What We Believe

The Triune God

One God revealed to us as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

Genesis 1; Leviticus 19:2; Deuteronomy 6:4-5; Isaiah 5:16; 6:1-7; 40:18-31; Matthew 3:16-17; 28:19-20; John 14:6-27; 1 Corinthians 8:6; 2 Corinthians 13:14; Galatians 4:4-6;
Ephesians 2:13-18; 1 John 1:5; 4:8

Jesus Christ

The second person of the Triune Godhead, eternally one with the Father; incarnate by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary; fully God and fully man. We believe Jesus willingly died for our sins, rose from the dead, and ascended into heaven.

Matthew 1:20-25; 16:15-16; Luke 1:2-35; John 1:1-18; Acts 2:22-36; Romans 8:3; 32-34; Galatians 4:4-5; Philippians 2:5-11; Colossians 1:12-22; 1 Timothy 6:14-16 Hebrews 1:1-5; 7:22-28; 9:24-28; 1 John 1:1-3; 4:2-3, 15

The Holy Spirit

The third person of the Triune Godhead; He is ever present and active in and with the Church, convicting the world of sin, giving life to those who repent and believe, purifying believers, and guiding into all truth through Jesus.

John 7:39; 14:15-18, 26; 16:7-15; Acts 2:33; 15:8-9; Romans 8:1-27; Galatians 3:1-14; 4:6; Ephesians 3:14-21; 1 Thessalonians 4:7-8; 2 Thessalonians 2:13; 1 Peter 1:2; 1 John 3:24; 4:13

The Holy Scriptures

We believe the Holy Scriptures were written by men under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit to include the 66 books of the Old and New Testaments, inerrantly revealing the will of God concerning us in all things necessary to our salvation.

Luke 24:44-47; John 10:35; 1 Corinthians 15:3-4; 2 Timothy 3:15-17; 1 Peter 1:10-12; 1 Peter 1:10-12; 2 Peter 1:20-21

Sin, Original and Personal

Original sin came into the world through the disobedience of our first parents, Adam and Eve; being defined as that corruption, deliberate choice to disobey God, inclined to evil which passes to all generations.

Personal sin being defined as a voluntary violation of a known law of God…essentially a violation of the law of love; and that in relation to Christ sin may be defined as unbelief.

Original Sin: Genesis 3; 6:5; Job 15:14; Psalm 51:5; Jeremiah 17:9-10; Mark 7:21-23; Romans 1:18-25; 5:12-14; 7:1-8-9; 1 Corinthians 3:1-4; Galatians 5:16-25; 1 John 1:7-8

Personal Sin: Matthew 22:36-40 (with 1 John 3:4); John 8:34-36; 16:8-9; Romans 3:23; 6:15-23; 8:18-24; 14:23; 1 John 1:9-2:4; 3:7-10

Atonement

We believe that Jesus Christ, by His sufferings, by the shedding of His own blood, and by His death on the Cross, made a full atonement for all human sin. This atonement is the only ground of salvation, and that it is sufficient for every individual of Adam’s race.

Isaiah 53:5-6; 11; Mark 10:45; Luke 24:46-48; John 1:29; 3:14-17; Acts 4:10-12; Romans 3:21-26; 4:17-25; 5:6-21; 1 Corinthians 6:20; 2 Corinthians 5:14-21; Galatians 1:3-4; 3:13-14; Colossians 1:19-23; 1 Timothy 2:3-6; Titus 2:11-14; Hebrews 2:9; 9:11-14; 13:12; 1 Peter 1:18-21; 2:19-25; 1 John 2:1-2

Prevenient Grace

We believe that the grace of God through Jesus Christ is freely offered to all people; that God initiates and extends this invitation to all people for pardon and cleansing from their sin.

Ezekiel 18:25-26; John 1:12-13; 3:6b; Acts 5:31; Romans 5:6-8, 18; 6:15-16, 23; 10:6-8; 11:22; 1 Corinthians 2:9-14; 10:1-12; 2 Corinthians 5:18-19; Galatians 5:6; Ephesians 2:8-10; Philippians 2:12-13; Colossians 1:21-23; 2 Timothy 4:10a; Titus 2:11-14; Hebrews 2:1-3; 3:12-15; 6:4-6; 10:26-31; James 2:18-22; 2 Peter 1:10-11; 2:20-22

Repentance

Repentance is a sincere and thorough change of the mind and action in regard to sin, involving a sense of personal guilt and a voluntary turning away from sin, is demanded of all who have by act or purpose become sinners against God.

2 Chronicles 7:14; Psalms 32:5-6; 51:1-17; Isaiah 55:6-7; Jeremiah 3:12-14; Ezekiel 18:30-32; 33:14-16; Mark 1:14-15; Luke 3:1-14; 13:1-5; 18:9-14; Acts 2:38; 3:19; 5:31; 7:30-31; 26:16-18; Romans 2:4; 2 Corinthians 7:8-11; 1 Thessalonians 1:9; 2 Peter 3:9

Justification, Regeneration, and Adoption

Justification is the gracious and judicial act of God by which He grants full pardon of all guilt and complete release from the penalty of sins committed.

Regeneration (new birth) is that gracious work of God whereby the moral nature of the repentant believer is spiritually quickened and given a distinctively spiritual life, capable of faith, love, and obedience.

Adoption is that gracious act of God by which the justified and regenerated believer is constituted a son of God.

We believe that these three are simultaneous by faith preceded by repentance.

Luke 18:14; John 1:12-13; 3:3-8; 5:24; Acts 13:39; Romans 1:17; 3:21-26, 28; 4:5-9, 17-25; 5:1, 16-19; 6:4; 7:6; 8:1, 15-17; 1 Corinthians 1:30; 6:11; 2 Corinthians 5:17-21; Galatians 2:16-21; 3:1-14; 26; 4:4-7; Ephesians 1:6-7; 2:1, 4-5; Philippians 3:3-9; Colossians 2:13; Titus 3:4-7; 1 Peter 1:23; 1 John 1:9; 3:1-2, 9; 4:7; 5:1, 9-13, 18

Christian Holiness and Entire Sanctification

Sanctification is a work of God transforming believers into the likeness of Christ or Christian Holiness…it’s a process of allowing the Holy Spirit to live through a person after being born again by faith in Jesus Christ.

Matthew 5:1—7:29; John 15:1-11; Romans 12:1-15:3; 2 Corinthians 7:1; Ephesians 4:17-5:20; Philippians 1:9-11; 3:12-15; Colossians 2:20-3:17; 1 Thessalonians 3:13; 4:7-8; 5:23; 2 Timothy 2:19-22; Hebrews 10:19-25; 12:14; 13:20-21; 1 Peter 1:15-16; 2 Peter 1:1-11; 3:18; Jude 20-21

The Church

We believe in the church, the community that confesses Jesus Christ as Lord, to express unity and fellowship of the Spirit; to be witnesses of the gospel to the world.

Exodus 19:3; Jeremiah 31:33; Matthew 8:11; 10:7; 16:13-19, 24; 18:15-20; 28:19-20; John 17:14-26; 20:21-23; Acts 1:7-8; 2:32-47; 6:1-2; 13:1; 14:23; Romans 2:28-39; 4:16; 10:9-15; 11:13-32; 12:1-8; 15:1-3; 1 Corinthians 3:5-9; 7:17; 11:1, 17-33; 12:3, 12-31; 14:26-40; 2 Corinthians 5:11-6:1; Galatians 5:6, 13-14; 6:1-5, 15; Ephesians 4:1-17; 5:25-27; Philippians 2:1-16; 1 Thessalonians 4:1-12; 1 Timothy 4:13; Hebrews 10:19-25; 1 Peter 1:1-2, 13; 2:4-12, 21; 4:1-2, 10-11; 1 John 4:17; Jude 24; Revelation 5:9-10

Baptism

Baptism as commanded by our Lord is a sacrament declaring the believer’s faith in Jesus Christ as their personal Savior, to be held accountable by the church for the Christlike life.

Matthew 3:1-7; 28:16-20; Acts 2:37-41; 8:35-39; 10:44-48; 16:29-34; 19:1-6; Romans 6:3-4; Galatians 3:26-28; Colossians 2:12; 1 Peter 3:18-22

The Lord’s Supper

This New Testament sacrament declares Jesus’ sacrificial death, and the promise of His return. It represents Christ’s body (bread) and blood (juice) and is intended for believers.

Exodus 12:1-14; Matthew 26:26-29; Mark 14:22-25; Luke 22:17-20; John 6:28-58; 1 Corinthians 10:14-21; 11:23-32

Divine Healing

We believe God heals through the prayer of faith and through the means of medical science.

2 Kings 5:1-19; Psalm 103:1-5; Matthew 4:23-24; 9:18-35; John 4:46-54; Acts 5:12-16; 9:32-42; 14:8-15; 1 Corinthians 12:4-11; 2 Corinthians 12:7-10; James 5:13-16

Second Coming of Christ

We believe the Lord Jesus Christ will come again.

Matthew 25:31-46; John 14:1-3; Acts 1:9-11; Philippians 3:20-21; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18; Titus 2:11-14; Hebrews 9:26-28; 2 Peter 3:3-15; Revelation 1:7-8; 22:7-20

Resurrection, Judgment, and Destiny

We believe in the resurrection of the dead; in future judgment in which every person will appear before God to give an account; and in everlasting life assured to all who believe in and obediently follow Jesus Christ our Savior and Lord, and those who denied Christ will suffer eternally in hell.

Genesis 18:25; 1 Samuel 2:10; Psalm 50:6; Isaiah 26:19 Daniel 12:2-3; Matthew 25:31-46; Mark 9:43-48; Luke 16:19-31; 20:27-38; John 3:16-18; 5:25-29; 11:21-27; Acts 17:30-31; Romans 2:1-16; 14:7-12; 1 Corinthians 15:12-58; 2 Corinthians 5:10; 2 Thessalonians 1:5-10; Revelation 20:11-15; 22:1-15