our Statement of faith
WHAT WE BELIEVE:
In essential beliefs, we have unity.
“There is one body and one Spirit… one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all…”
- Ephesians 4:4-6
In non-essential beliefs, we have liberty.
“As for the one who is weak in faith, welcome him, but not to quarrel over opinions.…Who are you to pass judgment on the servant of another? It is before his own master that he stands or falls… So then each of us will give an account of himself to God.”
- Romans 14:1, 4, 12
In all our beliefs, we show charity.
“And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.”
- 1 Corinthians 13:2
THE ESSENTIALS WE BELIEVE:
ABOUT GOD
There is one God, who is infinitely perfect, existing eternally in three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
Matt. 3:16-17, Matt. 28:18-19, Mark 12:29, John 1:1-3, 14, John 5:18, Acts 5:3-4, 2 Cor. 13:14, Heb. 1:1-3, Rev. 1:4-6
ABOUT JESUS CHRIST
Jesus Christ is true God and true man. He was conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary. He died upon the cross, the Just for the unjust, as a substitutionary sacrifice, and all who believe in Him are justified on the ground of His shed blood. He arose from the dead according to the Scriptures. He is now at the right hand of the Majesty on high as our great High Priest. He will come again to establish His kingdom of righteousness and peace.
Matt. 1:18-25, Luke 1:30-35, John 1:18, 3:16 Heb.4:15, 1 Tim. 2:5-6, Phil. 2:5-8, John 1:29, Rom.3:25-36, 2 Cor. 5:14, Heb.10:5-14, 1 Peter 3:18, Heb.1:3, Eph.1:22-23, 1 John 2:1, Acts 1:10-11, 1 Thess. 4:13-18, 1 Cor. 15:51-52, Titus 2:11-14
ABOUT THE HOLY SPIRIT
The Holy Spirit is a divine person, sent to indwell, guide, teach, empower the believer, and convince the world of sin, righteousness, and of judgment.
John 14:16-18, 25-26, 16:7-11
ABOUT THE BIBLE
The Old and New Testaments, inerrant as originally given, were verbally inspired by God and are a complete revelation of His will for the salvation of men. They constitute the divine and only rule of Christian faith and practice.
2 Sam. 23:2. Is.8:1, Jer. 1:9, Ez. 3:4, Micah 3:8, Matt. 5:17, Mark 12:26, 3:1, Luke 24-27,77, Acts 1:16, Rom. 3:2, 15:4, 1 Cor. 2:13-14, 2 Tim. 3:16, 2 Peter 1:17-21
ABOUT HUMAN BEINGS
Man was originally created in the image and likeness of God. He fell through disobedience, incurring thereby both physical and spiritual death. All men are born with a sinful nature, are separated from the life of God, and can be saved only through the atoning work of the Lord Jesus Christ. The portion of the impenitent and unbelieving is existence forever in conscious torment, and that of the believer, in everlasting joy and bliss.
Gen. 1:26, 2:17, 6:5, Ps. 14:1-3, Jer. 17:9, John 3:6, 5:40, 6:53, Rom. 3:10-19, Rom. 8:6-7, Eph. 2:1-3, 1 Tim. 5:6, 1 John 3:8
ABOUT SALVATION
Salvation has been provided through Jesus Christ for all men; and those who repent and believe in Him are born again of the Holy Spirit, receive the gift of eternal life, and become the children of God.
Rom. 6:23, Eph. 2:8,9,John 14:6, 1:12, Titus 3:5
ABOUT SANCTIFICATION
It is the will of God that each believer should be filled with the Holy Spirit and be sanctified wholly, being separated from sin and the world and fully dedicated to the will of God, thereby receiving power for holy living and effective service. This is both a crisis and a progressive experience wrought in the life of the believer subsequent to conversion.
John 14:16-17, 16:7-15, 1 Cor. 6:19, Rom. 8:9, 1 Cor. 12:13, Eph. 4:30, Eph. 5:18, 2 Thess. 2:6-7
ABOUT HEALING
Provision is made in the redemptive work of the Lord Jesus Christ for the healing of the mortal body. Prayer for the sick and anointing with oil are taught in the Scriptures and are privileges for the Church in this present age.
Ps. 103:3, James 5:13-16, John 11:1-44, Rom. 8:9-11, 18-25, 1 Cor. 15:42-44, 50-53
ABOUT THE CHURCH
The Church consists of all those who believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, are redeemed through His blood. And are born again of the Holy Spirit. Christ is the Head of the body, the Church, which has been commissioned by Him to go into all the world as a witness, preaching the gospel to all nations. The local church is a body of believers in Christ who are joined together for the worship of God, for edification through the Word of God, for prayer, fellowship, and proclamation of the gospel, and observance of the ordinances of Baptism and the Lord’s Supper.
Matt. 16:16-18, Acts 2:42-47, Rom. 12:5, 1 Cor. 12:12-27, Eph. 1:20-23, Eph. 4:3-10, Col. 3:14-15
ABOUT BODILY RESSURECTION
There shall be a bodily resurrection of the just and the unjust; for the former, a resurrection unto life; for the latter, a resurrection unto judgment.
Luke 16:19-26, Luke 23:42, 2 Cor. 5:8, Phil. 1:23, 2 Thess. 1:7-9, Rom. 14:10, 2 Cor. 5:10, Rev. 20:5, 6, 11-15
ABOUT THE SECOND COMING
The second coming of the Lord Jesus Christ is imminent and will be personal, visible, and premillennial. This is the believer’s blessed hope and is a vital truth which is an incentive to holy living and faithful service.
Hebrews 10:37, Luke 21:27, Titus 2:11–14
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