We believe the Scriptures, both the Old and New Testaments, to be the verbally inspired Word of God, written by men in God's control, without error and infallible in the original manuscripts, and the final authority in faith and life ( I Timothy 3:15-16; I Peter 1:20-21; Psalm 19:7-9).
We believe in one God, eternally existing in three persons - Father, Son, and Holy Spirit - these three being identical in essence, and possessing precisely the same attributes and perfections (Deut. 6:4; Matt. 28:19; I Cor. 13:14).
We believe that man was created in the image and likeness of God in innocence and without sin, but that in Adam's sin humanity fell, inherited a sinful nature, became spiritually dead and alienated from God. Man of himself is incapable of remedying his lost and depraved condition (Gen. 1:26, 2:1-24; Romans 3:10-18, 5:12; Eph. 2:1-3).
We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ, the eternal Son of God, became man without ceasing to be God, having been conceived of the Holy Spirit, and born of a virgin, in order that He might reveal God and redeem sinful man. This redemption He accomplished by voluntarily giving Himself as a sinless substitutionary sacrifice on the cross, thereby satisfying God's righteous judgments against sin. After confirming that redemption by His bodily resurrection from the grave, He ascended to the right hand of His Father where He intercedes on behalf of those who trust Him (John 1:1,2,14,18; Luke 1:34-35; Romans 3:24-26, 8:34).
We believe that the Holy Spirit is the divine Person who convicts the world of sin, that He brings new life to those who are spiritually dead, that all believers are baptized with the Holy Spirit and thus placed into the one true Church, which is the Body of Christ, that He indwells them permanently, seals them unto the day of redemption, bestows spiritual gifts upon them, and empowers them for service (John 16:7-11, 3:5-8; I Cor. 12:7-11,13; John 14:16-17; Eh. 4:30, 5:18; Acts 1:8).
We believe that salvation from the penalty of sin is the gift of God's grace. It cannot be gained by meritorious works, but is freely bestowed upon all who put their faith in the finished work of Jesus Christ at Calvary. All who so trust the Savior are forgiven of their sins- past, present, and future- and born into the family of God by the regenerating work of the Holy Spirit (Eph. 2:8- 9; 1:7; John 1:12).
Because of Adam's "Fall", all humans required a plan of salvation (Genesis 2:15-17, 3:1- 11). We are unable to save ourselves, so God provided a means of salvation for the world. God's word assures that all who accept Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior that salvation belongs to them (I John 5:10-13) and that they are saved (John 6:37).
Accepting Jesus and salvation is very simple: Romans 10:13 says, "Whosoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved." "Whosoever", that means you. Verse 9 and 10 also tells us that if we say with our mouths that Jesus is Lord and believe in our hearts that God raised Him from the dead, we "shall be saved"
It's that easy! If you believe that and have not allowed Jesus Christ to be your personal Savior, then say this prayer: Father God I ask you to forgive me of all my sins. I believe in the death, burial, and resurrection of your son Jesus Christ. Father God, I ask you to come into my life, I receive you as my lord and savior.
After making this confession by faith you are now SAVED!
We believe that the true Church, called in Scripture the Body of Christ, is a spiritual organism into which every person who has trusted Jesus Christ for salvation in this present age has been baptized with the Holy Spirit. The Scripture also teaches the establishment and continuance of local churches, groups of redeemed individuals joined together for worship, instruction, fellowship and service (Eph. 1:22-23; I Cor. 12:13; Acts 2:42, 13:1-2).
We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ instituted two ordinances to be observed by all believers until His return, baptism and the Lord's Supper. Their observance by each new believer is urged (Matt. 28:19; I Cor. 11:23-26).
We believe that at death the souls of those who have trusted Christ for salvation pass immediately into His presence and there remain in conscious bliss until the resurrection of the body at His coming for the Church, when soul and body reunited shall be associated with Him forever in glory. We believe that the souls of unbelievers remain after death in conscious misery until the final judgment of the great white throne, when soul and body reunited shall be cast into the lake of fire, not to be annihilated, but to be separated from God forever in conscious punishment (Luke 16:19-26; I Cor. 5:8; Phil. 1:23; Il Thess. 1:7-9; Rev. 20:11-15).