We believe that the Bible, consisting of Old and New Testaments only, is verbally inspired by the Holy Spirit, is
inerrant in the original manuscripts, and is the infallible and authoritative Word of God. (2 Timothy 3:16,17; 2 Peter 1:20-21; John 10:35)
We believe that the one true God exists in three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. (Genesis 1:1,26; Deuteronomy
6:4; Matthew 28:19,20; John 17:1-5; 2 Corinthians 13:14; 1 John 5:7)
We believe that Adam, created in the image of God, was tempted by Satan, the god of this world, and fell (sinned).
Because of Adam’s sin, all men have guilt imputed and are totally depraved, and need to be regenerated by the Holy
Spirit for salvation. (Genesis 1:26,27; Romans 5:10-19; Ephesians 2:1-3; Genesis 3:1-24; 2 Corinthians 4:4, 11:3)
We believe that Jesus Christ is God, was born of a virgin, died vicariously, shed His blood as man’s substitutionary
sacrifice, rose bodily and ascended to Heaven where He is presently exalted at the Father’s right hand. (Isaiah 7:14;
John 1:1, 14; John 3:16; Galatians 4:4; 2 Corinthians 5:21; Matthew 1; Luke 2; 1 Corinthians 15:4; 1 Peter 2:24)
We believe that salvation consists in the remission of sins, the imputation of Christ’s righteousness, and the gift of
eternal life received by faith alone, apart from works. (1 Peter 1:18,19; 1 Peter 2:24; 1 Corinthians 15:3,4; Ephesians
1:7; 2:8,9)
We believe that all the redeemed, once saved, are kept by God’s power and are thus secure in Christ forever. (John3:16; 5:24; 6:37-40; Romans 8:1,38,39; Ephesians 4:30; Philippians 1:6; 2 Timothy 1:12; Hebrews 7:25; 1 Peter 1:5)
We believe that the Holy Spirit indwells every believer. Each believer is therefore a partaker of the divine nature.
The old nature is present until the Christian is glorified. (1 Corinthians 6:19,20; Ephesians 1:13,14; 5:18)
We believe that God’s children may experience healing in answer to prayer, but healing for all sickness and infirmity
cannot presently be claimed on the basis of Christ’s redeeming work. (1 Corinthians 13:8-13)
We believe that the Holy Spirit is sovereign in the bestowing of gifts but that gifts of working miracles and tongues
ceased with the early church. (1 Corinthians 13:8-13)
We believe that a Christ-controlled life is the evidence of the fullness of the Holy Spirit. (John 14:26; Romans
8:11; Titus 3:5,6)
We believe that the Church, the Body of Christ, began at Pentecost and will be completed at the Rapture; and it
consists only of those who are born again, who are baptized by the Holy Spirit into Christ at the time of regeneration,
for whom He now makes intercession in Heaven and for whom He will come again. (Acts 2:1; 41,42; Ephesians
1:22,23; 5:23-29; 1 Thessalonians 4:16; Colossians 1:18; Hebrews 7:25; Matthew 19:28)
We believe that Christ commanded the church to go into all the world and preach the Gospel to every creature,
baptizing and teaching those who believe. (Matthew 28:18-20; Mark 16:15-16)
We believe that the saved will be raised to everlasting life and blessedness in Heaven, and the unsaved will be
raised to everlasting and conscious punishment in Hell. (Matthew 25:46; John 5:28,29; 11:25,26; Luke 23:43; 1 Corinthians 3:13-15; 2 Corinthians 5:8-10; 1 Thessalonians 4:16,17; Revelation 20:4-6; 15; 21:27; Jude 7; 2 Thessalonians 1:7-9)
We believe that all the saved should live in such a manner as not to bring reproach upon their Savior and Lord, that
the separation from all religious apostasy (including the National Council of Churches and World Council of
Churches), all worldly and sinful pleasures, practices and associations is commanded of God. (Titus 2:12; Romans
12:1,2; 14:13; 2 Corinthians 5:17; 6:14; 7:1; 2 Timothy 3:1-5; 1 John 2:15-17; 2 John 9-11)
We believe that the “blessed hope” of the Christian is the personal, pre-millennial, pre-tribulation and imminent coming of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ to gather the Church “which is His body” unto Him. (Titus 2:13; Zechariah 14;4-11; Acts 1:11, 1 Thessalonians 1:101 Thessalonians 4:13-18; Revelation 19:11-16; 20:1-6)
We believe that God has ordained and created all authority consisting of three basic institutions: (1) the home, (2)
the church and (3) the state. Every person is to be subject to these authorities, but all (including the authorities themselves) are answerable to God and governed by His Word. God has given each institution specific Biblical responsibilities and balanced those responsibilities with the understanding that no institution has the right to infringe upon the other. The home, the church, and the state are equal and sovereign in their respective Biblically assigned spheres of responsibility under God. ( Romans 13:1-7; Ephesians 5:22-24; Hebrews 13:17; I Peter 2:13-14)
We believe that God has commanded that no intimate sexual activity be engaged in outside of a marriage between a man and a woman. We believe that any form of homosexuality, lesbianism, bisexuality, bestiality, incest, fornication, adultery, and pornography are sinful perversions of God’s gift of sex. We believe that God disapproves and forbids any attempt to alter one’s gender by surgery or appearance. (Genesis 2:24; Genesis 19:5; Genesis 26:8-9; Leviticus 18:1-30; Romans 1:26-29; I Corinthians 5:1; I Corinthians 6:9; I Thessalonians 4:1-8; Hebrews 13:4)
We believe that the only legitimate marriage is joining of one man and one woman. (Genesis 2:24; Romans 7:2; I
Corinthians 7:10; Ephesians 5:22-23)
We believe that God has ordained the family as the foundational institution of human society. We believe that men
and women are spiritually equal in position before God, but that God has ordained distinct and separate spiritual
functions for men and women in the home and the church. The husband is to be the leader of the home, and men are
to be the pastors and deacons of the church. Accordingly, only men are eligible for ministerial licensure and ordination by the church. ( Genesis 1:26-28; Exodus 20:12; Deuteronomy 6:4-9; Psalms 127:3-5; Proverbs 19:18; Proverbs 22:15; Proverbs 23:13-14; Mark 10:6-12; I Corinthians 7:1-16; Galatians 3:28; Ephesians 5:21-33; Ephesians 6: 1-4; Colossians 3:18-21; I Timothy 2:8-15; I Timothy 3:4-5, 12; Hebrews 13:4; I Peter 3:1-7)
We believe that human life begins at conception and that the unborn child is a living human being. Abortion constitutes the unjustified unexcused taking of unborn human life. Abortion is murder. We reject any teaching that abortions of pregnancies due to rape, incest, birth defects, gender selection, birth or population control, or the physical or mental well being of the mother are acceptable. (Job 3:16; Psalms 51:5; Psalms 139:14-16; Isaiah 44:24; Isaiah 49:1, 5; Jeremiah 1:5; Jeremiah 20:15-18; Luke 1:44).
