Statement of Faith
| The Bible is the inspired Word of God, the written record of His supernatural revelation of Himself to man, absolute in its authority, complete in its revelation, final in its content, and without any errors in its teachings (2 Tim. 3:16). |
| In the beginning God created human beings in His image, male and female (Gen. 1:26-28), but because of sin all people in their natural state are now lost, alienated from God, spiritually dead: “All have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God” (Rom. 3:23). |
| Salvation is only by grace, a free gift of God, through faith in the Lord Jesus (Eph. 2:8-9), who died for our sins according to the Scriptures (1 Cor. 15:3). Those who thus receive Christ by faith have their sins forgiven (Eph. 1:7), their hearts cleansed (Acts 15:9), are born of the Spirit (Tit. 3:5), become children of God (Jn. 1:12, 13), and are made new creatures in Christ (2 Cor. 5:17). |
| God is One God, who reveals Himself in three Persons, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit (Matt. 28:19). Jesus Christ, as the Scriptures affirm, is the Son of God and Son of man (Luke 1:35). He was born of a virgin and is Himself very God (Matt. 1:22-23). The Scriptures also declare the deity and personality of the Holy Spirit (Acts 5:3-4). |
| Our Lord Jesus rose from the dead in the same body that was laid to rest in the tomb (Jn. 20:25-27). The bodies of all believers who die will be raised from the dead, and they will receive an incorruptible body like unto His glorious body (I Cor. 15:53; Phil. 3:21). All other people shall be raised unto “the resurrection of judgment” (Jn. 5:28, 29). |
| Christians, born of the Spirit, are to live the new life in the present power of the Spirit. “If we live by the Spirit, by the Spirit let us also walk” (Gal. 5:16-25; Col. 2:6). The Christian’s responsibility and his normal attitude of life is to yield himself to God (Rom. 6:13), trusting God to keep him. |
| Christians are called to serve the Kingdom of God through ministry in the church and outreach to the lost. In carrying on this work there is needed the supernatural power of the Holy Spirit which is granted to every believer as he yields and trusts (Acts 1:8; I Cor. 12:7; Eph. 3:20; Acts 5:32). And in all of this service, prayer is to have the central place (Jn. 14:12-14; Eph. 6:18, 19). |
| The church is the spiritual body of Christ, of which he is the head, composed of all true believers in our Lord Jesus Christ (Col. 1:18). This body is expressed on earth in local congregations, united together for worship, for mutual edification, and for spread of the Gospel throughout the world (Acts 2:42; Heb. 10:25; Matt. 28:18-20). |
| Jesus Christ will come again to earth the second time (Heb. 9:28), personally (Acts 1:11; I Thess. 4:16), bodily (Acts 1:11; Col. 2:9), and visibly (Matt. 26:64; Rev. 1:7). |
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