What We Believe
- That God is Real
- He is one God, expressed as God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit (Matthew 3:16 &17, 45; 6:1, 4, 8, 9; James 1:17/John 1:1; 14:9/Genesis 1:2; John 4:24; 14:16-20; 2 Peter 1:21)
- He is the creator of man and all things visible and invisible (Genesis 1:1; Acts 17:24-28; Acts 17L24-28; Hebrews 11:3)
- That Bible is True
- It consists of God-inspired autographs (original writings) that
have come to us without error (Mark 12:36; John 14:26, 16:12-15;
Acts 1:16; I Corinthians 2:12-13; 2 Timothy 3:14-16; 2 Pete 1:20-21)
- It is he final authority for all matters of faith and practice (Isaiah
40:8; Matthew 5:18, 24:35; Romans 15:4; Hebrews 4:12)
- That Jesus is Alive
- He is God's one and only Son and the Savior of the world (John
1:14; I John 4:9/John 3:16; 2 Peter 3:18)
- He was born Jesus of Nazareth, fully human and fully divine, conceived
of the Holy Spirit and the virgin Mary (Matthew 21:11; John
19:19/John 1:14; Romans 5:15-17; Colossians 2:9; I John 1:1/Matthew
1:18; Luke 1:26-38)
- He suffered and was crucified under Pontius Pilate (Luke
23:1-16)
- He died and was buried, and who rose again bodily from the dead
on the third day (Luke 23:44-24:8; John 20:24-29; I Corinthians
15:3-8)
- He ascended into Heaven and now sits at the right hand of the Father
(Luke 22:69; Acts 1:1-9; Colossians 3:1)
- He will return to earth to judge both the living and the dead (Matthew
24:36-42; John 14:1-3; Acts 1:10-11; I Peter 4:5)
- That Jesus is the Only Cure for Man's Sin
- Salvation by grace through faith (Romans 3:24; 5:15-17;
Ephesians 2:8,9)
- Salvation comes through the blood of Jesus (Mathew 26:28;
Romans 5:8-11; Ephesians 2:8-9; 1 Peter 1:18-19; I John 1:17)
- Our response to grace and Jesus' sacrifice is to place our faith
in Christ, repent of our sins, confess Christ, and be immersed into
Christ. We further believe that that none of these is sufficient in
and of itself for the assurance of salvation (Romans 5:1-2/Luke
24:45-47; Acts 3:19, 17:30; 2 Peter 3:9/Matthew 10:32; Romans 10:9;
Philippians 2:11; I John 4:15/Acts 2:38; Romans 6:1-7; Galatians 3:27;
Colossians 2:12; I Peter 3:21)
- In the Unity of All Believers for the Purpose of Promoting Christ
- Jesus' prayer is for one church (John 12:32, 17:23; Ephesians 3:3-13)
- We are not the only Christians, we are Christians only