We believe that "all Scripture is given by inspiration of
God," by which we understand that the whole Bible is inspired in that
holy men of God were "moved by the Holy Spirit" to write the very
words of God.
We believe that this divine inspiration extends equally to all
parts of the writings as they appeared in the original manuscripts. We believe
that the Godhead eternally exists in three Persons - The Father, The Son, and
The Holy Spirit - and that these three are one God; co-equal and co-existent.
We believe that man was originally created in innocence and
that he fell through sin and, as a consequence of his sin, lost his spiritual
life, becoming dead in trespasses and sins.
We believe that the eternal Son of God came into this world
that He might manifest God to men, fulfill prophecy, and become the Redeemer
of a lost world. He was born of a virgin, conceived by the Holy Spirit,
received a human body and a sinless human nature.
We believe that, owing to death through sin, no one can enter
the Kingdom of God unless born again. This redemption has been accomplished
solely by the blood of our Lord Jesus Christ, Who was made to be sin, dying in
our stead, and that he was bodily and physically raised from the dead for our
justification. We believe that the new birth of the believer is an act of God
the Spirit and comes only through individual faith in Christ.
We believe that the Holy Spirit, the Third Person of the
blessed Trinity, though omnipresent from all eternity, indwells every believer
since the day of Pentecost, and by His baptism unites all of Christ’s own
into one body. He is the source of all power and all acceptable worship and
service.
We believe that God has ordained that through the local church
the Gospel of Jesus Christ is to be spread and that it is the duty of everyone
who is born again, to seek out a local fellowship for the furtherance of the
Gospel and his own edification.
We believe in the literal resurrection of the body, the
everlasting blessedness of the saved and the everlasting punishment of the
lost. We believe that the supreme mission of God’s people in this age is to
preach the Gospel to every creature, and we believe in the second coming of
Christ according to the Scriptures.
