Our Beliefs

The Bible: We believe that the Bible is the inspired God breathed, all true, without error or contradiction Word of God. It is the supreme and final authority in faith and practice.

 

Our God: We believe in one true and living God revealed in the Scriptures as eternally existent in three Persons: Father, Son, and the Holy Spirit.

 

Jesus Christ: We believe that Jesus Christ was begotten by the Holy Spirit and was born of the virgin Mary; that He was true God and true man; that He lived a sinless life upon this earth; that He died on the cross as a substitutionary sacrifice for the sins of mankind; that He rose bodily from the grave on the third day; that He ascended bodily into Heaven where He continues His ministry at the right hand of God as our Advocate and High Priest; and that He is personally, visibly, and imminently returning to this earth to set up His kingdom.

 

The Holy Spirit: We believe that the Scriptures assign to the Holy Spirit all the attributes of God; that this present era of the Church is, in a special way, the dispensation of the Holy Spirit; and that His ministry in the world includes reproving, regenerating, indwelling, guiding, and empowering men.

 

Salvation: We believe that salvation is a gift of God's grace; that it is received by: (1) repentance - the renouncing and forsaking of one's sins, and (2) faith - the personal acceptance of Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord, trusting in His atoning sacrifice at the cross; and that there is no other means of being saved.

 

Sanctification: We believe that every believer is sanctified in Christ at conversion; that this sanctification continues during the Christian life as the believer grows in the grace and knowledge of Jesus; and that it is completed when the believer stands in the presence of Christ, either at death or at the rapture.

 

Holiness: We believe that the Christian is to live a righteous, pure and holy life; that he is called to be a witness for Christ; that he is to be faithful in attending his church; and that he is to support his church by his tithes and offerings.

 

Church Ordinances: We believe that God has given His church the ordinances of Baptism, which is to be administered only to believers, by immersion and in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit; and the Lord's Supper, which is to be open to all born-again believers present; and the washing of the Saint's feet.