What We Believe
Our Beliefs: Discover our convictions.
We hold to the historic and orthodox teachings of Christianity as articulated in the Apostles Creed and the Nicene Creed.
The tabs below explain our Doctrinal position on primary issues of Christian Faith.
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We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty Maker of heaven and earth, of all that is, seen and unseen, who exists eternally in three Persons: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. (Deuteronomy 6:4; Matthew 28:19; Romans 11:33-36; 1 Corinthians 8:6)
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We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, eternally begotten of the Father, God from God, light from light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, of one Being with the Father; through Him all things were made. For us and for our salvation He came down from heaven, was incarnated of the Holy Spirit, and born of the virgin Mary, becoming truly human. He knew no sin, yet for our sake was crucified under Pontius Pilate, suffered death, and was buried. On the third day He rose again in accordance with the Scriptures. He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. (John 1:1-5, 14, 3:16-18, 20:24-29; Acts 2:22-36; 1 Corinthians 8:6; Philippians 2:5-11; Hebrews 1:1-6)
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We believe in the Holy Spirit, who proceeds from the Father, and with the Father and the Son, is worshiped and glorified. The Holy Spirit convicts the world of sin, righteousness, and the judgment to come, and regenerates believers in the Lord Jesus Christ. He is given to believers as a pledge of our inheritance toward redemption as God’s children, to the praise of His glory. We believe all the gifts of the Holy Spirit are still available to true believers in Jesus Christ and are distributed by the Spirit at His discretion. (John 3:5, 7:37-39, 14:15-17, 26, 15:26, 16:7-15; Acts 2:1-4, 14-21, 38-39; Romans 12:4-8; Ephesians 1:13-14, 4:11-13; 1 Corinthians 12; 2 Corinthians 3:17-18)
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We believe that man was created holy and innocent in the image of God, but by the disobedience of one one-man man sin entered the world, and death by sin, so death passed upon all humanity. (Genesis 1:27, 3:1-19, 8:20-21; Romans 3:23, 5:6-19)
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We believe The Bible is the inspired word of God, fully true, and our sole authority for all that we believe and do. (Psalms 119:160; Luke 24:27, 44-47; John 5:39-40; 2 Timothy 3:16-17; 2 Peter 1:19-21, 3:14-16)
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We believe in salvation by grace alone through faith alone. A person is saved from eternal separation from God as a free gift when that person places their faith in Jesus Christ who is the only way to the Father. (John 1:12; 3:16; 5:24, 14:6; Acts 4:12; Romans 1:16-17; Ephesians 2:8-9; Revelation 21:27)
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Baptism is an ordinance of the Lord Jesus and the first step of obedience of every believer. Baptism is immersion in water, symbolizing both the believer's union with Christ in His death, burial, and resurrection to new life, and His cleansing from sin. Baptism may only be administered to those who demonstrate repentance from sin and make a credible profession of faith in Christ. (Matthew 3:13-17, 28:19-20; Mark 1:9-11; Luke 3:21-22; John 3:23; Acts 2:41-42; 8:35-39, 16:30-33; Romans 6:3-5; Colossians 2:12)
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We believe that a person is made new by the regeneration of the Spirit of God after trusting in Christ for salvation. As a believer and follower of Jesus, a Christian will live for the glory of God by faith, following His example of being water baptized, faithfully committing to a local church, pursuing a lifelong process of Chistian discipleship, and bearing fruit as demonstration of our walk with Christ. Jesus is our example, and the Holy Spirit is our empowerment in obedience and faith. (Matthew 28:19-20; Romans 12:1-2; 2 Peter 1:3-11, 3:18)
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We believe that the universal church, the body of Christ, consists of all believers regardless of denominational affiliation and that Christ, the supreme authority of the Church, commanded for His church the observance of water baptism and the Lord's Supper until He returns. We also believe the local church should be a witness to the contemporary world through an incarnational witness. Without compromising biblical absolutes, a church's ministry, worship, and teaching should creatively adapt to the particular culture it feels called to reach. (Matthew 16:18, 28:19; Mark 14:22-26; Acts 1:5, 11:15-16; 1 Corinthians 11:24-26, 12:13; Ephesians 4:4-6; Colossians 1:18; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-17)
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Believers in Jesus Christ will be resurrected to everlasting blessedness and joy in eternal fellowship with God with incorruptible bodies in conformity with Lord’s glorious body. Unbelievers will be resurrected to eternal separation and punishment from God. (Matthew 25:41,46; Mark 9:43-48; 1 Corinthians 15:35-57; 2 Corinthians 5:1-9; Philippians 3:20-21; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-17; 2 Thessalonians 1:7-9; Revelation 14:9-11, 20:10-15, 21:1-8, 22:1-5)
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We believe in the literal second coming of Jesus Christ, who will judge the living and the dead. (Matthew 24-25; Acts 1:9-11; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18; Revelation 19-21)