A. The Bible: We believe that the Bible, consisting of the 66 books of the Old and New Testaments, is God’s infallible inerrant Word, written by men who were uniquely moved by the Holy Spirit¹, and that it is our sole authority in all matters². We affirm our belief in the verbal, complete, and equal inspiration of the Scriptures in their original writing.

B. God: We believe there is one God³, Creator of heaven and earth⁴, eternally existent in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit⁵, co-equal in power and glory; identical in their essential nature, attributes, and perfection.

1. God the Father is perfect in holiness⁶, infinite in wisdom, measureless in power⁷, and absolute in sovereignty⁸. We rejoice that He concerns Himself mercifully in the affairs of men, that He hears and answers prayer⁹, and that He saves from sin and death all who come to Him through Jesus Christ¹⁰.

2. God the Son, Jesus Christ, is God’s only begotten Son born of a virgin¹¹, lived a sinless life¹², and, being Himself true God and true man¹³, atoned for the sins of the world by His substitutionary death on the cross¹⁴. We believe in His bodily resurrection¹⁵, His ascension into heaven¹⁶, His high priestly intercession for His people¹⁷, His Lordship¹⁸, and His personal, visible return to the world, and in His Millennial Kingdom according to His promise¹⁹.

3. God the Holy Spirit convicts the world of sin, righteousness, and judgment²⁰. He baptizes believers into the body of Christ²¹ and permanently indwells them at the time of regeneration²². He is progressively sanctifying²³, instructing and empowering the believer for service and godly living²⁴, and preserving believers until Christ’s return²⁵.

C. Mankind: We believe that mankind was created in the image of God²⁶ and was originally without sin. Because of the sin of Adam and Eve, all thereby incurred physical and spiritual death, which is separation from God. All human beings are born with a sinful nature, and are sinners by nature and by choice²⁷.

D. Salvation: We believe that mankind is saved from the eternal penalty of sin by believing in the Lord Jesus Christ²⁸, Who died for our sins as our representative and substitutionary sacrifice²⁹. All who believe in Him are justified by faith alone on the ground of His shed blood, and not by any works or ordinances of man³⁰.

E. The Church: We believe that the church is made up of every born again believer since Pentecost, regardless of race, sex, or national origin, and will be caught up to meet the Lord in the air³¹. The local church is an organized body of believers voluntarily associated together for teaching, fellowship, worship, prayer, the proclamation of the Gospel of Christ throughout the world, and the observance of the Biblical ordinances (believer’s baptism and the Lord’s Supper)³². The church is enabled in its mission by the exercise of spiritual gifts, distributed by the Holy Spirit according to His sovereign will and purposes³³ to all believers, to be used to build up the body of Christ³⁴.

F. Eternity: We believe in the bodily resurrection of both the believer and the non-believer. The saved will enjoy the wonders of God’s presence forever, and the lost will be eternally punished in the Lake of Fire³⁵.

G. Satan: We believe that Satan is a person, a fallen angel, the author of sin, and the cause of the fall of man. He is the open and declared enemy of God and man. He will be eternally punished in the Lake of Fire³⁶.

1. II Peter 1:21
2. II Timothy 3:16-17
3. Deuteronomy 6:4
Isaiah 45:21-22
4. Genesis 1:1
Acts 17:24
5. Matthew 28:19, 3:16-17
6. I Peter 1:15-16
7. Revelation 1:8, 19:1,6
8. Ephesians 1:11
9. Matthew 7:11
10. John 3:16
11. Isaiah 7:14
Luke 1:26-35
12. Hebrews 4:15
13. Philippians 2:5-8
Colossians 2:9
14. I Peter 2:24
15. Acts 10:40-41

16. Acts 1:9
17. Hebrews 2:17
18. Acts 2:36
19. Revelation 1:7
Matthew 25:31
20. John 16:8
21. I Corinthians 12:13
22. John 14:17
I Corinthians 3:16, 6:19
23. Titus 3:5
24. John 14:26; Acts 1:8
25. Ephesians 1:13
26. Genesis 1:27
27. Isaiah 53:6
Romans 5:12
28. Romans 10:9
29. II Corinthians 5:21
30. Ephesians 2:8-9
Titus 3:5-7

31. Galatians 3:27-28
I Thessalonians 4:17,5:9
Revelation 3:10
32. Matthew 28:19
Acts 2:41-47
I Corinthians 11:23-26
33. I Corinthians 12:11-30
I Corinthians 13:8-10
34. Ephesians 4:16
I Peter 4:10-11
35. Psalm 16:11
John 5:28-29
Revelation 20:15
36. Ezekiel 28:1-19
Isaiah 14:12-17
I Peter 5:8
Revelation 20:10