11; I Thessalonians 4:13-18; I Timothy 2:5; I Timothy 3:16; Titus 2:10-15; Hebrews7:26, 9:24-28; I Peter 1:19, 2:2; I John 1:3; Revelation 20:1-6)

We believe the Holy Spirit is God and a distinct person of the Trinity with a personality and the attributes of Deity. We believe the Holy Spirit has always been involved in the affairs of mankind; however, we believe He has a special ministry that began at Pentecost and will continue until Jesus returns for the Church. This ministry includes the conviction of righteousness, judgement, and reproving the world of sin. The Holy Spirit was also sent to regenerate, sanctify, seal, and fill all who have placed their faith in Jesus Christ. (Genesis 1:2; John 3:5-6; John 14:16; Acts 1:5; Acts 11:15; 1 Corinthians 3:16; 1 Corinthians 6:19-20; 1 Corinthians 12:13

We believe all men were born with an inherited sin nature received from our common ancestor, Adam. We believe that because of his nature, man is a sinner by choice and is totally incapable of reforming himself or ceasing from his sin by his own power. We believe the only hope for man to be delivered from the punishment and power of sin is through repentance and faith in Jesus Christ as the only Savior. This is accomplished through the substitutionary sacrifice of Christ on the cross and the imputation of His perfect righteousness through faith. We believe that all those who reject Jesus Christ as their Savior are already condemned to an eternity in the lake of fire. (Genesis 5:1-5; Acts 4:19; Acts 16:31; Romans 3:10-23; Romans 5:6-12; Romans 6:23; Romans 10:9-10; Ephesians 2:8-9; Titus 3:5-6; Revelation 20:11-14)

We believe the local church is composed of members who have been saved and baptized according to the command of Christ, and have voluntarily united together for the purposes of worship, fellowship, service, and observance of the ordinances of baptism and communion. We believe all true believers are sealed by the Holy Spirit, and by His power, will persevere through life in faith. The Church will one day enjoy an eternity of peace and joy with Christ. (Matthew 16:16-18; Acts 1:15; Acts 2:41-43; Acts 11:15; Acts 20:28; 1 Corinthians 15:51-58; Ephesians 1:12-14; Ephesians 5:25-30; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18; 1 Timothy 3:4-15)

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