WE BELIEVE
in one God, creator and sustainer of all things, infinitely perfect and
eternally co-existing in three persons, Father Son and Holy Spirit.
(Duet. 6:4; Heb. 1:1-3;
Matt.3:16-17, 28:18-19; John 15:26; II Cor. 13:14)
WE BELIEVE the scriptures, both
Old and New Testaments, to be the inspired Word of God, the complete
revelation of His will for the salvation of mankind, and the divine and
final authority for all faith and life. (II
Tim. 3:16; II Pet. 1:19-21; Eph. 1:13; Deut. 8:3; Psa. 119; Is. 40:8; Acts
20:32)
WE BELIEVE in the deity of our
Lord Jesus Christ, in His virgin birth, as the only begotten Son of God, in His sinless life, in His miracles,
in His vicarious and atoning death, in His bodily resurrection, in His ascension
to the right hand of the Father. (Isa.
7:14; Isa. 53; Rom. 1:3-4, 3:23-26, 5:6-21, 8:1-3, 34; Eph. 1:20, 4:7-10;
Col. 2:9; 1 Tim. 2:5)
WE BELIEVE all men are born with a sinful nature and that the work of the Cross was to redeem man from the power of sin. We believe that this salvation is available to all who will receive it. (**)
WE BELIEVE the Holy Spirit is
the agent of regeneration and renewal for believers in Jesus Christ and
that He makes the presence of Jesus Christ real in believers and enables
them to live in a manner that honors God. We believe in the baptism of the Holy Spirit as manifested by the fruit and the gifts of the Spirit. (Titus
3:4-7; John 7:37-39, 14;16-18; Eph. 3:16-19; Rom. 8:11-16)
WE BELIEVE that the substitutionary
death of Jesus Christ and His physical resurrection provide the only ground
for justification, forgiveness, and salvation for all who believe, and only
those who trust in Him alone are born of the Holy Spirit and thus become
Children of God. (Rom. 3:21-31; I Cor.
15:1-7; II Cor. 5:21; John 1:12-13; Gal. 2:16)
WE BELIEVE in the blessed hope
- The return of Christ to Earth, and His eventual return to judge the world. (Luk.
21:27; acts 1:11; Heb. 9:28)
WE BELIEVE the individual is
multidimensional and, as such, should be treated physically, emotionally,
mentally and spiritually in order to achieve personal and interpersonal
wholeness. (Tim. 5:23; Phil. 2:1-4; Rom
12:2, 9-16; Gal. 6:2,5; Ps. 27:3-5; Jam. 1:5)
WE BELIEVE that every man is the steward of his life and resources which ultimately belong to God. We believe that tithing is a measure of obedience to the scriptural principles of stewardship. (**)
WE BELIEVE in the Church as the eternal and universal Body of Christ consisting of all those who have accepted the work of the atonement. We believe in the need for a local assembly of believers for the purpose of evangelism and edification. (**)
WE BELIEVE in the worship of the Lord through singing, clapping, and the lifting of hands. We believe in the authority of the believer to ask freely of the Lord for his needs. (**)
WE BELIEVE in the ministry of the Holy Spirit to the Church body through the anointing of oil by the elders of the church. (**)
WE BELIEVE that evangelism is the obligation of every follower of Jesus Christ. The Lord commands us to go out and make disciples of all the earth. We believe that each person is first responsible to evangelism in their own family as the Holy Spirit leads them and gives them the ability. (**)
WE BELIEVE in the ordinance of water baptism by immersion in obedience to the Word of God. All those who have accepted Jesus Christ as their personal savior should be baptized in water as a public profession of their faith in Christ and to experience what the Bible calls the "circumcision of the Spirit." (**)
WE BELIEVE in the promise of Genesis 12:3 regarding the Jewish people and the nation of Israel. We believe that this is an eternal covenant between God and the seed of Abraham to which God is faithful. (**)
WE BELIEVE that every believer has a unique relationship to the Lord. As His children, every Christian has immediate access to the throne of Grace and the ability to manifest the power of the Lord Jesus Christ in ministry . (**)
