What We Believe
This statement of our faith is not debatable; meaning that we do not enter into argument/debate over these issues. Our focus is fellowship with the Father and the Son, and then with one another as an outflow of that fellowship (1 John 1:1-4). We are not focused on convincing others of the correctness of our views.
We Believe
in all the fundamental doctrines of orthodox evangelical Christianity.
We Believe
in the inerrancy of Scripture, that the Bible, Old and New Testaments, is the inspired, infallible Word of God.
We Believe
in one God Who is eternally existent in three separate persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
We Believe
that God the Father is the personal, transcendent, and sovereign Creator of all things.
We Believe
that Jesus Christ is fully God and fully human, that He was born of a virgin, lived a sinless life, provided for the atonement of our sins by His vicarious death on the cross, was bodily resurrected by the power of the Holy Spirit, ascended back to the right hand of God the Father, and ever lives to make intercession for us.
We Believe
that all people are by nature separated from God and responsible for their own sin, but that salvation, redemption, and forgiveness are freely offered to all by the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ. When a person repents of sin and accepts Jesus Christ as personal Savior and Lord, trusting Him to save, that person is immediately born again and sealed by the Holy Spirit, all his/her sins are forgiven, and that person becomes a child of God, destined to spend eternity with the Lord.
We Believe
in the gifts of the Holy Spirit mentioned in the Scriptures, and that they are valid for today if they are exercised within the Scriptural guidelines. We as believers are to covet the best gifts, seeking to exercise them in love that the whole Body of Christ might be edified. We Believe that love is more important than even the most spectacular gifts, and without this love all exercise of spiritual gifts is worthless.
We Believe
that church government should be simple, rather than a complex bureaucracy. We depend on the Holy Spirit to lead the church, rather than on fleshly promotion.
We Await
the pre-tribulation rapture of the church, and We Believe that the second coming of Christ with His saints to rule on earth will be personal, pre-millennial, and visible. This motivates us to holy living, heartfelt worship, committed service, diligent study of God's Word, regular fellowship, and participation in adult baptism by immersion and Holy Communion.
We Seek
to teach the Word of God in such a way that its message can be applied to an individual's life, leading that person to greater maturity in Christ.