We Believe

1. The Bible - God wrote the book

We believe the Bible to be the inspired and only infallible, authoritative Word of God. (2 Timothy 3:16)

2. God - Yep, there's only One

We believe in one God, existing in three Persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Although each member of the Trinity serves different functions, they each possess equal power and authority. (Genesis 1:1, 26)

3. Jesus Christ - God became man

Jesus Christ is completely human but, at the same time, completely God. He is the only plan for bringing people who are far from God back into a right relationship with God. He lived a perfect life, so that He could be a substitution for us in satisfying God's demands for perfection. (John 1:1, 14)

4. Man - willingly sinned and rejected God's perfect plan

We believe that man was created in the image of God, that he willingly sinned and thereby incurred not only physical death, but also spiritual death, which is separation from God. (Genesis 1:26-27, Romans 3:23)

5. Salvation - God's only way

We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ died for our sins (because mankind originally fell, Gen. 2:17, 3: 6) and that He rose victorious from the grave; all those who accept His gift of salvation by faith alone will be saved. (John 3:16)

6. Example - We follow Jesus'

We practice two ordinances - (1) Water Baptism by Immersion after repenting of our sins and receiving Christ's gift of salvation, and (2) Holy Communion (the Lord's Supper) as a symbolic remembrance of Christ's suffering and death for our salvation.

7. Holy Spirit - God is always present

We believe that the Holy Spirit was sent into the world by the Father and the Son to apply to mankind the saving work of Christ. (John 14:16-17) We also believe in the Baptism of the Holy Spirit with the initial evidence of speaking in tongues (unlearned languages) as God enables (Acts 2:4) where we receive His power to become witnesses of Jesus.

8. A Journey - Not just a destination

Sanctification Initially Occurs at Salvation and is not only a declaration that a believer is holy, but also a progressive life-long process of separating from evil as believers continually draw closer to God and become more Christlike.

9. The Church - God's design for community

We believe that there is one family of God, comprised of all those who acknowledge Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior (regardless of religious denomination). We believe that the purpose of the church is to seek and save all

who are lost in sin as well as work together to meet the needs of others with love and compassion.

10. Divine Healing - Jesus is the same forever

Divine Healing of the Sick is a Privilege for Christians Today and is provided for in Christ's atonement (His sacrificial death on the cross for our sins).

11. Jesus' Return - God is coming back

We believe in the personal and imminent return of our Lord Jesus Christ. (1 Thessalonians 4:13-18) The Millennial Reign of Christ when Jesus returns with His saints at His second coming and begins His benevolent rule over earth for 1,000 years. This millennial reign will bring the salvation of national Israel and

the establishment of universal peace.

12. Eternity - Somewhere forever

Man was created to exist forever. He will exist either eternally separated from God by sin, or in union with God through forgiveness and salvation. Heaven and Hell are places of eternal existence. (John 5:28-29) A Final Judgment will take place and Christ will establish a New Heaven and a New Earth where those who

have accepted Him will dwell forever.