Bible
We
believe that all scripture of both the Old and New Testaments is the
inspired Word of God. It is without error and the sole authority for
life, faith and conduct.
God
We
believe there is one true and living God who eternally exists in three
persons: God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit.
Jesus Christ
We
Believe Jesus Christ is the only begotten and eternal Son of God. He
was born of a virgin, lived a sinless life, died on the cross as our
substitute, was buried, rose from the grave in a bodily resurrection
and, with His promise to return, ascended into heaven to be seated at
the right hand of God.
Holy Spirit
We
believe the Holy Spirit actively reveals Jesus Christ to unbelievers as
their only hope of salvation. He lives in every believer, is Comforter,
Friend and the Guide to all Truth.
Man
We
believe man is the special and eternal creation that God made in His
image. However, when the first man, Adam, voluntarily sinned, he
incurred a punishment of physical and spiritual death for himself and
all mankind. His sin, which separated him from God, became our sin; thus
all have been separated from God by sin and are in need of salvation.
Salvation
We
believe that salvation is a free gift received through repentance
toward God and faith in the Lord Jesus Christ which restores a right
relationship with our Creator.
Church
We
believe that all who put their faith in Jesus Christ are immediately
placed by the Holy Spirit into a singular united spiritual body
recognized as the church. The local assembling of believers, with Jesus
Christ as the head, is the visible, physical expression of the spiritual
body.
Fruit of the Spirit
We
believe fruit is the outward and visible evidence of a life changed
through obedience to Christ and should be manifest in every believer.
Spiritual Gifts
We
believe each spiritual gift described in scripture is valid, available
and necessary for use in body ministry. We further acknowledge that love
is the only authorized motivator by which these gifts are to be
expressed.
Baptism with the Holy Spirit
We
believe the primary purpose of the baptism with the Holy Spirit is to
give the recipient power to witness by word and deed for the cause of
Christ.
Church Ordinances
Baptism
We
believe water baptism is immersion after salvation. It is an outward
sign of an inward work and an act of obedience to the command of Christ.
Communion
We believe in the commemoration of the Lord's Supper by the symbolic use of the bread and juice of the vine.
Healing
We
believe the redemptive work of Christ on the Cross provides divine
healing of the mind, body and spirit in answer to believing prayer.
Daily Living
We believe it is the will of God to live a lifestyle devoted to Him that is defined by action and demonstrated in deed.
Eternity
We
believe scripture makes absolute statements about two very real
dimensions in eternity known as Heaven and Hell. Everlasting life in
Heaven awaits all who have placed their trust in Jesus Christ as Lord
and Savior. Everlasting death, torment and separation in Hell await all
who have not.
Last Things
We
believe Jesus Christ will literally come for His church, physically
establish His millennial reign on earth, decree a final judgment and
rule forever in the new heavens and new earth.