The
whole Bible, consisting of the sixty-six books of
the Old and New Testaments, is verbally inspired of
God and inerrant in the original writings and is the
supreme and final authority in faith and life.
In
one God, eternally existing in three persons: Father,
Son, and Holy Spirit. We believe they are equal in
every divine perfection, executing distinct but harmonious
offices in the great work of redemption.
Jesus
Christ was born of the Holy Spirit in a miraculous
manner (virgin birth). He is both Son of God, and
God, the Son.
The
Holy Spirit is a divine person, equal with God the
Father and God the Son, and of the same nature. He
bears witness to the truth of the Gospel and is the
agent in the new birth.
Satan is now the malignant prince of the power of
the air and the unholy god of this world system. We
hold him to be man's great tempter, the enemy of God
and Christ, the accuser of the saints, the chief power
behind the present apostasy.
The
Genesis account of the creation.
Man
was created in innocence under the law of his Maker,
but by voluntary transgression fell from his sinless
and happy estate.
The
salvation of sinners is wholly of grace through the
mediatorial offices of the Son of God. By His substitutionary
death, He made a full and vicarious atonement for
our sins.
In
God's electing grace, which is according to foreknowledge;
that the blessings of salvation are made free to all
by the Gospel.
Justification
is bestowed, not in consideration of any works of
righteousness which we have done, but solely through
faith in the Redeemer's blood.
The
Church of Jesus Christ was inaugurated at Pentecost
and must be considered in two aspects: the "Church
which is His Body" and the local church. The
"Church which is His Body" is the entire
company of believers in Christ, whether Jew or Gentile,
regardless of denominational affiliation and present
position in heaven or on earth. We believe the local
church is a congregation of believers associated by
a covenant of faith and fellowship of the gospel,
observing the ordinances of Christ, and governed by
His laws. We hold that the local church has the absolute
right to self government, free from any interference
of any hierarchy of individuals or organizations,
and that the one and only head is the Lord Jesus Christ.
Christian
baptism is the immersion in water of a believer into
the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
We believe the believer is to avail himself of the
opportunity of remembering the Lord at the communion
table, by sacred use of the bread and cup.
In
the bodily resurrection of the just and the unjust,
the everlasting blessedness of the saved, and the
everlasting conscious punishment of the lost.
Jesus
Christ, after He arose from among the dead, ascended
bodily to the throne of God.
The
return of the Lord will be two-fold. First, He shall
appear in the air to call up the believing Church
to be with Himself. The second part of the return
of the Lord will be His return to the earth with His
Church, prior to the Millennium, to establish His
kingdom on earth.
Civil
government is of divine appointment. Magistrates are
to be prayed for and honored.
We believe that certain miraculous sign gifts were
only given for the apostolic age to authenticate the
authority of the apostles. These gifts are: speaking
in tongues, prophecy, and the direct performance of
healings, miracles, signs, and wonders. Therefore,
we do not believe that the general exercise of these
gifts in the present day is of the Spirit of God.
