about our beliefs

About our beliefs

Articles of Faith

1. We believe the Holy Bible is the inspired and only infallible and authoritative Word of God. (2 Timothy 3:16; 2 Peter 1:19-21)

2. We believe there is only one God, eternally existent in three persons: God the Father, God the Son, and God the holy Ghost. (1 John 5:7; John I:1-2, 14)

3. We believe that men fall through disobedience. (Romans 5:12-19)

4. We believe in the deity of our Lord Jesus Christ; in His Virgin Birth; In His sinless life; in His miracles; in His victorious and atoning death; in His bodily resurrection: in His ascension to the right hand of the Father; in His personal future return to earth in power and glory to rule 1,000 years.

5. We believe Christ died to redeem us. (Titus 2:14; Galatians 3:13)

6. We believe salvation is through grace. (Ephesians 2:8-10; Romans 3:23-24)

7. We believe repentance and acceptance are vital. (1 John 1:9; John 6:37)

8. We believe the new birth must be experienced to become a child of God. (John 3:3; 2 Corinthians 5:17)

9. We believe in water baptism through emersion. (Romans 6:4; Acts 2:41)

10. We believe in a daily Christian life. (1 Thessalonians 5:23; Hebrews 6:1)

11. We believe in the institution of the Lord's Supper. (1 Corinthians 11:23-28)

12. We believe in the baptism of the Holy Spirit. (Acts 1:5,8; Acts 2:4)

13. We believe in a Spirit filled life, in the sanctifying power of the Holy Spirit by whose indwelling enables the Christian to live a holy life. (Romans 12:1-2; Galatians 5:22-25; John 15:8)

14. We believe in the gifts and the fruits of the Holy Spirit. (Romans 12:6-8; Galatians 5:22-25; John 15:8)

15. We believe we must he moderate in all thing, (Phillipians 4:4-8)

16. We believe in divine healing. (John 5:14-16; Matthew 8:17)

17. We believe that the second coming of Christ is both imminent and personal. (1Thessalonians 4:16-17)

18. We believe in a Church relation. (Hebrews 10:24-25)

19, We believe in the final judgment. (Matthew 13:41-43)

20. We believe in Heaven and Hell. (1 Corinthians 2:9; John 14:2; Revelation 20:10-15)

21. We believe in free will tithes and offerings to support the Lord's work. (2 Corinthians 9:7)

22. We believe the Church, you and I are responsible to evangelize all nations. (Mark 16:15; John 4:35-37)