Our beliefs
Our beliefs
The Holy Spirit is the active presence of God on the earth convicting men of sin, and leading them into truth and righteousness. He sanctifies and empowers the believer to become living representations of Jesus Christ on the earth today. We affirm His present ministry and the exercise of all Biblical spiritual gifts.
Jesus Christ is God’s only begotten Son, conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of a virgin. He lived a sinless life, died a substitutionary death on a cross, rose victoriously and ascended into heaven where He now sits at the right hand of the Father making perpetual intercession for His people. He will soon make a visible return to earth
That there is one true God, manifested in the Father, Son and Holy Spirit (Deut. 6:4; Matt. 28:19; Luke 3:22).
All people are born sinners by nature and by choice, therefore, are under condemnation. God regenerates by the Holy Spirit all who repent of their sins and confess Jesus Christ as Lord.
God the Father is the infinite Spirit, perfect in holiness, wisdom, power, and love, who concerns Himself mercifully in the affairs of men. He hears and answers the prayers of the righteous and saves from sin and the second death all who come to Him through faith in Jesus Christ.
That all mankind is subject to the death of the body as a result of original sin. The soul and spirit do not die, but immediately after death enter into a conscious state of either happiness or misery, according to his acceptance or rejection of the Savior (Ecc. 12:7, Luke 8:55, Rom. 5:12, 2 Cor. 5:8, Phil. 1:23).
That the Bible, both the Old and New Testament, is inspired by God, and the final authority for Christian faith and practice (2 Tim. 3:16, 1 Thess. 2:13).
The Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments are the living Word of God, fully inspired, without error, and are the infallible rule of faith and practice.
That man was created in the image of God, but fell into sin and is lost unless he receives God’s free gift of salvation through the blood that was shed by Jesus Christ. This gift is for all people (Gen. 1:26-31, 3:1-7, Rom. 3:23, 6:23).
That the believer is made holy, sanctified in Jesus and set apart for the Master’s use through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once and for all (Heb. 10:10-14, 1 Cor. 1:30, 2 Tim. 2;21, 1 Cor. 6:11, Rom. 5:16).
That if any man or woman is in Christ, he is a new creation in the inward man and a member of the true universal church. The new birth unites us together in the Body of Christ. He is the head of the Church, His body (2 Cor. 5:17; Col. 1:18; 2:19, 3:15, Eph. 4:12).
That it is the Christian’s responsibility to identify with a local church and to support it with their time, gifts, tithes and offerings to spread the cause of Christ (Acts 16:5, Heb. 10:25, Mal. 3:10, 1 Cor. 9:7).
That marriage is a holy institution and was defined by God in the beginning. The couple being married must consist of one man and one woman, not related by lines of consanguinity (Gen. 2:18-24, Matt 19:4-6).
That the ministry, baptism and gifts of the Holy Spirit are for every believer, and will continue until the Lord’s return (Joel 2:28, Acts 2:4, 8:14-19).
That healing is provided in the redemptive work of Christ and is available to every believer (Isa. 53:4-5, Ja. 5:14-15, Matt. 8:17, 1 Peter 2:24).
That believers should receive water baptism, celebrate the Lord’s supper (Mark 16:16, 1 Cor. 11:23-29).
That the personal and visible return of the Lord Jesus Christ is imminent (Acts 1:11, 1 Thess. 4:13-18).
In the virgin birth, sinless life and the deity and humanity of our Lord Jesus Christ, being both fully God and fully man (Luke 1:26, 2 Cor. 5:21, John 1:1).