We believe the Bible,
consisting of the 39 books in the Old Testament and the 27 books in the
New Testament is the verbally inspired Word of God, and that it is
inerrant and infallible. It is the final authority in all matters of
faith and practice. We believe it to be sufficient for all things in all
areas of life. The Bible is the complete and final revelation concerning
God’s will for man. We believe that God has preserved His Word for us in
the King James Bible for English speaking people.
We believe in one God that is eternally
existent and equal in three persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy
Ghost. We believe that these three in one are perfect, infinite, and
equal in all things past, present, and future.
We believe God the Father is the creator of all
things. He is infinite in knowledge, wisdom, and holiness. His power
cannot be measured. He is supreme in His love. He has always been
concerned for the welfare of man.
We believe Jesus Christ (God the Son) was
conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the virgin Mary, and that He is a
hypostatic union: 100% God and 100% man. He is the only begotten Son of
God, sinless and always obedient to His Father. Through His shed blood,
He gave the only atonement for the sins of the world. We believe in the
resurrection of the actual crucified body of our Lord Jesus Christ, in His
ascension to Heaven, and His position as our High Priest and Mediator.
We believe that the Holy Ghost’s work in regard
to the unsaved is to convict them of their sin and unrighteousness. His
work in regard to the saved is spiritual baptism, sealing, indwelling
(which are all done at the time of salvation), and for the teaching and
guiding of the believer.
We believe that man was created in the image of
God. The first man, Adam, was created innocent, but by willful
transgression fell into sin, sinking the whole human race into
condemnation and death, so that all men are now born into sin and become
accountable for their sin. The entire human race is spiritually dead and
in a depraved condition. Man can do nothing to save himself apart from
the regenerating power of the Holy Ghost.
We believe that the only escape from the
condemnation of sin, death, and the everlasting fires of Hell is through
the redeeming, saving blood of the Lord Jesus Christ, which He shed on the
cross of Calvary. He satisfied the justice demanded by God for the sins
of man. Salvation is on the grounds of “grace alone” to all that possess
true biblical repentance for sins committed against God, along with the
belief and confession that Jesus Christ is the resurrected Son of God.
Once a person is truly saved, that person is kept by the same power that
saved him, the power of God.
We believe in the local church consisting of
born again believers that have been scripturally baptized for the purpose
of carrying out the Great Commission. We believe the church started with
Jesus and His disciples and was empowered at Pentecost. The work of the
church is to worship God, preach the scriptures, defend the faith, and
observe the ordinances.
We believe in the
bodily, personal, pre-tribulation, premillennial, imminent coming of our
Lord in the air to receive His church (all born again believers) in the
air; this will be the first event to take place of the end times. This
will be followed by a seven year period known as the tribulation.
Following the tribulation there will be the return of Christ with His
church to rule the nations and to set up His kingdom on this earth for
1000 years. After the millennial reign will come the Great White Throne
Judgement for those whose name is not found written in the Lamb’s Book of
Life, they will be cast into the lake of fire along with death, Hell, the
Antichrist, and the false prophet. Finally all born again believers will
be with Christ for all eternity, where there will be no end.