We believe that there is one living and true
God, externally existing in three persons: the Father, the Son and the
Holy Spirit, equal in power and glory; that this triune God created all,
upholds all and governs all.
We believe that the Scriptures of the Old
and New Testaments are the Word of God, fully inspired, without error in
the original manuscripts and the infallible rule of faith and
practice.
We believe in God the Father,an infinite,
personal Spirit, perfect in wisdom, power and love; that He concerns
Himself mercifully in the affairs of men; that He hears and answers
prayer; that He saves from sin and death all who come to Him through Jesus
Christ.
We believe in Jesus Christ, God's only
begotten Son, conceived by the Holy Spirit. We believe in His virgin
birth, sinless life, miracles and teachings, His substitutionary atoning
death, bodily resurrection, ascension to heaven, perpetual intercession
for His people and personal, visible return to earth.
We believe in the Holy Spirit who came forth
from the Father and Son to convict the world of sin, righteousness and
judgment, and to regenerate, sanctify and empower for ministry all who
believe in Christ; we believe the Hol Spirit indwells every believer in
Jesus Christ and He is an abiding Helper, Teacher and Guide. We believe in
the present ministry of the Holy Spirit and in the exercise of all
Biblical gifts of the Spirit .
We believe that all People are sinners by
nature and choice, therefore, are under condemnation; that God regenerates
by the Holy Spirit those who repent of their sins and confess Jesus Christ
as Lord; that Jesus Christ baptizes the seeking believer with the Holy
Spirit and power for service, often subsequent to regeneration..
We believe that the only true basis of
Christian fellowship is Christ's agape love, which is greater than any
differences we possess and without which we have no right to claim
ourselves Christians.
We believe in the universal Church, the
living spiritual body, of which Christ is the Head, and all regenerated
persons are members.
We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ
committed two ordinances to the Church: 1) baptism, and 2) the Lord's
Supper. We believe in baptism by immersion and communion, open to all
believers.
We believe also in the Laying on of Hands
for the baptism with the Holy Spirit, for the ordination of pastors,
elders and deacons and for receiving gifts of the Spirit or
healing.
We believe in the personal, visible, Return
of Christ to earth and the establishment of His Kingdom, in the
resurrection of the body, the final judgment and eternal blessing of the
righteous and endless suffering of the wicked.
We believe legitimate sexual relations are
exercised solely within marriage. Therefore, sexual activities such as,
but not limited to, adultery, fornication, incest, homosexuality,
pedophilia and bestiality are inconsistent with the teachings of the
Bible. Further, lascivious behavior, the creation and/or distribution
and/or viewing of pornography, and effort to alter one's gender, are
incompatible with the Bible's teaching.
We believe marriage was ordained by God.
Therefore, we recognize marriage as exclusively the legal union of one man
and one woman in which such union is a lifetime commitment