Our Statement of Faith

The Word of God

We believe the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments to be the inspired Word of God, inerrant, complete and final revelation of God’s will to man, and the supreme standard to all faith and life. (Isaiah 40:8; 2 Tim. 3:16, 17; John 10:35; 2 Peter 1:19-21). We believe the Authorized, or King James Bible is the preserved Word of God for English speaking people. We believe the KJB is faithful and true to the original manuscripts, and it is the only translation that we use or endorse.

God

We believe in one God, omnipotent, omniscient, and omnipresent, manifesting Himself in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit; one in nature, attributes, power, and glory. (Gen. 1:1; Mark 12:39; Matt. 28:19; 2 Cor. 13:14; John 1:1-14; Philippians 2: 6-11)

Jesus Christ

We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ was begotten by the Holy Spirit, born of the virgin, Mary, and that He is true God and true man. (Matthew 1:18-25; Luke 1:26-35; John 1:1-4, 14; John 5:17-27; Philippians 2:6-11).

Man

We believe that man was created in the image and likeness of God, that he sinned, and thereby incurred not only physical death, but also spiritual death, which is separation from God; that all human beings are born with a sinful nature and are sinners in thought, word, and deed. (Genesis 1:26; 2:7-9,16,17; 3:1-9; Psalm 14:3,4; 51:5; 58:3; Romans 5:12; Ephesians 2:1-3). In addition to the creation of man, We believe that God created the universe in six literal, twenty-four hour days. We reject Evolution, Gap Theory, and Theistic Evolution as unscriptural theories. (Genesis 1 and 2; Exodus 20:11; John 1:1-3)

Salvation

We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ died for our sins, per the Scriptures, as a substitute sacrifice, and that all who believe on Him are justified on the ground of His shed blood on the cross, and are saved by grace through faith, wholly apart from human merit and works. (John 1:29; Acts 13:38, 39; 16:31; Romans 3:21-28; Ephesians 2:8-10, Titus 3:3-8).

Regeneration

We believe that all that repent and receive the Lord Jesus Christ by faith are born again by the Holy Spirit through the Word of God, and thereby become children of God. (John 3:3-8, 14-16, 1:12, 13,5:24; 10:28,29; 1 Peter 1:23; 2 Peter 1:4-7; 1John 3:1-3).

The Holy Spirit

We believe that the Holy Spirit is a divine person, and the administrator of the things of God: convicting of sin, revealing Christ, teaching the truth, restraining evil, energizing believers in prayer, worship and service, and is ever present in the believer as our comforter and helper. (Psalm 139:7-12; John 7:38,39; 15:26; 16:13, 14; Acts 1:8; Romans 8:9; 1 Cor. 6:19; 2 Thessalonians 2).

Satan

We believe in the reality and personality of Satan: that he is a created being of beauty and power, the prince of this world, the god of this age, the spirit that now works in the children of disobedience; that he fell through pride, and that he will be judged and cast into the lake of fire. (Ezekiel 28:12-18; Isaiah 14:12-14; Job 1:6, 7; John 8:44; Ephesians 2:2; 2 Cor. 4:4, 11, 13-15; Revelation 20:1-3, 7-10).

The Return of Christ

We believe in the resurrection of the crucified body of our Lord, His ascension into Heaven, His present life there for us as our High Priest and Advocate, and His personal, bodily, visible, pre-millennial return to establish His kingdom on earth, to reign as the only potentate; the King of Kings and Lord of Lords. (Luke 24:26-43; John 20:24-29; Acts 1:9, 10; 1 Cor. 15:20-25; 1Tim. 6:14, 15; Rev. 1:7; 19:11-16; 20:6).

We believe in a pre-tribulation rapture… that at any moment the rapture of the saved may occur, when the Lord Himself shall descend from heaven. . . to catch up His people to meet Him in the air; and so shall we ever be with the Lord. (John 14: 1-3; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18; 1Corinthians 15:51-58).

Heaven & Hell

We believe in the bodily resurrection of all the dead: the saved, to a life of eternal glory and bliss in heaven with God; the unsaved, to eternal judgment of conscious suffering and woe in the lake of fire. (John 5:28-29; Rev. 20:6, 11-15, 21:1-8; Matthew 10:28, 18:8-9, 25:41; Mark 9:43-49; 2 Thess. 1:6-9).

Evangelism

We believe that it is the privilege and responsibility of every believer to be a personal soul winner and to do his utmost to give the Gospel of Christ to the whole world. (Mark 16:15-16; Acts 1:8; Matt. 28:18-20; 2 Corinthians 5:20).

Separation

We believe that we are called to be a separated people to abide in Christ, to walk in the Spirit and to enjoy victory over the world, the flesh and the devil. (Romans 12:1-2; Galatians 5: 16; 1John 2:15- 17; Colossians 3:1-17; 2 Corinthians 2:14).

Eternal Security

We believe that all who have truly been born again by the Spirit of God through faith in Christ are eternally secure. Our security rests in the finished work of Jesus Christ, and that all the redeemed are kept by God’s power and are thus secure in Christ forever. (John 10:20-29, 5:24; 2 Timothy 1:12; Philippians 1:6; Romans 8:33-39; John 3:16; 1 John 5:12).

The Church

We believe that a New Testament church is an organized, visible, local assembly of baptized believers, associated by covenant, and faith. We believe that the church was started by Jesus Christ with the calling out of the twelve Apostles, and was empowered on the day of Pentecost. We believe in the independent, autonomy of each local church; that as a self-governing body they are free from any fellowship, convention, or governmental and ecclesiastical control. We believe that the work of the church is to preach and teach the Word, spread the Gospel, seek lost souls, assemble together for mutual profit, give to the cause of Christ, pray as a church, send missionaries, serve God faithfully and let the light of Christ shine through us to the world. (Mark 16:16; Acts 1:8; Acts 2:38; 1 Corinthians 11:23-32; Matthew 3:16). (1 Cor. 12:12-14; II Cor. 11:2; Eph. 1:22-23; 5:25-27; Acts 14:27, 20:17, 28-32; I Tim. 3:1-13; Titus 1: 5-11;).