Statement of Faith
1. The Scriptures
We believe that the entire Bible is the inspired Word of God and that men of God “were
moved by the Holy Spirit” to write the very words of Scripture. The Bible is therefore
without error (inerrant) in its original manuscripts. God has supernaturally preserved the
Bible, and it is the sole and final authority for faith and life, providing encouragement,
guidance, comfort and instruction for training in righteousness (2 Tim. 3:16-17; 2 Pet.
1:20-21).
2. The Godhead (Trinity)
We believe in one true God eternally existing in three distinct persons (Father, Son and
Holy Spirit) each of Whom is fully and equally God; possesses all of the divine nature
and attributes, and is totally worthy of our worship and service (Deut. 6:4; Matt.
28:19; John 1:14, John 10:30; 2 Cor. 13:14).
3. God the Father
We believe that God the Father is the first person of the Trinity and is the eternal,
unchanging all-powerful, all-knowing, all-wise, all-loving, completely just and perfectly
holy, sovereign Ruler and Sustainer of the universe. He is the Father of our Lord and
Savior Jesus Christ and the Father of all true believers (Gen. 1:1; Eph. 4:6; John 1:12-13,
John 5:19-21, John 17:1-5; Isa. 40:21-28, Isa. 43:10-13, Isa. 46:8-11; Rom. 8:14-16).
4. God the Son
We believe that Jesus Christ is the second person of the Trinity and is the only begotten
eternal Son of God Who became flesh to reveal God to man, to fulfill prophecy, and to
become the Savior of the lost world. In becoming man Jesus did not cease in any way to be God so that He is fully God and fully man inseparably united in one person forever.
Jesus was miraculously conceived by the Holy Spirit; born of the Virgin Mary; lived a
sinless life; died on the cross as the substitutionary, all-sufficient atoning sacrifice for all
of the sins of all men of all time; was buried; bodily rose from the dead; physically
ascended into heaven in His glorified, resurrected body; is seated at the right hand of the
Father performing His ministry of intercession; will return in the air to claim His bride
the church; and will come again to earth in bodily form, personally and visibly, to
conclude human history and consummate God’s eternal plan by executing judgment and
ushering in His Millennial Kingdom reign to be followed by the eternal state (John
1:1,14,18; John 3:16; Luke 1:30-35; Phil. 2:5-8; Col. 2:3,9; Mark 10:45; Acts 2:22-24;
John 1:29; Rom. 3:25-26; Heb. 10:5-14; 1 Pet. 2:24, 1 Pet. 3:18; John 20:20; Phil. 3:20-
21; Heb. 1:3; Rom. 8:34; 1 John 2:1; Acts 1:11; Heb. 9:28; 1 Thes. 4:13-18; 2 Thes. 2:7;
Matt. 24:44; Rev. 19:11-21; Rev. 21-22).
5. God the Holy Spirit
We believe that the Holy Spirit is the third person of the Trinity Who specially came into
the world on the day of Pentecost to glorify Christ and to enable men to appropriate the
salvation wrought by Christ. He is the primary agent for the conviction of sin and for
regeneration. Simultaneously with salvation, the Holy Spirit imparts new life, baptizes
the believer into the body of Christ (His church), permanently indwells the believer, and
securely seals the believer unto the day of redemption. The Holy Spirit fills (directs and
controls) those believers who are yielded to Him, enables believers to bear fruit, and
empowers believers to live a life free from sin’s dominion. We also believe that the Holy
Spirit gives spiritual gifts to believers for the purpose of edifying the church in
accordance with the teachings of scripture (1 Cor. 13:8, 1 Cor. 14:22; John 16:7-8; 1 Cor.
6:19, 1 Cor. 12:13; Eph. 1:13-14, Eph. 4:30; Gal. 5:16-17, Gal. 22-23; Rom. 8:5-13; 1
Pet. 4:10-11; Rom. 12:3-8).
6. Man
We believe that man was created in the image of God by direct act of God and did not
come into being as the result of evolution. Man was created to glorify God, worship and
serve Him, and have fellowship with Him. Man fell through sin by disobeying God, thus
incurring both physical and spiritual death, which alienated him from God. Man’s nature
was thus corrupted and he is utterly lost, “dead in trespasses and sins,” and totally
incapable of saving himself and coming back into right relationship with God by his own
merit or effort (Gen. 1:26, Gen. 2:6,17, Gen. 3:17-24; Isa. 59:1-2; Rom. 3:9-19,23, Rom.
5:8; Luke 18:26-27; Eph. 2:13).
7. Satan
We believe that Satan is the instigator of evil and a real spirit being, not simply the
personification of evil. He is a fallen angel who, under the sovereign permission of God,
has been given temporary rulership of the earth. He was utterly defeated at the cross, but
the execution of his judgment has been postponed by God until after the Millennial
Kingdom when he will be cast into the eternal lake of fire. In the meantime, he deceives
the world and seeks to establish his counterfeit kingdom on earth to discredit and
blaspheme God and to tempt, accuse, attack and destroy believers. He can be resisted by
the believer through faith and reliance on the power of the Holy Spirit (Gen. 3:1-5; Isa.
14:12-17; Ezek. 28:11-19; Job 1-2; 1 John 5:19; 2 Cor. 11:14; 1 Tim. 3:6; 1 Pet. 5:8-9;
James 4:7; Rev. 12:9, Rev. 20:1-3, Rev. 7-10).
8. Salvation
We believe that the shed blood of Jesus Christ on the cross provides the sole basis for
forgiveness of sins and salvation, which is the free gift of God’s grace. Salvation is
affected by the regenerating work of the Holy Spirit and cannot be secured by man’s
works or personal merit. Salvation is only appropriated by a person placing his faith in
the finished work of Christ. Repentance is a turning toward God and away from sin and is
a part of but not separate from believing faith. “The Gospel is the power of God for
salvation to everyone who believes” and those who receive Jesus Christ by faith are born
again, have their sins forgiven, become children of God, are a new creation in Christ, and
“are sealed by the Holy spirit unto the day of redemption” being kept by the power of
God (Eph. 1:7:13-14; John 1:12-13, John 3:1-7, John 14-16; 2 Cor. 5:17; Rom. 1:16,
Rom. 10:9-10; Eph. 2:8-10; Rom. 8:14-17, Rom. 31-39; John 10:27-29, Rom. 14:6; Acts
26:20; 1 Pet. 1:3-5).
9. The Christian Life
We believe that every Christian should live for Christ and not for himself and should, by
the power of the indwelling Spirit, allow Christ to manifest His life through him to God’s
glory. By ever increasing obedience to the Word of God, each believer should mature and
progressively become more like Jesus. In the power of the Spirit, each believer should
live a holy life; not fulfil the lusts of the flesh; exercise his spiritual gifts to build up the
body of Christ; witness for Christ; be personally involved in making disciples to fulfil the
great commission; perform good works and bear fruit to the glory of God (Gal. 2:20; 1
Pet. 1:15-16, 1 Pet. 2:11; 2 Cor. 5:14-15; Rom. 6:11-13; Eph. 2:10, Eph. 4:11-12, Eph.
4:22-24; 1 Pet. 4:10-11; Acts 1:8; Matt. 28:18-20; Col. 1:10; John 15:8, 16).
10. The Church
We believe that the church is the body of Christ of which Jesus is the Head and whose
members are those who have truly received Christ by faith. The local church is a tangible
expression of the body of Christ in a particular location. Since all members of the body of
Christ are united in Christ by the same Spirit, they should live in love, harmony and
unity, being intent on the same purpose and accepting those sectarian or denominational
practices which are based on a sincere interpretation of the Bible, which do not relate to
substantive doctrinal matters, and which do not in practice cause disunity or hinder the
ministry. The purpose of the church is to make Christ known to lost men and to make
disciples, and glorify God on earth (Acts 1:8; 1 Cor. 12:12-27; Eph. 1:20-23, Eph. 4:1-6,
Eph. 4:12-16; Matt. 28:18-20; John 17; Col. 1:24-29).