What We Believe

Scripture

We believe the Old and New Testament Scriptures are the verbally and plenarily inspired Word of God. The Scriptures are inerrant, infallible and God-breathed and are, therefore, the final authority for faith and life. The 66 books of the Old and New Testaments are the complete and divine revelation of God to Man. The Scriptures shall be interpreted according to their normal grammatical-historical meaning, and all issues of interpretation and meaning shall be determined by the pastor. The King James Version of the Bible shall be the official and only translation used by the church for the purpose of continuity. (2 Tim. 3:16-17; 2 Pet. 1:20-21)

Trinity

We believe in one triune God, eternally existing in three persons—

Father, Son, and Holy Spirit—each co-eternal in being, co-identical in nature, co-equal in

power and glory, and having the same attributes and perfections. (Deut. 6:4; Matt. 28:19;

John 14:10, 26; 2 Cor. 13:14)

Holy Spirit

We believe that the Holy Spirit is a person who convicts the world of sin, of

righteousness, and of judgment; and, that He is the Supernatural Agent in

regeneration, baptizing all believers into the body of Christ, indwelling and

sealing them unto the day of redemption. (John 16:7-11; Rom. 8:9; 1 Cor. 12:12-

14; 2 Cor. 3:6; Eph. 1:13-14, Eph 4:4-6, Acts 11:16)

We believe that He is the divine Teacher who assists believers to understand and

appropriate the Scriptures and that it is the privilege and duty of all the saved to

be filled with the Spirit. (Eph. 1:17-18; 5:18; 1 John 2:20, 27)

We believe that God is sovereign in the bestowal of spiritual gifts to every

believer. God uniquely uses evangelists, pastors, and teachers to equip believers

in the church to do the work of the ministry. (Rom. 12:3-8; 1 Cor. 12:4-11, 28;

Eph. 4:7-12)

We believe that the sign gifts of the Holy Spirit, such as speaking in tongues and

the gift of healing, were temporary. Speaking in tongues was never the common

or necessary sign of the baptism or filling of the Holy Spirit. Ultimate

deliverance of the body from sickness or death awaits the consummation of our

salvation in the resurrection, although God frequently chooses to answer the

prayers of believers for physical healing. (1 Cor. 1:22; 13:8; 14:21-22)

Depravity

The Total Depravity of Man. We believe that man was created in the image and

likeness of God; but that in Adam’s sin the human race fell, inherited a sinful nature, and

became alienated from God. Man is totally depraved and, of himself, utterly unable to

remedy his lost condition. (Gen. 1:26-27; Rom. 3:22-23; 5:12; 6:23; Eph. 2:1-3; 4:17-19)

Salvation

We believe that salvation is the gift of God brought to man by grace and

received by personal faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, Whose precious blood was shed on

Calvary for the forgiveness of our sins. We believe that all sins, except blasphemy of the

Holy Spirit, are forgivable. (Matt. 12:31-32; John 1:12; Eph. 1:7; 2:8-10; 1 Pet. 1:18-19;

1 John 1:9)

The Church

We believe that the local church, which is the body and the espoused bride of

Christ, is solely made up of born-again believers. (1 Cor. 12:12-14; 2 Cor. 11:2;

Eph. 1:22-23; 5:25-27)

We believe that the establishment and continuance of local churches is clearly

taught and defined in the New Testament. (Acts 14:27; 20:17, 28-32; 1 Tim. 3:1-

13; Titus 1:5-11)

We believe in the autonomy of the local church free of any external authority or

controls, and any affiliations, societies, organizations, associations, or agencies

this church affiliates with to further the objectives stated in the Purpose Statement

are not authoritative in matters of church practice or belief. (Acts 13:1-4; 15:19-

31; 20:28; Rom. 16:1, 4; 1 Cor. 3:9, 16; 5:4-7, 13; 1 Pet. 5:1-4)

We recognize water baptism by immersion and the Lord’s Supper as the

Scriptural ordinances of obedience for the church in this age. (Matt. 28:19-20;

Acts 2:41-42; 8:36-38; 1 Cor. 11:23-26)

Second Coming

We believe in that blessed hope, the personal, imminent return of Christ, Who will rapture His church prior to the seven-year tribulation period. At the end of the Tribulation, Christ will personally and visibly return with His

saints to establish His earthly Messianic Kingdom, which was promised to the nation of

Israel. (Ps. 89:3-4; Dan. 2:31-45; Zech. 14:4-11; 1 Thess. 1:10; 4:13-18; Titus 2:13; Rev.

3:10; 19:11-16; 20:1-6)

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