What We Believe
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All Scripture is given by inspiration of God (2 Timothy 3:16). The whole Bible is inspired, in that holy men of God “were moved by the Holy Spirit (2 Peter 1:21) to write the very words of Scripture. This divine inspiration extends equally and fully to all parts of Scripture as it appeared in the original
manuscripts. The whole Bible in those original manuscripts is, therefore, without error.
GOD THE FATHER: God, as Father, reigns over His entire universe with providential care. He is all-powerful, all-loving, all-knowing, and all-wise. (Genesis 1:1; 1 Chronicles 29:10; Jeremiah 10:10; Matthew 6:9; Acts 1-7; Romans 8:14-15; 1 Corinthians 8:6; 1 Corinthians 15:24; Ephesians 4:6)
GOD THE SON: the Lord Jesus Christ, the eternal Son of God, became man without ceasing to be God, having been conceived of the Holy Spirit and born of a virgin, in order that he might reveal God and redeem sinful man. After substantiating the accomplishment of that redemption and justification by His bodily resurrection from the grave, He ascended to the right hand of His Father, where He intercedes on behalf of those who trust Him. (Luke 1:34-35; John 1:1, 2, 14, 18; Romans 3:24-26; Romans 8:34)
GOD THE HOLY SPIRIT: The Holy Spirit is the Divine Person who convicts the world of sin. He alone brings new life to those who are spiritually dead; he baptizes (or places) all believers into the one true Church, which is the Body of Christ; and he indwells them permanently, seals them unto the day of final redemption, bestows spiritual gifts upon them, and fills (controls) those who are yielding to Him. Every believer is called to live in the power of the indwelling Holy Spirit so that he will not fulfill the lust of the flesh but bear fruit to the glory of God. (John 3:3-8; 14:16-17; 1 Corinthians 12:7-11, 13; Ephesians 4:30; 5-18)
Man was created directly by and in the image of God. God created the heavens and the earth, including all life, by direct act. (Genesis 1:1; John 1:3; Colossians 1:16-17)
Although man was created in the image of God, he fell into sin and is lost. This is true of all men; and except a man be born again by the Holy Spirit, he cannot see the kingdom of God. (Genesis 1:26-27; 5:1-3; Romans 3:10, 23)
Satan is a person, the author of sin, and the reason for the fall of man, and is destined to the judgment of an eternal punishment in the lake of fire. (Matthew 4:1-3; Acts 5:3; 2 Corinthians 4:4; Revelation 20:10)
Jesus Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures as a substitution and sacrifice and all who believe in Him are redeemed by His shed blood. (John 1:1-3; 14; 3:1-7; 6:29; Hebrews 10:4-14; 1 John 2:2)
Salvation is the gift of God’s grace. It cannot be gained or made more secure by meritorious works, but is freely bestowed upon all who put their faith in the finished work of Jesus Christ at Calvary. All who so trustthe Savior are forgiven of their sins and born into the family of God. (John 1:12; Acts 16:30-33; Romans 10:9-10; Ephesians 1:7; 2:8-9)
