The Holy Scriptures
We believe the Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testament to be the verbally and plenary
inspired Word of God. The Scriptures are inerrant, infallible and God-breathed, and therefore
are the final authority for faith and life. The sixty-six books of the Old and New Testament are
the complete and divine revelation of God to Man. The Scriptures shall be interpreted
according to their normal grammatical-historical meaning. The King James Version of the
Bible shall be the official and only translation used by the church
(2 Tim. 3:16-17; 2 Pet. 1:20-21).
Dispensationalism
We believe that the Scriptures interpreted in their natural, literal sense reveal divinely
determined dispensations or rules of life which define man’s responsibilities in successive
ages. These dispensations are not ways of salvation, but rather are divinely ordered
stewardships by which God directs man according to His purpose. Three of these
dispensations-the law, the church, and the kingdom--- are the subjects of detailed revelation
in Scripture (Gen. 1:28; I Cor. 9:17; 2 Cor. 3:9-18; Gal. 3:13-25; Eph. 1:10; 3:2-10; Col. 1:24-25,
27; Rev. 20:2-6).
The Godhead
We believe in one Triune God, eternally existing in three persons--- Father, Son, and Holy
Spirit --- each co-eternal in being, co-identical in nature, co-equal in power and glory, and
having the same attributes and perfections (Deut. 6:4; Matt. 28:19; 2 Cor. 13:14; John 14:
10,26).
The Person and Word of Christ
1. We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ, the eternal Son of God, became man without
ceasing to be God, having been conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary, in
order that He might reveal God and redeem sinful men (Isa. 7:14; 9:6; Luke 1:35; John 1:1-2,
14; 2 Cor. 5:19-21; Gal. 4:4-5; Phil. 2:5-8).
2. We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ accomplished our redemption through his death on
the cross as a representative, vicarious, substitutionary sacrifice; and, that our justification is
made sure by His literal, physical resurrection from the dead (Acts 2:18-36; Rom. 3:24-25; I
Peter 2:24; Eph. 1:7; I Peter 1:3-5).
3. 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 (Act 1:9-10; Heb. 9:24; 7:25; Rom. 8:35; I John 2:1-2).
The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit
1. We believe that the Holy Spirit is a person who convicts the world of sin, of righteousness,
and of judgment; and, that He is the Supernatural Agent in regeneration, baptizing all
believers into the body of Christ, indwelling and sealing them unto the day of redemption
(John 16:8-11; Rom. 8:9: I Cor. 12:12-14; 2 Cor. 3:6; Eph. 1:13-14).
2. We believe that He is the Divine Teacher who assists believers to understand and
appropriate the Scriptures and that it is the privilege and duty of all the saved to be filled with
the Spirit (Eph. 1:17-18; 5:18; I John 2:20, 17).
3. We believe that God is sovereign in the bestowal of spiritual gifts to every believer. God
uniquely uses evangelists, pastors, and teachers to equip believers in the assembly in order
that they can do the work of the ministry (Rom. 12:3-8; I Cor. 12:4-11, 28; Eph. 4:7-12).
4. We believe that the sign gifts of the Holy Spirit, such as speaking in tongues and the gift of
healing were temporary. We believe that speaking in tongues was never the common or
necessary sign of the baptism or filling of the Holy Spirit and the ultimate deliverance of the
body from sickness or death awaits the consummation of our salvation in the resurrection,
though God frequently chooses to answer the prayers of believers for physical healing (I Cor.
1:22; 13:8; 14:21-22).
The Total Depravity of Man
We believe that man was created in the image and likeness of God, but that in Adam’s sin
the human race fell, inherited a sinful nature, and became alienated from God; and, that man
is totally depraved, and, of himself, utterly unable to remedy his lost condition (Gen. 1:26-27;
Rom. 3:22-23; 5:12; 6:23; Eph. 2:1-3; 4:17-19).
Salvation
We believe that salvation is the gift of God brought to man by grace and received by personal
faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, Whose precious blood was shed on Calvary for the forgiveness
of our sins (John 1:12; Eph. 1:17; 2:8-10; I Pet. 1:18-19).
The Eternal Security and Assurance of Believers
1. We believe that all the redeemed, once saved, are kept by God’s power and are thus
secure in Christ forever (John 6:37-40; 10:27-30; Rom. 8:1,38-39; 1 Cor. 1:4-8; 1 Pet. 1:4-5).
2. We believe that it is the privilege of believers to rejoice in the assurance of their salvation
through the testimony of God’s Word, which, however, clearly forbids the use of Christian
liberty as an occasion to the flesh (Rom. 13:13-14; Gal. 5:13; Titus 2:11-15).
The Church
1. We believe that the local church, which is the body and the espoused bride of Christ, is
solely made up of born-again persons (I Cor. 12:12-14; 2 Cor. 11:2; Eph. 1:22-23; 5:25-27).
2. We believe that 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 Tim. 3:1-13; Titus 1:5-
11).
3. We believe in the autonomy of the local church free of any external authority or control (Acts
13:1-4; 15:19-31; 20:28; Rom. 16:1,4; I Cor. 3:9, 16; 5:4-7, 13; I Peter 5:1-4).
4. We recognize water baptism and the Lord’s Supper as the Scriptural ordinance of
obedience for the church in this age (Matt. 28:19-20; Acts 2:41-42; 18:18; I Cor. 11:23-26).
Separation
We believe that all the saved should live in such a manner as not to bring reproach upon their
Savior and Lord; and, that separation from all religious apostasy, all worldly and sinful
pleasures and associations is commanded of God (Rom. 12:1-2;14:13; 2 Cor. 6:14-7:1; 2
Rim. 3:1-5; I John 2:15-17; 2 John 9-11).
The Second Advent of Christ
We believe in that “blessed hope,” the personal imminent return of Christ Who will rapture
His Church prior to the seven-year tribulation period. At the end of the Tribulation, Christ will
personally and visibly return with His saints, to establish His earthly Messianic Kingdom
which was promised to the nation of Israel (Ps. 89:3-4; Dan. 2:31-45; Zech. 14:4- 11; I Thess.
1:10; I Thess. 4:13-18; Titus 2:13; Rev. 3:10; 19:11-16; 20:1-6).
The Eternal State
1. We believe in the bodily resurrection of all men, the saved to eternal life, and the unsaved to
judgment and everlasting punishment (Matt. 25:46; John 5:28,29; 11:25-26; Rev. 20:5-6, 12-
13).
2. We believe that the souls of the redeemed are, at death, absent from the body 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 23:45; 2 Cor. 5:8; Phil. 1:23; 3:21; I
Thess. 4:16-17; Rev. 20:4-6).
3. We believe that the souls of unbelievers remain, after death, in conscious punishment and
torment 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 ever lasting conscious punishment and torment (Matt. 25:41-46;
Mark 9:43-48; Luke 16:19-26; 2 Thess. 1:7-9; Jude 6-7; Rev. 20:11-15).
The Personality of Satan
We believe that Satan is a person, the author of sin and the cause of the Fall of Man; that he is
the open and declared enemy of God and man; and, that he shall be eternally punished in the
Lake of Fire (Job 1:6- 7; Isa. 14:12-17; Matt. 4:2-11; 25:41; Rev.20:10).
Creation
We believe that God created the universe in six literal, 24-hour periods. We reject evolution,
the Gap Theory, the Day-Age Theory, and Theistic Evolution as unscriptural theories of origin
(Genesis 1-2; Ex. 20:11).
Civil Government
We believe that God has ordained and created all authority consisting of three basic
institutions: 1) the home; 2) the church; and 3) the state. Every person is subject to these
authorities, but all (including the authorities themselves) are answerable to God and
governed by His Word. God has given each institution specific Biblical responsibilities and
balanced those responsibilities with the understanding that no institution has the right to
infringe upon the other. The home, the church, and the state are equal and sovereign in their
respective Biblically assigned spheres of responsibility under God (Rom.13:1-7; Eph. 5:22-
24; Heb. 13:17; I Pet. 2:13-14).
We believe the Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testament to be the verbally and plenary
inspired Word of God. The Scriptures are inerrant, infallible and God-breathed, and therefore
are the final authority for faith and life. The sixty-six books of the Old and New Testament are
the complete and divine revelation of God to Man. The Scriptures shall be interpreted
according to their normal grammatical-historical meaning. The King James Version of the
Bible shall be the official and only translation used by the church
(2 Tim. 3:16-17; 2 Pet. 1:20-21).
Dispensationalism
We believe that the Scriptures interpreted in their natural, literal sense reveal divinely
determined dispensations or rules of life which define man’s responsibilities in successive
ages. These dispensations are not ways of salvation, but rather are divinely ordered
stewardships by which God directs man according to His purpose. Three of these
dispensations-the law, the church, and the kingdom--- are the subjects of detailed revelation
in Scripture (Gen. 1:28; I Cor. 9:17; 2 Cor. 3:9-18; Gal. 3:13-25; Eph. 1:10; 3:2-10; Col. 1:24-25,
27; Rev. 20:2-6).
The Godhead
We believe in one Triune God, eternally existing in three persons--- Father, Son, and Holy
Spirit --- each co-eternal in being, co-identical in nature, co-equal in power and glory, and
having the same attributes and perfections (Deut. 6:4; Matt. 28:19; 2 Cor. 13:14; John 14:
10,26).
The Person and Word of Christ
1. We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ, the eternal Son of God, became man without
ceasing to be God, having been conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary, in
order that He might reveal God and redeem sinful men (Isa. 7:14; 9:6; Luke 1:35; John 1:1-2,
14; 2 Cor. 5:19-21; Gal. 4:4-5; Phil. 2:5-8).
2. We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ accomplished our redemption through his death on
the cross as a representative, vicarious, substitutionary sacrifice; and, that our justification is
made sure by His literal, physical resurrection from the dead (Acts 2:18-36; Rom. 3:24-25; I
Peter 2:24; Eph. 1:7; I Peter 1:3-5).
3. 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 (Act 1:9-10; Heb. 9:24; 7:25; Rom. 8:35; I John 2:1-2).
The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit
1. We believe that the Holy Spirit is a person who convicts the world of sin, of righteousness,
and of judgment; and, that He is the Supernatural Agent in regeneration, baptizing all
believers into the body of Christ, indwelling and sealing them unto the day of redemption
(John 16:8-11; Rom. 8:9: I Cor. 12:12-14; 2 Cor. 3:6; Eph. 1:13-14).
2. We believe that He is the Divine Teacher who assists believers to understand and
appropriate the Scriptures and that it is the privilege and duty of all the saved to be filled with
the Spirit (Eph. 1:17-18; 5:18; I John 2:20, 17).
3. We believe that God is sovereign in the bestowal of spiritual gifts to every believer. God
uniquely uses evangelists, pastors, and teachers to equip believers in the assembly in order
that they can do the work of the ministry (Rom. 12:3-8; I Cor. 12:4-11, 28; Eph. 4:7-12).
4. We believe that the sign gifts of the Holy Spirit, such as speaking in tongues and the gift of
healing were temporary. We believe that speaking in tongues was never the common or
necessary sign of the baptism or filling of the Holy Spirit and the ultimate deliverance of the
body from sickness or death awaits the consummation of our salvation in the resurrection,
though God frequently chooses to answer the prayers of believers for physical healing (I Cor.
1:22; 13:8; 14:21-22).
The Total Depravity of Man
We believe that man was created in the image and likeness of God, but that in Adam’s sin
the human race fell, inherited a sinful nature, and became alienated from God; and, that man
is totally depraved, and, of himself, utterly unable to remedy his lost condition (Gen. 1:26-27;
Rom. 3:22-23; 5:12; 6:23; Eph. 2:1-3; 4:17-19).
Salvation
We believe that salvation is the gift of God brought to man by grace and received by personal
faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, Whose precious blood was shed on Calvary for the forgiveness
of our sins (John 1:12; Eph. 1:17; 2:8-10; I Pet. 1:18-19).
The Eternal Security and Assurance of Believers
1. We believe that all the redeemed, once saved, are kept by God’s power and are thus
secure in Christ forever (John 6:37-40; 10:27-30; Rom. 8:1,38-39; 1 Cor. 1:4-8; 1 Pet. 1:4-5).
2. We believe that it is the privilege of believers to rejoice in the assurance of their salvation
through the testimony of God’s Word, which, however, clearly forbids the use of Christian
liberty as an occasion to the flesh (Rom. 13:13-14; Gal. 5:13; Titus 2:11-15).
The Church
1. We believe that the local church, which is the body and the espoused bride of Christ, is
solely made up of born-again persons (I Cor. 12:12-14; 2 Cor. 11:2; Eph. 1:22-23; 5:25-27).
2. We believe that 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 Tim. 3:1-13; Titus 1:5-
11).
3. We believe in the autonomy of the local church free of any external authority or control (Acts
13:1-4; 15:19-31; 20:28; Rom. 16:1,4; I Cor. 3:9, 16; 5:4-7, 13; I Peter 5:1-4).
4. We recognize water baptism and the Lord’s Supper as the Scriptural ordinance of
obedience for the church in this age (Matt. 28:19-20; Acts 2:41-42; 18:18; I Cor. 11:23-26).
Separation
We believe that all the saved should live in such a manner as not to bring reproach upon their
Savior and Lord; and, that separation from all religious apostasy, all worldly and sinful
pleasures and associations is commanded of God (Rom. 12:1-2;14:13; 2 Cor. 6:14-7:1; 2
Rim. 3:1-5; I John 2:15-17; 2 John 9-11).
The Second Advent of Christ
We believe in that “blessed hope,” the personal imminent return of Christ Who will rapture
His Church prior to the seven-year tribulation period. At the end of the Tribulation, Christ will
personally and visibly return with His saints, to establish His earthly Messianic Kingdom
which was promised to the nation of Israel (Ps. 89:3-4; Dan. 2:31-45; Zech. 14:4- 11; I Thess.
1:10; I Thess. 4:13-18; Titus 2:13; Rev. 3:10; 19:11-16; 20:1-6).
The Eternal State
1. We believe in the bodily resurrection of all men, the saved to eternal life, and the unsaved to
judgment and everlasting punishment (Matt. 25:46; John 5:28,29; 11:25-26; Rev. 20:5-6, 12-
13).
2. We believe that the souls of the redeemed are, at death, absent from the body 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 23:45; 2 Cor. 5:8; Phil. 1:23; 3:21; I
Thess. 4:16-17; Rev. 20:4-6).
3. We believe that the souls of unbelievers remain, after death, in conscious punishment and
torment 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 ever lasting conscious punishment and torment (Matt. 25:41-46;
Mark 9:43-48; Luke 16:19-26; 2 Thess. 1:7-9; Jude 6-7; Rev. 20:11-15).
The Personality of Satan
We believe that Satan is a person, the author of sin and the cause of the Fall of Man; that he is
the open and declared enemy of God and man; and, that he shall be eternally punished in the
Lake of Fire (Job 1:6- 7; Isa. 14:12-17; Matt. 4:2-11; 25:41; Rev.20:10).
Creation
We believe that God created the universe in six literal, 24-hour periods. We reject evolution,
the Gap Theory, the Day-Age Theory, and Theistic Evolution as unscriptural theories of origin
(Genesis 1-2; Ex. 20:11).
Civil Government
We believe that God has ordained and created all authority consisting of three basic
institutions: 1) the home; 2) the church; and 3) the state. Every person is subject to these
authorities, but all (including the authorities themselves) are answerable to God and
governed by His Word. God has given each institution specific Biblical responsibilities and
balanced those responsibilities with the understanding that no institution has the right to
infringe upon the other. The home, the church, and the state are equal and sovereign in their
respective Biblically assigned spheres of responsibility under God (Rom.13:1-7; Eph. 5:22-
24; Heb. 13:17; I Pet. 2:13-14).
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