What We Believe

The Bible

We believe the Holy Bible as the inspired Word of God, without any error, the all sufficient authority in matters of faith, doctrine, and Christian living.

Scripture: Psalms 119:89, Psalms 119:105, Psalms 119:130; Isaiah 40:8; Colossians 3:16; 2 Timothy 3:16-17; John 5:39; Hebrews 4:12; 1 Peter 1:20-21, 1 Peter 1:25; Ephesians 6:17

God

We believe in one God, eternally existing in three Persons: The Father, The Son, and The Holy Spirit.

Scripture: Genesis 1:1; Deuteronomy 6:4; Isaiah 43:3, Isaiah 43:15; Jeremiah 10:10; Matthew 6:9; John 4:24, John 5:26; Acts 1:7; Galatians 4:6; Ephesians 4:6; Colossians 1:15; 1 Timothy 1:17; 1 Peter 1:17

Jesus Christ

We believe in the Virgin Birth of Jesus Christ, and that He is truly God and man. He died on the cross for our sins. He rose bodily from the dead, ascended into Heaven where He sits at the right hand of the Father and is now our High Priest and Advocate.

Scripture: Psalms 2:7; Matthew 1:18-23; Luke 1:35, Luke 4:41; John 1:1-18, John 1:29, John 10:30; Acts 1:9; Romans 1:3-4; Philippians 2:5-11; Colossians 1:13-22; Hebrews 1:1-3; Revelation 1:13-16

The Holy Spirit

The Holy Spirit is the third person of the Trinity; equal with God the Father and God the Son and is of the same nature. He was active in the creation of the world. He convicts people of their sin and invites unbelievers to accept Christ as Savior. He restrains Satan and his demons until Godā€™s purpose is fulfilled. He convicts of sin, of judgment and of righteousness; and He bears witness to the truth of the Gospel in preaching and testimony. He is the Agent in the New Birth and He seals, empowers, guides, teaches, witnesses, sanctifies and helps the believer. Ā 

Scripture: Genesis 1:2; Psalms 51:11; Matthew 1:18, Matthew 3:16, Matthew 4:1; Mark 1:10; Luke 1:35; Romans 8:9-11; Galatians 4:6; Ephesians 1:13-14, Ephesians 4:30, Ephesians 5:18; 1 Timothy 3:16, 1 Timothy 4:1-2; Hebrews 9:8, Hebrews 9:14; Revelation 1:10

Man

We believe that man was created in the image of God, but fell into sin and, therefore, was condemned to death under Godā€™s curse. Only through regeneration by the work of the Holy Spirit can manā€™s salvation and spiritual life be obtained.

Scripture: Genesis 1:26-30, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:18-22, Genesis 3:1-24, Genesis 9:6; Psalms 1:1-6, Psalms 8:3-6; Isaiah 6:5; Jeremiah 17:5; Matthew 16:26; Romans 1:19-32, Romans 3:10-18, Romans 5:6, Romans 5:12, Romans 5:19, Romans 6:6; 1 Corinthians 1:21-31; Ephesians 2:1-22

Salvation

We believe that eternal salvation is the free gift of God, entirely apart from manā€™s works, and is possessed by any and all who have faith in and receive Jesus Christ as their personal Savior.

Scripture: Matthew 1:21; Romans 1:16-18, Romans 2:4, Romans 3:23-25, Romans 4:3, Romans 5:8-10, Romans 6:1-23, Romans 8:1-18, Romans 8:29-39, Romans 10:9-10, Romans 10:13, Romans 13:11-14; 1 Corinthians 1:18, 1 Corinthians 1:30, 1 Corinthians 6:19-20, 1 Corinthians 15:10; 2 Corinthians 5:17-20; Galatians 2:20, Galatians 3:13, Galatians 5:22-25, Galatians 6:15; Ephesians 1:7, Ephesians 2:8-22, Ephesians 4:11-16; Philippians 2:12-13; Colossians 1:9-22, Colossians 3:1; 1 Thessalonians 5:23-24; 2 Timothy 1:12; Titus 2:11-14; Hebrews 2:1-3, Hebrews 5:8-9, Hebrews 9:24-28 Ā 

Heaven and Hell

We believe in the bodily resurrection of the dead, the everlasting blessedness of the saved in Heaven, and the everlasting punishment and separation from God of the unsaved in Hell.

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 4:5, 1 Corinthians 15:24-28, 1 Corinthians 15:35-58; 2 Corinthians 5:10; Philippians 3:20-21; Colossians 1:5, Colossians 3:4; 1 Thessalonians 4:14-18, 1 Thessalonians 5:1-28; 2 Thessalonians 1:7, 2 Thessalonians 2:1-17; 1 Timothy 6:14; 2 Timothy 4:1, 2 Timothy 4:8; Titus 2:13; Hebrews 9:27-28; James 5:8; 2 Peter 3:7-18; 1 John 2:28, 1 John 3:2; Jude 1:14; Revelation 1:18, Revelation 3:11, Revelation 20:1-22:13

Mission

We believe the mission of the church is to make disciples by declaring the gospel of Jesus Christ in the power of the Spirit to the glory of God, and gathering these disciples into churches that they might worship the Lord and obey his commands.

Scripture: Genesis 12:1-3; Exodus 19:5-6; Isaiah 6:1-8; Matthew 9:37-38, Matthew 10:5-15, Matthew 13:18-30, Matthew 13:37-43, Matthew 16:19, Matthew 22:9-10, Matthew 24:14, Matthew 28:18-20; Luke 10:1-18, Luke 24:46-53; John 14:11-12, John 15:7-8, John 15:16, John 17:15, John 20:21; Acts 1:8, Acts 2:1-47, Acts 8:26-40, Acts 10:42-48, Acts 13:2-3; Romans 10:13-15; Ephesians 3:1-11; 1 Thessalonians 1:8; 2 Timothy 4:5; Hebrews 2:1-3, Hebrews 11:39-12:2; 1 Peter 2:4-10; Revelation 22:17