Statement of Beliefs
We believe that
Jesus Christ was the son of God, is God, was born of a
virgin, was crucified for the sins of mankind severally,
was resurrected on the third day, ascended into heaven,
and is coming back soon to rule and reign for evermore.
We believe that as
the result of the fall of Adam, we are by nature
sinners, dead in trespasses and sin. We can be only
justified by grace through faith in the finished work of
Christ on the cross, to receive redemption through his
blood.
We believe that
the only way to eternal salvation is through personal
belief that the blood of Jesus is all-sufficient for the
penalty of sin and an acceptance of him into your life
as Lord and Savior.
We believe in
salvation by grace alone, and that salvation is
immediate and eternal upon acceptance of Jesus as a
one-time sacrifice for your sins, and not obtained
through any works, sacraments, traditions, church
membership, or merits of our own.
We believe that
once we have received that grace of salvation through
faith in Jesus Christ, that we are forever held in the
palm of His hand. Because our salvation is dependent on
Him alone, we can never lose that salvation and no one
can take that salvation away from us. Though one may
choose to return to their former state of worldliness
and sin and reject the gift of Jesus sacrifice and thus
give up their own salvation as everyone still has free
will to choose.
We believe that by
baptism and a public profession of faith we affirm our
trust in the death and
resurrection of Jesus Christ openly to others, and testify of our death
to sin and of our purpose to walk in newness of life. It
is by immersion in water and a testimony to others, and is an affirmation of faith
in Jesus, and evidence of the confession of repentance of
sin and purpose to walk in the newness of life. It is an outward symbol to the world, and an inward
symbol of our faith, not necessary for salvation, but a
commandment of Jesus that all believers should follow.
We believe in the
Trinity: That God The Father, God The Son, and God The
Holy Spirit are three Persons present in one God,
infinite, eternal, omnipresent, omniscient,
omnijudicial, and omnipotent, forever worthy of worship,
adoration, and service by the whole of creation.
We believe that
the Holy Spirit is the third person of the Godhead who
convicts and calls sinners to repentance. He
regenerates, indwells, fills and seals the believers in
the body of Christ. That Christ baptizes believers in
the Holy Ghost according to Acts 2:4. This is the
experience of every believer, and we immediately receive
the Spirit upon salvation.
We believe that
the Bible in the original manuscripts is the inspired
Word of God, inerrant, authoritative, and accurate in
all matters that it addresses, and is profitable for
doctrine, for reproof, for correction, and for
instruction in righteousness. (2 Timothy 3:16)
We believe that
those who die without Christ will have to endure an
eternal and conscious existence in infernal agony,
regret, and suffering God's wrath, separated from God in Hell.
We believe that
immediately upon death, the soul of the believer is
absent from the body, and present with the Lord. That
means no 'soul sleep' and no 'purgatory.'
We believe in the
literal, personal and premillinial second coming of
Christ for His true Church. In the resurrection of the
righteous to everlasting life and the commitment of the
unrepentant sinner unto everlasting punishment.
We believe in the
Supreme Lordship of Jesus Christ, before whom every knee
in heaven and on earth will bow, and that there is no
other name under Heaven to approach the one and only
true God, except through Jesus Christ, the one and only
mediator between God and man. |