Our Beliefs

The Bible, Old and New Testaments, are the written Word of God, given by divine inspiration through the Holy Spirit.

 

The Bible are the supreme, authoritative, and the infallible revelation of His will. It is the standard of character, the definitive revealer of doctrines, and good for preaching, teaching, and discipleship.

[2 Tim. 3:16, 17 ; 2 Peter 1:20, 21; Isa. 8:20]

God the eternal Father is the Creator, Source, Sustainer, and Sovereign of all creation. He is just and holy, merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness.

The qualities and powers exhibited in the Son and the Holy Spirit are also those of the Father.

[ Gen. 1:1; Deut. 4:35; John 3:16]

God the eternal Spirit was active with the Father and the Son in Creation, incarnation, and redemption.

He is as much a person as are the Father and the Son.

[ John 14:16-18, 26 ; Acts 1:8 ; 1 Cor. 12:7-11 ]

The second coming of Christ will be literal, personal, visible, and worldwide. The time of that event has not been revealed, and we are therefore must be ready at all times.

[  Matt. 24; Rev. 1:7 ; Rev.19:11-21 ]

The great principles of God’s law are embodied in the Ten Commandments and exemplified in the life of Christ. They express God’s love, will, and purposes concerning human conduct between God and conduct to our fellow man. These principles are all relevant and unchanging throughout every generation.

 

Salvation is all of grace through faith and not of works, and its fruit is obedience to the Ten Commandments.

[ Exod. 20:1-17 ; Matt. 5:17-20 ; John 15:7-10; Rev 14:12 ]

There is one God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, a unity of three coeternal Persons.

 

God is immortal, all-powerful, all-knowing, above all, and ever present. He is infinite and beyond human comprehension yet known through His self-revelation. 

[ Matt. 28:19 ; 1 Peter 1:2 ; 2 Cor. 13:14 ]

God the eternal Son became incarnate in Jesus Christ.

Both fully God and fully human, Jesus the Christ was conceived of the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary. He lived and experienced temptation as a human being, but perfectly exemplified the righteousness and love of God.

[ John 1:1-3, 14 ; John 10:30, Rom. 6:23 ]

Christ’s life of perfect obedience to God’s will, His suffering, death, and resurrection, God provided the only means of atonement for human sin, so that those who by faith accept this atonement may have eternal life, be a new creation in Christ, and have victory over sin and death.

 

Through the Holy Spirit we are born again and sanctified; the Spirit renews our minds, writes God’s law of love in our hearts, and we are given the power to live a holy life. Abiding in Him we become partakers of the divine nature and have the assurance of salvation now and in the judgment.

[ Isa. 53; John 3:16; 1 Cor. 15:3, 4, 20-22; 2 Cor. 5:17-21 ; Titus 3:3-7 ; Rev. 13:8 ]

The church is the community of believers who confess Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. We are to be called out from the world; and join together for worship, for fellowship, for instruction in the Word, for the celebration of the Lord’s Supper, for service to humanity, and for the worldwide proclamation of the gospel.

 

The church derives its authority from Christ. And is responsible for make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching people to observe all things of God’s commandments.

[ Matt. 28:18, 19 ; Acts 2:38-42 ; Matt. 16:13-20 ; Eph. 2:19-22]