Statement of Faith
1. We believe
in the infallible Word of God - the 66 books of the Old and New Testaments, which is a complete and unified witness to God’s redemptive acts culminating in the incarnation of the Living Word, the Lord Jesus Christ. The Bible, uniquely and fully inspired by the Holy Spirit, is the supreme and final authority on all matters on which it speaks.
2. We believe
in one God, the sovereign Creator and Sustainer of all things, infinitely perfect and eternally existing in three Persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. To Him be all honor, glory, and praise forever!
3. We believe
in the deity of Jesus Christ, the living Word, became flesh through His miraculous conception by the Holy Spirit and His virgin birth. He who is true God became true man united in one Person forever. He died on the cross as a sacrifice for our sins, according to the Scriptures. On the third day, He arose bodily from the dead, ascended into heaven where, at the right hand of God, He now is our High Priest and Mediator.
4. The Holy Spirit
has come to glorify Christ and to apply the saving work of Christ to our hearts. He convicts us of sin and draws us to the Savior, indwelling our hearts. He gives new life to us, empowers, and imparts gifts to us for service. He instructs and guides us into all truth and seals us for the day of redemption.
5. Being estranged
from God and condemned by our sinfulness, our salvation is wholly dependent upon the work of God’s free grace. God credits His righteousness to those who put their faith in Christ alone for their salvation and thereby justifies them in His sight. Only such as are born of the Holy Spirit and receive Jesus Christ, as Savior and Lord, become children of God and heirs of eternal life.
6. The true Church
is composed of all persons who, through saving faith in Jesus Christ and the sanctifying work of the Holy Spirit, are united together in the body of Christ. The Church finds her visible, yet imperfect expression in local congregations where the Word of God is preached in its purity and the sacraments are administered in their integrity, where scriptural discipline is practiced, and where loving fellowship is maintained. For her perfecting, she awaits the return of her Lord.
7. Jesus Christ
will come again to the earth personally, visibly, and bodily - to judge the living and the dead and to consummate history and the eternal plan of God.
8. The Lord Jesus Christ
commands all believers to proclaim the gospel throughout the world and make disciples of all nations. Obedience to the Great Commission requires total commitment to Him who loved us and gave Himself for us. Therefore, He calls us to a life of self-denying love and service for the sake of the gospel.