We Believe

Bible:

The Bible, both the Old and New Testament, is the only infallible authority concerning God. It was revealed to men through the inspiration of the Holy Spirit.

 (II Tim 3:16, II Pet 1:21)

 

God:

There is one God, omniscient, omnipresent, and omnipotent, revealed in the three persons of the Trinity- Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

 (Deu 6:4, Mat 28:19, 1 Cor 8:6)

 

Jesus:

Jesus Christ is God manifest in the flesh – a fact proven by His virgin birth, sinless life, His works and words, His sacrificial atoning death on the cross, His defeat of the forces of darkness in hell, His bodily resurrection, His appearances to His disciples and His ascension to the right hand of the Father.

 (Luk 1:26-38, Isa 7:17, Heb 4:15, Joh 14:9-11, Gal 1:4, Col 2:15, Luk 24, Col 3:1)

 

Holy Spirit: 

Baptism of the Holy Spirit is available to all believers and freely given to all who ask for it.

 (Act 2:1-4; Luk 11:13)The Baptism of the Holy Spirit empowers each believer to do the works of Jesus Christ. The manifestation of spiritual gifts further evidences it.

 (Joh 14:12; Act 2: 1; 1 Cor 12: 4-11)

 

Cross:

We are only made acceptable to God because of Jesus’s work on the cross. Jesus died the death we deserve on the cross, and by believing in him, our sins are forgiven, but only because of his sacrifice.

 (Phil 2:6-11, Heb. 1:4)

 

Salvation: 

The only means of salvation from eternal damnation and eternal life with God in Paradise is accepting Jesus as Lord and Savior. In accepting Jesus, an individual’s human spirit is born of God by the regenerative power of the Holy Spirit.

 (Rom 10:9-10, Act 4:12, John 3:3-8, 2 Cor 5:17)

 

The Church: 

As the bride of Christ, the Church will be caught up to meet Jesus in the air at the time appointed by God the Father.

 (I Thess 4:16-18, Act 1:11)

 

Great Commission:

The Church’s purpose is to be God’s representative figure here on this earth; to bring the Good News of salvation to the lost; to heal the sick and to set the captives free from the bondage of the evil one, and to re-establish the Kingdom of God.

 (2 Cor 5:18-20, Acts 1:8, Matt 28:18-20, Mark 16:15-18, Luke 11:1-4)

 

Judgment: 

We believe in the bodily resurrection of the saved and lost, in divine judgments, rewards, and punishments.

 (Matt 25:46, Rev 19:20, 20:11-15, 21:8)