Statement of Faith
- We believe the Bible, consisting of the sixty-six books of the Old and New
Testaments, to be the verbally inspired, inerrant, infallible, and the authoritative
Word of God. The KJV translation is used in all materials.
- We believe that there
is one triune God, as revealed in the Bible, eternally existent in the persons
of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. These three are one
in essence, but distinct in person and function.
- We believe that God the Father
is the first person of the Trinity. He is the source, support, and end of
all things. He is the designer of creation, speaker
of revelation, and the author of redemption.
- We believe that Jesus Christ is
the second person of the Trinity. He is the physical manifestation of the
Godhead for man's salvation through His virgin
birth, sinless life, miracles, vicarious and atoning death, and bodily resurrection.
- We
affirm that the Holy Spirit is the third person of the Trinity. He is the
agent of conviction, regeneration, indwelling, sanctification, and illumination
of all who are born into God’s family through Jesus Christ.
- We believe
the universe was created in six literal days.
- We believe that salvation is the
free gift of God and that whosoever will may trust in the Lord Jesus Christ.
- We
believe in the resurrection of both the saved and lost: those that are saved
to the resurrection of eternal life and those that are lost to the resurrection
of eternal damnation with Satan and the fallen angels.
- We believe in the spiritual
unity of believers in our Lord Jesus Christ. We believe that God has ordained
the local church for the perpetuation of His
truth and work in the world. He has given the church His two ordinances:
baptism and the Lord’s Supper.
- We believe in the imminent return of Jesus Christ
(rapture) for all believers. This is followed by the seven-year tribulation,
after which Christ returns
to earth to begin His earthly reign for one thousand years. After that
is the Great White Throne Judgment of God. This is followed by the eternal
reign
of
God in heaven with all His redeemed people.