Statement Of Faith

The Godhead

WE BELIVE in the one sovereign, triune, Almighty God, the God of the universe, existing eternally with no beginning and no end; in the form of three persons: God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit. (Gen. 1:1; Mat. 28:18; John. 4:24, 10:30; 2Cor. 13:14)

The Scriptures

WE BELIEVE the Bible to be the verbal, plenary, inspired, infallible, preserved, all powerful and authoritative Word of God. It is the supreme and final authority of faith and practice for the Bible believing Christian. (Job 32:8; Psalm. 105:8, 126:6-7, 138:2; Luke 24:44-45; Acts 1:3; 2Tim. 3:16; 1Pet. 1:23; 2Pet. 1:21)

Jesus Christ

WE BELIEVE in the deity of the Lord Jesus Christ; in His virgin birth; in His sinless life; in His miracles; in His vicarious and atoning death on the cross of Calvary, through His shed blood that washes away ALL sin; in His bodily resurrection on the third day according to Scriptures; in His ascension to the right hand of God the Father and in His soon personal and physical return in power and glory. (Mat. 1:18; Acts 1:3, 9; 2:32-36, 4:12; Rom. 3:25; 1Cor. 15:1-4, 20; 2Cor. 5:21; Phlp. 2:5-8; Col. 1:20; 1Tim. 3:16; 1Pet. 18, 19; 2:24)

Man

WE BELIEVE that all man is sinful by nature and apart from Christ and is incapable of meriting salvation. (Gen. 1:26; Isai. 64:6; Rom. 3:19, 23; 5:12)

Justification by Faith

WE BELIEVE that man is justified only on the single ground of faith in the shed blood of Jesus Christ. (Acts 13:38, 39; Rom. 3:24, 25; Titus 3:5)

Salvation

WE BELIEVE that salvation is by the grace of God, through faith; it is a free gift from God and man cannot bring about his own salvation by his works. (Isa. 64:6; Rom. 5:14-19; Eph. 2:8-9)

Repentance

WE BELIVE that there is no salvation without a repentant heart; that man must humble himself before a Holy God. (Mat. 9:13; Mark 1:4, 2:17; Luke 3:3, 532, 24:27; Acts 11:18, 19:4, 20:21; 2 Cor. 7:9,10; 2 Pet. 3:9)

Forgiveness

WE BELIEVE that forgiveness is God’s undeserved mercy to repentant sinners; that the shed blood of Jesus Christ washes away ALL sins. (Acts 13:38, 26:18; Eph. 1:7; Col. 1:14; 1 John. 1:9)

Assurance

WE BELIEVE that all true believers everywhere have eternal life from the moment of salvation and throughout eternity. (John 3:16, 5:24, 10:28, 29; 1 John. 3:2, 5:12, 13; 1 Pet. 1:3-5; Jude 24, 25)

The Holy Spirit

WE BELIEVE in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit, by whose indwelling the born again believer is enabled to live a godly life. (John 15:26, 16:7, 13; Rom. 8:27; 1 Cor. 12:13; Eph. 1:13; 1Jhn. 2:20, 27)

The Resurrection

WE BELIEVE in the bodily resurrection of both the saved and the lost: the believer unto reward and eternal life in Heaven in the presence of God; and the lost unto judgment and eternal punishment. (Mat. 25:46; Mark 9:43, 46, 48; John 3:18, 36; 1 Cor. 3:11-15; 2 Pet. 3:7; Jude 7; Rev. 20:15)

The Church

WE BELIEVE that the church consists of all those who are truly born again by a living faith in Jesus Christ, that the church is the body and the bride of Christ, and that her mission is to witness for Him to all nations. (Acts 1:8; 4:32-33; Eph. 5:22-32.) We also believe that the local New Testament church is the “pillar and ground of truth” whose ordinances are Biblical Baptism and the Lord’s Supper. (1 Tim. 3:15; Matt. 28:19; 1 Cor. 11:23-33)

Responsibility

WE BELIEVE that all believers in Christ are responsible to participate in the spreading of the Gospel throughout the world. (Mat. 28:18-20; Mark 16:15; Acts 1:8)