Our Statement of Faith
The Trinity
As manifested in both the Old and New Testaments that God is both One and Triune, the biblical disclosure affirms that there is only one God and that He is eternally existent in three persons—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
(Colossians 2:9; 2 Cor 13:14; John 1:14; Rom 14:17-18)
Salvation
The Bible declares clearly that salvation is a free gift of God. It is based on the merits of the death of His Son and is appropriated by faith. Salvation is effected by personal repentance, belief in The Lord Jesus, and individual acceptance of Him into one’s life as Lord and Savior.
(Acts 4:12; 2 Timothy 1:9; Psalm 62:1; Habakkuk 3:17-18; Romans 1:16)
The Scripture
We firmly handhold the Bible, containing the Old and New Testaments, is alone the only infallible, inspired
Word of God. Its authority is ultimate, final, and eternal. It cannot be added to, subtracted from, or superseded
in any repute. The entire Bible is the source of all doctrine, training, correction, and reproof. It contains all that is
needed for guidance in godliness and practical Christian living. (Hebrews 4:12; 2 Timothy 3:16-17; Isaiah
40:8; Matthew 7:24)
The Christian Life
The Christian life is lled with trials,
tests, and warfare against a spiritual enemy. For those abiding in Christ until their deaths or His return, the
promises of eternal blessing in the presence of God are assured and secure. To remain faithful through all
circumstances of life requires enslavement upon the Holy Spirit and a willingness to die to eshy desires and
passions. (Genesis 2:7; John 6:35; John 10:10; Romans 8:28; Deuteronomy 30:19-20)
The Atonement
Christ’s audacious death on the cross paid the penalty for the sins of the whole world, the benefits are only applicable to those who receive Jesus as their personal Savior. Healing—body, soul, and spirit—and all of God’s
provisions for His saints, are provided for in the atonement, but these must be appropriated.
(1 John 2:2; Isaiah 53:5-6; John 3:16; Leviticus 17:11; 2 Corinthians 5:21)
The Church
Church policy is a balance between congregation and eldership authority, emphasizing the final authority of the Church leadership. It is indispensable to the life of the Church that scriptural designs of discipline are practiced and that oversight for Church discipline, individual and corporate, is exercised by the leadership of the Church. (Acts 2:47, 20:28; Ephesians 2:20-22; Colossians 3:16; 1 Corinthians 12:28; 1 Peter 5:1-4; Matthew 16:18)
Baptism & the Lord's Supper
The Word of God commands on the Church two everlasting ordinances of The Lord Jesus Christ. The first,
baptism, is the outward sign of what God has already done in the individual’s life and a public testimony of total
surrender to Jesus. It is identification with Jesus and is effected in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Secondly, The Lord’s Supper is a commemoration of the death of The Lord and is done in remembrance of Him until He comes again; it is a sign of our participation in Him. Both institutions are restricted to the believers. (Acts 2:37-41, 22:16; Ephesians 1:13-14, 4:4-6; 1 Corinthians 10:14-17, 11:23-26; Acts 2:38-42)
The Church
We await the bodily, personal, second coming of The Lord Jesus Christ, the resurrection of the saints, the
millennium, and the final judgment. The final judgment will determine the eternal status of both the saints and the unbelievers, determined by their relationship to Jesus Christ. We uphold with the Bible the final state of the new heavens and the new earth.
(Daniel 9.24-27, 12:11-13; Matthew 24:35, 25:31-34; Revelation 20:1-3, 7-
10; Isaiah 2:3-4; 2 Peter 3:10)
Our Key Bible Verses
Matthew 28:19-20 HCSB
Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe everything I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you
always, to the end of the age.
Colossians 3:1-2 HCSB
So if you have been raised with the Messiah, seek what is above, where the Messiah is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on what is above, not on what is on the earth.
Psalm 55:14 HCSB
We used to have close fellowship; we walked with the crowd into the house of God.
Ephesians 1:4-5 HCSB
For He chose us in Him, before the foundation of the world, to be holy and blameless in His sight. In love. He
predestined us to be adopted through Jesus Christ for Himself, according to His favor and will
Matthew 22:37 HCSB
He said to him, “Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind
Hebrews 13:16 HCSB
Don’t neglect to do what is good and to share, for God is pleased with such sacrices.