We Believe- 

In the deity of our Lord Jesus Christ.
In the divine inspiration of the Holy Bible.
In the personality and deity of the Holy Spirit.
In the reality and personality of Satan.
In full salvation by grace through faith.
In justification through faith in the blood of Christ.
In the necessity of the new birth.
In water baptism as the burial of the old self.
In the personal and literal return of Christ and the resurrection and glorification of all those who proclaim Him as Lord.
In the Biblical promise of the New Heaven and New Earth.
In the importance of the Spirit-filled life.
In the commission by Jesus to evangelize the world.
In the transformation of the believer into the image of Christ.
In worship, praise and thanksgiving as a natural response to God's love and grace.
In the modern day presence of God's power to heal, deliver, and solve problems.
In the victorious life of the believer over sin by Bible study, and fellowship with other believers at the Lord's Table.
In daily holiness through absolute surrender to the Lordship of Jesus.
In verse-by-verse Bible teaching.
In a final day of judgment for those outside of Jesus Christ.
In tithing as the basis of God's financial plan.
In the importance of the family as the primary element of society.
In a non-judgmental attitude toward the Christian denomination.
In submission to local church leadership as God's plan for guiding the church.
In limiting personal liberty so as not to be a stumbling block to others.
That each gathering of believers should be one of encouragement, praise, love, joy, learning, power and celebration.
That Jesus is alive, well, and living among His people.

 

THE SCRIPTURES - The Bible is the inspired Word of God, the product of holy men of old who spoke and wrote as they were moved by the Holy Spirit.  The New Covenant, as recorded in the New Testament, we accept as our infallible guide in matters pertaining to conduct and doctrine. (2 Tim. 3:16; I Thes. 2:13; 2 Peter 1:21)

 

THE GODHEAD - Our God is one, but manifested in three Persons - the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, being co-equal (Phil. 2:6).
God the Father is greater than all; the Sender of the Word (Logos) and the Begetter (John 14:28; John 16:28; John 1:14).
The Son is the Word flesh-covered, the One Begotten, and has existed with the Father from the beginning (John 1:1; John 1:18; John 1:14).
The Holy Spirit proceeds forth from both the Father and Son and is eternal (John 15:26).

 

MAN, HIS FALL AND REDEMPTION - Man is a created being, made in the likeness and image of God, but through Adam's transgression and fall, sin came into the world.  "...all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God..."  "As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one."  Jesus Christ, the Son of God, was manifested to undo the work of the devil and gave His life and shed His blood to redeem and restore man  back to God (Rom. 5:12; Rom 3:232; I John 3:8).

Salvation is the gift of God to man, separate from works and the law, and is made operative by grace through faith in Jesus Christ, producing works acceptable to God (Eph. 2:8).

 

ETERNAL LIFE AND THE NEW BIRTH - Man's first step toward salvation is godly sorrow that worketh repentance.  The New Birth is necessary to all men, and when experienced, produces eternal life (2 Cor. 7:10; John 3:3-5; I john 5:12).

 

WATER BAPTISM - Baptism in water is by immersion, is a direct commandment of our Lord, and is for believers only.  The ordinance is a symbol of the Christian's identification with Christ in His death, burial, and resurrection. (Matt. 28:19; Rom. 6:4; Col. 2:12, Acts 8:36-39).

The following recommendation regarding water baptismal formula is adopted; to with: "On the confession of your faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, and by His authority, I baptize you in the Name of the Father, and the Son , and the Holy Ghost.  Amen."

 

BAPTISM IN THE HOLY GHOST - The Baptism in the Holy chost andfire is a gift from God as promised by the Lord Jesus Christ to all believers in this dispensation and is received subsequent to the New Birth.  This experience is accompanied by the inital evidence of speaking in other tongues as the Holy Spirit Himself gives utterance. (Matt. 3:11; John 14:16; Acts 1:8; Acts 2:38,39; Acts 19:1-7; Acts 2:4).

 

SANCTIFICATION - The Bible teaches that without holiness no man can see the Lord.  We believe in the Doctrine of Sanctification as a definite, yet progressive work of grace, commencing at the time of regeneration and continuing until the consummation of salvation at Christ's return (Heb. 12:14; I Thes. 5:23; 2 Peter 3:18; Phil. 3:12-14; I Cor. 1:30).

 

DIVINE HEALING - Healing is for the physical ills of the human body and is wrought by the pwer of God through the prayer of faith, and by the laying on of hands.  It is provided for in the atonement of Christ, and is the privilege of every member of the Church today (James 5:14; Mark 16:18b; Is. 53:4,5; Matt. 8:17; I Peter 2:24).
  

RESURRECTION OF THE JUST AND THE RETURN OF OUR LORD - The angels said to Jesus' disciples, "...this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen Him go into heaven."  His coming is imminent.  When He come, "...the dead in Christ shall rise first:  Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air..." (Acts 1:11; 1 Thes. 4:16,17).

 

HELL AND ETERNAL RETRIBUTION - The one who physically dies in his sins without accepting Christ is hopelessly and eternally lost in the Lake of Fire and, therefore, has no further opportunity of hearing the Gospel or repenting.  The Lake of Fire is literal.  The terms "eternal" and "everlasting," used in describing the duration of the punishment of the damned in the Lake of Fire, carry the same thought and meaning of endless existence as used in denoting the duration of joy and ecstacsy of saints in the Presence of God (Heb. 9:27; Rev. 19:20).