What We Believe
The Doctrine of The Scriptures:
We believe the Old and New Testaments to be verbally inspired by God, inerrant in the original writings and that they are of supreme and final authority in faith and life. (II Timothy 3:16-17, II Peter 1:19-21).
We believe the Old and New Testaments to be verbally inspired by God, inerrant in the original writings and that they are of supreme and final authority in faith and life. (II Timothy 3:16-17, II Peter 1:19-21).
The Doctrine of God:
We believe the God head eternally exists in three persons Father, Son, and Holy Spirit…that these are one God, having precisely the same nature, attributes, and perfections. (Gen. 1:1, 1:26, Matt. 3:16-17, Matt. 28:19-20, John 10-30, II Cor. 13:14, Rom. 8:9).
We believe the God head eternally exists in three persons Father, Son, and Holy Spirit…that these are one God, having precisely the same nature, attributes, and perfections. (Gen. 1:1, 1:26, Matt. 3:16-17, Matt. 28:19-20, John 10-30, II Cor. 13:14, Rom. 8:9).
The Doctrine of Christ:
We believe in: 1. His eternal existence as God (Heb. 1:8). 2. His incarnation by means of the Virgin Birth (Luke 1:35, Isa. 7:14). 3. His death on the cross as the substitutionary atonement for sin (Rom. 3:25, Heb. 9:14). 4. His literal bodily resurrection from the dead (Luke 24:36, 43). 5. His present ministry of intercession in Heaven (Acts 1:9, I John 2:1, Heb. 8:1, 2). 6. His personal return to Earth (Acts 1:11, II Thess 4:1, Col. 2:9, Matt. 26:64).
We believe in: 1. His eternal existence as God (Heb. 1:8). 2. His incarnation by means of the Virgin Birth (Luke 1:35, Isa. 7:14). 3. His death on the cross as the substitutionary atonement for sin (Rom. 3:25, Heb. 9:14). 4. His literal bodily resurrection from the dead (Luke 24:36, 43). 5. His present ministry of intercession in Heaven (Acts 1:9, I John 2:1, Heb. 8:1, 2). 6. His personal return to Earth (Acts 1:11, II Thess 4:1, Col. 2:9, Matt. 26:64).
The Holy Spirit:
We believe the Holy Spirit, the third person of the God head convicts men of sin (John 16:8), regenerates, indwells, seals (I Cor. 3:16, Eph. 1:13, 14), and sets believers apart unto a holy life; that He keeps and empowers believers day by day; that He is the teacher of the Word of God and guide for our daily life. Anyone who does not have the Spirit living in Him is not a child of God. (Rom. 8:9).
We believe the Holy Spirit, the third person of the God head convicts men of sin (John 16:8), regenerates, indwells, seals (I Cor. 3:16, Eph. 1:13, 14), and sets believers apart unto a holy life; that He keeps and empowers believers day by day; that He is the teacher of the Word of God and guide for our daily life. Anyone who does not have the Spirit living in Him is not a child of God. (Rom. 8:9).
Man:
We believe: 1. Man was created innocent and pure (Gen. 1:26). 2. Adam fell through the sin of disobedience (Rom. 5:19). 3. Thereby all men are corrupted in body, mind, and soul (Rom. 5:12). 4. Therefore all are in need of redemption.
We believe: 1. Man was created innocent and pure (Gen. 1:26). 2. Adam fell through the sin of disobedience (Rom. 5:19). 3. Thereby all men are corrupted in body, mind, and soul (Rom. 5:12). 4. Therefore all are in need of redemption.
Satan:
We believe in the reality and personality of Satan (Job 1:6-9, Job 2:3, Matt. 4:1-11, I Peter 5:8, James 4:7).
We believe in the reality and personality of Satan (Job 1:6-9, Job 2:3, Matt. 4:1-11, I Peter 5:8, James 4:7).
Salvation:
We believe 1. That salvation is solely by grace through faith in the blood sacrifice, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ the Son of God. 2. All who receive Him are regenerated by the Holy Spirit and become children of God. 3. All who are truly saved are kept forever. 4. However God cannot overlook sin in His children and will chasten and correct them in love (Heb. 12:5-8).
We believe 1. That salvation is solely by grace through faith in the blood sacrifice, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ the Son of God. 2. All who receive Him are regenerated by the Holy Spirit and become children of God. 3. All who are truly saved are kept forever. 4. However God cannot overlook sin in His children and will chasten and correct them in love (Heb. 12:5-8).
The Church:
We believe: 1. That the local church is composed of regenerated, baptized believers, voluntarily united together for the purpose of worship, edification, fellowship of believers, spiritual growth and service. 2. It has been commissioned by Christ to propagate the Gospel unto the uttermost parts of the earth. 3. That the local church has absolute right of self-government, free from interference of any hierarchy of individuals or organizations, and that the one and only head is Christ, through the Holy Spirit. 4. That on all matters of membership, of policy of government, of benevolence, the will of the church is final (Acts 2:41-47, 4:33-37, 5:1-20).
We believe: 1. That the local church is composed of regenerated, baptized believers, voluntarily united together for the purpose of worship, edification, fellowship of believers, spiritual growth and service. 2. It has been commissioned by Christ to propagate the Gospel unto the uttermost parts of the earth. 3. That the local church has absolute right of self-government, free from interference of any hierarchy of individuals or organizations, and that the one and only head is Christ, through the Holy Spirit. 4. That on all matters of membership, of policy of government, of benevolence, the will of the church is final (Acts 2:41-47, 4:33-37, 5:1-20).
The Ordinances:
We believe that Christ gave the church two ordinances to be observed “till He comes.”
Believer's Baptism:
We practice baptism because of the example of our Lord Jesus while He was here on earth (Matt. 28:19). We accept as the scripture mode of baptism, immersion. It should be made clear that there is no saving power in baptism—it is meant for those who are already saved—giving clear picture of the fact that the believer is dead, buried, and raised spiritually with Jesus Christ by faith in Him.
The Lord’s Supper:
It was left us as an ordinance by the Lord Himself (Matt. 26:26, 27:28, Mark 14:22-24, Luke 22:19-20, I Cor. 11:23-25) for a memorial of His death until He comes and should not be taken by believers in sin, but with the exercise of self-examination (I Cor. 11:28).
We believe that Christ gave the church two ordinances to be observed “till He comes.”
Believer's Baptism:
We practice baptism because of the example of our Lord Jesus while He was here on earth (Matt. 28:19). We accept as the scripture mode of baptism, immersion. It should be made clear that there is no saving power in baptism—it is meant for those who are already saved—giving clear picture of the fact that the believer is dead, buried, and raised spiritually with Jesus Christ by faith in Him.
The Lord’s Supper:
It was left us as an ordinance by the Lord Himself (Matt. 26:26, 27:28, Mark 14:22-24, Luke 22:19-20, I Cor. 11:23-25) for a memorial of His death until He comes and should not be taken by believers in sin, but with the exercise of self-examination (I Cor. 11:28).
The End Times:
We believe in the pre-tribulation rapture of the church and the pre-millennial return of Jesus Christ. Christ will come in the clouds for His saints to gather them unto Himself, after which the saints will appear at the Judgment Seat of Christ to give account of the works done upon earth for the purpose of rewards. After that point the 7 years of tribulation will take place on earth. Following the tribulation, Christ will then visibly return to this earth with His saints to judge the nations and to establish His 1,000 year millennial reign. At the conclusion of the millennium, the unjust shall be called to the great white throne judgment in a bodily resurrection to suffer everlasting conscious punishment in the Lake of Fire, called second death. After which, God will create a new Heaven and a new Earth wherein dwelleth righteousness.
We believe in the pre-tribulation rapture of the church and the pre-millennial return of Jesus Christ. Christ will come in the clouds for His saints to gather them unto Himself, after which the saints will appear at the Judgment Seat of Christ to give account of the works done upon earth for the purpose of rewards. After that point the 7 years of tribulation will take place on earth. Following the tribulation, Christ will then visibly return to this earth with His saints to judge the nations and to establish His 1,000 year millennial reign. At the conclusion of the millennium, the unjust shall be called to the great white throne judgment in a bodily resurrection to suffer everlasting conscious punishment in the Lake of Fire, called second death. After which, God will create a new Heaven and a new Earth wherein dwelleth righteousness.
Separation:
We believe it is our duty to call the attention of believers to the scriptural teaching of separation and that we should abstain from worldly practices and live a life devoted unto the Lord (Rom. 12:1-2). We believe that believers are to separate from the the world (II Cor 6:14-18, I John 2:15-17), false teachers (Gal 1:8-9, II Peter 2, II John 10-11) and disobedient brethren (Rom 16:17, I Cor 5:1-13, II Thess 3:6-15).
We believe it is our duty to call the attention of believers to the scriptural teaching of separation and that we should abstain from worldly practices and live a life devoted unto the Lord (Rom. 12:1-2). We believe that believers are to separate from the the world (II Cor 6:14-18, I John 2:15-17), false teachers (Gal 1:8-9, II Peter 2, II John 10-11) and disobedient brethren (Rom 16:17, I Cor 5:1-13, II Thess 3:6-15).