Statements of Faith

We believe that the Bible is inspired by God in its entirety, and is without error in the original autographs, and is the complete and final written revelation from God. 

(2 Timothy 3:15-17; 2 Peter 1:21)

We believe that there is only one God, who is eternal and immutable, and manifests Himself in three distinct Persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

(Genesis 1:1; Deuteronomy 6:4; Matthew 28:19; John 1:1-5, 10:30)

We believe that God the Father is our eternal father, who by His Word spoke the universe into creation. As father, in His gracious providence, He lovingly reigns over and directs all things according to His good purposes. He is all knowing, all wise and all loving.

(Isaiah 46:9-10; Psalm 139:1-6; Matthew 6:8; 1 John 3:20)

We believe that Jesus of Nazareth is the promised Messiah (John 1:36-42).

· He was born of a virgin (Isaiah 7:14; Matthew 1:23; Luke 1:34-35)

· He was totally without sin (Hebrews 4:15, 7:26)

· He is God in human flesh (John 1:1&14, 20:28)

· He died on the cross for the sins of the world (1 Corinthians 15:3; Ephesians 1:7; Hebrews 2:9)

· He was buried but then rose again from the dead on the third day (John 19:40- 20:10-; John 2:19)

· He ascended to the right hand of the Father in heaven, where He now intercedes for us who believe in Him (Mark 16:19; Acts 7:56; 1 Timothy 2:5)

We believe that the Holy Spirit, the third Person of the blessed Trinity, though omnipresent from eternity, took up residence in the world in a special sense on the day of Pentecost according to the divine promise, dwells in every believer, and by His baptism unites all to Christ in one body, and that He, as the indwelling One, is the source of all power and all acceptable worship and service. His purpose as defined by Jesus, is to convict the world concerning sin, righteousness and judgment.

(John 14:16-17, 16:8; 1 Corinthians 6:19; Ephesians 2:22; Romans 8:9)

We believe that Jesus Christ is going to return in the clouds to Rapture His church up to Him (John 14:13; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18), and that afterward He will return in the Second Coming with His saints and all His holy angels to the earth. At this time, He will set up His Kingdom on this present earth for 1,000 years. During this time and into eternity, He will rule and reign sovereign over His creation. He will raise humanity to the purpose He created us for, to have dominion over the physical creation as we reflect His glory.

(Genesis 1:28; Psalm 8; Daniel 7:27; 9:24-27; 1 Thessalonians 4:15-18; Revelation 22:3-5)

We believe that all humanity is lost and born with a sinful nature, and can only be saved by a personal faith in the death and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ, and not by any human merit or performance.

(John 3:16-19; John 5:24; Romans 3:10; Romans 3:23; Romans 5:8-9; Ephesians 2:8-10; Titus 3:5)

We believe in a real and literal devil, called Satan, who, along with all his fallen angels, demons, and evil spirits, are destined to spend eternity in hell, and now seek to deceive the world, defeat believers, and destroy the work of God, but can be resisted by believers, who are protected by God, the Holy Spirit and the intercession of Jesus Christ our Lord.

(Genesis 3:1; Job 1:6-12; Matthew 4:1-11; Luke 22:31-32; 1 John 4:4; Revelation 20:10)

We believe that heaven is a real and literal place where the saved will dwell forever, and that hell is a literal place of torment where unbelievers will reside forever.

(John 14:1-3; Matt. 5:20-30; Matt 10:26-33;  Revelation 20:11-15; 21:8; 22:5)

We believe that genuine believers are born again by the Holy Spirit of God, and are indwelt, baptized into the body of Christ, the true church, and sealed by the Holy Spirit, and thus, unable to be separated from the love of Jesus Christ.

(John 3:1-6; Acts 1:4-5; Romans 8:35-39; Ephesians 1:13-14)

We believe that all believers need to be filled and empowered by the Holy Spirit to grow toward maturity and a godly life. Through this growing life, we become more effective in living as a bold witnesses of God’s love for humanity. 

(Hebrews 6:1; Philippians 3:7-17; Romans 8:13-14; 1 Corinthians 3:16, 6:19-20; Ephesians 4:30, 5:18)

We believe in the spiritual unity of all genuine believers in the Lord Jesus Christ which is manifested by the use of spiritual gifts and evidenced by the fruit of the Holy Spirit’s presence through His love.

(1 Corinthians 12:12-13; Galatians 5:22-23; Ephesians 4:8-12)

We believe that the nation of Israel has a special place in God’s plan both past, present and future, and that all of the promises of God to Israel will be fulfilled both now and at the Second Coming of Jesus Christ to establish His millennium reign.

(Genesis 12:3; Psalm 122, Romans Ch 9-11, Ezekiel Ch 36-37)

We believe that the human race was created as male and female by a direct act of God to fully reveal His image, and that both male and female united produces life.

(Genesis 1:26-28)

We believe that marriage, as reveal in the Bible, is a sacred covenantal union between a man and a woman that limits sexual relations to monogamous, heterosexual marriage.

(Genesis 2:24)

We believe that the solemnizing of a marriage is a sacred act ordained by God and is a profound event that shall be entered into only where the proposed covenantal union is in compliance with the Word of God.

(Genesis 4:1)

We believe that the solemnizing of a marriage between men and women of the same sex is contrary to the Word of God, and is a sin before God.

(Romans 1:21-27)

We believe that all human beings are God’s image bearers, and Scripture designates unborn babies from the moment of conception within their mother’s wombs as children as evidenced by continuing of the terms for children, both before and after birth, and additionally the use of personal pronouns to refer to children from the moment of conception to birth, making the unborn God’s image bearers, innately possessing supreme value and worth, and as Scripture commands the protection of innocent life.

(Psalm 139:15-16; Jeremiah 1:5)

We believe abortion in all its forms is morally unjustified and is the indefensible taking of human life, in short, abortion is murder. We are theologically opposedto any teaching that abortion due to rape, incest, birth defects, gender selection, population control, or the physical or mental well-being of the mother, is morally permissible. We are theologically opposed to providing any financial support for abortions whether directly or through third parties like insurance providers. We object to any teaching, ethic, or political view in favor of abortion.

(Ephesians 1:4)

We believe that all human beings are loved by God and that He seeks to enjoy them and to have them enjoy Him in eternity. It is for this reason that Jesus Christ came into this world and that by faith in Him alone, humanity can be reconciled to God through His sacrifice. He calls all, no matter the severity of their sins, to repent and turn to Him in faith by which He grants them forgiveness and access to His home in heaven forever. 

(John 3:16)