Our Statement of Faith
The Word of God
We believe that the Bible in its original documents is the inspired Word of God.
It has been preserved by God for us today, and it is final in its content and without
error in its statements.
The Triune God
We believe that there is one God, eternally existent and all-powerful, Creator of
heaven and earth adn all things, Who is manifested to us in three persons--Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
The Person of Jesus Christ
We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ is God’s only begotten Son, fully God in the flesh, who came and lived a sinless life here on our earth. We believe that Jesus Christ gave us His divine life willingly as the complete and sacrificial payment for every person's sins, and that He bodily arose from death after three days.
Salvation by Grace Alone
We believe that every person needs Christ as Savior because all people are lost apart from Him.
We believe that every person who chooses of his own free will to believe God's record of HIs Son, trusting in the Lord Jesus Christ as Savior, is sure to go to Heaven.
Eternal Security: A person's salvation can never be removed, lost, or changed in any way. A believer is eternally secure because his salvation is by grace through his faith in Jesus Christ and has been accomplished through the finished work of Christ rather than by his own works.
Faith vs. Works: This trust in Christ which brings one salvation is not biblical saving faith unless it is trust in Christ alone, i.e. Christ + baptism, or Christ + obedience, or Christ + surrender, does not equal Christ alone.
The Christian Life
Discipleship: Having trusted in Christ, a believer should partake of believer's baptism and communion and get involved in living for Christ at a local, Bible-believing and Gospel-preaching church.
Great Commission: It is the duty of every Christian to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Holy Spirit and Sign Gifts
We believe that sign gifts were temporary and ceased when God's written record was complete. We are not in sympathy with the modern charismatic movements, including speaking tongues and faith healing. We believe that it is God's will in the present church age that He be revealed to us through His Word and the convicting and enlightening work of the Holy Spirit who indwells every believer at the moment of his salvation.
Return of Christ
We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ will return at any moment to catch His bride, the Church, away.
Gender Distinctions and Marriage
We believe that God created human beings as male and female, that these two genders are God-ordained, separate, and distinct, and that the only form of marriage recognized by God is the union of one man with one woman.
