Statement of Faith

The Bible is the fully inspired Word of God, the written record of His supernatural revelation of Himself to men, without error in the original, absolute in its authority, our only infallible rule for life (II Tim. 3:15-17; II Peter 1:21).

There is only one true God, eternally existing in three persons - the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. (Deuteronomy 6:4; Isaiah 43:10, 11; Matthew 28:19; Luke 3:22).

All people in their natural state are lost, alienated from God, spiritually dead in sin (Rom. 3:23).

Salvation is only by grace, the free gift of God, through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, who died for our sins according to the Scriptures (I Cor. 15:3). Based upon Christ's atoning and finished work on the cross, those who receive Christ by faith have their sins forgiven (Eph. 1:7), their hearts cleansed (Acts 15:9), are born of the Spirit, become children of God (John 1:12-13), and are made new creations in Christ (II Cor. 5:17).

Jesus Christ is fully man and fully God. Although eternally existing, He was incarnate in the flesh, born of a virgin, lived a sinless life upon earth and died a vicarious and atoning death on the cross for our sins. He was raised from the dead, victorious over death (John 20:25-27). He ascended to the right hand of the Father in heaven. The bodies of all believers who die will be raised at the Last Day to receive incorruptible bodies like unto His glorious body (I Cor. 15:53).

Believers born of the Spirit are to live in the new life and present power of the Holy Spirit (Gal. 5:16-25)

Christian living includes the worship of God, service to our fellowmen, personal witness to the uncommitted, and the preaching of the Gospel to the uttermost parts of the earth. "The Great Commandment" (Matt. 22:37-39) and "The Great Commission" (Matt. 28:19-20) are to be the Christian's pattern for obedience under the Lordship of Christ.

Jesus Christ will come again on earth the second time (Heb. 9:28), personally (Acts 1:11; I Thes. 4:16), bodily (Acts 1:11; Col. 2:9), and visibly (Matt. 26:64: Rev 1:7) to climax history, to judge the nations and to bring in His eternal kingdom.

"In essentials, unity. In non-essentials, liberty. In all things, charity." Augustine