Our Beliefs
The Scriptures
We believe the sixty-six books of the Old and New Testaments to be the full record of God’s self-disclosure to mankind. Different men, while writing according to their own styles and personalities, were supernaturally moved along by the Holy Spirit to record God’s very words, inerrant (without error in every aspect) in the original writings. Therefore, those applying themselves to study its literal, historical-grammatical context can accurately understand God’s Word. Scripture is fully trustworthy as our final and sufficient authority for all of life (2 Tim. 3:16-17; 2 Pet. 1:20-21).
The Triune God
We believe in the one living and true God (Yahweh), eternally existing in perfect unity as three equally and fully divine Persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit (Matt. 28:19-20). Each member of the Godhead, while executing distinct but complementary roles in redemptive history, has precisely the same nature, attributes, and being, and is equally worthy of the same glory and honor and obedience (Jhn 1:1-4; Acts 5:3-4).
God the Father
We believe God the Father created all things out of nothing for His glory according to His own will (Gen.1:1, Rev. 4:11), through His Son, Jesus Christ (Heb. 1:2; Jhn 1:3). He upholds all things by the Word of His power and grace, exercising sovereign headship over all creation, providence, and redemption (Col. 1:17, Heb. 1:3).
God the Son
We believe that Jesus of Nazareth is the Christ (Messiah). He possesses all the divine perfections and in these He is co-existent, co-equal, co-eternal with the Father and the Holy Spirit (John 10:30; 14:9).
We believe that our Lord Jesus Christ took on human flesh (John 1:1, 14, 18), was born of a virgin (Isa. 7:14; Matt. 1:23, 25; Luke 1:26–35), and that the purpose of the incarnation was to reveal God, redeem men, and eventually rule over God’s kingdom (Ps. 2:7–9; Isa. 9:6; John 1:29; Phil. 2:9–11; Heb. 7:25–26; 1 Pet. 1:18–19).
Jesus, being fully God and fully man (John 14:8-9), lived a sinless life and sacrificially shed His blood and died on the cross in our place accomplishing redemption for all who place their faith in Him. He arose visibly and bodily from the dead three days later and ascended into heaven, where, at the Father’s right hand, He is now Head of His Body the Church, the only Savior and Mediator between God and man, and will return to earth in power and glory to consummate His redemptive mission (1 Tim. 3:16).
God the Spirit
We believe that the Holy Spirit is a divine person and therefore eternally possesses all the attributes of personality and deity. In all that He does He glorifies the Lord Jesus Christ during this age. He convicts the world of sin, righteousness, and judgment. He draws the unredeemed to repentance and faith, and at salvation imparts new spiritual life to the believer, bringing that person into union with Christ and the Body of Christ. The Holy Spirit sanctifies, seals, fills, guides, instructs, comforts, equips, empowers, permanently indwells at salvation, and bestows spiritual gifts to the believer for Christ-like living and service (John 16:8; 13:15; Titus 3:5; Eph. 1:22; 4:11-12; Rom. 8:9-17; 12:4-8; 1 Cor. 3:16; 12:4-5, 11-13, 19; Gal. 5:25; Heb. 2:1-4; 2 Cor. 12:12).
Mankind
We believe that God created mankind—male and female—in His own image and likeness, free of sin, to glorify Himself and enjoy His fellowship. Tempted by Satan, but in the sovereign plan of God, man freely chose to disobey God, bringing sin, death and condemnation to all mankind. All human beings, therefore, are totally depraved by nature and by choice. Alienated from God without defense or excuse, and subject to God’s righteous wrath, all of mankind is in desperate need of the Savior (Gen. 3:1-6; Rom. 3:10-19; Rom. 1:18, 32).
Salvation
We believe salvation is redemption by Christ of the whole person from sin and death (II Timothy 1:9-10; I Thessalonians 5:23). It is offered as a free gift by God to all and must be received personally through repentance and faith in Jesus Christ ( I Timothy 2:4; Ephesians 2:8-9; Acts 20:21). An individual is united to Christ by the regeneration of the Holy Spirit (Galatians 2:20; Colossians 1:27). As a child of God, the believer is acquitted of all guilt and brought into a new relationship of peace (Romans 5:1). Christians grow as the Holy Spirit enables them to understand and obey the Word of God (II Peter 3:18; Ephesians 4:15; I Thessalonians 3:12).