We believe that the Bible, all sixty-six books, both Old and New Testament, is the Word of God. The Bible is the only source for teaching, reproof, correction, and training in righteousness (Isaiah 8:20, 2 Timothy 3:16). We believe that the words of God are flawless (Proverbs 30:5) and eternal (Isaiah 40:7-8, Mark, 13:31, Luke 21:33) and therefore, we believe that the Bible, as originally written, breathed out by God, is also flawless. The Bible is the only written revelation of God to humanity (2 Peter 1:19-21).

We believe that the God of the Bible is the only one, true God (Deuteronomy 6:4). He is the Creator, Sustainer, and Sovereign ruler of the universe (Genesis 1, Psalm 145:13-19, Ephesians 4:6). We believe that God is eternally existent in three persons: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit (Genesis 1:26, Matthew 3:16-17, Ephesians 4:4-6).

We believe that God the Father is the Creator of all things (Genesis 1:1) and that everyone and everything upon the earth is His (Psalm 24:1). Being our Father and Creator, we were created for His glory (Isaiah 43:7) and in His image (Genesis 1:26). We believe the Father is unequaled (Psalm 24:8) and unchanging (Malachi 3:6). We believe that the Father is Sovereign above all (Isaiah 42:8) and that every good and perfect thing comes down from Him (James 1:17). We believe that the Father is perfectly holy (1 Peter 1:15, Leviticus 11:44). We believe that the Father does not delight in death (Ezekiel 18:32) and desires for all to be saved (1 Timothy 2:4).

We believe that the Son of God is Jesus Christ and that He was present and active in creation (John 1:1-3, Colossians 1:16). We believe that Jesus was born of the virgin Mary, conceived by the Holy Spirit (Luke 1:26-38) and is the Word of God in flesh (John 1:14). We believe that Jesus lived as a man on the earth (Philippians 2:7-8) and was both fully God and fully human (Colossians 1:15-20). He was tempted like we are, in every way, but did not sin (Matthew 4:1-11, Hebrews 4:14-16). We believe that Jesus Christ offered Himself, once, as the only sacrifice for the sin of humanity by dying on a cross (Hebrews 9:11-14). We believe that Jesus Christ rose bodily (Luke 24:36-40) from the dead after three days, ascended to Heaven, and will return again to gather His followers to Himself, and to judge the world because of sin (Luke 24:1-7, Acts 1:9-11, John 14:2-3, Matthew 25:31-46, Colossians 3:5-6).

We believe that the Holy Spirit was active in creation (Genesis 1:2) and moved men to write the words that they heard from God (2 Peter 1:21). We believe that the Holy Spirit convicts man of sin (John 16:7-8). We believe that in salvation the Holy Spirit regenerates us to new life (Titus 3:5) through faith in Jesus Christ as the risen Son of God (Ephesians 2:8), immediately becomes the seal of our inheritance to eternal life with God (Ephesians 1:13-14), and sanctifies us to live a holy life in this world (1 Corinthians 6:11, Hebrews 10:14, 1 Peter 1:2). We believe that the Holy Spirit is manifested through the life of a redeemed follower of Jesus Christ by a variety of gifts and abilities that the Holy Spirit uses and distributes as He desires. (1 Corinthians 12:1-11).

We believe that Satan was an angel created by God (Ezekiel 28:13), and through the sin of pride he rebelled against God and was cast out of Heaven (Ezekiel 28:16-17). Satan is currently active in the present world and is described in the Bible as a murderer, the father of lies, and a devouring lion (John 10:10, John 8:44, 1 Peter 5:8). We believe that Satan was conquered by the Son of God from eternity past (Genesis 3:15) and that his ultimate end is to be condemned to an everlasting punishment in the lake of fire (Revelation 20:10).

We believe that all of humanity is created in the image and likeness of God (Genesis 1:26) and that God has created humanity to be male and female (Genesis 1:27). We believe the original man, Adam, though able to sin (Genesis 2:15-16) was created in a sinless state (Genesis 2:25). Adam violated the command of God (Genesis 3:7), damaging our image forever and bringing sin and death to all mankind (Romans 5:12). This sin has caused humanity to be alienated from God and hostile in mind toward Him (Colossians 1:21). The sin condition of humanity cannot be changed apart from the divine work of God (Romans 5:6 & 8, Ephesians 2:1, 4-5).

We believe that salvation is totally and completely dependent upon the mercy of God (Ephesians 2:4, Titus 3:5) and that it is by His grace alone that we are saved (Ephesians 2:8). Salvation is the free gift of God (Romans 3:23) and is accepted on the basis of faith alone in Jesus Christ by the confession of our mouth that Jesus Christ is Lord and the belief in our heart that God raised Him from the dead (Romans 10:9-10, 13). In salvation, the sinner is completely justified before God (Romans 5:1) who alone is just and the sole justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus (Romans 3:26); the guilt of sin and the punishment for sin is removed by the atoning work of the Lord Jesus Christ (5:9-10). Salvation cannot be earned in any way (Ephesians 2:8-9). We believe that genuine salvation is evidenced by life lived according to the Spirit of God (Galatians 5:22-26) and is secure for eternity and cannot be lost or taken away (Ephesians 1:13-14 & 4:30, 1 Peter 1:3-5).

We believe that every saved follower of Jesus Christ should, following his example and in obedience to Jesus Christ, be baptized (Matthew 3:16, 28:19). We believe that baptism is done by full immersion in water (Matthew 3:16, Mark 1:10, Acts 8:38-39). We believe that baptism should, as soon as possible, accompany a person’s belief that God raised Jesus Christ from the dead and that baptism is a part of their confession of Him as Lord of their life (Mark 16:16, Acts 2:38-41).

We believe that the Lord’s Supper is commanded by Christ for His followers to do in remembrance of His sacrifice for sin (Luke 22:14-20). It is the proclamation of His death until He returns, and should only be taken after careful self-examination (1 Corinthians 11:20-29).

We believe the church, both locally and around the world and throughout all time, is made up of those who believe and confess Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord. The church is one body made up of many parts, but has at it’s only head the Lord Jesus Christ (1 Corinthians 12:12-27, Ephesians 1:22-23, Colossians 1:17-18). We believe the church is the pillar and ground of truth (1 Timothy 3:15). We believe that the church exists for the glory of God (Ephesians 3:21), to encourage followers of Jesus Christ to live holy lives (Romans 12:1), to equip followers of Jesus Christ to work for the Kingdom of God on the earth by fulfilling the Great Commission (Ephesians 4:12, Matthew 28:18-20), and to make known the manifold wisdom of God to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly places (Ephesians 3:10).

We believe that the work of every follower of the Lord Jesus Christ is to make disciples. This is done by preaching the Good News of His salvation to everyone, by baptizing new believers, and by teaching all that Christ commands (Matthew 28:19-20, Mark 16:15, Luke 24:46-49, and The Book of Acts).

We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ will return visibly and physically (John 14:3, Revelation 22:20). We believe that all mankind, except those still alive at the second coming of Christ (1 Thessalonians 4:16-17), will experience physical death (Hebrews 9:27) and their physical body will see decay (Genesis 3:19, Ecclesiastes 3:20). We believe that at His second coming, the Lord will gather all people to Himself (Matthew 25:31-32). We believe in Christ’s return he will bring final, eternal judgement (Revelation 20:11-15, 22:12-15); the righteous to eternal life and the wicked to eternal punishment (Daniel 12:2, Matthew 25:46, John 3:36). We believe that the righteous will dwell with God for eternity free from the pain and sorrow of life (Matthew 25:34, Revelation 21:3-4, 22:14). We believe that God will pour out His wrath upon those who live in disobedience to Him eternally in the lake of fire (Matthew 25:41, Ephesians 5:3-6, Colossians 3:5-6, Revelation 21:7-10, 22:15).

We believe the body is God’s creation, being created male or female (Genesis 1:27). As such we believe that gender is biologically determined by God, in the womb, and that gender identification is not up to man (Romans 1:26-32). We believe that any attempt to modify or alter gender is a violation of God’s command and design for humanity to multiply and fill the earth (Genesis 1:28).

We believe that the covenant of marriage exists according to God’s holy ordinance. No man has the authority to overrule what is biblically described as the union of one man and one woman in sacred fidelity to one another (Genesis 2:24, Matthew 19:1-6). We believe that divorce was never a part of God’s design (Malachi 2:16, Matthew 19:7-9) but that, throughout time, the continuing effect of sin causes man to redefine marriage and forsake God’s design. The terms of marriage prescribed in the Word of God remain the sole authority on marriage. We believe that sexual intimacy is only permissible within the covenant of marriage according to God’s holy ordinance (Hebrews 13:4). Any sexual activity outside of the marital relationship of one man and one woman is sin, being clearly condemned by the Word of God (Matthew 15:19, Ephesians 5:3, 1 Thessalonians 4:3).

We believe, according to the Word of God, that any and all forms of sexual immorality including, but not limited to: adultery, fornication, homosexuality, bisexuality, bestiality, incest, pedophilia, pornography, masturbation, or the lustful intent towards these things is sinful and ultimately unsatisfying (1 Corinthians 6:9-10). We believe that the Gospel of Jesus Christ provides freedom, redemption, and restoration for those enslaved to the sinful expressions of sexual immorality or any other sin (1 Corinthians 6:11, Galatians 5:1, Ephesians 2:1-10).

We believe that life begins at conception in the womb (Psalm 139:13) and that God has numbered the days of a man’s life (Psalm 139:16). According to the Word of God, the shedding of innocent blood is a violation of God’s command (Exodus 20:13) and a thing hated by God (Proverbs 6:16-17). Therefore, we believe that any and all forms of abortion, suicide, murder, and euthanasia are sin.