Our Beliefs
Scriptures:
We believe that the Old and New Testament were written by men divinely inspired by God, and is infallible and inerrant in the original manuscripts, totally trustworthy and reliable, and is the final authority in all matters of life and faith. The scriptures are the revelation of God and his redemptive plan for man. It is the supreme source of truth and instructions for holy living.
(II Tim. 3:15-17 & II Pet. 1:20-21)
Salvation:
We believe that there can be salvation in none other than Jesus Christ (Acts 4:12 & John 14:6). We believe that we are saved by grace alone (Eph. 2:8-9), through faith alone, in Christ Jesus alone, trusting in the shed blood of Jesus on the Cross (Eph. 1:7) to remove our sin, and trusting in His resurrection, to give us eternal life (Rom. 5:9-10). Salvation is totally provided as an act of grace (Rom. 11:6) and not by man’s works (Titus 3:5). It is provided through Jesus Christ death, burial, and resurrection (I Cor. 15:1-4). Man cannot add to what Christ has done for them, they can only receive His free gift of eternal life (John 1:12) by faith and trusting totally in Jesus Christ to save them. Even though man is a free will agent and has the choice of accepting or rejecting God’s free offer of salvation, if a man chooses to not receive Christ then he is condemned already because he was born in sin (John 3:16-18) and the wages of sin is death (Rom. 6:23). There is no salvation apart from repentance (turning from your sin), and a personal faith in Jesus Christ as Lord (Giving Him control of your life). Salvation includes regeneration, justification, sanctification and glorification.
God:
We believe that there is only one living and true God, eternal and infinite, existing in three persons; the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. He is our Creator who is omniscient, omnipotent and omnipresent, the Sovereign and Supreme Ruler of the universe. The eternal triune God reveals Himself to us as Father, Son and Holy Spirit, which equally co-exist with distinct personal attributes, but without division of nature, essence or being.
(I John 5:7)
Jesus Christ:
We believe in the deity of Jesus Christ, the eternal second person in the Trinity, co-equal with the Father (Phil. 2:6), the only begotten Son of the Father who became flesh (John 1:14 – His incarnation), conceived of the Holy Spirit, born of a virgin birth (Matt. 1:20-23), lived a sinless life (II Cor. 5:21), died upon the Cross for the sins of the whole world (John 3:16) offering himself as a perfect substitutionary sacrifice for our redemption (I Peter 2:24), on the third day He bodily rose from the grave, ascended into heaven, presently setting at the right hand of the Father making intercessions on our behalf, and one day soon, He will return in all power and glory to judge the world and complete His redemptive mission.
Holy Spirit:
We believe that the Holy Spirit is the third person in the Trinity and co-equal with the Father and the Son. The Holy Spirit’s ministry is to convict the world of sin, righteousness and judgment (John 16:7-11), He performs the miracle of Salvation (John 3:6-8 & Titus 3:5-6), baptizing us into the body of Christ (I Cor. 12:12-13). The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of Christ that comes to indwell the believer giving them eternal life (I Cor. 6:19-20). He empowers us to live the Christian life (II Cor. 5:17), endows us with gifts (I Cor. 12), instructs us and guides us into all truth (John 16:13), He teaches us the deeper things of God (John 14:26) and makes intercessions for us (Rom. 8:26-27). He sanctifies us (Rom. 15:16), seals us (Eph. 4:30), and is always exalting Christ and not himself. The Holy Spirit is our Comforter, Guide, and Director energizing us to be able to live a holy life, and empowering us to be witnesses to a lost and dying world (Acts 1:8).
The Church:
We believe that a New Testament church of the Lord Jesus Christ is an autonomous body of baptized believers that has covenanted together in likeness of faith, and in the fellowship of the gospel, to become obedient in fulfilling the Great Commandment (Matt. 22:37-40), and the Great Commission (Matt. 28:19-20). We acknowledge that Jesus Christ is the head (Col. 1:18), and we as members are the body of Christ (Eph. 1:22-23). We believe that we are to operate in love and unity under the Lordship of Jesus Christ and that the gifts, talents, and abilities that God gives to individual members will determine the uniqueness and character of His church. Our ultimate goal and purpose is to be used of God to bring glory and honor to His name, to see the Saints grow to maturity, and see souls won into His Kingdom.
