Articles of Faith

That the Bible, consisting of all the books of the Old and New Testaments, is the Word of God, a supernaturally given revelation, without error or misstatement in moral and spiritual teachings and record of historical facts.
We believe in the plenary verbal inspiration of both the Old and New Testaments. (2 Tim. 3:16; Gal. 1:11-12; 2 Peter 1:21; Rev. 22:18-19).

That there is one God, eternally existing and manifesting Himself to us in three persons: as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, each with distinct personal attributes, but without division of nature, essence, or being. They are equal. (I John 5:7; Matt. 28:19; 2 Cor. 13:14; I Peter 1:2).

That Jesus is truly God and truly man, begotten of the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary. (John 1:1-4, 14; 10:10-13; 14:7-11; I Tim. 3:16; Heb. 1:6-8; I John 5:20; 2:22-23).

That He is a person equal with the Father and the Son. He is that member of the Godhead that convicts the world of sin and indwells every believer. Immediately upon believing with the heart the finished work of Jesus Christ, a person is baptized by the Holy Spirit into the body of Christ, and is sealed there by Him unto the day of redemption. (Matt. 28:19; John 16:8-9; 14:16-20; I Cor. 3:16; 6:19-20; I Cor. 12:13; Eph. 1:13; 4:30; 2 Cor. 1:22).

That he is a personal being, created perfect, fell with a host of angels, is the father of all ungodliness, is a deceiver transforming himself into an angel of light. That it is his purpose to destroy, as far as possible, the creation of God, and to hinder the Salvation of God in the lives of human beings.
That he is powerful, but not all-powerful, and will one day be cast into the lake of fire and brimstone and be tormented day and night forever and ever. (Ezek. 28:11-19; Rev. 20:10; Isa. 14:12-15; Luke 10:18; 2 Cor. 11:14; Eph. 6:12; I Pet. 5:8-9; Matt. 25:41; Jude 6).

That man was created in the image of God, without sin, but the whole human race fell in the sin of the first man, Adam. Therefore, "All have sinned and come short of the glory of God." Apart from Jesus Christ all men are lost and dead in sin, spiritually separated from God. (Rom. 3:23; Gen. 1:26-27; Rom. 5:12-21; I Cor. 15:21-22; Eph. 2:1-3; I John 5:11-12).

That men are justified perfectly in the sight of God by simple faith in His Son and the work accomplished at the Cross, and are born again by the Holy Spirit, through the instrumentality of the Word of God.
Salvation is a free gift, and cannot be obtained in any measure by any amount of works.
That the Lord Jesus Christ our Savior is the only means of justification for mankind. (John 3:16-18; 14:6; Acts 4:12; Titus 3:5; I Peter 1:23; I John 5:11-12; Eph. 2:8-9).

That the Lord Jesus Christ, the sinless one, died for our sins according to the Scriptures as a representative and substitutionary sacrifice and that all who believe in Him are justified on the ground of his shed blood (Rom. 5:8-11; 2 Cor. 5:21; Eph. 1:7; Col. 1:14; Heb. 10:10-12; I Peter 1:18-20; 2:24; 3:18).

That the crucified body of our Lord Jesus Christ was raised from the dead, and that He ascended up into Heaven and sits at the right hand of the Father on high as our Advocate and High Priest (Matt. 28:1-9; Luke 24:1-53; John 20:1-31; Acts 1:9-11; I Cor. 15:4-19; Rev. 1:17,18; Heb. 7:25).

That after death the bodies of men return to dust, but the spirits of the righteous go immediately to God to abide with Him; those of the wicked to be consciously reserved under darkness until the last day. Both the just and the unjust shall be raised again; the just to eternal reward for the deeds done in the body, and the unjust to eternal condemnation for the rejection of the saving mercy of Christ (John 5:28-29; 14:1-3; I Thess. 4:13-18; I Cor. 15:20-57; Rev. 20:4-6; Phil. 1:21-24; 2 Cor. 5:6-8; Rev. 20:11-15).

That there is one true Church, and it is made up of all who believe in the shed blood of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins. All who believe thus are baptized by one Spirit into one body, divinely termed in scripture as the Body of Christ, of which Christ is the head. Its mission is to witness concerning its head, Jesus Christ, preaching the Gospel among all nations: the Church will be caught up to meet the Lord in the air before He appears to set up His Kingdom (Eph. 1:22-23; Eph. 5:20-23; Col. 1:18; I Cor. 12:12,13).
That there is a local Church, and it is made up of an assembly of believers who gather for worship, fellowship, and proclamation of the gospel at home and abroad. (Acts 2:41-47; 15:1-30; Rom. 16:16; Rev. 2:3).

That baptism is symbolic (having no efficacy of itself) of our identification with Christ in His death, burial, and resurrection. This ordinance follows salvation. (Matt. 28:18-20; Acts 8:35-38; 10:47-48; 16:30-33; Rom 6:3-11).

That the Lord's Supper is a memorial whereby we remember the Lord's death till He comes. In the bread, we remember His body which was broken for us, and in the cup, we remember His blood which was shed for us upon the Cross. These elements too, are symbolic and have no efficacy. This ordinance is for those who have received Christ as their Savior, and should be preceded by solemn self-examination (Matt. 26:26-30; I Cor. 11:18-30).

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