We Believe
Statement of Faith we adhere to:
We Believe that "all scripture is given by
inspiration of God." The Bible is the inerrant Word of God and is
the final and sole authority for all Christian life and practice.
The Holy Spirit guided the writers in all that they wrote. II Tim.
3:16; Deut 4:2; II Peter 1:21.
We Believe the Godhead eternally exists In three
persons: The Father, The Son and the Holy Spirit Matt 28:19; I Cor.
8:6; 11 Cor. 13:14; I Peter 1:2; Eph. 3:9-17.
We Believe in the deity of our Lord, Jesus Christ,
in His virgin birth, in His sinless life, in His miracles, in His
vicarious and atoning death through His shed blood, in His bodily
resurrection, in His ascension to the right hand of the Father and
His personal return in power and glory. John 1:1; John 1:14; John
10:30; Matt. 1:20; ITim.3:16;
We Believe in the personality and the deity of the
Holy Spirit. the source and power of all acceptable worship and
service, Who indwells in every true believer and is ever present to
testify of Christ, seeking to occupy us with Him (Christ) and not
with ourselves. We acknowledge the ministry of the Holy Spirit Who
convicts, regenerates, indwells, enlightens and empowers believers
for Godly living. John 14:26; John 15:26; Acts 1:8; Rom. 8:26,27; 1
Cor. 2:12, 14; Rom. 8:9; 1 Cor. 3:16; John 16:13, 14.
We Believe that man was created in the image of
God, that he sinned in Adam, and that he is now a sinner by nature
and by choice. Man must receive a new nature by faith in Jesus
Christ, implanted by the Holy Spirit through the Word of God in
order to gain eternal salvation. Gen. 1:26,27; Rom 5:12; John 3:3-7;
Eph.2:1-3; John 5:24; Titus3:5.
We Believe in salvation by grace through faith in
Jesus Christ, apart from any human merit or works, and that through
faith in Christ, one passes immediately out of spiritual death into
spiritual life. John 5:24; Rom. 3:28; Gal. 2:20; Eph.2:8-10; Rom.
10:9-12.
We Believe that the church is the spiritual body of
which Christ is the head. The church is composed of all those who
truly believe in Jesus Christ as personal savior, who are to "keep
the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace," rising above
denominational barriers, loving one another and, "holding the truth
in love...being held together by that which every joint supplies."
Eph.4:2-6; Eph.4:15,16; Eph.2:19-22; Eph. 1:22,23; ICor. 12:13; Rom.
12:4,5; ICor. 1:10.
We Believe that all true believers are called to a
life of separation from worldly and sinful practices, and should
abstain from that which would bring reproach upon the name of
Christ. Christians are to be "salt and light" in the world. Col.
2:6-8; 1 Cor. 6:17; 1 Cor. 10:23; I Thess. 5:22; Titus 2:11,12; Eph.
2:10: Matt. 5:13-16.
We Believe in the evangelization of the world, that
the supreme mission of the people of God in this age is to preach
the Gospel, and to make Christ known to every person. Mark 16:15; 11
Cor. 5:18,19; Matt. 18:14; Matt. 28:19,20.
We Believe be in a literal Heaven and Hell. We
believe in the controlling and greater power of God, but also in the
reality and power of Satan, the deceiver. Matt. 6:20; Luke 10:20;
Luke23:43; II Cor. 5:1; IlCor. 12:2-4; Rev. 2:7; Prov.23:13; Matt.
5:29; Matt. 10:28; Matt. 18:8,9; Matt.25:28-30,41,46; Gen.3:1;
IChron.21:1; John 12:31; Acts 5:3; Acts 26:18; II Cor. 2:11; Eph.
4:27; Eph.6:11; James 4:7; Rev. 12:9; lJohn 4:4
We Believe in the personal return of our Lord,
Jesus Christ, and that this second coming of Jesus Christ is the
"blessed hope" that is set before us that we are continually looking
for. Titus 2:13; Acts 1:11; I Thess. 4:16,17; John 14:1-3.
Social Statement
As recorded in our Statement of Faith, paragraph 1, we believe the
Bible is the inerrant Word of God, and is the final authority for
all Christian life and practice. Also, paragraph 8 states that we
believe that all true believers are called to a life of separation
from worldly and sinful practices, and are called to be "salt and
light" in the world.
Consequently, we believe that we should take a firm Biblical stand
concerning issues in which our society is promoting evil and calling
it good. Isaiah 5:20 warns, "Woe to those who call evil good and
good evil."
Among the issues of concern are:
ABORTION: We believe that abortion is the murder of
a human being. Jer. 1:4,5; Psalm 51:5; Psalm 139:13-17; Luke
1:15,41,44.
EUTHANASIA: We believe that euthanasia and
assisting in euthanasia, and self-murder are contrary to the will of
God revealed in the Scriptures Ex. 20:13; Jer. 7:9; Rom. 1:29; 1
John 3:12.
HUMAN SEXUALITY: We affirm that God established
marriage between man and woman. The Bible sanctions only
heterosexual marriage. Any extramarital sexual practice, whether
homosexual or heterosexual, is contrary to Biblical morality and is
rebellion against God. Matt. 19:4,5; Lev. 18:22-25; Rom. 1:24-28; I
Cor. 6:9,10; I Tim. 1:9,10.
FREEMASONS AND SECRET SOCIETIES: We believe that
the teachings and religious practices of FreeMasons and other secret
societies are not compatible with Biblical Christianity. Any
organization that denies that salvation comes exclusively through
Jesus Christ denies and violates Scripture. Gal. 1:6-10; Acts 4:12;
John 14:6; I Cor. 8:6; Eph. 2:8-9; Eph. 1:7; John 10:7-18.
In summary, we assert and believe that every social issue must be
evaluated in the light of Scripture. II Peter 1:3,4.