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We believe in one God – Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
10:39-42, 2 Timothy 4:1; Revelation 11:15)
We believe in the Bible - God’s Word.
We believe in the Gospel - the Good News of Salvation.
We believe in the Church - God’s redeemed people.
20:17, 28; Ephesians 4:12; Hebrews 10:23-25; Matthew 6:16-18)
- We believe in God the Father Almighty, Creator of all things visible and invisible.
- We believe that God is the Creator and Sustainer of human life; that God creates each person in His image; and that life is therefore sacred, from conception to natural death. We believe that God creates each person as male or female; that these two distinct, complementary genders together reflect the "image of God".
- We believe God established marriage as a covenant relationship between one man and one woman.
- We believe in Jesus Christ, the Son of God, the eternal Word, the one and only Savior.
- Who was conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary, both fully human and fully divine; Who lived a sinless life; Who suffered and was crucified as an atonement for sin; Who rose again bodily from the dead on the third day; Who ascended into Heaven; and Who will return to judge the living and the dead, ultimately to rule and reign forever with the saints, while unbelievers are separated from Him forever in hell.
10:39-42, 2 Timothy 4:1; Revelation 11:15)
- We believe in the Holy Spirit.
- Who convicts of sin; Who indwells every Christian; Who helps us in our weakness and intercedes for us in prayer; and Who empowers us to a fruitful Christian life. (John 4:24; 14:16-20; 2 Peter 1:21; Acts 2:38; 1 Corinthians 12:4-7)
We believe in the Bible - God’s Word.
- We believe God inspired the original writings of the Scripture and those original writings were consequently without error.
- We believe that the Bible is a lamp unto our feet and a light unto our path.
- We believe that the Bible is the final authority for all matters of faith, truth, morality, and Christian living.
We believe in the Gospel - the Good News of Salvation.
- We believe that man, created by God, willfully sinned against God and is consequently lost and without hope apart from Jesus Christ.
- We believe that salvation—the forgiveness of sins and the promise of eternal life —is only by grace through the blood of Jesus Christ.
- We believe that those accepting Christ shall repent of sin, confess their faith, and be baptized by immersion into Jesus Christ.
- We believe that those who have received salvation through faith in Jesus Christ are sent into the world to proclaim the Gospel and to love and serve the world just as Jesus Himself did.
We believe in the Church - God’s redeemed people.
- We believe in the Church, the community that confesses Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord. The Church is the body of Christ on earth, empowered by the Holy Spirit and existing to save the lost and edify the saved.
- We believe that all who demonstrate obedient faith in Jesus Christ receive the Holy Spirit and are united into one spiritual body, the Church, the Bride of Christ, in which Christ is the head. Under the protection and oversight of elders, its members are to work together in love and unity, intent on the ultimate purpose of glorifying Christ by making disciples of all nations. The Scripture commands believers to gather together to devote themselves to worship, prayer, fasting, teaching of the Word, sharing in the Lord’s Supper, fellowship, service to the body and outreach to the world.
20:17, 28; Ephesians 4:12; Hebrews 10:23-25; Matthew 6:16-18)
- We believe that the Lord’s Supper is the commemoration and proclamation of His death until He returns, and should always be preceded by solemn, self-examination. The Lord’s Supper is an actual communion with the risen Christ, who is present among the fellowship of His people. Following the pattern of the early church, we offer the Lord’s Supper weekly.