WHAT WE BELIEVE
The Bible
We believe the Bible is God's complete and sufficient revelation of Himself to man. The original manuscripts are without error and contradiction and teaches us about God and His salvation for man. The Bible is the absolute authority. (Dt 4:1-2; 17:19; Ps 19:7-10; Ps 119:11; Lk 21:33; 2 Tim 3:15-17; Heb 4:12; 2 Pet 1:19-21)
God
We believe there is only one living God, who is perfectly good, sovereign, and holy. He is one being in three persons, eternally distinct as Father, Son, and Spirit. The triune God works all things for His glory and our good. (Dt 6:4; 1 Sam 2:2; 1 Chron 29:11; Ps 22:28;115:3; Dan 4:35; Mt 3:16-17; 28:19; Jn 14:26; Rom 8:28; 11:36; 2 For 1:21-22; 1 Pet 1:2; Rev 4:11)
Man
We believe God created man in his image. But man fell from grace when he chose to disobey God, bring sin and death into the world. In this corrupt state, no one is good. Thus, man cannot save himself from condemnation nor the glory of God. (Gen 1:26-27; Ps 51:5; Jer 17:5; Rom 3:23; 5:12; 6:23; 8:7; Eph 2:1-3; Col 1:21)
Salvation
We believe salvation is only applied to those who repent and believe in Jesus as their Lord and Savior. Through His atoning death and bodily resurrection, all the elect are born again and made right with God. An intimate relationship in complete surrender to Christ is the mark of the redeemed. (Isa 53:5, 12; Mt 10:22; Jn 14:6; 15:9-10; Acts 4:12; Rom 10:9; Eph 2:8-9; Phil 2:6-8; Heb 10:36)
Sanctification
We believe the Holy Spirit immediately indwells the born-again believer and sanctifies the believer daily into the image of Christ. He prepares us for glory. And until the perfect end of salvation, we grow in knowledge and delight of God and in fellowship with Him. (Ps 37:24; Ezek 36:25-27; Rom 8:9-11, 17-18, 30; 1 Cor 6:19; 2 Cor 3:18; 2 Thess 1:12; 2:14; 2 Tim 2:10; 2 Pet 1:3-11)
The Church
We believe the church is the body of Christ, the assembly of all those saved in Christ. It is visibly seen in the regular gathering of His disciples, who have made a covenant to build up God's kingdom. They affirm and guard each other's faith by the practice of the ordinances: baptism and the Lord's Supper. (Mt 16:15-19; Lk 22:19-20; Acts 2:42; Rom 6:3-5; 1 Cor 5:4-5; 12:12-26; Eph 1:22-23; Col 1:18, 24)
Marriage
We believe marriage is God's ordained design and gift, uniting one man and one woman in a covenant relationship to last a lifetime. Marriage uniquely displays the union between Christ and His church. God has given husbands and wives different yet complementary roles in the family that show their equal worth and value before God. (Gen 1:26-28; 2:15-25; Prov 5:15-20; Mt 19:3-9; 1 Cor 7:1-16; Eph 5:21-33)
Last Things
We believe Christ Jesus will return for His Church and fully establish His Kingdom. He will judge all mankind. Those made righteous by Christ will enter heaven. Those who have rejected Christ will be lost to Hell. (Mt 10:28; 16:27; Lk 12:40; Jn 5:28-29; Acts 24:15; 1 Cor 15:24-28; 2 Cor 5:10; 1 Thess 4:14-18; Rev 3:11)
