What We BELIEVE

1. The Bible is God's written revelation to man, is God breathed, is the authoritative rule for theology, faith and conduct and is without error in the original manuscripts. The Bible is the authoritative source for teaching, correcting and training (2 Timothy 3:16-17; 2 Peter 1:20-21).


2. There is one God eternally existing in three persons: the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.


3. We acknowledge the deity of Jesus Christ, His virgin birth, sinless life, miracles, substitutionary death on the cross to provide for our salvation, bodily resurrection, ascension into heaven, and His return in power and glory.


4. The Holy Spirit is fully God, the third person of the Trinity.  He regenerates individuals, points them toward and glorifies Christ, indwells the believer, sanctifies them and gifts them to build up one another. 


5. Man was created in the image of God, but because of sin, is alienated from God and destined for eternal hell. Man can be reconciled to God and may obtain eternal life shown outwardly only by receiving Jesus Christ by faith.


6. Man is saved by grace alone, through faith in Jesus Christ. Salvation is a gift from God, not a result of good works or of any human effort.


7. Marriage is the complimentary union between one man and woman.  Marriage is a picture of God's relationship to the church.  Husbands are to sacrificially love their wives and gently meet their needs.  Fathers are responsible to lead and shepherd their families.  Wives are to love and submit to their husbands. Children are to obey and honor their parents.


8. The organization of the Church Body exists for the purpose of teaching and training up mature believers.  Every person who is born of the Spirit is an integral part of the church as a member of the body of believers.  There is a spiritual unity of all believers in our Lord Jesus Christ.


9. Water baptism and the Lord's Supper are the two ordinances for the church revealed in the Bible. Baptism is a symbol of the new birth in Jesus Christ and the Lord's Supper symbolizes our communion with the Lord.