WE BELIEVE;

 

1. We believe in the divine inspiration and supreme authority of the entire Bible and its sufficiency as our only rule of faith and practice.

2. We believe in one God, eternally existing in three Persons, Father, Son and the Holy Spirit.

3. We believe that Jesus Christ, the Son of God, was begotten by the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary

4. We believe man was created in the image of God, but sinned and incurred both physical and spiritual death, separating him from God.

5. We believe that the Lord Jesus died for the sins of every man according to the Scriptures, and only those who trust in His shed blood and have received Him as personal Savior have eternal life. 

6. We believe in the bodily resurrection of our Lord, His ascension into Heaven and his presence there as our intercessor.

7. We believe in the imminent return of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

8. We believe in the personality, presence, and work of the Holy Spirit, our Comforter, as the revealer of Jesus Christ during this period in which Christ is absent from the earth.

9. We believe in the right of personal interpretation of Scripture under the guidance of the Holy Spirit and in the competency of the individual soul in direct approach to God through Jesus Christ.

10. We believe in life everlasting for the believer and the eternal punishment of separation from God for the unbeliever.

11. We believe in the spiritual unity and fellowship of all believers in Jesus Christ.

12. We believe in the symbolic ordinance of Scriptural Baptism in obedience to the commands of Christ; and the ordinance of the Lord’s Supper in remembrance of His atoning death and in anticipation of His coming again.

13. We believe marriage has been ordained by God. This church defines “marriage” as the exclusive covenantal union of one man and one woman in which such union is a lifetime commitment.

14. We believe legitimate sexual relations are exercised solely within marriage. Hence, sexual activities outside of marriage including but not limited to adultery, premarital sex, homosexuality, and pedophilia are inconsistent with the teachings of the Bible and the Church. Further, lascivious conduct, transgender behavior, and the creation and/ or distribution and/ or viewing of pornography, are incompatible with the Biblical witness.