WE BELIEVE
WE BELIEVE the
Scriptures, both Old and New Testaments, to be the inspired Word of God,
without error in the original writing, the complete revelation of His will for
the salvation of men and the Divine and final authority for Christian faith and
life.
WE BELIEVE in One God, Creator of all things,
infinitely perfect and eternally existing in three persons. Father, Son
and Holy Spirit, having precisely the same nature and worthy of equal worship
and obedience.
WE BELIEVE that Jesus Christ is true God and true
man. Having been conceived of the Holy Spirit, and born of the virgin
Mary, He lived a sinless life and died on the cross as a substitutional
sacrifice for our sins. He arose bodily from the dead, and ascended into
heaven, where He continues His High Priestly ministry at the right hand of the
throne of God.
WE BELIEVE that the ministry of the Holy Spirit is
to glorify the Lord Jesus Christ, convict men, regenerate the believing sinner,
indwell, guide, instruct and empower the believer for godly living and service.
WE BELIEVE that man was created in the image of God
but fell into sin through Adam and is therefore totally depraved, and only
through regeneration by the Holy Spirit can salvation and spiritual life be
obtained.
WE BELIEVE that the shed blood of Jesus Christ and
His resurrection provide the only ground for justification and salvation for
all who believe, and only those who receive Jesus Christ are born of the Holy
Spirit, and thus become children of God.
WE BELIEVE that water baptism and the Lord's Supper
are ordinances to be observed by the Church during the present age. They
are, however, not to be regarded as means of salvation.
WE BELIEVE that the true Church is composed of all
who through personal faith in Jesus Christ have been regenerated by the Holy
Spirit and are united together as the body of Christ of which He is the Head.
WE BELIEVE in the personal and pre-millennial and
imminent coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and that this "Blessed Hope"
has a vital bearing on the personal life and service of the believer. We
believe the destiny for the believer is to be present with the Lord and for the
unbeliever is to be separated from the presence of the Lord in everlasting
punishment.
WE BELIEVE the
great evangelistic and missionary commission given by Jesus Christ to the
disciples and to the continuing church is that of making Christ known
throughout the world by word and example and bringing to maturity those who
believe in Him through instruction from the Word.
