Beliefs

The Scriptures
We believe that the Bible is God's written revelation to man and that the 66 books given by the Holy Spirit are the verbally inspired word of God, the final authority for faith and life, inerrant in the original writings, infallible, and God breathed. (2 Timothy 3:16-17, 2 Peter 1:20-21, Matthew 5:18) While Scripture is the written word of the eternal and unsearchable God, God gives man the ability to understand and apply His Word under the enlightenment of the Holy Spirit through diligent study and the application of consistent principles of interpretation (John 7:17; 16:12-15; Romans 11:33; 1 Corinthians 2:7-15; 2 Timothy 2:15; 1 John 2:20).

God
We believe in one living and Triune God, perfect in all His attributes, one in essence, eternally existing in three Persons--Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Co-eternal in being, co-eternal in nature, co-equal in power and glory, having the same attributes and perfections. (Deuteronomy 6:4; Isaiah 45:5-7; 1 Corinthians 8:4; Matthew 28:19; 2 Corinthians 13:14)

God the Father
We believe God the Father, the first person of the Trinity, is the creator of all things, perfectly exercising His sovereignty over all creation and is the absolute, all-powerful ruler over His creation. (Genesis 1:1-31; Ephesians 3:9; Psalm 103:19; Romans 11:36)

The Person and Work of Jesus Christ
We believe that Jesus Christ is the eternal Son of God and became a man without ceasing to be God, having been conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary in order that he might reveal God and redeem sinful man (John 1:1-2,14; Luke 1:35) We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ accomplished our redemption through His death on the cross as a representative, vicarious, substitutionary sacrifice, and that our justification is made sure by his literal, physical resurrection from the dead (Romans 3:24; 1 Peter 2:24; Ephesians 1:7; 1 Peter 1:3-5). We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ ascended into heaven and is now exalted at the right hand of God where as our High Priest, He fulfills the ministry as Representative, Intercessor, and Advocate (Acts 1:9-10; Hebrews 7:25; Hebrews 9:24; Romans 8:34; 1 John 2:1-2). We believe that Jesus is coming to judge the living and the dead (1 Peter 1:5; Romans 14:9; 2 Timothy 4:1).

The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit
We believe the Holy Spirit was active in creation, in the delivery of Scripture and presently convicts the world of sin, of righteousness, and of judgment. The Holy Spirit was sent as a helper to indwell all believers, revealing to them the truth, baptizing them into the body of Christ and sealing them unto the day of redemption. (Gen 1:2; 2 Peter 1:20-21; John 14:16-21; 16:8-11; 2 Corinthians 3:6; 1 Corinthians 12:12-14; Romans 8:9; Ephesians 5:18)

The Total Depravity of Man
We believe that man was created in the image and likeness of God, but that through AdamÕs sin the race fell, inherited a sinful nature, and became alienated from God; man is totally depraved an of himself utterly unable to remedy his lost condition. (Genesis 1:26-27; Romans 3:22,23; 5:12; Ephesians 2:1-3,12). Salvation We believe that salvation is the gift of God brought to man by grace and received by personal faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, whose precious blood was shed on Calvary for the forgiveness of our sins (Ephesians 2:8-10; John 1:12; Ephesians 1:7; 1 Peter 1:18-19).

Election
We believe that election is the act of God by which, before the foundation of the world, He chose in Christ those whom He graciously grants salvation (Romans 8:28-30; Ephesians 1:4-11; 2 Thessalonians 2:13; 2 Timothy 2:10; 1 Peter 1:1-2). Sovereign election does not contradict or negate the responsibility of man to repent and trust Christ as Savior and Lord (Ezekiel 18:23, 32; 33:11; John 3:18-19, 36; 5:40; Romans 9:22-23; 2 Thessalonians 2:10-12; Revelation 22:17).