We believe the Bible alone to be God's Word - We believe in the verbal, plenary God-breathed inspiration of the Bible, both the Old and New Testament, consisting of 66 books, inerrant in the original writings. The Bible is God’s sufficient revelation to man and there is no need for any additional revelation from God. (2 Tim. 3:16-17; Matt. 5:18; 2 Peter 1:21-22; John 16:12-13)
God - We believe there is only one true God, who exists eternally in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit (Genesis 1:1; John 10:30; John 4:24; Deuteronomy 6:4; Matthew 28:19; 2 Corinthians 13:14).
Christ - We believe 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 the virgin Mary. Christ came in order that He might reveal God and redeem sinful man. He accomplished our redemption through His death on the cross as a substitutionary sacrifice. Our redemption is made sure to us by His literal physical resurrection from the dead (John 1:1-2, 14; Luke 1:35; Romans 3:24-25; 4:25; 1 Peter 1:3-5). We believe the Lord Jesus Christ is now in Heaven, exalted at the right hand of God, whereas the High Priest for His people, He fulfills the ministry of Representative, Intercessor and Advocate (Hebrews 9:24; 7:25; Romans 8:34; 1 John 2:1-2).
Holy Spirit - We believe the Holy Spirit is a divine person of the same nature as God the Father and the Son. He was active in the creation, He convicts men of sin, He restrains the evil one until God's purpose is fulfilled. He is the supernatural agent in regeneration, baptizing all believers into the body of Christ, indwelling and sealing them unto the day of redemption. We believe the Holy Spirit is the divine Teacher who guides believers into all truth. All who are saved can and should be filled with the Spirit (John 6:63; 2 Corinthians 3:6; Romans 8:11; 1 Peter 3:18; Ephesians 5:18).
Man - We believe that man is created in the image and likeness of God, but that in Adam's sin the race fell, became alienated from God, inherited a sinful nature, and is unable by his own strength to remedy his lost condition (Genesis 1:27; Romans 3:22-23; Ephesians 2:12).
The Church - We believe that the church, which is the body and espoused bride of Christ, is a spiritual organism made up of all born again persons of this present age and is distinct from the nation of Israel. (Eph. 1:22-23; 5:25-27; 1 Cor. 12:12-14; 2 Cor. 11:2). We believe that the establishment and continuance of local churches is clearly taught and defined in the New Testament Scriptures. (Acts 14:27; 20:17,28-32; I Tim. 3:1-13; Titus 1:5-11).
Satan - We believe in the existence of Satan, a fallen angel, who is the open and declared enemy of God and man (Job 1:6-7; Matthew 4:2-11; Isaiah14:12-17). Satan is not God's equal opposite, but that of Michael the Archangel—the devil is only a creature, and can do nothing without God's sovereign permission (Job 1:9-12).
The Return of Christ - We believe in the premillennial second coming of the Lord Jesus, to raise the dead in Christ and receive believers who are alive at His coming (1 Corinthians 15:51-57; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18; Titus 2:11-14; Matthew 24:15-25; 46:11; 2 Thessalonians 1:7-10; Revelation 20:6).
The Eternal State - We believe Jesus died for the whole world (John 3:16) but only the souls of those who have repented and received (John 1:12) Him as Lord and Savior will be saved. The saved souls will pass immediately into His presence at death, and there remain in conscious fellowship until the resurrection at His coming, when soul and body reunited shall be associated with Him forever in Glory. The souls of unbelievers remain after death in conscious misery until the final judgment of the great white throne at the close of the millennium when soul and body reunited shall be cast into the lake of fire, not to be annihilated, but to be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of His power. (Luke 16:19-26; 23:42; 2 Corinthians 5:8; Philippians 1:23; 2 Thessalonians 1:7-9; Jude 6-7; Revelation 20:11-15). We believe in a literal and eternal Heaven and hell.
The Responsibility of Believers - We believe that Christians should bear a good testimony for the Lord Jesus Christ by living lives separated unto God, abstaining from worldly practices. (Rom. 12:1-2; 1 Cor. 3:16-17; 8:13; 2 Cor. 6:3,14-18; I Thess. 5:22; I John 2:15).
Baptism and the Lord's Supper - the believe the Lord Jesus Christ instituted only two ordinances: water baptism and the Lord's Supper, to be observed until He comes. The Lord’s Supper is a symbolic meal of bread and wine that represents the death of our Lord Jesus Christ. The Lord’s Supper does not confer forgiveness. The Lord’s Supper should only be partaken by those who are repentant believers who are willing to make amends with anyone in the body if there is division. The failure to rightly examine one’s self in this manner could result in weakness, sickness, or even death (Mark 14: 22-25; 1 Corinthians 11: 23-24). Water baptism is not necessary for salvation but that it is an outward symbol of salvation and a sign of our obedience to Him (Matthew 28:19-20; Acts 10:48).