1–The Scriptures: We believe in the verbal and plenary inspiration of the Holy Bible as originally written by Spirit-controlled men. Therefore, it is the infallible Word of God and is truth without any admixture of error. We believe the Bible to be the true center of Christian union and the supreme standard by which all human conduct, creeds, and opinions shall be tried.

2 Pet. 1:19-21; 2 Tim. 3:15-17

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2–The True God: We believe there is one and only one living and true God; an infinite Spirit; the Maker and Supreme Ruler of heaven and earth; inexpressibly glorious in holiness; and worthy of all possible honor, confidence, and love. We believe that in the unity of the Godhead there are three Persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, equal in every divine perfection, and executing distinct but harmonious offices in the great work of redemption.

Ex. 20:2-3; Matt. 28:19; 1 Cor. 8:6; Rev. 4:11

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3–Jesus Christ: We believe in the deity of the Lord Jesus Christ; His virgin birth; His sinless life; His substitutionary death on the cross for our sins; His bodily resurrection from the grave; His ascension to the right hand of God the Father, where He always lives to make intercession for the believers; and His personal, visible, imminent, and premillennial return for His own. We believe Jesus Christ is both the Son of God and God the Son, for Whom and by Whom all things were created.

Matt. 1:18; John 1:1-13; 3:16; Acts 4:12; 2 Cor. 5:21; Col. 1:15-19; I Thess. 4:16; 2 Tim. 2:8; Heb. 1:8; 7:25

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4–The Holy Spirit: We believe the Holy Spirit is a divine Person, co-equal with God the Father and God the Son and of the same nature; He was active in the creation and in His relation to the unbelieving world; He restrains the evil one until God’s purpose is fulfilled; He convicts the world of sin, of righteousness, and of judgment; He bears witness to the truth of the gospel in preaching and testimony; He is the Agent in the new birth; and He seals, empowers, guides, teaches, sanctifies, helps, and provides assurance to the believer.

Gen. 1:1-3; Matt. 28:19; John 3:5-6; 14:16-26; 16:8-11; Rom. 8:15-16; Eph. 1:13-14; 3:16; 2 Thess. 2:6-7

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5–The Devil or Satan: We believe Satan is a created, fallen angel; the prince of all the powers of darkness; and destined to the judgment of eternal justice in the lake of fire.

Matt. 4:1-3; 2 Cor. 4:3-4; Rev. 20:10

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6–Creation: We believe the Genesis account of God’s creation over a period of six 24-hour days and that man came by direct creation of God and not by evolution.

Gen. 1-2; John 1:3; Col. 1:16-17

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7–The Fall of Man: We believe man was created in innocence, but by voluntary transgression fell from his sinless and blessed estate. Consequently, all mankind are now sinners, not only by nature, but also by choice, and are therefore under just condemnation without defense or excuse.

Gen. 3; Rom. 1:18-32; 5:10-19

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8–The Virgin Birth: We believe Jesus was conceived of the Holy Spirit in a miraculous manner, born of the virgin Mary as no other man was ever born or can be born of woman, and that He is both fully God and fully man.

Gen. 3:15; Isa. 7:14; Matt. 1:18-25; Luke 1:35; John 1:14

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9–Atonement for Sin: We believe the salvation of sinners is wholly of grace through the mediatorial offices of the Son of God, Who by the appointment of the Father freely took upon Himself our nature, yet without sin; honored the divine law by His perfect obedience; and made a full and vicarious atonement for our sins by His death. His atonement consisted not in setting us an example by His death as a martyr but was a voluntary substitution of Himself in the sinner’s place, the Just dying for the unjust: Christ Jesus, the Lord, bearing our sins in His own body on the tree. Having risen from the dead, He is now enthroned in heaven, sympathizing with our weaknesses as our Great High Priest. He is in every way qualified to be a compassionate and all-sufficient Savior.

Isa. 53:4-7; Matt. 18:11; John 3:16; Acts 5:17; Rom. 3:24-25; 1 Cor. 15:3; 2 Cor. 5:21; Eph. 2:8; Phil. 2:7; Heb.2:14; 4:14-15; 1 John 4:10

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10–Grace in the New Creation: We believe that in order to be saved, sinners must be born again. A saved person is a new creation in Christ Jesus. It is instantaneous, not a process. In the new birth the one dead in trespasses and sins is made a partaker of the divine nature and receives eternal life, the free gift of God. This new creation is brought about in a manner above our comprehension, solely by the power of the Holy Spirit in connection with divine truth, to secure our voluntary obedience to the gospel. Proper evidence of the new birth appears in the holy fruits of repentance, faith, and newness of life.

John 3:3, 6-7; Acts 16:30-31; 2 Cor. 5:17; 2 Pet. 1:4; 1 John 5:1

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11–Justification: We believe the great gospel blessing which Christ secures to those who believe in Him is justification. Justification includes the pardon of sin and the gift of eternal life on principles of righteousness. It is bestowed not in consideration of any works of righteousness which we have done, but solely through faith in Jesus’ redeeming blood, whereby God imputes His perfect righteousness to us.

Isa. 53:11; Zech. 13:1; Acts 13:39; Rom. 5:1, 9; 8:1; Titus 3:5

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12–The Righteous and the Wicked: We believe there is a radical and essential difference between the righteous and the wicked, such that only when we are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ through faith and sanctified by the Spirit of our God are we declared righteous in His sight, whereas all those who continue in unrepentance and unbelief are wicked in His sight and under the curse. This distinction also holds for all mankind after death, in the eternal joy and blessedness of the saved and the eternal conscious suffering of the lost.

Gen. 18:23; Prov. 14:32; Mal. 3:18; Matt. 25:34-41; Luke 6:25; 16:23, 25; John 8:21; Rom. 6:17-18, 23; 7:6; 1 Cor. 6:11; 1 John 5:19

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13–Civil Government: We believe civil government is of divine appointment for the interests and good order of human society. We believe governing authorities are to be prayed for, conscientiously honored, and obeyed except in things opposed to the will of our Lord Jesus Christ, Who is the only Lord of the conscience and the coming King of kings and Lord of lords.

Ex.18:21-22; 2 Sam. 23:3; Dan. 3:17-18; Matt. 22:21; Acts 4:19-20; 23:5;

Rom. 13:1-7; 1 Pt 2:13-17; Titus 3:1-2

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14–The Resurrection; Personal, Visible, and Pre-Millennial Return of Christ, and Related Events:

We believe in:

A - The Bodily Resurrection

Matt. 28:6-7; Mark 16:6; Luke 24:2-6, 38-43; John 20:27; 1 Cor. 15:3-8

B - The Ascension

Mark 16:19; Luke 24:51; Acts 1:9-11; Heb. 12:2; Rev. 3:21

C - The High Priesthood

1 Tim. 2:5; Heb. 2:17; 5:9-10; 8:6; 1 John 2:1

D - The Second Coming

John 14:3; Acts 1:11; 1 Thess. 4:16: Heb. 9:28; James 5:8

E - The Resurrection of the Righteous Dead

1 Cor. 15:42-44, 52; 1 Thess. 4:13-18

F - The Change of those Living in Christ

1 Cor. 15:51-53; Phil. 3:20, 21; 1 Thess. 4:13-18

G - The Throne of David

Isa. 9:6-7; Luke 1:32; Acts 2:29-30

H - The Millennial Reign

Ps. 72:8; Isa. 11:4-5; 32:1; 1 Cor. 15:25; Rev. 20:6, 14

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15–Marriage, Gender, and Sexuality:

We believe that God wonderfully and immutably creates each person as male or female. These two distinct, complementary genders together reflect the image and nature of God. Rejection of one's biological gender is a rejection of the image of God within that person.

Gen. 1:26-28; 2:18-25; Matt. 19:4-6; 1 Tim. 2:13-14; 1 Cor. 11:2-3, 8-9; Eph. 5:22-33

 

We believe that the term "marriage" has only one meaning, and that is marriage sanctioned by God which joins one man and one woman in a single, exclusive union as delineated in Scripture. We believe that God intends sexual intimacy to only occur between a man and a woman who are married to each other. We believe that God has commanded that no intimate sexual activity be engaged in outside of a marriage between a man and a woman.

Gen. 2:24; Prov. 5:15-23; Song of Solomon 1-8; Mal. 2:14-16; Matt. 5:32; 1 Cor. 5:11; 1 Thess. 4:1-8; Heb. 13:4

 

We believe that any form of sexual immorality (including adultery, fornication, homosexuality, lesbianism, bisexual conduct, bestiality, incest, pornography, and attempting to change one's biological sex or otherwise acting upon any felt disagreement with one's biological sex) is sinful and offensive to God.

Gen. 18:16-19:29; Lev. 18:6-2; 20:10-16; Rom. 1:26-27; Gal. 5:19; 1 Tim. 1:8-11;

Rev. 21:8

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16–Divorce:

We believe that God intends for marriage to be lifelong (Matt. 19:4-6) and for the husband and wife to be faithful to their marriage vows (Mal. 2:13-16). Divorce is not God’s design in marriage and occurs because one or both spouses have not followed Christ as they should (Matt. 19:4-9). Believers above all others should reflect Christ through being models of love, problem-solving, and reconciliation. Scripture, however, also recognizes that divorce sadly occurs. It nowhere treats divorce as the “unpardonable sin”, and it regulates divorce and remarriage. Therefore, we are committed as a Church to following the Scriptures in all matters pertaining to divorce and remarriage (Matt. 5:31-32; 19:3-9; 1 Cor. 7:8-15).