1. THE AUTHORITY OF THE BIBLE

(II Timothy 3:16 - 17; II Peter 1:19 - 21)

We believe the 66 books of the Old and New Testaments are the complete, infallible, and authoritative Word of God. In the bible we find God’s will for the salvation of humanity and the divine and final authority for life as a disciple of Christ.

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2. THE TRINITY OF GOD

(Matthew 28:19; II Corinthians 13:14)

We believe God is one, who is infinitely perfect and eternally existent, manifesting Himself in three distinct and separate Persons; Father, Son and Holy Spirit, each whom is God and to be honored and worshiped as God.

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3. JESUS CHRIST AND HIS WORK

(Matthew 1:23; John 1:1, 14, 29; 3:16; I Corinthians 15:3, 4, 12 - 19; Hebrews 4:15; I John 2:1 - 2; Acts 1:9 - 11)

We believe that Jesus Christ is God manifest in the flesh. He was conceived of the Holy Spirit and born of a virgin. He lived a sinless life and was crucified on the cross as a sacrifice for the sins of all men. He was resurrected from the dead and ascended into heaven and is now at the right hand of the Father as our High Priest and advocate. He will return again to establish His Kingdom on earth.

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4. THE HOLY SPIRIT​

(John 3:5; 14:16 - 17; 16:7 - 13; Romans 8:14; I Corinthians 6:11, 19; 12:13; Galatians 5:16 - 17; Ephesians 4:30; 5:18 - 21)

We believe the Holy Spirit is God, convicting men of sin, cleansing them of sin, causing spiritual birth, baptizing all believers into the family of God, indwelling, sealing, sanctifying, guiding, teaching, overflowing them with love and joy, empowering them for service, and giving them the gifts and fruit that glorify the Lord Jesus.

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5. THE CREATION AND FALL OF MAN

(Genesis 1:26 - 28; 2:7; 3:1 - 24; Romans 3:23; 5:12; Ephesians 2:3)

We believe God is the creator of all things. Man being the supreme object of God’s creation was created in the image of God, to be like God in character. Man fell into sin by personal disobedience to the revealed will of God, causing all men and women to be born into a sinful nature. It is sin that separates people from God and causes many problems in life.

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6. THE SALVATION OF MAN

(John 3:16; 14:6; Acts 16:31; Romans 3:24; 6:23; 10:9 - 10; Ephesians 2:8 - 10; Titus 3:5; I Peter 1:18 - 19, 22 - 25; I John 5:11 - 13)

We believe that Salvation is God’s free gift to us, but we must accept it. Self - improvement and good works can never make up for our sin, only those who accept Jesus Christ as God’s offer of forgiveness will be saved from sin, death and hell. Because Jesus Christ died on the cross for our sins and arose from the dead, all who believe will also have eternal life.

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7. HUMAN DESTINY

(Matthew 25:46; John 3:16; 5:24; 10:28 - 29; Romans 9:22 - 24; II Corinthians 5:8, I Thessalonians 1:9 - 10; 4:13 - 18; II Thessalonians 1:7 - 10; Jude 23 - 24 ; Revelation 20:11 - 15)

We believe in the eternal life of all believes in a new heaven and a new earth, and upon physical death, they go immediately to be with Christ in heaven awaiting their future bodily resurrection at the second coming of Christ, and in the resurrection all unbelievers will stand before the Great White Throne from which they will be judged and cast into eternal fire and everlasting punishment.

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8. THE EXISTENCE OF SATAN & EVIL

(Isaiah 14:13 - 14; Ezekiel 28:13 - 17; Matthew 12:24 - 26; John 8:44; 12:31 - 32; II Corinthians 4:4; Ephesians 2:1 - 3; 6:12 - 18; Revelation 12:9 - 10; 20:10)

We believe that all angles, including Satan, were created by God, and that Satan, through pride and sinful ambition, rebelled against God, becoming the great adversary of God and His people. These spirit beings possess supernatural powers, but are limited by the permissive will of God. Satan, as leader of evil angles and demons, was defeated and judged at the cross of Jesus Christ, and his final destiny is everlasting punishment in the lake of fire, hell.

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9. THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST

(Matthew 16:18; 28:19 - 20; John 13:1 - 17; Acts 2:41 - 47; I Corinthians 11:17 - 34; I Corinthians 12:13; Ephesians 1:22 - 23; Colossians 1:18)

We believe that the church is composed of all those who were born again into God’s family. This includes all churches where believer assemble for teaching, fellowship, prayer, and observance of Christ’s commands regarding baptism and communion. We believe in water baptism by immersion in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit and in remembering the night our Lord was with His disciples in the Upper Room by regularly observing the Lord’s Supper.

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10. THE GREAT COMMISSION

(Matthew 9:36 - 38; 28:19 - 20; Mark 16:15; Luke 24:47 - 48; Acts 1:8; 8:1, 4; Romans 10:13 - 15; I Corinthians 9:13 - 14)

We believe that our Lord commanded us to preach the Gospel and make disciple of all nations, and that every believer is to a witness for Jesus Christ, trusting in the power of the Holy Spirit, and that we are responsible to pray for, support, and send missionaries into the world.

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11. MARRIAGE AND HUMAN SEXUALITY

(Gen. 1:27; Gen. 5:1 - 2; Mark 10:6; Gen. 2:21 - 24; Mark 10:2 - 12; Matt. 19:3 - 11; Eph. 5:21 - 33; 1 Tim. 3:2, 12; 1 Peter 3:1 - 7; Mal. 2:14 - 16; 1 Cor. 7:10 - 16; Matt. 5:31 - 32; Heb. 13:4; Gen. 1:28; 2:25; 1 Cor. 7:2 - 5; Lev. 18:1 - 30; Rom. 1:24 - 32; 1 Thess. 4:1 - 8; Jude 7)

We believe God intentionally designed and created humanity male and female. We believe marriage is ordained and instituted by God and, according to the Scriptures, can only exist and be fulfilled between one man and one woman. A civil government’s sanction of a union will be recognized as a legitimate marriage by the church only to the extent that it is consistent with the definition of “marriage” found in this Statement of Faith. We believe marriage is a picture of the relationship of Christ and the Church and is to be a lifelong, covenant relationship between a man and a woman based on love, respect, mutual submission and personal sacrifice. We believe God intended sexual intimacy to be enjoyed only within the context of the male and female marriage relationship; and that all other sexual relations outside of marriage are personally destructive, sinful, inconsistent with the teachings of the Bible and the Church, and forbidden by God.