What We Believe

​The Scriptures:
We believe the Holy Scriptures of the Old and New testaments to be the verbally inspired word of God, the final authority for faith and life, infallible and God-breathed (2 Tim. 3:16, 17; 2 Pet. 1:20, 21; Matt. 5:18; John 16:12, 13)

The Godhead:

We believe in one God, eternally existing in three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. He has revealed Himself to be perfect in love, righteous in all His ways, and creator of all things.  (I Timothy 1:17; Matthew 28:19; Deuteronomy 4:35, 39: John 4:24; Genesis 1: 1). 

The Person and Work of Christ:
We believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God, the second person of the trinity, and that he is co-equal with God the Father (John 10:30). Jesus Christ is also fully human—a reality that occurred during his incarnation (John 1:14). Consequently Jesus Christ has two natures—he is fully divine and fully human (Philippians 2:6).

The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit:
We believe that the Holy Spirit is a member of the Godhead and 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 at conversion (1 Cor. 12:12-14), indwelling them and sealing them unto the day of redemption (John 16:8-11; 2 Cor. 3:6; 1 Cor 12:12-14; Rom. 8:9; Eph. 5:18). 

We believe that spiritual gifts have not ceased but are needed to minister effectively to both Christians and non-Christians (1 Corinthians 12-14). We believe the Holy Spirit is the One who assigns Followers of Christ specific Spiritual Gifts as He wills (1 Corinthians 12: 4-11). We believe it is our responsibility to eagerly desire spiritual gifts, particularly those which aim to edify others (1 Corinthians 14:1-4). Finally, while using the gifts, a believer must be focused on loving others, not self gain. 

Humanity:
We believe that man was created in the image and likeness of God, but that through Adam's sin, the race fell, inherited a sinful nature, and became alienated from God. Man has a radical propensity to sin, and of himself is utterly unable to remedy his lost condition (Gen. 1:26, 27; Rom. 3:22, 23, 5:12; Eph. 2:1-3, 12).

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 for the forgiveness of our sins (Eph. 2:8-10; John 1:12; Eph. 1:7; 1 Pet. 1:18-19).

The Church:
We believe that the church is a spiritual organism made up of all born-again persons of this present age (Eph. 1:22, 23, 5:25-27; 1 Cor. 12:12-14; 2 Cor 11:2). We believe that the establishment and continuance of local churches is clearly taught and defined in the New Testament scriptures (Acts 14:27, 18:22, 20:17, 1 Tim. 3:1-3; Titus 1:5-11). 

We believe in the autonomy of the local churches, that they are to be free of any external authority and control (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 believers' baptisms and the Lord's Supper as scriptural means of testimony for the church in this age (Matt. 28:19, 20; Acts 2:41, 42; 2 Cor. 11:23-26).

The Second Coming of Christ:
We believe in the "blessed hope," the personal, imminent, coming of the Lord Jesus Christ for His redeemed ones. (I Thes. 1:10, 4:13-18, 5:9; Zech. 14:4-11; Rev. 3:10, 19:11-16, 20:1-6). In the end, this should propel us to take risks for Jesus because the battle has already been won.