Section 1: The Bible
We believe the Bible, comprised of the Old and New Testaments, to be the inspired, infallible, without error or omission, and authoritative Word of God (Matthew 5:18; 2 Timothy 3:16-17). We believe the Bible to be inerrant in the original writings, God-breathed, and the complete and final authority for faith and practice (2 Timothy 3:16-17).
Section 2: God
We believe in one God, who is Creator of all (Deuteronomy 6:4; Colossians 1:16), who has revealed Himself in three distinct Persons—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit (2 Corinthians 13:14), yet who is one in being, essence, and glory (John 10:30). God is eternal (Psalm 90:2), infinite (1 Timothy 1:17), and sovereign (Psalm 93:1). God is omniscient (Psalm 139:1-6), omnipresent (Psalm 139:7-13), omnipotent (Revelation 19:6), and unchanging (Malachi 3:6). God is holy (Isaiah 6:3), (Deuteronomy 32:4), and righteous (Exodus 9:27). God is love (1 John 4:8), gracious (Ephesians 2:8), merciful (1 Peter 1:3), and good (Romans 8:28).
Section 3: Jesus Christ
We believe in the deity of the Lord Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ is the incarnation of God, fully God and fully human, representing the Father and offering salvation to humanity (Matthew 1:21; John 1:18; Colossians 1:15).
We believe that Jesus Christ was conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary (Matthew 1:23). He is the perfect embodiment of God and man (John 1:1, 14), living a sinless life (1 John 3:5) and teaching absolute truth (John 14:6).
We believe Jesus Christ willingly gave His life on the cross as a substitutionary sacrifice for all humanity (1 John 2:2; Isaiah 53:5-6). His death provides salvation to all who receive Him as their Savior (John 1:12; Acts 16:31), and our justification is rooted in His shed blood (Romans 5:9; Ephesians 1:7). His resurrection from the dead (Matthew 28:6; 1 Peter 1:3) confirms the truth of our faith.
We believe that following His resurrection, the Lord Jesus Christ ascended to Heaven in His glorified body (Acts 1:9-10) and now sits at the right hand of God, serving as our High Priest and Advocate (Romans 8:34; Hebrews 7:25).
Section 4: The Holy Spirit
We believe in the deity and personality of the Holy Spirit (Acts 5:3-4). He regenerates sinners (Titus 3:5) and indwells believers (Romans 8:9). He is the agent by whom Christ baptizes all believers into His body (1 Corinthians 12:12-14). He is the seal by whom the Father guarantees the salvation of believers unto the day of redemption (Ephesians 1:13-14). He is the Divine Teacher who illumines believers’ hearts and minds as they study the Word of God (1 Corinthians 2:9-12). We believe that the Holy Spirit is ultimately sovereign in distributing spiritual gifts (1 Corinthians 12:11). We believe that the miraculous gifts of the Spirit empower the Church per God’s written word.
Section 5: Angels and Demons
We believe in the existence and personality of angels, Satan, and demons. Satan is a fallen angel who led a group of angels in rebellion against God (Isaiah 14:12-17; Ezekiel 28:12-15). He is the great enemy of God and man, and the demons are his servants in evil. He and his demons will be eternally punished in the lake of fire (Matthew 25:41; Revelation 20:10).
Section 6: Humanity
We believe that humanity came into existence by the direct creation of God and that humanity is uniquely made in the image of God (Genesis 1:26-27). We believe that all humanity has inherited a sinful nature because of Adam’s fall, that all human beings choose to sin (Romans 3:23), and that all sin is exceedingly offensive to God (Romans 6:23). Humanity is utterly unable to remedy this fallen state (Ephesians 2:1-5,12).
Section 7: Salvation
We believe that salvation is a gift of God’s grace through faith in the finished work of Jesus Christ on the cross (Ephesians 2:8-9). Christ’s death fully accomplished justification through faith and redemption from sin. Christ died in our place (Romans 5:8-9) and bore our sins in His own body (1 Peter 2:24). After His death, Jesus rose again, demonstrating His victory over sin and death (Romans 14:9).
We believe salvation is received by grace alone, through faith alone, and in Christ alone. Good works and obedience are fruits of salvation but not causes nor sustainers of salvation (James 2). All those who have indeed received Christ as Savior are eternally secure in salvation, kept by God’s power, secured and sealed in Christ forever (John 6:37-40; 10:27-30; Romans 8:1, 38-39; Ephesians 1:13-14; 1 Peter 1:5; Jude 24).
Section 8: The Church
We believe that the Church, the Body of Christ, is a spiritual organism comprised of all believers of this present age (1 Corinthians 12:12-14; 2 Corinthians 11:2; Ephesians 1:22-23, 5:25-27). Believers must be taught to obey the Lord, testify concerning their faith in Christ as Savior, and honor Him by holy living. We believe in the Great Commission as the primary mission of the Church. The gospel of the grace of God is to be preached to all the world (Matthew 28:19-20; Acts 1:8; 2 Corinthians 5:19-20).
Section 9: Future
We believe in the blessed hope (Titus 2:13), the personal and imminent coming of the Lord Jesus Christ to rapture His saints (1 Thessalonians 4:13-18). We believe in the physical resurrection of all human beings—the saints to everlasting joy and bliss on the New Earth, and the wicked to eternal punishment in the lake of fire (Matthew 25:46; John 5:28-29; Revelation 20:5-6, 12-13).