What We Believe / Our Statement of Faith

1. There is one God who is three persons, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. ( Gen 1:1; Dt 4:35, 6:4, 32:39; 2 Sam 7:22; I Ch 17:20; Ps 83:18; Isa 43:10, 44:6, 45:18; Mt 28:19; Mk 12:29; Jn 14:16-17, 26; 2 Co 13:14; 1 Pe 1:2)

2. God is the source of all creation, visible and invisible. Only the three persons of God existed in eternity past. ( Gen 1:1-2, 31; Pr 8:22-23; Jn 1:1-3, 10, 17:5; Ro 1:20, 11:36; 1 Co 8:6, 11:12; Col 1:15-18; Heb 2:10; Rev 1:8)

3. The Bible in its original text is wholly true in every detail. It is the standard and guide for all doctrine and behavior. ( Dt 4:2, 12:32; Pr 6:23; Isa 55:11; Mt 5:18; Lk 21:33; Eph 6:17; 2 Tim 3:16-17; Heb 4:12; 2 Pe 1:21; Rev 19:13, 22:18-19)

4. Death in all its forms, natural, psychological and spiritual entered the world as a result of the disobedience of the first two people. (Gen 3; Hos 6:7; Ro 5:12-14; 1 Co 15:22,48)

5. All people are born with sin nature and although they may want to be good, none can attain salvation and right standing with God by his or her own good works. (Gen 6:5, 8:21; Ro 3:10, 6:23, 7:18-19; Eph 2:8-9; Gal 5:24)

6. Jesus Christ, who is God, became a man, never sinned and took the just punishment for all sin when He died on the cross. He rose from the dead, becoming the only hope of salvation for every person. ( Mk 6:50; Jn 1:1, 3:16, 8:58, 14:6,10; Ac 2:36, 4:12; Ro 3:22-24, 5:1; 2 Co 5:17; Php 2:5-11; Heb 5:9, 7:25, 9:22; 1 Pe 1:3-5; 1 Jn 1:8-10, 2:1-2)

7. Every person will stand before God for judgment. Those who have not received Jesus Christ as the payment for their sin will be judged for that sin and will be sent to eternal punishment. Those who know Jesus will have their deeds judged and will receive rewards accordingly. ( Ps 96:13; Ecc 12:14; Isa 66:16,24; Jer 25:31; Mt 25:31-34,41,46; Mk 9:48, 16:16; 1 Co 15:50-56; 2 Co 5:10; 2 Th 1:7-10; Heb 9:27; 2 Pe 3:7; 1 Jn 4:17, Jude 14:15; Rev 14:7, 20:15, 22:12)

8. The Holy Spirit lives inside every believer in Jesus Christ. He gives power to live the life of Christ while we are still in mortal bodies. He also gives power to be a witness for Christ and do the miraculous works of God as experienced by first century believers. (Mk 1:8; Lk 11:13; Jn 14:16-18,26, 16:7-15, 20:21-22; Ac 1:4-5,8, 2:4, 2:38-39, 19:1-7; 1 Co 2:13; Gal 5:16-18,22-25; Eph 4:30)

9. Jesus is coming a second time for His Bride composed of all believers in Him. (Mt 24:27-30, 26:64; Lk 17:24; Ac 1:11; 1 Th 4:14-16; 1 Jn 3:2; Rev 1:7, 21:2,9-10,22:7,12,17)

10. Knowing God and making Him known is the goal and privilege of every believer in Christ. ( Ps 145:10-12; Mt 24:14, 28:18-20; Mk 16:15; Jn 4:25-30,39-42, 17:3,25-26; 1 Co 8:2; 13:12; 2 Co 5:11,20; Eph 1:17; Php 3:8,10; Col 2:2; 1 Jn 2:4, Rev 12:11)