Our Beliefs

Based on the foundational truths taught in the Bible, all of our teaching and ministry are rooted in and flow out of these biblical doctrines.

  • Only the Bible is the inspired Word of God. It alone is the final authority in faith and deeds.

    2 Tim. 3:16; 2 Pet. 1:20-21; Prov. 30:5; Rom. 16:25-26

  • Jesus Christ is God the Son, the second person of the Trinity. On earth, Jesus was 100% God and 100% man. He is the only man ever to have lived a sinless life. He was born of a virgin, lived a sinless life, performed miracles, died on the cross for mankind and thus, atoned for our sins through the shedding of His blood. He rose from the dead on the third day according to the Scriptures, ascended to the right hand of the Father, and will return again in power and glory.

    John 1:1,14, 20:28; 1 Tim. 2:5, 3:16; Isa. 9:6; Phil. 2:5-6

  • We are saved by grace which is undeserved and unearned through faith in Jesus Christ, His death, burial, and resurrection. Salvation is a gift from God, not a result of our good works or of any human efforts.

    Eph. 2:8-9; Gal. 2:16, 3:8; Titus 3:5; Rom. 10:9-10; Acts 16:31; Heb. 9:22

  • The ongoing process of yielding to God in order to complete the development of Christ’s character in us. It is through the present ministry of the Holy Spirit that the Christian is enabled to live a godly life.

    1 Thess. 4:3, 5:23; 2 Cor. 3:18, 6:14-18; 2 Thes. 2:1-3; Rom. 8:29, 12:1-2; Heb. 2:11

  • The Holy Spirit is manifested through a variety of spiritual gifts to build and sanctify the church, demonstrate the validity of the resurrection, and confirm the power of the Gospel. The Bible lists of these gifts are not necessarily exhaustive, and the gifts may occur in various combinations. All believers are commanded to earnestly desire the manifestation of the gifts in their lives. These gifts always operate in harmony with the Scriptures and should never be used in violation of biblical parameters.

    Heb. 2:4; Rom. 1:11, 12:4-8; Eph. 4:16; 2 Tim. 1:5-16, 4:14; 1 Cor. 12:1-31, 14:1-40; 1 Pet. 4:10

  • Following faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, the new convert is commanded by the Word of God to be baptized in water in the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.

    Matt 28:19; Acts 2:38

  • There is one God, eternally existent in three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. These three are coequal and co-eternal.

    1 John 5:7; Gen. 1:26; Matt. 3:16-17, 28:19; Luke 1:35; Isa. 9:6; Heb. 3:7-11

  • The church is the Body of Christ, the habitation of God through the Spirit, with divine appointments for the fulfillment of Jesus’ great commission. Every person who is born of the Spirit is an integral part of the church as a member of the body of believers. There is a spiritual unity of all believers in our Lord Jesus Christ.

    Eph. 1:22, 2:19-22; Heb. 12:23; John 17:11, 20-23

  • The commitment to turn away from sin in every area of our lives and to follow Christ, which allows us to receive His redemption and to be regenerated by the Holy Spirit. Thus, through repentance we receive forgiveness of sins and appropriate salvation.

    Acts 2:21, 3:19; 1 John 1:9

  • Given at Pentecost, it is the promise of the Father, sent by Jesus after His Ascension, to empower the Church to preach the Gospel throughout the whole earth.

    Joel 2:28-29; Matt. 3:11; Mark 16:17; Acts 1:5, 2:1-4, 17, 38-39, 8:14-17, 10:38, 44-47, 11:15-17, 19:1-6

  • Jesus Christ will physically and visibly return to earth for the second time to establish His Kingdom. This will occur at a date undisclosed by the Scriptures.

    Matt. 24:30, 26:63-64; Acts 1:9-11; 1 Thess. 4:15-17; 2 Thess. 1:7-8; Rev. 1:7

  • A unique time of communion in the presence of God when the elements of bread and grape juice the Body and Blood of the Lord Jesus Christ are taken in remembrance of Jesus’ sacrifice on the Cross.

    Matt 26:26-29; Mark 16:16; Acts 8:12, 36-38; 10:47-48; 1 Cor. 10:16, 11:23-25