Beliefs

To grow in Faith and share our Faith in God with the World around us

God

We believe there is one God eternally existing as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Isa. 40:18-28; Matt. 28:19; John 15:26; Isa. 42:1-9; Rev. 1:8, 17-18; John 14:23-27, 16:15; 1 Cor. 2:9-16.

jesus

We believe God revealed himself supremely in His Son, the Lord Jesus Christ, born of a virgin, being both fully human and fully divine. Matt. 1:18-25; Luke 1:26-38; John 1:1-14; Heb. 1:1-14; Isa. 9:6-7; Phil. 2:5-11; Heb. 4:14-16.

The Holy Spirit

We believe the Holy Spirit convicts of sin, guides for life, and empowers for service. His supernatural work makes new life and new birth possible. Gal. 5:16-26; John 16:7-15; Rom. 8:5-17, 26-27; 1 Sam. 16:13; Luke 4:18-19; Acts 1:4-8, 2:17-21; Luke 11:9-13.

The Authority of Scripture

We believe God revealed himself in the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments, the inspired Word of God, without contradiction, it constitutes the divine and only rule of Christian faith and practice. Ps. 119:9, 30, 65-72, 105, 137-144; Neh. 8:9-12; 2 Tim. 3:14-17; Heb. 4:12-13; 2 Peter 1:16-21; John 20:30-31.

Creation

We believe that in the beginning God created all things by His Son, the Lord Jesus Christ. Gen. 1; Col. 1:15-16; Ps. 104:1-35.

Man

We believe that God made humanity in His divine image, with free will, moral character, and a spiritual nature. Gen. 1; Ps. 139:1-18; 1 Cor. 15:42-49; Rom. 1:18-20; Prov. 16:1-3.

Sin

We believe humanity fell into sin through disobedience, bringing depravity and death, both spiritual and natural upon the race; as a sinner, each one of us is self-centered and self-willed, unwilling and unable to break with sin that leads to eternal separation from God. Gen. 3:1-24; Rom. 3:9-18; Ps. 14:1-3; Eccl. 7:20; Jer. 17:9-10; 2 Tim. 3:1-5; Ps. 51; 1 John 3:4-10.

Salvation

We believe that on the cross Jesus Christ took our place, bore our sins, died our death, and rose from the grave; and for that reason alone, God freely forgives those who repent and believe in faith. Salvation is a gift from God, not a result of our good works or any human efforts. Eph. 2:1-10; Rom. 3:21-26; Col. 1:13-14, 2:13-15; Rom. 6:1-14; John 3:16-17; Acts 4:8-13; Titus 3:5; Rom. 10:9-10; Heb. 9:22.

Repentance

We believe that repentance is the commitment to turn away from sin in every area of our lives and to follow Christ, which allows us to receive His redemption and to be regenerated by the Holy Spirit. Therefore, through repentance we receive forgiveness of sins and appropriate salvation. Acts 2:21, 3:19; 1 John 1:9.

Sanctification

We believe that sanctification is the ongoing process of yielding to God’s Word and His Spirit in order to complete the development of Christ’s character in us. By the power of the Holy Spirit we strive to obey the command, “Be holy, for I am holy.” 1 Thes. 4:3, 5:23; 2 Cor. 3:18, 6:14-18; Heb. 12:14; 1 Pet. 1:15-16.

The Great Commission

Spiritual Gifts

We believe the gifts of the Holy Spirit are given to all who follow Christ, so that men and women, single or married, young and old, can work together to build up the church and bring the world to Christ. Eph. 4:7-16; 1 Cor. 12:1-31; Eph. 3:7-8; Rom. 12:1-8; 1 Peter 4:8-11.

The Church

We believe that Christ is the head of the body, the church, which is the body of Christ, a redeemed people, obedient to God, a people of love, prayer, and healing Eph. 1:22-23, 2:19-22; 1 John 2:3-6; John 17:6-26; Phil. 2:3-4; Gal. 6:1-5; 1 Peter 2:21-25; Col. 4:2-6.

The Baptism of the Holy Spirit

We believe that all believers are entitled to and should ardently expect and earnestly seek the promise of the Father, the baptism in the Holy Spirit and fire, according to the command of the Lord Jesus Christ. This was the normal experience of all in the early church. With it comes the enduement of power for life and service, the bestowment of the gifts and their uses in the work of the ministry. This experience is distinct from and subsequent to the experience of the new birth. Luke 24:49; Acts 1:4,8; 1 Cor. 12;1-31; Acts 8:12-17; 10:44-46; 11:14-16; 15:7-9.

The Day of the Lord

We believe that Jesus Christ’s bodily return will be visible in power and glory to consummate salvation and judgment, thus the church serves sacrificially and joyfully anticipating eternal life with God. Mark 13:5-31; Rev. 1:5-8; Matt. 13:37-43; 1 Cor. 15:20-26, 51-56; Rev. 21:1-5; 2 Tim 4:6-8; Rev. 22:12-21. We believe that the devil and his angles, the beast and the false prophet, and whosoever is not found written in the Lamb’s Book of Life shall be consigned to everlasting punishment in the lake which burns fire and brimstone, which is the second death. Rev. 19:20; 20:10-15 We believe that, as promised in the Scriptures, we can look forward to a new heaven and a new earth wherein righteousness dwells forever. 2 Pet. 3:13; Rev. 21:1.