God the Father

We believe God the Father created Heaven and Earth, the sea and all that is in them, in six literal days for His Glory according to His own will (Exodus 20:11, Revelation 4:11) through His Son, Jesus Christ (John 1:3, Hebrews 1:2). He has complete sovereignty over all creation (Psalm 103:19) and He has decreed for His own glory all things that come to pass (Ephesians 1:11).

God the Son

We believe in Jesus Christ, the eternal Son of God, conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary (Isaiah 7:14, Matthew 1:23, 25), who is fully God and fully man (John 14:8-9), sinless in His life, teachings, and miracles, through His shed blood ransomed for Himself a people made up of all those who place their faith in Him (Matthew 1:21, 20:28, John 6:44, 17:9). We believe in His death, burial, His bodily resurrection, His ascension into Heaven (1 Corinthians 15:3-5), His intercession for His people, and His personal, visible return to the world according to His promise. We believe there is one God in three Persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, co-equal and co-eternal, but positionally distinct.

God the Holy Spirit

We believe that the Holy Spirit is coequal and consubstantial with the Father and the Son (Matthew 28:19, Acts 5:3-4, 28:25-26, Jeremiah 31:31-34). He convicts the world of sin, righteousness, and judgment (John 16:8) and glorifies Christ (John 16:14). He draws the unredeemed to repentance and faith, and at salvation gives new spiritual life to the believer (Titus 3:5), regenerating (Ezekiel 36:25-27) them to and uniting them with Christ and His church (1 Corinthians 6:15). The Holy Spirit sanctifies (Romans 15:16), seals (Ephesians 1:3), fills (Ephesians 5:18), guides (Romans 8:9-17), instructs (John 16:13), comforts (Acts 9:31), equips (Ephesians 6:17-18), empowers (Acts 1:8), permanently indwells at salvation (John 14:17), and bestows spiritual gifts to the believer for Christ-like living and service (Romans 12:4-8, Galatians 5:25).

Scripture

We believe the Bible, the books of the Old and New Testaments, is the authoritative Word of God. It alone is the authority for determining all doctrinal truths. In its original writing, the Bible is inspired, infallible, and inerrant (Psalm 119:97-104, Matthew 5:18, John 5:46-47, 10:35, 2 Timothy 3:16-17), and sufficient for counsel in every issue of life (Psalm 19:7-14, 2 Timothy 3:16).

Mankind

We believe God made mankind male and female in His own image and likeness. God created mankind to glorify Himself and enjoy His fellowship (Genesis 2, Isaiah 43:7). In Adam’s sin of disobedience after being tempted by Satan, man freely chose to disobey God, bringing sin, death, and condemnation to all mankind (Psalm 51:5, Ephesians 2:1-3). Mankind is alienated from God and subject to God’s righteous wrath (Genesis 3:1-6, Romans 3:10-19, 1:18-32).

We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures, as the substitutionary sacrifice in our place, and that salvation is found in no one other than Jesus Christ (Hebrews 10:12-14, 1 Corinthians 15:3-4, Acts 4:12). Salvation is of God by grace on the basis of the redemption of Jesus Christ, the merit of His shed blood, and not on the basis of human merit or works (John 1:12, Ephesians 1:7, 2:8-10, 1 Peter 1:18-19). Jesus’ death on the cross paid the complete payment for our sins. Each person that turns from sin in repentance and places their faith in Christ alone by grace alone (1 John 2:2, Romans 3:25, Hebrews 10:1-18). At salvation each person is made a new creation by the indwelling of the Holy Spirit, declared righteous before God, and secured as an adopted child of God forever (2 Corinthians 5:17, Romans 8:15).

Salvation