Statement of Faith

Statement

of Faith

  1. We believe the Bible to be the inspired, the only infallible, authoritative Word of God revealing the love of God to the world. 1 Thessalonians 2:13; 2 Timothy 3:15-17; John 3:16.
  2. We believe that there is one God, eternally existent in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
    Matthew 28:19; John 10:30; Ephesians 4:4-6.
  3. We believe in the deity of the Lord Jesus Christ, in His virgin birth, in His sinless life, in His miracles, in His vicarious and atoning death through His shed blood on the cross, in His bodily resurrection, in His ascension to the right hand of the Father, and in His personal return in power and glory.
    Matthew 1:23; John 1:1-4 and 1:29; Acts 1:11 and 2:22-24; Romans 8:34; 1 Corinthians 15:3-4; 2 Corinthians 5:21; Philippians 2:5-11; Hebrews 1:1-4 and 4:15.
  4. We believe that all men everywhere are lost and face the judgment of God, that Jesus Christ is the only way of salvation, and that for the salvation of lost and sinful man, repentance of sin and faith in Jesus Christ results in regeneration by the Holy Spirit. Furthermore, we believe that God will reward the righteous with eternal life in heaven, and that He will banish the unrighteous to everlasting punishment in hell.
    Luke 24:46-47; John 14:6; Acts 4:12; Romans 3:23; 2 Corinthians 5:10-11; Ephesians 1:7 and 2:8-9; Titus 3:4-7.
  5. We believe in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit, whose indwelling enables the Christian to live a godly life.
    John 3:5-8; Acts 1:8 and 4:31; Romans 8:9; 1 Corinthians 2:14; Galatians 5:16-18; Ephesians 6:12; Colossians 2:6-10.
  6. We believe in the resurrection of both the saved and the lost; the saved unto the resurrection of eternal life and the lost unto the resurrection of damnation and eternal punishment.
    1 Corinthians 15:51-57; Revelation 20:11-15.
  7. We believe in the spiritual unity of believers in the Lord Jesus Christ and that all true believers are members of His body, the Church.
    1 Corinthians 12:12, 27; Ephesians 1:22-23.
  8. We believe that the ministry of evangelism (sharing and proclaiming the message of salvation only possible by grace through faith in Jesus Christ) and discipleship (helping followers of Christ grow up into maturity in Christ) is a responsibility of all followers of Jesus Christ.
    Matthew 28:18-20; Acts 1:8; Romans 10:9-15; 1 Peter 3:15.
  9. We believe God’s plan for human sexuality is to be expressed only within the context of marriage, that God created man and woman as unique biological persons made to complete each other. God instituted monogamous marriage between male and female as the foundation of the family and the basic structure of human society. For this reason, we believe that marriage is exclusively the union of one genetic male and one genetic female.
    Genesis 2:24; Matthew 19:5-6; Mark 10:6-9; Romans 1:26-27; 1 Corinthians 6:9.
  10. We believe that we must dedicate ourselves to prayer, to the service of our Lord, to His authority over our lives, and to the ministry of evangelism.
    Matthew 9:35-38; 22:37-39, and 28:18-20; Acts 1:8; Romans 10:9-15 and 12:20-21; Galatians 6:10; Colossians 2:6-10; 1 Peter 3:15.
  11. We believe that human life is sacred from conception to its natural end; and that we must have concern for the physical and spiritual needs of our fellowmen.
    Psalm 139:13; Isaiah 49:1; Jeremiah 1:5; Matthew 22:37-39; Romans 12:20-21; Galatians 6:10.

Statement

of Salvation

A Born Again Experience is Necessary for Salvation therefore,

We believe we are saved by faith alone. True faith includes repentance, surrender and trust.

Repentance and faith are two sides of the same coin (Acts 20:21; Luke 24:47); we must come to a place where we see our sin as evil and we don’t want to live that way anymore. We have to want to be saved from our sin, before we can be saved from our sin (Matthew 1:21; 1 John 3:5). When we come to this place of repentance, we also recognize that only Jesus can save us from the penalty, power and eventual presence of sin. Faith is trust in Christ, not ourselves or our works, for our salvation (Ephesians 2:8-9). When we trust in Him, we surrender to Him as Lord (Romans 10:9-10). When we are ready to surrender to Jesus as Lord, we are baptized. Baptism is the outward expression of our inward faith in Christ (Acts 2:38; 1 Peter 3:21; Mark 1:4-5; Acts 22:16). Good works are the inevitable fruit of true faith (James 2:26).

We believe that every true believer is born again. A person does not necessarily have to remember the exact time when he or she was born again, but there was a time when he or she repented and placed his or her faith in Christ and was regenerated by God. People are either in or out of the Kingdom of God; there is no grey area. (John 3:3; Titus 3:5)

We believe Jesus Christ rose bodily from the dead, conquering sin, death, and all the powers of Satan. The resurrection is God's historical affirmation and vindication of Jesus Christ's unique identity, mission, and message. Historical evidence of the resurrection is manifest in Christ's empty tomb, His many resurrection appearances, and in the emergence of the Christian church. Jesus Christ now resides at the right hand of the Father and lives to indwell all who recognize their sinfulness, who repent, and who turn their lives over to His authority. (Matthew 28:1-15; Luke 24; 1 Corinthians 15)