We Believe...

The Bible is the inspired Word of God and is the basis for any statement of faith. Though we believe the Bible to be our entire statement of faith, this is our representative doctrinal statement to aid you in knowing what we believe.

1. We believe that the Bible, consisting of the 66 books of both the Old and New Testaments, is the Word of God, fully inspired and without error in the original manuscripts, written by men under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, and that it has supreme authority in all matters of faith and conduct.

Psalm 119:105; Isaiah 55:11-12; Mark 13:31; John 8:31-32 & 20:30-31; Acts 20:32; 2 Timothy 3:14-17; Hebrews 4:12 ; 2 Peter 1:19-21 & 3:15-18

2. We believe that there is one God, the creator of heaven and earth, who is an infinite and eternal Spirit and unchangeable in His being, wisdom, power, holiness, justice, goodness, and truth.  God exists in three persons - the Father, the Son (Jesus Christ), and the Holy Spirit.

Deuteronomy 6:4; Matthew 23:9; Mark 1:9-11; Luke 10:21-22; John 1:1-2,14, 3:16, 6:27, 10:30, 14:26, & 16:7-15; Acts 5:3-4; Romans 1:7; Galatians 4:6; Colossians 2:8-9; 1 Timothy 1:1-2; Titus 2:11-13; 1 Peter 1:3

3.  We believe that Jesus is God who embodied human flesh. We believe in His virgin birth, in His sinless life, His miracles, in His substitutionary atonement for man's sin on the cross of Calvary, in His bodily resurrection, in His ascension to the right hand of the Father, and His future return in power and great glory.

Isaiah 53:4-6; Matthew 1:18–25 & 20:28; Luke 1:26–38; John 1:1-3,14 & 20:28-31; Acts 1:11; Romans 5:6–8, 6:9-10 & 9:5; 2 Corinthians 5:21; I Timothy 3:16 ; Hebrews 7:25 & 9:28; 1 Peter 2:21–24

4.   We believe the Holy Spirit’s ministry to the world is the conviction of sin, of righteousness, and of judgment and whose indwelling ministry to the saints is the empowerment to live a Godly life, dedicated to serving Christ and His Church. We believe one receives the Holy Spirit by believing in Christ. To be baptized with the Holy Spirit means that Christ places us by means of the Spirit, in union with Himself and His church. The evidence of having received the Holy Spirit is the fruit of the Spirit. We believe that though the baptism with the Spirit is a one-time experience, the filling with the Spirit is a repeated reality as we live so as not to grieve or quench the Spirit. All believers are given spiritual gifts as determined by the Holy Spirit for the common good and ministry of the body of Christ.

Matthew 3:11-12; John 7:37-39, 14:16,17,26, 15:26,27, & 16:9–14; Acts 2:38 & 11:15-17; Romans 8:9; 1 Corinthians 3:16, 6:19 & 12:1-13; Galatians 5:22–26

5.  We believe in salvation by God's grace through faith alone in the Lord Jesus Christ and His finished work on the cross. We believe this new birth is the result of the regenerating work of the Holy Spirit and is evidenced by a changed life, submitted to the Lordship of Christ. We believe in the perseverance of the saints by the sovereign power of God.

Genesis 3:1-24; John 3:16 & 6:37-40; Romans 6:1-4 & 10:9-10; Ephesians 1:13-14 & 2:8-10; Titus 3:4-7; Hebrews 3:6

6. We believe that at the end of time the dead will be raised and Christ will judge all men in righteousness.  The unsaved will be consigned to hell and the righteous will dwell forever in heaven with the Lord.

Matthew 16:27; Mark 14:62; John 14:3; Acts 1:11; 1 Corinthians 4:5 & 15:1-58; Philippians 3:20; 1 Thessalonians 4:15; 2 Thessalonians 1:7–10; 2 Timothy 4:1; Titus 2:13; Revelation 20:4–6,11–15

7.  We believe in the spiritual unity of all believers in the Lord Jesus Christ as the Body of Christ who is the head of the Church.  

Acts 2:42; 1 Corinthians 12:12; Ephesians 2:19–22; Hebrews 10:23–25