Our Beliefs

1. We believe that the 66 books of the Holy Bible, consisting of the Old and New Testaments, were written by men divinely inspired by the Holy Spirit, providing heavenly instruction and God’s revelation to man.

2. Scripture has God for its author, salvation for its end, and truth without any mixture of error for its matter, infallible in the original languages in which it was written.

3. Scripture reveals to us the principles by which God will judge us; and therefore is, and shall remain to the end of the world, the true center of Christian union, and the supreme standard by which all human conduct, creeds, and opinions should be tried.

4. Scripture is the sole authority in matters of faith and practice, and through its use in teaching, reproof, correction, and instruction in righteousness, the redeemed of God may be brought to maturity, thoroughly equipped for all good works.

1. We believe that there is one, and only one, living and true God, an infinite, intelligent, sovereign, omniscient, omnipresent, personal Spirit whose name is JEHOVAH, the Maker and Supreme Ruler of heaven and earth; inexpressibly glorious in holiness, and worthy of all possible honor, confidence, and love.

2. We believe that in the unity of the Godhead there are three persons, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost; equal in every divine perfection, and executing distinct but harmonious offices in the great work of redemption, with no division of nature, essence, or being.

Gen 1:1; John 4:24; Ps 83:18; Rom 1:20; Jer 10:10; Ex 15:11; Ps 147:5; Isa 6:3; 1 Pet 1:15-16; Mark 12:30; Rev 4:11; Matt 10:37; Jer 2:12-13; Matt 28:19; John 15:26; 1 Cor 12:4-6; 1 John 5:7; John 10:30; John 5:17; John 14:23; John 17:5, 10; 1 Cor 2:10-11; Phil 2:5-6; Eph 2:18; 2 Cor 13:14;

1. We believe that the salvation of sinners is wholly of grace; through the mediatorial offices of the Son of God, Jesus Christ; who by the will of the Father, freely took upon Him our nature, yet without sin; honored the divine law by His personal obedience, and by His death made a full atonement for our sins.

2. We believe that He rose from the dead and that He is now enthroned in heaven where He makes intercession for those who believe in Him.

3. We believe that through our faith in His completed redemptive works, we enjoy salvation by receiving, by faith, what Jesus earned through His work to make a substitutionary atonement to Justify those who would believe in Him.

4. We believe that the blessings of salvation are made free to all by the gospel; that it is the immediate duty of all to accept them by a cordial, penitent, and obedient faith; and that nothing prevents the salvation of the greatest sinner on earth, but his own inherent depravity and voluntary rejection of the gospel; which rejection results in his just condemnation.

Eph 2:1-10; 1 John 4:10; Acts 15:11; John 3:16; John 1:1-14; Heb 4:14; Heb 12:24; Phil 2:9; 2 Cor 5:21; Phil 2:8; Gal 4:4-5; Rom 3:21; Isa 53:4-5; Matt 20:28; Rom 4:25; Rom 3:21-26; Rom 8:34; 1 John 2:3; 1 Cor 15:1-3; Heb 9:13- 15; Heb 1:8; Heb 1:3; Col 3:1-4; Heb 7:25; Heb 7:26 | Isa 55:1; Rev 22:17; Rom 16:25-26; Mark 1:15; Rom 1:15-17; John 5:40; Matt 23:37; Rom 9:32; Prov 1:24; Acts 13:46; John 3:19; Matt 11:20; Luke 10:27; 2 Thess 1:8

1. We believe that Justification includes the pardon of sin, and the promise of eternal life on principles of righteousness; that it is bestowed, not in consideration of any works of righteousness which we have done, but solely through faith in the Redeemer’s blood; by virtue of which faith His perfect righteousness is freely imputed to us of God; that it brings us into a state of most blessed peace and favor with God, and secures every other blessing needful for time and eternity.

John 1:16; Eph 2:1-10; Eph 3:8; Acts 13:39; Isa 53:11-12; Rom 5:1-2; Rom 5:9; Zech 13:1; Matt 9:6; Acts 10:43; Rom 5:17; Titus 3:5-7; 1 John 2:25; Rom 5:21; Rom 4:4-5; Rom 6:23; Phil 3:7-9; Rom 5:19; Rom 3:24-26; Rom 4:23-25; 1 John 2:12; Rom 5:3; Rom 5:11; 1 Cor 1:30-31; Matt 6:33; 1 Tim 4:8

1. We believe that as evidence of salvation, sinners must be regenerated, or born again; that regeneration consists in giving a holy disposition to the mind; that it is effected in a manner above our comprehension by the power of the indwelling Holy Spirit, in connection with divine truth, so as to secure our voluntary obedience to the gospel; and that its proper evidence appears in the fruits of repentance, and faith, and newness of life.

John 3:3; John 3:6-7; 2 Cor 5:17; Ezek 36:26; Deut 30:6; Rom 2:28-29; Rom 5:5; 1 John 4:7; John 3:8; John 1:13; Jas 1:16-18; 1 Cor 1:30; Phil 2:13; 1 Pet 1:22-25; 1 John 5:1; Eph 4:20-24; Col 3:9-11; Eph 5:9; Rom 8:9; Gal 5:16-23; Eph 3:14- 21; Matt 3:8-10; Matt 7:20; 1 John 5:4, 18; Eph 2:1-10

1. We believe that as evidence of salvation, a genuine believer will be led to Repentance, brought about by conviction in our souls by the regenerating Spirit of God; whereby being deeply convinced of our guilt, danger, and helplessness, and of the way of salvation by Christ, we turn to God with genuine sorrow, confession, and pleas for mercy; at the same time wholeheartedly receiving the Lord Jesus Christ as our Prophet, Priest, and King, and relying on Him alone as the only and all-sufficient Sacrifice and Savior. Simply put, a turning away from Sin toward Savior.

1. We believe that Sanctification is the process by which, according to the will of God, we are made partakers of His holiness; that it is a progressive work that begins in regeneration; and that it is carried on in the hearts of believers by the presence and power of the Holy Spirit, the Sealer and Comforter, by the continual use of the appointed means of the word of God, self-examination, self-denial, watchfulness and prayer.

1 Thess 4:3; 1 Thess 5:23; 2 Cor 7:1; 2 Cor 13:10; Phil 3:12-16; 1 John 2:29; Rom 8:5; Eph 1:4; Prov 4:18; 2 Cor 3:18; Heb 6:1; 2 Pet 1:5-8; John 3:6; Phil 1:9- 11; Phil 2:12-13; Eph 4:11-12; 1 Pet 2:2; 2 Pet 3:18; 2 Cor 13:5; Luke 11:35; Luke 9:23; Matt 26:41; Eph 6:18; Eph 4:30; 1 John 3:9

1. We believe that God, according to the way that He graciously regenerates, sanctifies, and saves sinners; being perfectly consistent with the free agency of man, will bring to completion the work He began in born-again Christians; that it is a most glorious display of God’s sovereign goodness, utterly excluding boasting, and promoting humility, love, prayer, praise, trust in God, and active imitation of his free mercy in those who place their faith in the work of His Son.

2. We believe that true believers will endure unto the end; that their persevering attachment to Christ is the grand mark which distinguishes them from superficial professors of the faith; that a special Providence watches over their welfare; and they are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation.

2 Tim 1:8-9; Eph 1:3-14; John 15;16; 1 John 4:19; 2 Thess 2:13-14; Matt 20:16; Ex 33:18-19; Eph 1:11; Rom 9:23-24; Jer 31:3; Jas 1:17-18; 2 Tim 1:9; Rom 11:32-36; 1 Cor 1:26-31; Rom 3:27; Rom 4:16; Col 3:12; 1 Cor 3:5-7; 1 Cor 15:10; 1 Pet 5:10; 1 Thess 2:13; 1 Pet 2:9; 1 Thess 2:12; Rom 8:28-30; John 6:37- 40; 1 Thess 1:4-10; Rom 11:29; 2 Pet 1:10-11; Phil 3:12; Heb 6:11; 1 John 5:18; 1 John 2:19; Matt 13:20-21; John 6:66-69; Job 17:9; Rom 8:28; Matt 6:30-33; Jer 32:40; Ps 121:3; Ps 91:11-12; Phil 1:6; Phil 2:13; Heb 13:5; 1 John 4:4

1. We believe that the Law of God is the everlasting and unchangeable rule of His moral government and that it is holy, just, and good.

2. We believe that the inability of fallen humanity to obey its instructions arises entirely from their love of sin.

3. We believe that through the perfect obedience, to the Holy Law of God, of a Mediator, namely Jesus Christ, fallen humanity may be rescued, restored, and delivered from their inclination toward sinful behavior, to a life of genuine obedience; this being the primary purpose of the Gospel, along with the Means of Grace associated with the visible church's establishment.

1. We believe in one true universal church, composed of all those saved by the wonderful grace of God. The church is the body of our Lord Jesus Christ, who is the head, composed of both Jew and Gentile believers in Christ.

2. We believe that a visible church of Christ is a congregation of baptized believers, associated by covenant in the faith and fellowship of the Gospel; observing the ordinances of Christ; governed by His laws; and exercising the gifts, rights, and privileges invested in them by His word.

3. We believe that its only scriptural officers are Bishops or Pastors, and Deacons, whose qualifications, claims, and duties are defined in the Epistles to Timothy and Titus, giving the local church the authority to govern itself and perform church discipline, when necessary, as outlined by the scriptures.

1 Cor 1:1-3; Matt 18:15-20; Acts 5:11; Acts 8:1; Acts 11:21-23; 1 Cor 4:17; 1 Cor 14:23; 1 Tim 3:5; Acts 2:41-42; 2 Cor 8:5; Acts 2:47; 1 Cor 5:12-13; 1 Cor 11:2; 2 Thess 3:6; Rom 16:17-20; Matt 18:15-20; 2 Cor 2:17; 1 Cor 4:17; Matt 28:20; Gal 6:2; Eph 2:19–22; Eph 4:7; 1 Cor 14:12; Phil 1:1; Acts 14:23; Acts 15:22; 1 Tim 3; Titus 1; 1 Cor 12:12–31; Col 2:19; 1 Cor 5:1-8

1. We believe that Christian Baptism is the immersion in water of a professing believer, into the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit; to display, in a solemn and beautiful symbolic act, our faith in the crucified, buried, and risen Savior, with its effect, in our death to sin and resurrection to a new life.

2. The Lord’s Supper is an opportunity in which believers, by the sacred use of bread and wine, are to commemorate together the dying love of Christ; preceded always by sincere self-examination.

Matt 28:19-20; Mark 16:16; Acts 2:38; Acts 8:12; Acts 16:32-34; Acts 18:8; Acts 10:47-48; Gal 3:26-28; Rom 6:4; Col 2:12; 1 Pet 3:20-21; Acts 22:16; Acts 2:41- 42; 1 Cor 11:26; Matt 26:26-29; Mark 14:22-25; Luke 22:14-20; 1 Cor 11:28; 1 Cor 11:17-32

1. We believe that Civil Government is of Divine appointment, for the interests and good order of human society; and that officials are to be prayed for, conscientiously honored, and obeyed; except only in things opposed to the will of our Lord Jesus Christ.

1. We believe that the end of the world is approaching and that at the last day, Christ will descend from heaven, and raise the dead from the grave to final retribution.

2. We believe that a separation will then take place, that the wicked will be sentenced to endless punishment, and the righteous to endless joy; and that this judgment will fix forever the final state of men in heaven or hell, on principles of righteousness.

1 Pet 4:7; Heb 1:10-12; 1 John 2:17; Matt 13:39-40; 2 Pet 3:3-13; Acts 1:11; Rev 1:7; Heb 9:28; Acts 3:21; 1 Thess 4:13-18; 1 Thess 5:1-11; Acts 24:15; 1 Cor 15:12-58; Luke 14:14; Dan 12:2; John 5:28-29; John 6:40; John 11:25-26; 2 Tim 1:10; Acts 10:42; Matt 13:49; Matt 13:37-43; Matt 24:30-31; Matt 25:31-46; 1 Cor 6:9-10; Mark 9:43-48; 2 Pet 2:9; Rom 6:23; 2 Cor 5:10-11; 2 Thess 1:6-12; Heb 6:1-2; 1 Cor 4:5; Acts 17:31; Rom 2:2-16; Rev 20:11-12; 1 John 2:28; 1 John 4:17; 2 Pet 3:11-12

1. We believe that God creates each person as male or female. These two distinct, complementary genders together reflect the image and nature of God. Rejection of one’s biological sex is a rejection of the image of God (Imago Dei) within that person.

2. We believe that marriage is an ordained institution of God, and therefore cannot be redefined by humanity, where a biological male and a biological female become one as an example of Christ’s union with His church.

3. We believe that God has given sex as a good gift to us and that we should keep our conduct pure in the confounds of marriage, for which it was given to us. Furthermore, any form of sexual immorality, such as sodomy, homosexuality, bestiality, incest, fornication, adultery, and/or pornography are sinful perversions of God's gift of the sexual relationship intended for a husband and his wife.