We believe
in the Old and New Testaments as verbally inspired of God; inerrant in the
original writings, and that they are the final authority in faith, doctrine, and
life. (2 Tim. 3:16; Matt. 5:18; 1 Thess. 2:13)
We believe
in one God, eternally existent in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. (Dt.
6:4; Ps. 90:2; Matt. 28:19)
We believe
that Jesus Christ was begotten of the Holy Spirit, born of the virgin Mary, and
is totally God and totally man. (Isa. 7:14; Jn. 20:28; Phil. 2:8)
We believe
that man was created in the image of God; that he fell into sin and thereby
incurred both physical and spiritual death; and that all human beings are born
with a sinful nature. (Gen. 1:26-28; Ps. 51:5; Rom 3:9-12)
We believe
that the Lord Jesus Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures as a
representative and substitutionary sacrifice; and that all who believe in Him
and receive Him as Savior are justified on the ground of His shed blood. (Rom.
5:12-19; Acts 16:31; 1 Jn. 1:7-9)
We believe
in the bodily resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ, in His ascension into
heaven, and in His present living there for us as High Priest and Advocate. (1
Cor. 15:12-19; Acts 1:6-11; Heb. 7:25)
We believe
that salvation is by grace through faith, and that all who repent of their sin,
and believe in, and receive the Lord Jesus Christ as Savior are born again of
the Holy Spirit into the family of God. (Eph. 2:8-10; Jn 1:12-13; 2 Cor. 5:17)
We believe
that the return of our Lord Jesus Christ to catch up His people to meet Him in
the air is imminent. (1 Thess. 4:17; 5:6,9)
We believe
in the personal and bodily return of our Lord Jesus Christ to set up His kingdom
upon the earth. (Rev. 20:1-10; Isa. 2:2-4)
We believe
in the bodily resurrection of the just and the unjust, the everlasting
blessedness of the saved, and the everlasting conscious punishment of the lost.
(1 Cor. 15:50-57; Rev. 20:1-6; 21:1-8; Lk. 16:19-31)
