What
We Believe
1.
The Scriptures-We believe that all sixty-six books of both
the Old and
the New Testament of the Bible are the infallible,unchanging,
uncompromising,living Word of God. They are the breath of God's
counsel for
our life and our basis for everything we do and the guidelines
by which we
measure our existence as children of God. The Bible is God's
character in
written form,our final authority and daily bread.
(II Timothy 3:16,17;Hebrews 4:12; Job 23:12;Deuteronomy 8:3)
2.The
Person of God-We believe there is one living and true God
revealed in
three Persons; God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy
Spirit. ALL
Persons being equal in their Authority,Glory,and Dominion and
in complete
agreement.We believe that God is the absolute creator of all
things and that
every good thing comes from Him. (Matthew 3:16,17;28:19,20;I
John 5:7;
James 1:17;Ephesians 2:18)
3.We
believe that Jesus Christ was all God and all Man, born
of a virgin. He
lived a perfectly sinless life,humbling Himself even to the
point of death
taking upon Himself the iniquity and infirmity of us all as
the once and for
all Atonement for mankind. we believe that He is the only way
by which we
are saved, He is the truth of God incarnate and that through
Him there is
eternal life and in Him there is abundant life.(John 1:1-4,14;Philippians
2:5-8;Isaiah 53:4,5;John 14:6;John 10:10)
4.Salvation-
We believe that Jesus Christ is the Way, the Truth, and
the
Life. Salvation is a free gift offered to all mankind by the
divine grace of
God in His mercy to draw us back to Him. We believe that with
the heart one
believes unto righteousness and with the mouth confession is
made unto
salvation.We believe that at the time of salvation we become,
through the
regenerating work of the Holy Spirit,the righteousness of God
in Christ.
(John 14:6;Ephesians 2:6-10; Romans 10:9-13;II Corinthians 5:21)
5.The
Holy Spirit- We believe the Holy Spirit to be our Helper,
Teacher, our
Comforter, and our Counselor. The Holy Spirit indwells and seals
the
believer through the function of regeneration at the time of
new birth. We
believe the Baptism in the Holy Spirit with the Biblical evidence
of tongues
is a subsequent experience and is available to all those who
have come to a
saving knowledge and acceptance of Jesus Christ as their Lord
and Savior.
This expeience and the continous filling following is what enables
and
empowers us to be the witnesses of God that He has called us
to be, boldly
proclaiming the Gospel with accompanying signs and wonders.
(John 14:16,17,26;Acts 1:8,2:1-4,8:14-17,10:44-46,19:1-6;I Corinthians
12:1-11;Romans 5:5;Mark 16:15-20)
6.The
Trumphant Return of Jesus Christ- We believe in the visible,
bodily
return of Jesus Christ to the earth to judge the world and to
claim His
Bride. (Acts 1:11;I Thesalonians 4:13-18;Revelations 1:7)
7.Ordinances
of the Church-
Water Baptism by immersion is the visible representation of
our death,
burial and resurrection with Jesus Christ. The Lord's Supper
is to be
practiced regularly in remembrance of His Body that was broken
for us and
His Holy Blood that was shed for our sins.(Acts 2:38;Romans
6:3-10; I
Corinthians 10:16-21)
