The Way of Salvation
We believe that Jesus Saves! That Jesus Christ is “the Door” and if any man enter in by Him, they shall be saved!(John 10:7-9)
We believe the clear message of salvation is "repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ" (Acts 20:21)
We believe that "by grace are ye saved, through faith, and that NOT of yourselves,
it is the gift of God, NOT OF WORKS, lest any man should boast” (Ephesians. 2:8-9; Romans 6:23)
We believe that men are justified, accounted righteous before God,
only through the merit of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ (John 1:12; I Peter 1:18-19).
We believe that all the redeemed are kept by God's power and are thus secure in Christ forever. We believe that eternal life is the present possession of every believer (John 6:37-40, 10:27-30; Romans 8:1, 38-39; I Corinthians 1:4-8; I Peter 1:4-5; Jude 1, 2).
We believe the clear message of salvation is "repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ" (Acts 20:21)
We believe that "by grace are ye saved, through faith, and that NOT of yourselves,
it is the gift of God, NOT OF WORKS, lest any man should boast” (Ephesians. 2:8-9; Romans 6:23)
We believe that men are justified, accounted righteous before God,
only through the merit of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ (John 1:12; I Peter 1:18-19).
We believe that all the redeemed are kept by God's power and are thus secure in Christ forever. We believe that eternal life is the present possession of every believer (John 6:37-40, 10:27-30; Romans 8:1, 38-39; I Corinthians 1:4-8; I Peter 1:4-5; Jude 1, 2).
Scriptures
We believe the Holy Scriptures, the Old and New Testaments to be the Bible, "as it is in truth, the Word of God..." (I Thessalonians 2:13). We believe in God’s complete inspiration and preservation of His pure words to every generation (II Timothy 3:16, Psalms 12:6-8). We believe that they have been given by God for English-speaking people in the Authorized King James Version, and that it is our final authority in all matters of faith and practice.
The Godhead
We believe in one Triune God, eternally existing in three persons--Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, co-eternal in being, co-identical in nature, co-equal in power and glory, and having the same attributes and perfections (Deuteronomy 6:4; II Corinthians 13:14).
The Person and Work of Christ
We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ, the eternal Son of God and eternal Word of God, became man, without ceasing to be God, having been conceived by the Holy Ghost and born of the virgin Mary, in order that He might reveal God and redeem sinful men (John 1:1-2, 14; Luke 1:35; Isaiah 9:6; 7:14; Philippians 2:5-11; Galatians 4:4-5).
We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ accomplished our redemption through His finished work on the cross as a representative, vicarious, substitutionary Sacrifice; and that our justification is made sure by His literal, physical resurrection from the dead (Romans 3:24-25; I Peter 2:24; Ephesians 1:7; I Peter 1:3-5).
We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ ascended to Heaven, and is now exalted at the right hand of God, where, as our High Priest, He fulfills the ministry of Representative, Intercessor, and Advocate (Acts 1:9-10; Hebrews 9:24, Hebrews 7:25; Romans 8:34; I John 2:1-2).
We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ accomplished our redemption through His finished work on the cross as a representative, vicarious, substitutionary Sacrifice; and that our justification is made sure by His literal, physical resurrection from the dead (Romans 3:24-25; I Peter 2:24; Ephesians 1:7; I Peter 1:3-5).
We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ ascended to Heaven, and is now exalted at the right hand of God, where, as our High Priest, He fulfills the ministry of Representative, Intercessor, and Advocate (Acts 1:9-10; Hebrews 9:24, Hebrews 7:25; Romans 8:34; I John 2:1-2).
The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit
We believe The Holy Spirit is a Person, just like the Father and the Son. He is not some mystic force, but rather a Divine Personality that thinks, feels, speaks, guides, fills, teaches, reveals, communes, seals, and so on. He was the Inspiration behind the writing of the scriptures. He is involved in salvation, (and should be in) sanctification & service of the believer, as they yield to, and are led by Him. He is also known in scripture as: The Comforter,
The Holy Ghost, The Spirit of Christ, and The Spirit of truth. He reproves the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment, and shows us the Son of God, and our need for Him. (John 14:16-17, 16:7-8,13-14;
2 Corinthians 13:14; Ephesians 5:18; 2 Thessalonians 2:13; 1 Peter 1:2; John 3:6,8; Galatians 5:18; Acts 8:29,
Acts 13:2; Ephesians.1:13, 2 Peter 1:21)
The Holy Ghost, The Spirit of Christ, and The Spirit of truth. He reproves the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment, and shows us the Son of God, and our need for Him. (John 14:16-17, 16:7-8,13-14;
2 Corinthians 13:14; Ephesians 5:18; 2 Thessalonians 2:13; 1 Peter 1:2; John 3:6,8; Galatians 5:18; Acts 8:29,
Acts 13:2; Ephesians.1:13, 2 Peter 1:21)
Man
We believe that man was created in the image and likeness of God, but that in Adam's sin the race fell, inherited a sinful nature, and became alienated from the life of God. We believe that man is totally depraved, and, of himself, utterly unable to remedy his lost condition (Genesis 1:26-27; Romans 3:22-23; Ephesians 2:1-3, 12).
The sacredness of human personality is evident in that God created man in His own image and is mindful of him, and in that Christ died for man; therefore, every individual possesses dignity and is worthy of respect and Christian love (Psalm 8:4-9; Colossians 3:9-11).
The sacredness of human personality is evident in that God created man in His own image and is mindful of him, and in that Christ died for man; therefore, every individual possesses dignity and is worthy of respect and Christian love (Psalm 8:4-9; Colossians 3:9-11).
The Church
We believe that the New Testament church is a local assembly of baptized believers who have voluntarily joined themselves together to carry out the Great Commission. The Lord is doing His work in this world through local churches. The establishment and continuance of local churches is clearly taught and defined in the New Testament Scriptures (Acts 14:27; 20:17, 28-32; I Timothy 3:1-13; Titus 1:5-11).
We believe in the autonomy of the local church, free of any external authority or control. Christ is the only Head of the church (Acts 13:1-4,15:19-31, 20:28; Romans 16:1, 4; I Corinthians 3:9,16; 5:4-7,13; I Peter 5:1-4).
We believe in the autonomy of the local church, free of any external authority or control. Christ is the only Head of the church (Acts 13:1-4,15:19-31, 20:28; Romans 16:1, 4; I Corinthians 3:9,16; 5:4-7,13; I Peter 5:1-4).
The Ordinances of the Church
We recognize the ordinances of baptism by immersion in water and the Lord's Supper as a Scriptural means of testimony for local churches in this age (Matthew. 28:19-20; Acts 2:41-42, 18:18; I Corinthians 11:23-26).
Biblical Separation
We believe that all the saved should live in such a manner as not to bring reproach upon their Saviour and Lord; and, that separation from all religious apostasy, all worldly and sinful pleasures, practices, and associations is commanded of God (II Timothy 3:1-5; Romans 12:1, 2,14:13; I John 2:15-17; II John 9-11;
II Corinthians 6:14-7:1).
II Corinthians 6:14-7:1).
The Return of Christ
We believe the "Blessed Hope" of our Lord's return is literal, personal, visible, imminent, pre-millennial, and
pre-tribulational. Believers will be caught up to be with the Lord prior to the seven years of tribulation, and at the end of the tribulation Christ will return with His saints to establish His thousand-year reign on the earth
(I Thessalonians 4:13-18; Titus 2:13; I Thessalonians 1:10; Revelation 3:10; Zechariah 14:4-11;
Revelation 19:11-16, 20:1-6; Psalm 89:3-4).
pre-tribulational. Believers will be caught up to be with the Lord prior to the seven years of tribulation, and at the end of the tribulation Christ will return with His saints to establish His thousand-year reign on the earth
(I Thessalonians 4:13-18; Titus 2:13; I Thessalonians 1:10; Revelation 3:10; Zechariah 14:4-11;
Revelation 19:11-16, 20:1-6; Psalm 89:3-4).
Our Eternal State
We believe in the bodily resurrection of all men: the saved to eternal life, and the unsaved to judgment and everlasting punishment (Matthew 25:46; John 5:28, 29, 11:25-26; Revelation 20:5-6, 12-13).
We believe that the souls of the redeemed are, at death, absent from the body and present with the Lord, where in conscious bliss they await the first resurrection, when spirit, soul, and body are reunited to be glorified forever with the Lord (Luke 23:43; Revelation 20:4-6; II Corinthians 5:8; Philippians 1:23, 3:21; I Thessalonians 4:16-17).
We believe that the souls of unbelievers remain, after death, in conscious misery until the second resurrection, when with soul and body reunited they shall appear at the Great White Throne Judgment, and shall be cast into the Lake of Fire, not to be annihilated, but to suffer everlasting, conscious punishment (Luke 16:19-26;
Matthew 25:41-46; II Thessalonians 1:7-9; Jude 6-7; Mark 9:43-48; Revelation 20:11-15).
We believe that the souls of the redeemed are, at death, absent from the body and present with the Lord, where in conscious bliss they await the first resurrection, when spirit, soul, and body are reunited to be glorified forever with the Lord (Luke 23:43; Revelation 20:4-6; II Corinthians 5:8; Philippians 1:23, 3:21; I Thessalonians 4:16-17).
We believe that the souls of unbelievers remain, after death, in conscious misery until the second resurrection, when with soul and body reunited they shall appear at the Great White Throne Judgment, and shall be cast into the Lake of Fire, not to be annihilated, but to suffer everlasting, conscious punishment (Luke 16:19-26;
Matthew 25:41-46; II Thessalonians 1:7-9; Jude 6-7; Mark 9:43-48; Revelation 20:11-15).