What we believe
HOLY BIBLE
The Holy Bible, is the authoritative Word of God. It is the final authority in determining all doctrinal truths. In its original writing both the Old and New Testaments, are inspired of God and are the revelation of God to man. It is the authoritative rule of faith and conduct. II Timothy 3:15-17
II Peter 1:20-21
Romans 16:25-26
TRINITY
There is one God, eternall
y existent in three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. These three are coequal and co-eternal
Genesis 1:26
Matthew 3:16-17
Matthew 28:19
Luke 1:35
2 Corinthians 13:14
JESUS CHRIST
Jesus Christ is God the Son, the second person of the Trinity. He was born of a virgin and lived a life free of sin. His death and the shedding of His blood atoned for the sins of mankind. He rose from the dead on the third day where He ascended to the right hand of God the Father. Matthew 1:23
Luke 1:31-35
Hebrews 7:26-27
1 Peter 2:21-22
1 Corinthians 15:3-4
Matthew 28:5-6
Luke 24:39
Acts 1:9-11
Acts 2:32-33
Hebrews 1:3
Philippians 2:5–6
THE FALL OF MAN
Man was created good and upright; however, by voluntary transgression fell, thereby incurring physical death as well as spiritual death. Genesis 1:26-27
Genesis 2:15-17
Genesis 3:6
Romans 5:12-19
SALVATION
We are saved by grace through faith in Jesus Christ: His death, burial, and resurrection. Salvation is a gift from God, not a result of our good works or of any human efforts
Ephesians 2:8-9
Galatians 2:16
Titus 3:5
Romans 10:9-10
Acts 16:31
Hebrews 9:22
REPENTANCE
Repentance is the intentional decision to follow Christ and the commitment to turn away from sin in every area of our lives. Repentance allows us to receive His redemption and regeneration by the Holy Spirit. Thus, through repentance we receive forgiveness of sins and appropriate salvation
Proverbs 28:13
Acts 2:38
Acts 3:19
I John 1:9
SANCTIFICATION
Sanctification is the ongoing process of yielding to God’s Word and His Spirit in order to complete the development of Christ’s character in us. It is through the present ministry of the Holy Spirit in renewing our minds, and the Word of God that the Disciple of Christ is set apart and enabled to live a Godly life
I Thessalonians 4:3
I Thessalonians 5:23
II Corinthians 3:18
II Corinthians 6:14-18
Romans 12:1-2
Hebrews 2:11
BAPTISM IN THE HOLY SPIRIT
Given at Pentecost, it is the promise of the Father, sent by Jesus after His Ascension, to empower the Church to preach the Gospel throughout the whole earth. With it comes the bestowment of spiritual gifts and their uses in the work of the ministry. Joel 2:28-29
Matthew 3:11
Mark 16:17
Acts 1:5,8
Acts 2:1-4
Acts 2:38-39
Acts 8:14-17
Acts 10:44-47
Acts 11:15-17
Acts 19:1-6
THE GIFTS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
The Holy Spirit is manifested through a variety of spiritual gifts to build and sanctify the church, demonstrate the validity of the resurrection, and confirm the power of the Gospel. The gifts of the Spirit may occur in various combinations and always operate in harmony with the Scriptures.
1 Corinthians 12:1-31
Hebrews 2:4
Romans 12 :4-8
1 Peter 4:10
SACRAMENTS
Water Baptism: Following faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, the new convert is commanded by the Word of God to be baptized in water in the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Thus they declare to the world that they have died with Christ and have been raised with Him to walk in newness of life. Matthew 28:19
Acts 2:38
Mark 16:16
Acts 8:12
Acts 8:36-38
Acts 10:47-48
The Lord’s Supper: A reverential time of communion in the presence of God when the elements of bread and grape juice (the Body and Blood of the Lord Jesus Christ) are taken in remembrance of Jesus’ sacrifice on the Cross
Matthew 26:26-29
I Corinthians 11:23-26
MARRIAGE
We believe marriage as describe in creation and affirmed by Jesus as the covenantal, lifelong, exclusive relationship between one man and one woman
Genesis 2:24
Matthew 19:4-6
1 Corinthians 7:2
Mark 10:6-9
HEALING OF THE SICK
Healing of the sick is illustrated in the life and ministry of Jesus, and included in the commission of Jesus to His disciples. It is given as a sign, which is to follow believers. It is also a part of Jesus’ work on the Cross and one of the gifts of the Spirit. Isaiah 53:5; Matthew 8:16-17 Mark 16:17-18
Acts 8:6-7 James 5:14-16 I Corinthians 12:9, 28 Romans 11:29
RESURRECTION
Jesus Christ was physically resurrected from the dead in a glorified body three days after His death on the cross. In addition, both the saved and the lost will be resurrected; they that are saved to the resurrection of life and they that are lost to the resurrection of eternal damnation
Luke 24:15-16, 36-43
John 2:19-22,
John 20:26-28,
John 21:1-14
Acts 24:15
I Corinthians 15:42-44
Philippians 1:21-23
Philippians 3:20-21
HEAVEN
Heaven is the eternal dwelling place for all believers in the Gospel of Jesus Christ
Matthew 6:19-21
Matthew 19:21,
Matthew 25:31-34
II Corinthians 5:1
I Peter 1:3-5
HELL
After living one life on earth, the unbelievers will be judged by God and consigned to Hell where they will be eternally tormented with the Devil and the Fallen Angels
Matthew 25:41
Mark 9:43-48
Hebrews 9:27
Revelation 14:9-11
Revelation 20:12-15
Revelation 21:8
SECOND COMING
Jesus Christ will physically and visibly return to earth for the second time to establish His Kingdom at a date undisclosed by the Scriptures
Matthew 24:30
Matthew 26:63-64
Acts 1:9-11
I Thessalonians 4:15-17
II Thessalonians 1:7-8 Revelation 1:7
