Statement of Faith
The Holy Scriptures
We believe the sixty-six books of the Holy Bible are the inspired, infallible, authoritative, and preserved Word of God. Scripture must be studied literally, contextually, and rightly divided, allowing Scripture to interpret Scripture—not human tradition, private revelation, or religious institutions (Psalm 12:6–7; Matthew 5:18; 2 Timothy 2:15; 2 Timothy 3:16–17; 2 Peter 1:20–21).
The One True God
We believe in one eternal God, existing in three distinct Persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost—equal in deity, power, and glory (Deuteronomy 6:4; Matthew 28:19; John 10:30; 1 John 5:7).
Creation
We believe God created the heavens, the earth, and all life in six literal, consecutive twenty-four-hour days. Adam and Eve were specially created in God’s image and did not evolve from lower forms of life. The worldwide Flood was a literal historical judgment, and genuine scientific evidence rightly interpreted is consistent with the biblical record of creation (Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:26–27; Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:21–22; Exodus 20:11; Romans 1:20; 2 Peter 3:5–6).
Man, Sin, and Judgment
We believe sin entered the world through Adam’s disobedience and that every person is a sinner by nature and choice, spiritually dead and unable to save himself. All who die without Christ will face conscious, everlasting punishment in hell, and ultimately the lake of fire (Genesis 3:1–19; Romans 3:10, Romans 3:23; Romans 5:12; Romans 6:23; Revelation 20:11–15).
Jesus Christ
We believe Jesus Christ is God manifested in the flesh: eternally existent, conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of a virgin, completely sinless, and fully God and fully man. He died as the substitutionary sacrifice for our sins, was buried, rose bodily on the third day, ascended into heaven, and will return personally and visibly (Isaiah 7:14; John 1:1–3, John 1:14; 1 Corinthians 15:3–4; 1 Timothy 3:16; Hebrews 4:15; Acts 1:9–11).
Salvation
We believe salvation is the free gift of God, received by grace alone through faith in Jesus Christ alone—not by works, sacraments, religious membership, or human merit. We are made perfect by the perfect atonement through Christ’s innocent, shed blood on the cross, who had no sin in Him. Jesus took on the sins of the whole world – past, present and future, for all who believe. The sinner must repent [turn from their sins] and believe the Gospel. Every true believer is born again, sealed by the Holy Ghost, eternally secure, and called to live in obedience to God (John 3:3, John 3:16–18; John 10:27–29; John 14:6; Acts 4:12; Acts 20:21; Romans 10:9–13; Ephesians 2:8–10; Ephesians 4:30.)
The Holy Ghost
We believe the Holy Ghost is God. He convicts the world of sin, regenerates and permanently indwells every believer, illuminates Scripture, and empowers godly living and Christian service. We believe that the gifts of the Spirit for Christians, and God continuing to perform miracles, are still in operation today. However, there must be order and purpose in the Church. We believe that the magnitude and need for the miraculous signs and wonders of the early Church are not the normative mark of spiritual gifts today, mainly due to the finalization of the canon of the New Testament. We do NOT believe in cessesionism – the supposed end of the Gifts. The use of the Gifts of the Spirit today must conform to Scripture. Outside of that, it may be of another spirit. (John 16:7–13; Romans 8:9; 1 Corinthians 12:7–11; 1 Corinthians 13:8–10; 2 Corinthians 12:12).
The Church
We believe the Church is the spiritual body and bride of Christ, composed of all born-again believers. The local church is to preach the Gospel; teach sound doctrine; make disciples; observe believers’ baptism by immersion and the Lord’s Supper [not doctrines of salvation, rather, they are expressions of obedience, gratitude and faith]; and remain separate from apostasy and worldly corruption (Matthew 28:19–20; Acts 2:41–42; Romans 6:3–4; 1 Corinthians 11:23–26; 1 Corinthians 12:12–13; 2 Corinthians 6:14–18).
Israel and Bible Prophecy
We believe God’s covenants with Israel are literal and irrevocable. The Church has not replaced Israel, and God will fulfill every promise He made to Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and David. We stand with Israel’s biblical right to exist in the land God promised and pray for the peace of Jerusalem (Genesis 12:1–3; Genesis 15:18; Genesis 17:7–8; Psalm 122:6; Jeremiah 31:35–37; Romans 11:1–2, Romans 11:11, Romans 11:25–29.)
We believe Christ will first catch away His Church before the coming 7-year Tribulation. He will afterward return visibly to judge the nations, deliver Israel, defeat the Antichrist, and reign bodily from Jerusalem for one thousand years. Satan will be bound during the 1,000 year reign, but will be loosed for a while at the end, and finally be cast into the lake of fire. God will create a new heaven and a new earth (Daniel 9:24–27; Zechariah 14:1–9; 1 Thessalonians 4:13–18; 1 Thessalonians 5:9; Revelation 3:10; Revelation 19:11–21; Revelation 20:1–15; Revelation 21:1–4).
Angels and Satan
We believe angels are created beings. Satan is a real, personal, fallen Cherub angel who opposes God, deceives mankind, and leads other fallen angels. He was defeated through Christ’s death and resurrection and will suffer everlasting punishment (Isaiah 14:12–15; Ezekiel 28:12–17; Matthew 25:41; Ephesians 6:11–12; Revelation 12:9; Revelation 20:10).
Human Life, Marriage, and Morality
We believe every human life is sacred from conception because mankind is created in God’s image. God established marriage as the lifelong union of one biological man and one biological woman, and all sexual activity outside that covenant is sin. God created humanity male and female, and believers are called to speak His truth while showing compassion to every person (Genesis 1:27–28; Genesis 2:24; Psalm 139:13–16; Matthew 19:4–6; Romans 1:24–27; 1 Corinthians 6:9–11, 1 Corinthians 1:8–20).
Bible Versions
We believe that saving faith in Jesus Christ is NOT dependant on which Bible version that you read. The thief on the cross next to Jesus, and all the apostles and early church Chritians did not have access to the New Testament, as it was being written at the time. With that in mind, for English-speaking people, we hold the King James Bible as God’s promissed, preserved Word, drawing on the Hebrew Mesoretic Old Testament text and the Koin Greek text compilation of the New Testament know as the Textus Receptus. Also known as the Majority Text. The New King James version is a good substitute for clarity and ease of understanding, however we always suggest a parallel study of any version, along side the KJV. Strong’s Concordance, with definitions of Mesoretic Hebrew and the Greek Textus Receptus, provide a solid foundation for “rightly dividing the Word of Truth”.
The Word of God is our final authority in all matters of faith and practice. God’s truth is woven throughout all translations, and the “the Spirit of truth [Holy Spirit], is come, he will guide you into all truth:” John 16:13. “the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me:” John 14:26.
Our Mission
We exist to proclaim the whole counsel of God without compromise, contend for the faith once delivered to the saints, expose spiritual deception, defend biblical truth, and point every person to salvation by Grace, not works, through faith in Jesus Christ and His shed blood alone at Calvary [Galgotha]. (Acts 20:27; Ephesians 5:11; Philippians 1:17; Jude 3; 1 Peter 3:15).