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Our Statement of Faith

We accept the Scriptures as our authority in matters of faith and practice and adopt the following Confession of Faith as our interpretation of Bible Doctrine:

God In Three Persons

There is one and only one living and true God. He is an intelligent, spiritual and personal Being, the Creator, Redeemer, Preserver and Ruler of the universe. To Him, we owe the highest love, reverence and obedience. The eternal God reveals Himself to us as Father, Son and Holy Spirit with distinct personal attributes but without division of nature, essence or being.

Genesis 1:1; Mathew 28,18,10; John 1.14; 2Corinthians 13:13,14; Hebrews 1.1-3; Revelation 1.4-6

God: The Father

God as Father is the Giver and Sustainer of life, the seen and unseen. He is all-loving, all-just, all-wise and all-powerful. He is the true God and the One who judges righteously and tests the heart and mind. God is Father to those who become children of God through faith in Jesus Christ; however, He is fatherly toward all men.

Genesis 18:25; Galatians 4:6,7

God: The Son

God as Son is the perfect representation for the Father in human form. He is fully human and fully divine. He is equal with God the Father but humbled himself by taking on the form of a servant and became obedient to a death on a cross. He knew that only through the shedding of His blood would the sinless Lamb of God be able to secure forgiveness and remission of sins. He arose on the third day following his death as He declared and now lives and reigns with the Father in glory awaiting His final triumphant return. He lives in all believers as the living, ever-present Lord.

1Corinthians 15:3,4; Philippians 2:5-11; Hebrews 1.1-3

God: The Holy Spirit

God as Holy Spirit convicts the world of sin and unrighteousness, works in the life of each believer to produce godly character qualities and demonstrates Himself, in the life of the church, through special abilities given to each believer to carry out the work of the church. He is Comforter, Teacher, Wisdom and Counselor.

John 14.16,17; 16:7-13; Galatians 5:22-25; Ephesians 2.22; 2Thessalonians 2.7

The Bible

The Bible is the historical record of God's activity written by men but inspired by God's Spirit and contains no error in the original languages. It is truth provided for the believer as a tool to know the heart of God. It reveals the plan, purposes and will of God for all time.

Psalm 119:105; 2Timothy 3:16; 2 Peter 1.21

Humanity

Man was created by a special work of God, in His image and is the finest of all creation - God said, "It is very good!" Man was created innocent but with a free choice he sinned against God and fell from his original state. Because Christ died for all, every person is worthy of respect and Christian love.

Genesis 1:27; Romans 3.10-19, 23; Ephesians 2.1-3

Salvation

Salvation is the gift of God for all humanity and is offered freely to all who accept Jesus as Lord and Savior. It was obtained by the substitutionary death of Christ on the cross. He shed His own blood for our sin that we might be rightly related to God.

John 1.12; 3.16; Acts 16.31; Romans 3.22,26; 5:6-9; 6:2,23; 10.9,10; Ephesians 2.8,9

Security and Assurance

All of those who have placed their faith in Christ are kept by God’s power and are thus secure in Christ forever.

John 5.24; 6.37-40; 10.27-30; Romans 8.1,28-39; Ephesians 1.13,14; 1John 5.11-13

Church

The church is a group of believers brought together by the Spirit of God to carry out the Great Commandment by practicing the Great Commission and observing the two ordinances of the church-baptism and the Lord's Supper. Each church is an autonomous body operating under the leadership for Christ as the Head of the Church.

Matthew 22:37-40; Ephesians 5:23-27

Baptism

Baptism is an outward expression of an inward change that has occurred in the life of the believer. It is an identification with Christ by picturing his death, burial and resurrection. It is the first commandment a new Christian is given from the Lord Jesus.

Matthew 28:19; Romans 6:4

Lord’s Supper

The Lord’s Supper is an opportunity for personal examination and reflection as we observe the "Lord's death until He comes." The bread and cup are symbols of His body and blood which were broken and poured out for our salvation and is done in "remembrance" of Him until He comes again.

Luke 22:19,20; 1Corinthians 11:23-32

Worship

We view worship from two sides: adoration and service. Worship could be defined as pure adoration, the redeemed person contemplating and praising God in His holy perfection. Reverential adoration and committed service are both prominent expressions of the biblical concept of worship. True worship involves a willingness to serve and genuine service to God must be accompanied by a sense of reverence and adoration.

Psalm 95:6,7; Ephesians 2:10

The Blessed Hope

The return of Christ is viewed as the “Blessed Hope,” the personal, imminent, pretribulational, and premillennial coming of the LORD Jesus Christ for his redeemed ones; and in his subsequent return to the earth, with his saints to establish his Millennial Kingdom.