WHAT WE BELIEVE

We believe in the ONE TRUE GOD: Who is personal, spirit and sovereign; perfect, infinite, and above the world as the upholder of things; self-existent and self-revealing in three distinct persons-- the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, each having a distinct ministry in God's relation to His creation and people. (Gen. 1:1; Ex. 20:2-3; 1 Cor. 8:6; Rev. 4:11; John 10:30)

We believe in the LORD JESUS CHRIST: Who is the second person of the Triune God, the eternal Word and and Only Begotten Son; that without any change in His divine person, He became man by miracle of the virgin birth, thus to continue forever as both God and true man. one person with two natures; that as man, He was tempted in all points as we are, yet without sin; that as the perfect Lamb of God, He gave Himself in death upon the cross, becoming there the sin of the world, and suffering its full penalty of divine wrath in our stead; that he arose bodily from the grave and was glorified; that as our great High Priest, He ascended in Heaven, there to appear before the face of God as our Advocate and Intercessor. (Isa. 7:14,9:6; Matt. 1:18-25; Luke 1:30-35; John 1:1-2, 14, 18; 3:16; Phil. 2:5-8; Rom. 3:25-26; 2 Cor. 5:14; Heb. 10:5-19; 1 Thess. 1:10, 4:13-18; Titus 2:11-14; Zech. 14:4-11; 1 John 2:1)

We believe in the existence of SATAN: Who originally was created a holy and perfect being, but through pride and wicked ambition, rebelled against God, thus becoming utterly depraved in character, the great adversary of God and His people, leader of all other evil angels and spirits, the deceiver and God of this present world, that his powers are vast, but strictly limited by the permissive will of God, who overrules all his wicked devices for good; that he was defeated and judged at the cross, and therefore his final doom is certain; that we are able to resist and overcome him only in the armor of God, by the blood of the Lamb, and through the power of the Holy Spirit. (Job 1:6-7; Ezek. 28:11-19; Isa. 14: 12-17; Matt. 4:1-11; Eph. 2:2; John 12:31; 2 Cor. 4:4; Rev. 20:10)

We believe all MEN are by NATURE and CHOICE SINFUL and LOST: That man was the direct creation of God, made in His image and likeness; that by personal disobedience to the revealed will of God, man became a sinful creature, the father of a fallen race, which is universally sinful in both nature and practice, thus alienated from the life and family of God, under the righteous wrath of God, and has within himself no possible means of salvation. (Gen. 1:26,2:17; Psa. 14:1-2, 51:5; Jer. 17:9; John 3:16, 5:40, 6:53; Rom. 3:10-19, 8:6-7; Eph. 2:1-3; 1 Tim. 5-6; 1 John 3:8)

We believe in SALVATION by GRACE through FAITH: That salvation is the free gift of God, neither merited nor secured in part or in whole by any virtue or work of man, but received only by personal faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, in whom all true believers have as a present possession the gift of eternal life, a perfect righteousness, sonship in the family of God, deliverance and security from all condemnation, every spiritual resource needed for life and godliness affects the whole man; that apart from Christ, there is no possible salvation. (John 1:12-13, 3:3-8, 5:24; Acts 16:31; Rom. 10:9; Eph. 2:8-10; Titus 3:7)

We believe in the PRIESTHOOD of all BELIEVERS: That Christ is our Great High Priest and through Him every born again person has direct access into God's presence without the need of a human priest; that the believer has the right and responsibility to personally study and interpret the Scriptures, guided by the Holy Spirit. (Ex. 19:6; Isa. 61:6; 1 Peter 2:5; Rev. 1:6, 20:6)

We believe in RIGHTEOUS LIVING and GODLY WORKS: Not as mean of salvation in any sense, but as its proper evidence and fruit; and, therefore, as Christians, we should obey the Word of our Lord, seek the things which are above, walk as He walked, accept as our solemn responsibility the duty and privileges of bearing the Gospel to a lost world; remembering that a victorious and fruitful Christian life is possible only for those who in gratitude for the infinite and underserved mercies of God, have presented themselves wholly to Christ. (Matt. 5:16, 16:16-18; Luke 24:47; Eph. 1:13-14; Titus 2:7-14, 3:5, 3:9; Rev, 1:5)

We believe in the LORDSHIP of JESUS CHRIST: That He alone is Head of the Body of Christ, into which all true believers are immediately baptized by the Holy Spirit; that all members of this one spiritual body should assemble and identify themselves in local churches. (Acts 2:47; 1 Cor. 6:15, 12:12-14; Col. 1:18-24; Eph. 1:22-23, 2:16, 4:4-5; Heb. 1:3, 13; 1 Peter 3:22)

We believe in the IMPORTANCE of the LOCAL CHURCH: The New Testament ordinances, to meet together for worship, fellowship, teaching and a united testimony, and to actively engage in carrying out the Great Commission. (Matt. 16:16-18; Acts 2:42; Eph. 5:25-27; Heb. 10:25)

We believe in the INDEPENDENCE and AUTONOMY of the local church: That each New Testament church is free to govern itself without ecclesiastical interference, and should cooperate with other New Testament churches as the Holy Spirit leads; that it is responsible to follow the pattern of the New Testament church and directly accountable to God. (Rom. 16:17-18; Phil. 3:17-19; Titus 1:9-14)

We believe the ORDINANCES given to the local church are two- BAPTISM and the LORD"S SUPPER: That Baptism is by immersion of believers, thus portraying the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ; the the Lord's Supper is the partaking of the bread and the cup by the believer as a continuing memorial of the broken body and shed blood of Christ. (Matt. 28:19-20; Acts 10:47, 19:5; Luke 22:19-20; 1 Cor. 11:23-26)

We believe in the SEPARATION of CHURCH and STATE:With each having definite and distinct spheres of responsibility. (Mark 12:17; Rom. 13:1-7; 1 Tim. 2:14; 1 Peter 2:17)

We believe in the SECOND COMING of CHRIST: That His return from Heaven will be personal, visible and glorious, a blessed hope, for which we should constantly watch and pray, the time being unrevealed, but always imminent; that when He comes, He will first, by resurrection of the dead and translation of the living, remove from the earth His waiting church, then pour out the righteous judgements of God upon the unbelieving world, afterwards descend with His church and establish His glorious and literal kingdom over all nations for a thousand years. (John 14:1-3; 1 Cor. 15:51-51; Phil. 3:20; 1 Thess. 1:10, 4:13-18; Titus 2:11-14; 2 Thess. 2:7-10; Zech. 14:4-11)

We believe in FUTURE LIFE, BODILY RESURRECTION and ETERNAL JUDGMENT: That the spirits of the saved at death go immediately to be with Christ in Heaven, that their works shall be brought before the Judgement Seat of Christ for the determination of rewards which will take place at the time when Christ comes for His own; that the spirits of the unsaved at death descends immediately into Hell. Where they are kept under punishment until the final day of judgment, at which time their bodies shall be raised from the grave; that they shall be judged and cast into the lake of fire, the place of final and everlasting punishment. (Matt. 25:32; Luke 16:19-31; Rom. 14:12; 2 Cor. 5:10; Rev. 20:11-15, 21:8)    .