Sunday
Bible Study
9:30 AM
Morning Worship
8:15 AM & 10:30 AM
Evening Worship
6:30 PM
THE BIBLE
We believe the Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testament to be the
verbally (every word) and plenary (complete) 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. For reasons of textual reliability, we use and
promote the King James Version of the Bible; therefore it is the official
version used by all pastors, officers, and teachers in all church‐related
ministries. (II Timothy 3:16‐17; II Peter 1:20‐21)
GOD
We believe in only 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.
(Deuteronomy 6:4; Matthew 28:19; John 14:10, 26;
II Corinthians 13:14; I John 5:7; Revelation 4:11)
JESUS 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.
(Isaiah 7:14; 9:6; Luke 1:35; John 1:1‐2, 14;II Corinthians 5:19‐21;
Galatians 4:4‐5; Philippians 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; Romans 3:24‐25; Ephesians 1:7; I Peter 2:24; 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. (Acts 1:9‐10;
Romans 8:34; Hebrews 9:24; 7:25; 1 John 2:1‐2)
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; Romans 8:9;
1Corinthians 12:12‐14; II Corinthians 3:6; Ephesians1:13‐14)
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, 27)
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.
(Romans 12:3‐8; I Corinthians 12:4‐11, 28; Ephesians 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. Speaking in tongues was
never the common or necessary sign of the baptism or filling of the Holy
Spirit. 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 Corinthians 1:22; 13:8; 14:21‐22)
SIN
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. Man is totally depraved and, of himself, utterly unable to
remedy his lost condition. (Genesis 1:26‐27; Romans 3:22‐23; 5:12; 6:23;
Ephesians 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, Who died, was buried,
and rose the third day from the grave. We believe that a person is saved the
moment he repents of his sins and places his faith in Jesus Christ alone to
save him. We do not believe in limited atonement, but that Christ died for the
sins of every man, and desires for all men to come to repentance.
(Matthew 12:31‐32; John 1:12; Acts 20:21; Romans 10:9,10,13; I Corinthians
15:3‐4; Ephesians 1:7; 2:8‐10; I Peter 1:18‐19; II Peter 3:9 I John 5:11‐13)
ETERNAL SALVATION
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;
Romans 8:1; 38‐39; I Corinthians 1:4‐8; I Peter 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. (Romans 13:13‐14; Galatians 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 Corinthians 12:12‐14; II Corinthians 11:2; Ephesians 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 Timothy 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; Romans 16:1, 4;
I Corinthians 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
ordinances of obedience for the church in this age.
(Matthew 28:19‐20; Acts 2:41‐42; 8:36‐38; I Corinthians 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. God commands His people to separate
from all religious apostasy, all worldly and sinful pleasures, practices, and
associations, and to refrain from all immodest appearances. God has called us
to a holy life. (Leviticus 19:28; Romans 12:1‐2; 14:13; I Corinthians 6:19‐20;
II Corinthians 6:14‐7:1; II Timothy 3:1‐5; I Peter 1:15; I John 2:15‐17;
II 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. (Psalms 89:3‐4; Daniel 2:31‐45; Zechariah 14:4‐11; I
Thessalonians 1:10, 4:13‐18; Titus 2:13; Revelation 3:10; 19:11‐16; 20:1‐6)
CREATION
We believe that God created the universe in six literal, 24‐hour periods. We
reject evolution as an unscriptural theory of origin. (Genesis 1‐2; Exodus
20:11)
*This Statement of Faith does not exhaust the extent of our faith. The Bible itself is the sole and final source of all that we believe. Please contact our church office if you would like to receive the entire Statement of Faith.