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Belief
What We Believe
Statement of Faith
Articles of Biblical Faith
1.
The Holy Scriptures
We believe the Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments to be the verbally inspired Word
of God, the final authority for faith and life, inerrant in the original writings, infallible and God-
breathed (2 Timothy 3:16,17; 2 Peter 1:20,21; Matthew 5:18; John 16:12,13).
2.
The Godhead
We believe in one Triune God, eternally existing in three persons - Father, Son, and Holy Spirit –
coeternal in being, co-identical in nature, co-equal in power and glory, and having the same
attributes and perfections (Deuteronomy 6:4; 2 Corinthians 13:14).
3.
The Person and Work of Christ
a.
We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ, the eternal Son of God, became man, without ceasing
to be God, having been conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary, in order
that He might reveal God and redeem sinful men (John 1:1,2,14; Luke 1:35).
b.
We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ died on the cross for all mankind as a representative,
vicarious, substitutionary sacrifice, and that the sufficiency of this atoning sacrifice to
accomplish the redemption and justification of all who trust in Him is assured by His literal,
physical resurrection from the dead (Romans 3:24,25; 4:25; Ephesians 1:7; 1 Timothy 4:10;
Hebrews 2:9; I Peter l:3-5; 2:24; and 2 Peter 2:1).
c.
We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ ascended to heaven, and is now exalted at the right
hand of God, where, as our High Priest, He fulfills the ministry of Representative,
Intercessor, and Advocate (Acts 1:9,10; Hebrews 9:24; 7:25; Romans 8:34; l John 2:1,2).
4.
The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit
a.
We believe that the Holy Spirit is a person who convicts the world of sin, of righteousness,
and of judgment; and, that He is the supernatural agent in regeneration, baptizing all believers
into the body of Christ, indwelling and sealing them unto the day of redemption (John 16:8-
11; 2 Corinthians 3:6; 1 Corinthians 12:12-14; Romans 8:9; Ephesians 1:13,14).
b.
We believe that He is the divine teacher who guides believers into all truth; and, that it is the
privilege and duty of all the saved to be filled with the Spirit (John 16:13; 1 John 2:20,27;
Ephesians 5:18).
5.
The Sinful Nature of Man
We believe that man was created in the image and likeness of God, but that in Adam’s sin the
race fell, inherited a sinful nature, and became alienated from God; and, that man is of himself,
utterly unable to remedy his lost condition (Genesis 1:26,27; Romans 3:22,23; 5:12; Ephesians
2:1-3, 12).
6.
Salvation
We believe that salvation is the gift of God brought to man by grace and received by personal
faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, whose precious blood was shed on Calvary for the forgiveness of
our sins (Ephesians 2:8-10; John 1:12; Ephesians 1:7; 1 Peter 1:18,19).
7.
The Eternal Security and Assurance of Believers
a.
We believe that all the redeemed, once saved, are kept by God’s power and are thus secure in
Christ forever (John 6:37-40; 10:27-30; Romans 8:1,38,39; l Corinthians 1:4-8; 1 Peter 1:5).
b.
We believe that it is the privilege of believers to rejoice in the assurance of their salvation
through the testimony of God’s Word; which, however, clearly forbids the use of Christian
liberty as an occasion to the flesh (Romans 13:13,14; Galatians 5:13; Titus 2:11-15).
8.
The Two Natures of the Believer
We believe that every saved person possesses two natures, with provision made for victory of the
new nature over the old nature through the power of the indwelling Holy Spirit; and, that all
claims to the eradication of the old nature in this life are unscriptural (Romans 6:13; 8:12,13;
Galatians 5:16-25; Ephesians 4:22-24; Colossians 3:10; l Peter 1:14-16; l John 3:5-9).
9.
Separation
a.
We believe that all the saved should live in such a manner as not to bring reproach upon their
Savior and Lord; and, that separation from all religious apostasy, all worldly and sinful
pleasures, practices and associations is commanded of God (2Timothy 3:1-5; Romans 12:1-2;
Romans 14:13; John 2:15-17; 2 John 1:9-11; 2 Corinthians 6:14-7:1).
b.
We believe that sexual intimacy is a wonderful gift of God that is only to be expressed
between one man and one woman (as genetically defined), within the love and bonds of
marriage (Genesis 2:24-25; Matthew 19:4-6; 1 Corinthians 7:3-5; Hebrews 13:4). Therefore,
we believe that any other form of sexual intimacy is both immoral and a perversion of God’s
gift (Leviticus 18:1-30; Proverbs 6:32; 1 Corinthians 6:18; Romans 1:26-27; 1 Thessalonians
4:3-8).
10.
Missions
We believe that it is the obligation of the saved to witness by life and by word to the truths of
Holy Scripture and to seek to proclaim the Gospel to all mankind (Mark 16:15; Acts 1:8, 2
Corinthians 5:19,20).
11.
The Ministry and Spiritual Gifts
a.
We believe the gifts of the Holy Spirit are alive today and waiting for fulfillment with the
“latter rain”. (1 Corinthians 12:4-11; 2 Corinthians 12:12; Ephesians 4:7-12; James 5:7).
b.
We believe that God does hear and answer the prayer of faith, in accord with His own will,
for the sick and afflicted (John 15:7; 1 John 5:14-15).
12.
The Church
a.
We believe that the Church, which is the body and the espoused bride of Christ, is a spiritual
organism made up of all born-again persons of this present age (Ephesians 1:22,23; 5:25-27;
1 Corinthians 12:12-14; 2 Corinthians 11:2).
b.
We believe that the establishment and continuance of local churches is clearly taught and
defined in the New Testament Scriptures (Acts 14:27; 20:17; 28-32; 1 Timothy 3:1-13; Titus
1:5-11).
c.
We believe in the autonomy of the local church free of any external authority or control (Acts
13:1-4; 15:19-31; 20:28; Romans 16:1-4; 1 Corinthians 3:9,16; 5:4-7; 13; l Peter 5:1-4).
d.
We believe in the ordinances of believer’s water baptism and the Lord’s supper as scriptural
means of testimony for the church age (Matthew 28:19,20; Acts 2:41,42; 18:8; 1 Corinthians
11:23-26).
13.
Dispensationalism
We believe that the Scriptures interpreted in their natural, literal sense reveal divinely determined
dispensations or rules of life which define man’s responsibilities in successive ages. These
dispensations are not ways of salvation, but rather divinely ordered stewardships by which God
directs man according to His purpose. Three of these -- the age of law, the age of the Church, and
the age of the millennial kingdom -- are the subjects of detailed revelation in Scripture (John
1:17; 1 Corinthians 9:17; 2 Corinthians 3:9-18; Galatians 3:13-25; Ephesians 1:10; Colossians
1:24,25; Hebrews 7:19; Revelation 20:2-6).
14.
The Personality of Satan
We believe that Satan is a person, the author of sin and the cause of the fall; that he is the open
and declared enemy of God and man; and, that he shall be eternally punished in the Lake of Fire
(Job 1:6,7; Isaiah 14:12-17; Matthew 4:2-11: 25:41; Revelation 20:10).
15.
The Second Advent of Christ
We believe in that "Blessed Hope," the personal, imminent, pre-tribulation and premillennial
coming of the Lord Jesus Christ for His redeemed ones; and in His subsequent return to earth,
with His saints, to establish His millennial kingdom (1 Thessalonians 4:13-18; Zechariah 14:4-
11; Revelation 19:11-16; 20:1-6; l Thessalonians 1:10; 5:9; Revelation 3:10).
16.
The Eternal State
a.
We believe in the bodily resurrection of all men, the saved to eternal life, and the unsaved to
judgment and everlasting punishment (Matthew 25:46; John 5:28,29; 11:25,26; Revelation
20:5,6,12,13).
b.
We believe that the souls of the redeemed are, at death, absent from the body and present
with the Lord, where in conscious bliss they await the first resurrection, when spirit, soul and
body are reunited to be glorified forever with the Lord (Luke 23:43; Revelation 20:4-6; 2
Corinthians 5:8; Philippians 1:23; 3:21; l Thessalonians 4:16,17).
c.
We believe that the souls of unbelievers remain, after death, in conscious misery until the
second resurrection, when with soul and body reunited they shall appear at the Great White
Throne Judgment, and shall be cast into the Lake of Fire, not to be annihilated, but to suffer
everlasting conscious punishment (Luke 16:19-26; Matthew 25:41-46; 2 Thessalonians 1:7-9;
Jude vv. 6,7; Mark 9:43-48; Revelation 20:11-15).
Covenant of Faith
In subscribing to these articles of faith, we by no means set aside, or undervalue, any of the
Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments; but we deem the knowledge, belief and acceptance of the
Truth as set forth in our Doctrinal Statement, to be essential to sound faith and fruitful practice, and
therefore requisite for Christian fellowship.