WHAT WE BELIEVE

	The Holy Scriptures We believe the Bible to be the only divinely inspired, preserved and infallible, authoritative, inerrant Word of God (Matthew 5:18; II Timothy 3:16; II Peter 1:20-21).

The Godhead

We believe that there is one God, eternally existent in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit (Genesis 1:1; Matthew 28:19, John 10:30, 37-38; I John 5:7).

The Person and Work of CHRIST

We believe in the deity of our Lord Jesus Christ, in His virgin birth, in His sinless life, in His miracles, in His vicarious and atoning death through His shed blood, in His bodily resurrection, in His ascension to the right hand of the Father, and in His personal return in power and glory (Isaiah. 7:14; Matthew 1:23; Luke 1:35; John 2:11,11:25; Acts 1:11; Ephesians 1:7; Colossians 1:14; Hebrews 4:15, 7:25, 9:12; Revelation 19:11-16).

The Gospel of JESUS CHRIST

We believe in the three parts of the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ.

The Foundation of the Gospel- This includes a literal interpretation of the book of Genesis, a belief in a young earth, God's creation of man as a direct act (Genesis 1:27-27, 5:10-12), death that only followed Adam's sin of disobedience and rebellion (Genesis 2:17, 5:5) and finally, God's promise to send a Savior. (Genesis 3:15)
The Power of the Gospel- Christ as God in the flesh (John 1:14; I John 3:16), lived a sinless life (II Corinthians 5:21), offered himself on the cross, shed His blood as a willing sacrifice for man's sin (Isaiah 53:10—11; I John 2:2; Hebrews 9:14), was bodily raised from the dead by God (John 2:19; Romans 8:11; Galatians 1:1) and finally ascended to be seated at the right hand of the Father. (Acts 1:9-10; Colossians 3:1)
The Promise of the Gospel- This includes a literal interpretation of the book of Revelation, the rapture of the Church, (I Thessalonians 1:10, 4:15-17) an actual tribulation period which is followed by the restoration of all things by the King of Kings and Lord of Lords, Jesus Christ, (Zechariah 14:3-4; Revelation 19:11-15) culminating in an unavoidable judgment for all mankind, both Saved and Lost. (John 5:29, Romans 2:14, II Corinthians 5:9-10; Revelation 20:11-15)

The Total Depravity of Man

We believe that man is sinful by nature and that regeneration by the Holy Spirit is essential and an absolute necessity for his salvation (John. 3:16-19, 5:24; Romans 3:19,23; Ephesians 2:8-10, Titus 3:5,6).

The Eternal Security of the Believer

We believe that salvation is a gift of God (Romans 5:15; Ephesians 2:8-9), and it is the blood of Christ that fully justifies the believer's sin (Romans 5:9; Colossians 1:14; Hebrews 9:22), therefore there no longer exists condemnation or guilt before the Father (Romans 8:1; I John 2:1-2). Since we could not afford the price for our own salvation, and thus received it by grace, we then cannot forfeit what we did not earn (Romans 5:6-8; II Timothy 2:13; Jude 24). We believe that the born again Christian is adopted into the family of God (Romans 8:15-17), and that he is in Christ (John 10:27-30; II Corinthians 5:17; Colossians 3:3), and sealed until the day of redemption (John 6:27; Ephesians 1:13, 4:32).

The Holy Spirit

We believe in the continuing ministry of the Holy Spirit, by whose indwelling the Christian is enabled to live a Godly life (I Corinthians 3:16, 6:19- 20; Ephesians 4:30, 5:18).

The Resurrection

We believe in the resurrection of both the saved and the lost. The saved are bodily resurrected unto eternal life; the lost are bodily resurrected unto eternal damnation (John 5:28-29; Revelation 20:5-6,12-15)

The Unity of Believers

We believe in the spiritual unity of believers in our Lord Jesus Christ (Romans 8:9; II Corinthians 12:12-13; Galatians 3:26-28).

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