Doctrinal Statement
BIBLE
We believe the Bible, including both the Old and New Testaments, is verbally inspired by the Holy Spirit, that it is inerrant in the original manuscripts, and is the supreme, final authority in all matters of faith and practice.
GOD
We believe there is one God eternally existent in three Persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. They are co-equal in power and glory, possessing the same attributes.
CHRIST
We believe that Jesus Christ was virgin-born, fully God, manifested in the flesh, and sinlessly perfect. He accomplished our redemption through His death on the cross as a propitiatory and substitutionary sacrifice. He rose bodily from the dead and is now seated at the Father's right hand interceding for us.
HOLY SPIRIT
We believe that the Holy Spirit is the third Person of the Trinity. He regenerates, indwells, and empowers the believer to live a godly life.
MAN
We believe that man was created in the image and likeness of God. Because of his sin, he fell, making regeneration by the Holy Spirit essential for the salvation of man.
SALVATION
We believe that God requires only one thing to be saved. This one thing is described by two words: repentance and faith. Repentance is turning from sin; faith is turning to Christ for forgiveness of sins. We believe that every child of God possesses eternal life by grace through faith alone in the finished work of Christ on the cross. He is justified, and sealed with the Holy Spirit.
SANCTIFICATION
After one is born-again, a holy life will subsequently become increasingly inevitable through the work and power of the Holy Spirit in the process of sanctification. We do not believe that one's perfection is accomplished in this life.
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 age. The establishment and continuance of local churches is clearly taught in the New Testament.
ORDINANCES
We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ has left two ordinances to be observed by local churches: water baptism and the Lord's Supper. Salvation is not based upon these ordinances.
SECOND COMING
We believe in the personal and imminent coming of the Lord Jesus for His redeemed ones at the Rapture of the Church, and in His pre-millennial return to earth with His saints to establish His millennial Kingdom.
RESURRECTION
We believe that there will be a resurrection of the saved and the lost. The saved will experience eternal bliss with the Lord, and the lost will experience judgment and everlasting punishment in a literal Hell.
SATAN
We believe that Satan is a created being who is the enemy of God and His people. His ultimate end is the Lake of Fire.