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Our Beliefs
The Bible
We believe in the Holy Scriptures which consists of sixty-six books, of which thirty-
nine are Old Testament books and twenty-seven are New Testament books. We believe the
Scriptures are complete and are the verbally inspired Word of God. We believe the Holy
Scriptures to be God’s revelation to man, inerrant in the original manuscripts, infallible and God-
breathed. We believe the Holy Scriptures to be the supreme and final authority in all matters of
doctrine, faith, and life (2 Tim. 3:16-17; 2 Peter 1:21). The King James Version will be the
accepted version for all regular preaching, teaching, and responsive reading.
God
God the Father: We believe in His eternal existence, His creative power, His holiness, His love for lost mankind, and His provision for their salvation (Ps 30:4; John 3:16)
God the Son: We believe in His eternal existence, His creative power, His incarnation, His Deity, His holiness, His virgin birth, His sinless life, His vicarious and atoning death, His bodily resurrection, His ascension to the right hand of the Father, and His High Priestly ministry for us in heaven (John 1:2, 14,18; Matt. 1:20; Rom. 3:24.25; Zech. 14:3,4; Rev. 19:11-16).
God the Holy Spirit: We believe in the personality of the Holy Spirit and that He reproves the world of sin, of righteousness, and of judgment. We also believe that He baptizes each believer into the body of Christ at the time of salvation, regenerates each believer, indwells each believer, seals each believer, and teaches each believer. The believer, in turn, has the responsibility to be filled with the Spirit and to refrain from quenching and grieving the Holy Spirit (John 16:8-11; Eph. 1:13-14; 5:18; 1 Cor. 12:13; 6:9; John 14:26)
The Fall of Man
We believe man was created in the image of God, but through willful disobedience became sinful and is justly under the condemnation and wrath of Almighty God. We believe man is totally depraved. Through Adam’s sin the whole race fell, inherited a sinful
nature and is unable to remedy his lost condition apart from the salvation provided through the new birth (Gen. 1:27; John 3:7,16; Rom. 5:12)
The Way of Salvation
We believe salvation is the gift of God, brought to man by grace received by faith in Jesus Christ whose blood was shed for the forgiveness of sins (Eph. 2:8-9; Rom. 5:1; John 1:12)
The Reality of Satan
We believe that Satan is a real being, the author of sin, the prince of thepower of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience, the god of thisworld, the accuser of the brethren, and that he is destined by God’s judgment to be cast into thelake of fire and brimstone where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormentedday and night forever and forever (Gen. 3:1-6; 2 Cor. 4:4; Eph. 2:2; Rev. 12:10; 20:10)
The Church
The Church
We believe that the Church is a Spiritual organism made up of all born again persons of the present age. The church had its beginning at Pentecost and will continue until Christ returns in the air to receive the Church unto Himself. We also believe the Church is the body and bride of Christ and is distinct from Israel (1 Cor. 12:12-14; John 14:20; Eph. 1:22-23)
We believe the mission of the local church is to evangelize the world. The church is also to edify, teach, exhort, rebuke, and disciple the saints through the Word of God (Acts 1:8; 1 Cor. 5:1-13; 2 Thess. 3:6-15)
We believe God is sovereign in the bestowment of all His gifts and that the gift of evangelist and
pastor/teacher are sufficient for the perfecting of the saints today. In addition, other gifts such as
governments and helps are still active today. The sign gifts such as speaking in tongues and
the ability to speak and have the individual healed were for a specific time and purpose and are
no longer active today (Rom. 12:6-8; 1 Cor. 12:28; 13:8-10; Eph. 4:13-17) We believe the church has been given only two church ordinances which we are instructed to observe today.
Baptism – While recognizing that water baptism has no saving merit, we believe baptism by immersion is Scriptural and is an act of identification with the Lord Jesus Christ in His death, burial and resurrection (Acts 8:35-39; 9:18; 10:47)
Lord’s Supper – We believe the Lord’s Supper is a memorial service in which the elements represent the broken body and shed blood of the Lord Jesus Christ. It is to be partaken of only by believers who are walking with the Lord Jesus Christ, and then only after solemn self-examination (1 Cor. 11:23-33)
The Eternal State
We believe there is an essential difference between the saved and the lost. We believe that at the instant of death the soul and spirit of the righteous are conscious and areimmediately in the presence of the Lord. They will be reunited with their glorified body at the resurrection and will forever enjoy God’s presence in heaven. The lost will be turned into hell where they will be tormented forever, separated from God with no change in their estate throughout all eternity (John 3:6; 5:28-29; 1 Thess. 4:13-17; Rev. 20:11-15)
Future Events
We believe in the personal, imminent, pre-tribulational return of the Lord Jesus in the air, the Rapture, to receive unto Himself all those who are children of God by the new birth. We further believe in His pre-millennial return to earth, the Second Advent, to establish His 1000 year kingdom on earth, after which the present heaven and earth will be dissolved and a new heaven and earth will be established.(1 Thess. 4:13-18; 1 Cor. 15:51-53; Rev. 20:4-6; 2 Pet. 3:10-13).
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