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WHAT WE BELIEVE
What we believe is vital to who we are. Our Statement of Faith has 23 points that are rooted in Scripture.
01 | The Great Commandment
We believe that love one for another as Jesus loves the believer manifests our discipleship, proves our love for God and symbolizes our authority as New Testament churches. Love is therefore the great commandment of the LORD Jesus Christ upon which all others are dependent
Matt. 22:35-40; John 13:34-35; John 15:12; 1 John 4:7-21; 1 John 5:1-3; Rev. 2:4-5
02 | The Bible
We believe in the infallible, verbal inspiration of the whole Bible and that the Bible is the all-sufficient rule of faith and practice
Psalm 119:160; 2 Tim. 3:16-17
03 | The Trinity
We believe in the personal triune God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, equal in divine perfection
Matt. 28:19
04 | Creation
We believe in the Genesis account of Creation
Gen. 1, 2
05 | Satan
We believe that Satan is a fallen angel, the archenemy of God and man, the unholy god of this world, and that his destiny is the eternal lake of fire
Isa. 14:12-15; Ezek. 28:11-19; Matt. 25:41; 2 Cor. 4:4; Eph. 6:10-17; Rev. 20:10
06 | Virgin Birth
We believe in the virgin birth and sinless humanity of Jesus Christ
Matt. 1:18-20; 2 Cor. 5:21; 1 Peter 2:22
07 | Deity of Jesus
We believe in the deity of Jesus Christ
John 10:30; John 1:1, 14; 2 Cor. 5:19
08 | Holy Spirit
We believe the Holy Spirit is the divine Administrator for Jesus Christ in His churches
Luke 24:49; John 14:16-17; Acts 1:4-5, 8; Acts 2:1-4
09 | Spiritual Gifts
We believe that miraculous spiritual manifestation gifts were done away when the Bible was completed. Faith, Hope and Love are the vital abiding Spiritual Gifts
1 Cor. chapters 12-14
10 | Man
We believe that Man was created in the image of God and lived in innocency until he fell by voluntary transgression from his sinless state, the result being that all mankind are sinners
Gen. 1:26; Gen. 3:6-24; Rom. 5:12, 19
11 | Suffering of Jesus
We believe that the suffering and death of Jesus Christ was substitutionary for all mankind and is efficacious only to those who believe
Isa. 53:6; Heb. 2:9; 1 Peter 2:24; 1 Peter 3:18; 2 Peter 3:9; 1 John 2:2
12 | Resurrection
We believe in the bodily resurrection and ascension of Christ and the bodily resurrection of His saints
Matt. 28:1-7; Acts 1:9-11; 1 Cor. 15:42-58; 1 Thess. 4:13-18
13 | Return of Christ
We believe in the premillennial, personal, bodily return of Christ as the crowning event of the Gentile age. This event will include the resurrection of the righteous to eternal heaven, and the Millennium will be followed by the resurrection of the unrighteous unto eternal punishment in the lake of fire and that the righteous shall enter into the heaven age
John 14:1-6; 1 Thess. 4:13-18; 2 Thess. 2:8; Rev. 19; Rev. 20:4-6; Rev. 20:11-15; Rev. 21:8
14 | Salvation
We believe that the depraved sinner is saved wholly by grace through faith in Jesus Christ, and the requisites to regeneration are repentance toward God and faith in the Lord Jesus Christ
John 3:6; John 16:8-9; Rom. 8:9-11; 1 Cor. 6:19-20; Eph. 4:30; Titus 3:5
15 | Eternal Security
We believe that all who trust Jesus Christ for salvation are eternally secure in Him and shall not perish
John 3:36; John 5:24; John 10:27-30; Rom. 8:35-39; Heb. 10:39; 1 Peter 1:5
16 | God's Children
We believe that God deals with believers as His children, that He chastises the disobedient, and that He rewards the obedient
Matt. 16:27; Matt. 25:14-23; John 1:12; Heb. 12:5-11; 2 John 8; Rev. 22:12
17 | The Church
We believe that Jesus Christ established His church during His ministry on earth and that it is always a local, visible assembly of scripturally baptized believers in covenant relationship to carry out the Commission of the Lord Jesus Christ, and each church is an independent, self-governing body, and no other ecclesiastical body may exercise authority over it. We believe that Jesus Christ gave the Great Commission to the New Testament churches only, and that He promised the perpetuity of His churches
Matt. 4:18-22; Matt. 16:18; Matt. 28:19-20; Mark 1:14-20; John 1:35-51; Eph. 3:21
18 | Church Ordinances
We believe that there are two pictorial ordinances in the Lord's churches: Baptism and the Lord's Supper. Scriptural baptism is the immersion of penitent believers in water, administered by the authority of a New Testament church in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. The Lord's Supper is a memorial ordinance, restricted to the members of the church observing the ordinance
Matt. 28:19-20; Acts 8:12, 38; Rom. 6:4; 1 Cor. 5:11-13; 1 Cor. 11:1-2, 17-20, 26
19 | Church Offices
We believe that there are two divinely appointed offices in a church, pastors and deacons, to be filled by men whose qualifications are set forth in Titus and 1 Timothy
Titus; 1 Timothy
20 | Associations
We believe that all associations, fellowships, and committees are, and properly should be, servants of, and under control of the churches
Matt. 20:25-28
21 | Freedom of Worship
We believe in freedom of worship without interference from the government and affirm our belief in civil obedience, unless the laws and regulations of civil government run contrary to the Holy Scriptures
Rom. 13:1-7; 1 Peter 2:13-15
22 | Marriage
We believe the Bible definition of marriage is the union between a man and a woman
Gen. 2:21-24; Matt. 19:4-6; Mark 10:6-9; 1 Cor. 7:2-4; Eph. 5:22-31
23 | Gender Identity
We believe God designates each individual their gender. God ordained two genders, male and female. Mankind does not possess the authority to identify themselves differently than their biological sex assigned by God, and any attempt to alter one's gender is sin
Gen. 1:27; 5:2; Matt. 19:4; Mark 10:6; Job 40:8; Jeremiah 13:23
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