Statement of Faith

1.  We believe that the Scripture of both the Old and New Testaments are verbally inspired of God and that they are the supreme and final authority for faith and practice.  We accept the Authorized King James Version to be the Word of God without error.

 

2.  We believe in a Triune God (Ephesians 2:18) who is:

A.  God the Father, Creator of Heaven and earth, perfect in holiness, infinite in wisdom, rich in grace, supreme in love, and measureless in power.  He hears and answers prayer.  He saves from sin and death to all who come to Him through Jesus Christ.

B.  God the Son, Jesus Christ, God’s only begotten Son and born of the Virgin Mary.  He is the only atonement for the sin of this world by the shedding of His blood on the cross.  We believe that He arose bodily, ascended into Heaven and is seated at the Father’s right hand as our High Priest and only Mediator.  We look for His personal, premillennial, imminent return.

C.  God the Holy Spirit, a Person who is co-equal with the Father and the Son.  He is sent from God to reprove the world of sin and to regenerate all who receive Christ as personal Saviour. 

 

3.  We believe that man was created in the image of God, but because of Adam’s transgression, the whole human race fell.  All men everywhere are sinners, both by nature and by choice.

 

4.  We believe in a personal devil who was cast out of Heaven and is now the prince of the air.  He is the archenemy of God.  He has already been judged and someday will be cast into the lake of fire to be tormented day and night, forever and ever. 

 

5.  We believe that salvation is by grace, through faith in the shed blood of the Son of God, which was shed for the sins of all mankind, not merely for a select few.  When one obtains salvation he is eternally secure.

 

6.  We believe that Heaven and Hell are literal places, prepared of God as the only eternal abode.  All those who have been saved shall live eternally with God in Heaven.  All those without Christ shall abide in the lake of fire forever, eternally separated from God.

 

7.  We believe local churches consist of regenerated believers who have been Scripturally baptized and are banded together for worship, work, and spiritual fellowship, spreading the Gospel to the ends of the earth.  Baptism and the Lord’s Supper are the only church ordinances. 

 

8.  We believe in Bible separation, that is, to be set apart from the world, sin, and Satan and to be separated “unto the praise of His Glory” and the furtherance of the Gospel.

 

9.  We believe that all believers are to be witnesses unto the lost for Christ.  We believe that all believers have certain God-given gifts and talents and are stewards for God.  Some are called to preach or to other special ministries.  We also believe that all who have rejected the Gospel or who have never heard the Gospel are lost and that it is every believer’s responsibility to help get the Gospel to everyone.