THE SCRIPTURES
We believe that the scriptures of the Old and New Testaments are verbally inspired by God, inerrant, and our final authority in faith and life. We believe that God has preserved His Word in the Authorized King James Version 1611 Bible and accept it alone as our standard for worship and practice. (II Timothy3:16-17; II Peter 1:20-21)
THE GODHEAD
We believe in one triune God, eternally existing in three persons--Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. We believe these three are co-eternal in being, co-identical in nature, co-equal in power and glory, and having the same attributes and perfections. (Deuteronomy 6:4; II Corinthians 13:14)
THE PERSON AND WORK OF CHRIST
We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ is the eternal Son of God. He became man without ceasing to be God, was conceived by the Holy Spirit, and born of the virgin Mary. All this was done so that He might reveal God and redeem sinful men (John 1:1-2, 14; Luke 1:35; Isaiah 9:6; 7:14;Philippians 2:5-8; Galatians 4:4-5).
We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ accomplished our redemption through His finished work on the cross. He was a representative, vicarious, substitutionary sacrifice, and our justification is made sure by His literal and physical resurrection from the dead. (Romans 3:24-25; I Peter 2:24; Ephesians 1:7; I Peter 1:3-5)
We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ ascended to Heaven and is now exalted at the right hand of God. As our High Priest, He fulfills the ministry of Representative, Intercessor, and Advocate. (Acts 1:9-10; Hebrews 9:24, 7:25; Romans 8:34; I John 2:1-2)
THE PERSON AND WORK OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
We believe that it is the Holy Spirit who reproves the world of sin, of righteousness, and of judgment. He is the Supernatural Agent in regeneration, indwelling all believers, and sealing them unto the day of redemption. (John 16:8-11; II Corinthians 3:6;Romans 8:9; Ephesians 1:13-14)
THE CREATION 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. We believe that man is totally depraved and, of himself, utterly unable to remedy his lost condition.
(Genesis 1:26-27; Romans 3:22-23; Ephesians 2:1-3, 12)
The sacredness of human personality is evident in that God created man in His own image and is mindful of him. We know that Christ died for man; therefore every individual possesses dignity and is worthy of respect and Christian love. (Psalm 8:4-9; Colossians 3:9-11)
THE WAY OF SALVATION
We believe that the clear message of salvation is "repentance toward God and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ". (Acts 20:21) We believe that salvation is "by grace," plus nothing minus nothing. We believe that men are justified by faith alone and are accounted righteous before God only through the merit of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. (Ephesians 2:8-10; John 1:12; I Peter 1:18-19)
We believe that all the redeemed are kept by God's power and are thus secure in Christ forever. We believe that eternal life is the present possession of every believer. (John 6:37-40, 10:27-30; Romans 8:1, 38-39; I Corinthians 1:4-8; I Peter 1:4-5; Jude 1, 2)
THE CHURCH
We believe that the New Testament church is a local assembly of baptized believers who have voluntarily joined themselves together to carry out the Great Commission. The Lord is doing His work in this world through local churches. The establishment and continuance of local churches is clearly taught and defined in the New Testament Scriptures. (Acts 14:27; 20:17, 28-32; I Timothy 3:1-13; Titus 1:5-11)
We believe in the autonomy of the local church free of any external authority or control. Christ is the only head of the church. (Acts 13:1-4,15:19-31, 20:28; Romans 16:1, 4; I Corinthians 3:9,16; 5:4-7,13; I Peter 5:1-4)
THE RETURN OF CHRIST
We believe that the "Blessed Hope" of our Lord's return is literal, personal, visible, imminent, premillennial, and pretribulational. Believers will be caught up to be with the Lord prior to the seven years of tribulation, and at the end of the tribulation, Christ will return with His saints to establish His thousand-year reign on the earth. (I Thessalonians 4:13-18; Titus 2:13; I Thessalonians 1:10; Revelation 3:10; Zechariah 14:4-11; Revelation 19:11-16, 20:1-6; Psalm 89:3-4)
THE ETERNAL STATE OF MAN
We believe in the bodily resurrection of all men: the saved to eternal life, and the unsaved to judgment and everlasting punishment. (Matthew 25:46; John 5:28, 29, 11:25-26; Revelation 20:5-6, 12-13)
We believe that the souls of the redeemed are, at death, absent from the body and present with the Lord. Then, 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; Revelation 20:4-6; II Corinthians 5:8; Philippians 1:23, 3:21; I Thessalonians 4:16-17)
We believe that the souls of unbelievers remain, after death, in conscious misery until the second resurrection. At that time, the soul and body are reunited, shall appear at the Great White Throne Judgment, and shall be cast into the Lake of Fire to suffer everlasting, conscious punishment. (Luke 16:19-26; Matthew 25:41-46; II Thessalonians 1:7-9; Jude 6-7; Mark 9:43-48; Revelation 20:11-15)