Romans 10:13 

"For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved." 

What We Believe

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Faith and Doctrine

The Holy Scriptures
We believe the Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments to be
the verbally inspired Word of God, the final authority for faith and life,
inerrant in the original writings, infallible and God-breathed
(2 Tim. 3:16,17;  2 Peter 1:20,21;  Matt. 5:18; John 16:12,13).

The Godhead 
We believe in one Triune God, eternally existing in three persons - Father, Son and 
Holy Spirit - co-eternal in being, co-identical in nature, co-equal in power and glory,
and having the same attributes and perfections (Deut. 6:4;  2 Cor. 13:14).

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The Person and Work of Christ
a.) We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ, the eternal Son of God, became man,
without ceasing to be God, having been conceived by the Holy Spirit and born
of the Virgin Mary, in order that He might reveal God and redeem sinful men
(John 1:1,2, John 1:14;  Luke 1:35).
b.) We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ died on the cross for all mankind as a
representative, vicarious, substitutionary sacrifice, and that the sufficiency of this
sacrifice (atonement) to accomplish the redemption and justification of all who
trust in Him is assured by His literal, physical resurrection from the dead (Rom.
3:24,25;  Rom 4:25;  Eph.  1:7;  1 Tim. 4:10;  Heb. 2:9;  1 Peter 1:3-5;
1 Peter 2:24; and 2 Peter. 2:1)
c.)We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ ascended to Heaven, and is now exalted
at the right hand of God the Father, where as our High Priest, He fulfills the ministry
of Representative, Intercessor, and Advocate (Acts 1:9,10;  Heb. 9:24; Hebrew7:25; 
 Rom. 8:34; 1 John 2:1,2).

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The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit
a.) We believe that the Holy Spirit is a person who convicts the world of sin of
righteousness, and of judgment; and that He is the Supernatural Agent in re-
generation, baptizing all believers in the Body of Christ, indwelling and sealing
them unto the day of redemption (John 16:8-11;  2 Cor. 3:6;  1 Cor. 12:12-14;
Rom. 8:9;  Eph. 1:13,14).
b.) We believe that He is the Divine Teacher who guides believers into all truth;
and that is the privilege and duty of all the saved to be filled with the Spirit
(John 16:13;1 John 2:20,1 John 2:27;  Eph. 5:18).


The Total Depravity of Man
We believe that man was created in the image and likeness of God, but that in
 Adam's sin the race fell, inherited a sinful nature, and became alienated from
God; in that man is totally depraved, and of himself, utterly unable to remedy his
lost condition
(Gen. 1:26,27;  Rom. 3:22, 23; Rom. 5:12;  Eph. 2:1-3, Eph.2:12).

Salvation
We believe that salvation is the gift of God brought to man by grace and received
by personal faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, whose precious blood was shed on
Calvary for the forgiveness of our sins (Eph. 2:8-10;  John 1:12; Eph. 1:7;
1 Peter 1:18, 19).

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The Eternal Security and Assurance of Believers
a.)  We believe that all the redeemed, once saved, are kept by God's power and
are thus secure in Christ forever (John 6:37-40; John 10:27-30;  Rom. 8:1,
 Rom. 8:38,39; 1 Cor. 1:4-8;1 Peter 1:5).
b.) We believe that it is the privilege of believers to rejoice in the assurance of their
salvation through the testimony of God's Word; which, however, clearly forbids the
use of Christian liberty as an occasion to the flesh (Rom. 13:13,14; 
Gal. 5:13; Titus 2:11-15).

The Two Natures of the Believers
We believe that every saved person possesses two natures, with provision made
for victory of the new nature over the old nature through the power of the
 indwelling Holy Spirit; and, that all claims to the eradication of the old nature
 in this life are unscriptural (Rom. 6:13;  Rom. 8:12, 13;  Gal. 5:16-25;
  Eph. 4:22-24;  Col. 3:10;  1 Peter 1:14-16; 1 John 3:5-9).

Separation
We believe that all the saved should live in a manner as not to bring reproach
upon their Savior and Lord; and that separation from all religious apostasy, all worldly and sinful pleasures, practices and associations is commanded
of God (2 Tim. 3:1-5; Rom. 12:1,2;  Rom. 13:14;  1 John 2:15-17; 
 2 John 1:9-11;  2 Cor. 6:14-7:1).

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Missions
We believe that it is the obligation of the saved to witness by life and by
word to the truths of the Holy Scripture and to seek to proclaim the
Gospel to all mankind (Mark 16:15;  Acts 1:8;  2 Cor. 5:19,20).

The Ministry and Spiritual Gifts
a.) We believe that God is sovereign in the bestowment of all His gifts;
and, that the gifts of evangelist, pastors, and teachers are sufficient
 for the perfecting of the saints today; and, that Scriptures were
 completed and their authority became established (1 Cor. 12:4-11; 
 2 Cor. 12:12;  Eph. 4:7-12).
b.) We believe that God does hear and answer prayer of faith, in accord
with His own will, for the sick and afflicted (John 15:7;  1 John 5:14,15).

The Church
a.) We believe that the church, which is the body and the espoused
bride of Christ, is a spiritual organism made up of all born-again
persons of this present age (Eph. 1:22, 23; Eph. 5:25-27; 
1 Cor. 12:12-14;  2 Cor. 11:2)
b.) We believe that the establishment and continuance of local churches
is clearly taught and defined in the New Testament Scriptures
(Acts 14:27; Acts  20:17, Acts 20:28-32;  1 Tim. 3:1-13;
Titus 1:5-11).
c.) We believe in the autonomy of the local church free of any external
authority or control (Acts 13:1-4; Acts 15:19-31; Acts 20:28; 
 Rom. 16:1, Rom. 16:4;  1 Cor. 3:9, 1 Cor. 3:16; 1 Cor. 5:4-7,
1 Cor. 5:13;  1 Peter 5;1-4).
d.) We believe in the ordinances of believer's baptism and the Lord's
 supper as scriptural means of testimony for the church in this age
(Matt. 28:19, 20;  Acts 2:41,42; Acts 18:8; 1 Cor. 11:23-26).

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Dispensationalism
We believe that the Scriptures interpreted in their natural, literal
sense reveal divinely determined dispensations or rules of life which
define man's responsibilities in successive ages.  These dispensations
 are not ways of salvation, but rather divinely ordered stewardships
by which God directs man according to His purpose.  Three of
these -- the age of law, the age of the Church, and the age of
the millennial kingdom -- are the subjects of detailed revelation
in scripture (John 1:17;  1 Cor. 9:18;  Gal. 3:13-25; 
Eph. 1:10;  Eph. 3:2-10;  Col. 1:24,25;
Heb. 7:19;  Rev. 20:2-6).

The Personality of Satan
We believe that Satan is a person, the author of sin and the cause of
the fall; that he is the open and declared enemy of God and man;
and that he shall be eternally punished in the Lake of Fire
 (Job 1:6,7; Isa. 14:12-17; Matt. 4:2-11; Matt 25:41;
 Rev. 20:10).

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The Second Advent of Christ
We believe in that "Blessed Hope," the personal, imminent,
pre-tribulation and pre-millennial coming of the Lord Jesus Christ for
 his redeemed Ones; and in His subsequent return to earth,with his
Saints, to establish His Millennial Kingdom (1 Thess. 4:13-18;  
Zech. 14:4-11;  Rev.19:11-16; Rev. 20:1-6;  1 Thess. 1:10;
1 Thess. 5:9;  Rev. 3:10)

The Eternal State
a.)We believe in the bodily resurrection of all men, the saved to eternal
 life and the unsaved to judgment and everlasting punishment
(Matt. 25:46;  John 5:28,29; John 11:25,26; Rev. 20:5,6,
 Rev. 20:12,13).
b.)We believe that the souls of the redeemed are, at death, absent from
the body and present with the Lord, where in conscious bliss they
 await the first resurrection, when spirit, soul and body are reunited
to be glorified forever with the Lord (Luke 23:43; Rev. 20:4-6;
  2 Cor. 5:8;  Phil. 1:23;  Phil 3:21;  1 Thess. 4:16, 17).
c.) We believe that the souls of unbelievers remain, after death, in
conscious misery until the second resurrection, when the soul
and body reunited they shall appear at the Great White Throne
Judgment, and shall be cast into the Lake of Fire, not to
 be annihilated, but to suffer everlasting conscious punishment
(Luke 16:19-26;  Matt. 25:41-46;  2 Thess. 1:7-9;
Jude 1:6,7;  Rev. 20:11).

 

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