Statement of Faith

The Bible is the inspired Word of God, written by holy men of old who spoke and wrote as they were moved by the Holy Spirit. The New Covenant, as recorded in the New Testament, is our infallible guide in matters of conduct and doctrine.

2 Timothy 3:16 · 1 Thessalonians 2:13 · 2 Peter 1:21

Our God is one, manifested in three Persons — Father, Son, and Holy Spirit — coequal and eternal. God the Father is greater than all, the Sender of the Word and the Begetter. The Son, Jesus Christ, is the Word made flesh, the Only Begotten, existing with the Father from the beginning. The Holy Spirit proceeds from both the Father and the Son and is eternal.

Deuteronomy 6:4 · John 1:1,14,18 · John 14:16,28 · John 15:26 · Philippians 2:6

Man was created in the image of God, but through Adam's disobedience sin entered the world, and all have sinned and fallen short of God's glory. Jesus Christ came to destroy the works of the devil, offering redemption and restoration to God through His shed blood. Salvation is God's gift, received by grace through faith in Jesus Christ, not by works, and produces fruit acceptable to God.

Romans 3:10,23 · Romans 5:14 · 1 John 3:8 · Ephesians 2:8-10

Repentance through godly sorrow is the first step toward salvation. The new birth is essential for all, and produces eternal life.

2 Corinthians 7:10 · John 3:3-5 · 1 John 5:12

Baptism by immersion is a command of the Lord for believers, symbolizing identification with Christ in His death, burial, and resurrection. “On the confession of your faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, and by His authority, I baptize you in the Name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Ghost. Amen.”

Matthew 28:19 · Romans 6:4 · Colossians 2:12 · Acts 8:36-39

The baptism in the Holy Spirit and fire is a gift from God, promised to all believers and received after the new birth. It is accompanied by the initial evidence of speaking in other tongues as the Spirit gives utterance.

Matthew 3:11 · John 14:16-17 · Acts 1:8 · Acts 2:1-4,38-39 · Acts 19:1-7

Without holiness, no one will see the Lord. Sanctification is both an immediate and progressive work of grace, beginning at regeneration and continuing until Christ's return.

Hebrews 12:14 · 1 Thessalonians 5:23 · 2 Corinthians 3:18 · 2 Peter 3:18 · Philippians 3:12-14 · 1 Corinthians 1:30

Healing for physical sickness is provided through Christ's atonement. It is received through faith, prayer, and the laying on of hands, and is the privilege of every believer.

Isaiah 53:4-5 · Matthew 8:17 · 1 Peter 2:24 · Mark 16:18 · James 5:14-15

Jesus will return in the same manner He ascended, and His coming is imminent. The dead in Christ shall rise first, and believers alive at His coming will be caught up to meet Him in the air. After the Tribulation, Christ will return to reign as King of kings and Lord of lords for a thousand years, together with His saints.

Acts 1:11 · 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17 · Revelation 5:10 · Revelation 20:6

Those who die in sin without Christ are eternally lost in the lake of fire, with no further opportunity for repentance. The punishment of the lost is eternal, just as the joy of the saved is eternal.

Hebrews 9:27 · Revelation 19:20