DOCTRINAL STATEMENT 

The Scriptures

We believe the Holy Bible, the Old and New Testaments, with its sixty-six canonical books in the original manuscripts is the verbal, plenary, inerrant and infallible Word of God, entirely without error or contradiction in all matters of which it speaks. We additionally believe that God, by His singular care and providence, has preserved His Holy Scriptures, and that the Holy Bible is, therefore, the only sufficient, final and supreme rule of authority of faith and practice. 

(Ps. 12:6-7, 119:89, 105, 152, 160; Matt. 5:18, 24:35; Luke 16:17; 2 Tim. 3:16-17; Heb. 4:12; 1 Pet. 1:24-25; 

2 Pet. 1:21; Rev. 22:18-19).

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God

We believe in one God, eternally existing in three persons; Father, Son and Holy Spirit, co-eternal in being, co-identical in nature, co-equal in power and glory, having the same attributes and perfections, but having His own distinct ministry in relation to His creation and people. (Deut. 6:4; Matt. 28:19; 2 Cor.13:14)

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The Person and Work of Jesus Christ

We believe that Jesus Christ was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, and that He is both perfect God and perfect Man. (Isaiah 7:14: John 1:1, 2, 14, 18; Luke 1:30-35; Philippians 2:5-8). We believe that by willingly dying on the cross He became a substitutionary sacrifice for the sins of the whole world, that He arose and conquered death, Hell, and the grave, and is now in Heaven seated at the right hand of the Father as our interceding High Priest, and that His imminent return will end this age. (Matthew 1:18-25; John 1:1-4; Acts 1:11; 1 Thessalonians 4:16, 17; Hebrews 7:25)

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The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit

We believe the Holy Spirit to be equal with God the Father and God the Son. The Holy Spirit convinces men of sin, regenerates, indwells, baptizes, seals, and sets believers apart to a holy life. (John 14:16, 17;I Corinthians 3:16; Ephesians 1:13, 4:30; Acts 5:30-32; Romans 8:14; I Peter 1:2)

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Origin and Life

That God created the heavens and the earth in six literal days and that man was created on the sixth day. We believe that life is sacred and that it begins at conception. Accordingly, we hold that the intentional termination of that life by abortion or euthanasia is condemned by Scripture. 

(Ps. 139:13-16; Jer. 1:5).

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Satan

We believe in the personality of Satan, a fallen angel who is the god of this age and the author of sin and the prince of the Powers of Darkness, and is destined to the judgement of an eternal justice in the lake of fire.(Matthew 4:1-3; II Corinthians 4:4; Revelation 20:10: Isaiah 14:12-17; Ezekiel 28:11-19)

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Man

We believe man was created by God and in the image of God, that he disobeyed God, and thereby incurred spiritual and physical death as a consequence upon the Adamic race. Therefore, all are born in sin, and are sinners by nature and practice. (Genesis 1:27, 2:15-17; 3:1-19; Ephesians 2:1, 5; 4:18, 19; Romans 5:12 3:10)

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Salvation

We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ offered Himself as a substitutionary sacrifice for our sins. We believe that He died on the cross, was buried, and rose again on the third day according to the Scriptures. We believe that every person, who, through faith, believes in Jesus Christ is justified by His shed blood. He is then passed from death into eternal life. (Hebrews 9:26-28; John 3:16; Colossians 1:14; John 1:29; I Peter 2:24; 3:18)

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We believe that all who, by faith, receive Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior are immediately indwelt by the Holy Spirit. We believe that at that moment of salvation the Holy Spirit baptizes the believer into the body of Christ, regenerates, indwells permanently till we are taken home to Glory, and seals us till the day of redemption. We believe that the Holy Spirit begins to accomplish the work of sanctification with the goal of Christlikeness. We also believe that our relationship with Jesus Christ to be the greatest need for a strong church. (Ephesians 1:5, 11-14; Romans 6:1-4; Philippians 1:6; Romans 12:1, 2: Romans 8:15)

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We believe that God would have all men to be saved and that "whosoever will may come." (John 3:16; I Peter 3:9

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Eternal Security

We believe that all who are truly born again are secure in Christ. We believe nothing shall remove them from grace or God's love and that they are secure. We understand this to be an exercise of the sovereign will of Almighty God and not a license for improper behavior. We believe that while we are secure, we as believers will stand before Christ and be judged for those deeds done in the body. (Philippians 1:6; I Corinthians 3:10-15; John 10:28, 29; Romans 8:32-39)

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The Church and Great Commission

We believe the local church to be a group of believers who belong to the universal church, gathered together for the purpose of worshiping God, edifying each other, and being involved in the work of the ministry. We believe the work of the ministry to be evangelizing the lost, teaching and training the new convert to observe all that Christ has commanded, assisting families and individuals in developing a vital relationship with their Savior Jesus Christ and encouraging each member to exercise their spiritual gift for the edification of the body. (Mathew 28:18-20; Ephesians 4:11-16; I Corinthians 12:1-26; II Peter 3:18) believe the local church has the absolute right of self government, free from any interference by a hierarchy of individuals or an organization. We believe Christ to be the Head of the church both universal and local and the one to whom all leadership is accountable. (Mathew 16:16-18; Titus 3:5;7; Acts 2:41- 42; 1 Timothy 3:17; Colossians 1:13-20; 1 Peter 5:1-5)

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We believe that the commission of our Lord Jesus Christ to His disciples makes imperative the responsibility of each believer to actively make disciples by sharing the Gospel and teaching those who accept Christ to observe all that Christ has commanded. (Matthew 28:18-20; Acts 1:8)

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The Ordinances of the Church

We believe that Christ instituted the ordinance of believers Baptism by immersion and the Lord's Supper to be observed until He comes again. (Matthew 28:19, 20; Romans 6:3-6; I Corinthians 10:16-18; Acts 10:47; 19:5)

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The Return of Christ

We believe in the personal, imminent, pre-millenial, and pre-tribulational return of our Lord Jesus Christf or His church. We believe that the end of the tribulation marks the final phase of the resurrection of the righteous and begins the millenial reign of Jesus Christ on this earth. We believe that at the completion of the millenium Christ will judge all the unrighteous and confine them to eternity in the Lake of Fire. (4cts1:9-11; Revelation 2:7: 1 Thessalonians 3: 13; 4:14; Isaiah 11:1-10; John 14:1-3; Revelation 20:10-15)

This Doctrinal Statement does not exhaust the extent of our beliefs.  The Bible itself, as the inspired and infallible Word of God that speaks with final authority concerning truth, morality, and the proper conduct of mankind, is the sole and final source of all that we believe.

A copy of of our complete articles of faith and bylaws are available upon request depending on the reason for the request.