STATEMENT OF DOCTRINE
1. We believe in the verbal inspiration of all the Scriptures of both Old and New Testaments, and that they are the final authority in faith and life.
(Rom. 15:4, 1 Cor. 2:13, 2 Tim. 3:16, 2 Pet. 1:21)
2. We believe in one God, eternally existing in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
(Matt. 28:18–19, Mark 12:29, John 1:14, Acts 5:3–4, 2 Cor. 13:14, Heb. 1:1–3)
3. We believe in the virgin birth of Christ, and that He is true God and true man.
(Luke 1:30–35, Luke 2:40, John 1:1-2, John 1:18, 3:16, Phil. 2:5-8, Heb. 4:15,
4. We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ died for our sins, and that with His shed blood He obtained for us an eternal redemption.
(John 1:29, Rom. 3:25–26, 2 Cor. 5:14, Heb. 10:5–14, 1 Pet. 3:18)
5. We believe in the resurrection of the crucified body of our Lord, in His ascension into heaven, and in His present life there as our High Priest and Advocate.
(John 20:20, Eph. 1:22–23, Phil. 3:20–21, Heb. 1:3, Heb. 7:25, 1 John 2:1)
6. We believe in the personal, imminent return of our Lord Jesus Christ.
(Matt. 24:15-25:46, John 14:1–3; Acts15:16-17, Rom. 8:19-23, Rom. 11:25-27, 1 Cor. 15:51–52; Phil. 3:20; 1 Thess. 4:13–18; Titus 2:11–14, Rev. 19:11-21, Rev. 20:1-3)
7. We believe in the total depravity of all mankind, and in the necessity of regeneration.
(Jer. 17:9, Isa 64:6, John 5:40, Rom. 3:10-19, Rom. 8:6-7, Eph. 2:1-3, 1 John 3:8, Rev. 1:4-6)
8. We believe that salvation is the free gift of God, entirely apart from works, and is possessed by all who have by faith received the Lord Jesus Christ as their personal Savior.
(Lev. 17:11, Matt. 26:28, John 1:12, John 3:7–18, John 3:36, John 5:24, John 6:29, Acts 13:39, Acts 16:31, Rom. 1:16-17, Rom. 3:22, 26, Rom. 4:5, Rom. 5:6–9, Rom 10:4, 2 Cor. 5:21, Gal. 3:13, 3:22, 6:15, Eph. 1:7, Phil. 3:4–9, Titus 3:5, James 1:18, 1 Pet. 1:18–19, 23)
9. We believe that the Holy Spirit is a divine Person and that He indwells all believers.
(Matt. 28:19, John 16:7-11, Rom. 8:9, 1 Cor. 3:16, 1 Cor. 6:19, 1 Cor. 12:13)
10. We believe in the bodily resurrection of the just and of the unjust, the everlasting blessedness of the saved, and the everlasting punishment of the lost.
(Luke 16:19-26, 2 Thess. 1:7-9, Jude 6-7, Rev. 20:11-15)
1. We believe in the verbal inspiration of all the Scriptures of both Old and New Testaments, and that they are the final authority in faith and life.
(Rom. 15:4, 1 Cor. 2:13, 2 Tim. 3:16, 2 Pet. 1:21)
2. We believe in one God, eternally existing in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
(Matt. 28:18–19, Mark 12:29, John 1:14, Acts 5:3–4, 2 Cor. 13:14, Heb. 1:1–3)
3. We believe in the virgin birth of Christ, and that He is true God and true man.
(Luke 1:30–35, Luke 2:40, John 1:1-2, John 1:18, 3:16, Phil. 2:5-8, Heb. 4:15,
4. We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ died for our sins, and that with His shed blood He obtained for us an eternal redemption.
(John 1:29, Rom. 3:25–26, 2 Cor. 5:14, Heb. 10:5–14, 1 Pet. 3:18)
5. We believe in the resurrection of the crucified body of our Lord, in His ascension into heaven, and in His present life there as our High Priest and Advocate.
(John 20:20, Eph. 1:22–23, Phil. 3:20–21, Heb. 1:3, Heb. 7:25, 1 John 2:1)
6. We believe in the personal, imminent return of our Lord Jesus Christ.
(Matt. 24:15-25:46, John 14:1–3; Acts15:16-17, Rom. 8:19-23, Rom. 11:25-27, 1 Cor. 15:51–52; Phil. 3:20; 1 Thess. 4:13–18; Titus 2:11–14, Rev. 19:11-21, Rev. 20:1-3)
7. We believe in the total depravity of all mankind, and in the necessity of regeneration.
(Jer. 17:9, Isa 64:6, John 5:40, Rom. 3:10-19, Rom. 8:6-7, Eph. 2:1-3, 1 John 3:8, Rev. 1:4-6)
8. We believe that salvation is the free gift of God, entirely apart from works, and is possessed by all who have by faith received the Lord Jesus Christ as their personal Savior.
(Lev. 17:11, Matt. 26:28, John 1:12, John 3:7–18, John 3:36, John 5:24, John 6:29, Acts 13:39, Acts 16:31, Rom. 1:16-17, Rom. 3:22, 26, Rom. 4:5, Rom. 5:6–9, Rom 10:4, 2 Cor. 5:21, Gal. 3:13, 3:22, 6:15, Eph. 1:7, Phil. 3:4–9, Titus 3:5, James 1:18, 1 Pet. 1:18–19, 23)
9. We believe that the Holy Spirit is a divine Person and that He indwells all believers.
(Matt. 28:19, John 16:7-11, Rom. 8:9, 1 Cor. 3:16, 1 Cor. 6:19, 1 Cor. 12:13)
10. We believe in the bodily resurrection of the just and of the unjust, the everlasting blessedness of the saved, and the everlasting punishment of the lost.
(Luke 16:19-26, 2 Thess. 1:7-9, Jude 6-7, Rev. 20:11-15)