We believe that the Bible, consisting of both the Old and New Testaments, is God’s infallible, inerrant Word, written by men who were uniquely moved by the Holy Spirit, and that it is our sole authority in all matters of faith and practice.  We affirm our belief in the verbal and plenary (total, entire, complete) inspiration of the Scriptures in their original writings.

2 Timothy 3:16,17; 2 Peter 1:19-21

He is perfect in holiness, infinite in wisdom, and measureless in power. We rejoice that He concerns Himself mercifully in the affairs of men.  He hears and answers prayer, and that He saves from sin and death all who come to Him through Jesus Christ.

Jesus Christ is God’s only begotten Son, born of a virgin, sinless in life, who atoned for the sins of the world by His substitutionary death on the cross.  We believe in His bodily resurrection, His ascension into heaven, His high priestly intercession for His people, His lordship, and His personal, visible pre-millennial return to the world according to His promise.

He convicts the world of sin, righteousness and judgment.  His work in the believer includes (but is not limited to):

• Salvation, baptizing into the body of Christ, indwelling, sealing eternally;
• Progressive sanctification, gifting, filling, teaching, enabling; and glorifying.

John 14:16,17; 16:8-11; Romans 8:14-27; 1 Corinthians 12:4-13; Galatians 5:22,23; Ephesians 1:13,14; 5:18; 2 Timothy 1:7 

We believe that man was created in the image of God and was originally without sin. Because of the sin of Adam and Eve, all men are now sinners both  by nature and by choice. Man is unable to remedy his own lost condition.  Every human being is capable, under God, of deciding for himself in the matters of faith and life.  Each man is also free to worship God according to the dictates of his own conscience.

We believe that salvation is God’s gift to man in the person of Jesus Christ and through His work. Sinful man is saved from the eternal penalty of sin as a result of receiving Jesus Christ, by faith, as the Savior and Lord of life. We believe that all who are born again through faith in our Lord Jesus Christ are eternally secure through His grace.

We believe that Satan is a  created being with personhood, a fallen angel, and the author of sin and the cause of the fall.  
He is an open and declared enemy of God and man.
He will be eternally punished in the Lake of Fire.

Matthew 4:1-11; 2 Corinthians 4:4; Ephesians 6:10-18; Revelation 20:10

We believe that the church is the Body of Christ which is made up of all born-again believers since Pentecost regardless of race, sex, or national origin, and will be caught up to meet the Lord in the air.  The local church is an organized body of immersed believers  voluntarily associated together for the worship of God, growth in godliness and sanctification, the fellowship of believers, the proclamation of the Gospel of Christ throughout the world, and the observance of the Biblical ordinances (believer’s baptism and the Lord’s Supper).  The Scriptural officers of the church are described in 1 Timothy 3. The local church is independent and autonomous (self-governing), and is free from all outside ecclesiastical or political interference.

We believe in the bodily resurrection of both the believer and the non-believer. The saved will enjoy the wonders of God’s presence forever, and the lost will be eternally punished in the Lake of Fire.

Malachi 3:18; Romans 6:17-23; Matthew 25:35-41; Luke 6:25; John 8:21