THE SCRIPTURES
The Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments are the inspired Word of God presenting to us the complete revelation of His will for the salvation of men, and constituting the Divine and only rule of Christian faith and practice.
(2 Timothy 3:16; 2 Peter 1:21)
THE GODHEAD
Our God is a Trinity in unity, manifested in three persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. God is infinitely perfect, being in His three persons co-existent, co-equal, and co-eternal. God the Father is greater than all, the source of the Word. (John 14:28; John 1:14) The Son was begotten of the Father, accepting earthly limitations, true God and true man; conceived by the Holy Ghost and born of the Virgin Mary. He died upon the cross, arose from the dead and is now our great High Priest; He will return again to establish His Kingdom of righteousness and justice. The Holy Spirit is a Divine Person, the Comforter sent by the Lord Jesus Christ to indwell, to guide, and to teach the believer, and to convince the worldof sin, of righteousness, and of judgment.
MAN, HIS FALL AND REDEMPTION
Man is a created being, made in the likeness and the image of God, but through Adam's transgression and fall, sin came into the world.
(Romans 5:12)
SALVATION
Salvation is made possible through the work of Jesus Christ on the cross and through Holy Spirit conviction. Godly sorrow works repentance and makes possible the experience of the new birth, and Christ formed within us is the Gift of eternal life.
(Titus 2:11; Titus 3:5-7)
CHURCH
The true Church is the body of Jesus Christ, He being the Head. Its earthly members are all true believers, born again by the Spirit and by the word. To it is delegated the various gifts and offices of the Holy Spirit necessary for the successful fulfillment of Christ's Great Commission to the Church.
(Colossians 1:18; Ephesians 4:15; 1 Corinthians 12:7-11, 27,28; Matthew 28:19;
Mark 16:15-20)
UNITY OF THE CHURCHES
Unity of the churches is important to establish and can be had while maintaining the distinct theological, cultural, and philosophical differences within each local church.
(Psalms 133:1-3)
WATER BAPTISM
Baptism in water is by immersion, and is a direct commandment of our Lord, and is for believers only. The ordinance is a symbol of the Christian's identification with Christ in His death, burial and resurrection.
(Matthew 28:19; Romans 6:4; Colossians 2:12)
BAPTISM OF THE HOLY GHOST
The Baptism of the Holy Ghost and fire is a gift from God, as promised by the Lord Jesus Christ to all believers, and is received subsequent to the new birth.
(John 14:16, 17; Acts 1:8, 2:4, 38, 39; 10:44-48; Acts 2:4)
SANCTIFICATION
The Bible teaches that without holiness no man can see the Lord. We believe in the doctrine of sanctification as a definite, yet progressive, work of grace, beginning at the time of regeneration and continuing until the fulfillment of salvation.
(Hebrews 13:12; 2 Thessalonians 2:13; 1 Thessalonians 5:23)
LORD'S SUPPER
The ordinance of the Lord's Supper is a commandment of our Saviour; and being a memorial to His death and resurrection, is strictly limited to Christian believers.
(1 Corinthians 11:27)
DIVINE HEALING
Healing is for the physical ills of the human body and works by the power of God, through the prayer of faith, and by the laying on of hands; it is provided for in the atonement of Christ, and is available to all who truly believe.
(Mark 16:18; James 5:14,15)
RESURRECTION OF THE JUST
The coming of Jesus Christ is imminent; when He comes, “The dead in Christ shall rise first: then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air.” Following the tribulation, He shall return to earth, as King of kings, and Lord of lords, and together with His saints, who shall be kings and priests, he shall reign a thousand years.
(1 Thessalonians 4:16,17)
TITHES
We recognize the Scriptural duty to pay tithes as unto the Lord. It is the responsibility of each person to pay tithes to his local church.
(Hebrews 7:8; 1 Corinthians 9:7-11)
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