We
believe: in God's triune nature: the
unity of the Godhead of three equal persons.
Deut 6:4; Matt 28:19; II Cor 13:14
• The Father: a spirit, infinite, eternal, and unchangeable in attributes.
John 4:24; Ex 34:6•The Son, Jesus Christ: His deity, virgin birth, sinless life, atoning death, bodily resurrection, ascension, and His imminent return for His bride, the Church.
John 1:1; Isaiah 7:14; Heb 7:26; I Cor 15:3-4; Acts 1:11• The Holy Spirit: His indwelling presence in the believer; His baptism of all who believe into the body of Christ; identifying us with death, burial and resurrection to new life of Christ; and sealing the believer for eternity.
John 14:17; Rom 6:3-5; I Cor 12:13; II Cor 1:21-22
We
believe: in the Bible as inspired
by the Holy Spirit, inerrant in the original writings and our guide and final
authority in faith and life.
II Tim 3:15-16; II Peter 1:21; John
17:17; Matt 4:4
We
believe: in humanity's separation
from God by sin; humanity's total fallen nature requiring Christ's atoning
sacrifice for reunion with God through salvation; humanity's creation in the
image of God resulting in the immeasurable intrinsic value of each human from
conception to death.
Psa 139:13-16; Eph 2:1-3, 12-13
We
believe: in salvation by grace through
faith in the shed blood of our Lord Jesus Christ as the sole means of attaining
eternal life.
John 3:16; Rom 6:23; Eph 2: 8-9
We
believe: that Satan (who is called
the Devil) is the personal enemy of the souls of people.
Rev 20:2
We
believe: in the everlasting reward
of the saved in heaven and the everlasting punishment of the lost in hell.
Matt 25:26; Phil 3:19-21
We
believe: in the Church as the bride
of Christ, in both its universal aspect, the whole body of those born again
in the Spirit, and its local expression, the assembly established for worship
and witness.
Eph 1:22-23, 5:25-32; Acts 15:41, 16:5