We Believe*

About God

v in the personal triune God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, equal in divine perfection (Matt. 28:19)

v in the virgin birth and sinless humanity of Jesus Christ (Matt. 1:18-20; 2 Cor. 5:21; 1 Peter 2:22)

v in the deity of Jesus Christ (John 10:30; John 1:1, 14; 2 Cor. 5:19)

v the Holy Spirit is the divine Administrator for Jesus Christ in His churches (Luke 24:49; John 14:16-17; Acts 1:4-8; Acts 2:1-4)

Where We Come From and Why We Need Jesus

v in the Genesis account of Creation (Gen. 1; 2)

v that Satan is a fallen angel, the archenemy of God and man, the unholy god of this world, and that his destiny is the eternal lake of fire (Isa. 14:12-15; Ezek. 28:11-19; Matt. 25:41; 2 Cor. 4:4; Eph. 6:10-17; Rev. 20:10)

v Man was created in the image of God and lived in innocence until he fell by voluntary transgression from his sinless state, the result being that all mankind are sinners (Gen. 1:26, 3:6-24; Rom. 5:12-19)

The Work of God in Our Lives

v the suffering and death of Jesus Christ was in substitution for all mankind and provides salvation to those who believe (Isa. 53:6; Heb. 2:9; 1 Peter 2:24, 3:18; 2 Peter 3:9; 1 John 2:2)

v in the bodily resurrection and ascension of Christ and the bodily resurrection of His saints (Matt. 28:1-7; Acts 1:9-11; 1 Cor. 15:42-58; 1 Thess. 4:13-18)

v the Holy Spirit convicts, regenerates, seals, secures, and indwells every believer (John 3:6; John 16:8-9; Rom. 8:9-11; 1 Cor. 6:19-20; Eph. 4:30; Titus 3:5)

v people are saved wholly by grace through faith in Jesus Christ, and the prerequisites to this are repentance toward God and faith in the Lord Jesus Christ (Luke 13:3-5; John 3:16-18; Acts 20:21; Rom. 6:23; Eph. 2:8, 9)

v that all who trust Jesus Christ for salvation are eternally secure in Him and shall not perish (John 3:36, 5:24, 10:27-30; Rom. 8:35-39; Heb. 10:39; 1 Peter 1:5)

v God deals with believers as His children. He chastises the disobedient and He rewards the obedient (Matt. 16:27, 25:14-23; John 1:12; Heb. 12:5-11; 2 John 8; Rev. 22:12)

v that faith, hope and love are the three vital abiding Spiritual Gifts (1 Cor. chapters 12-14)

What is A Church

v Jesus Christ established His church during His ministry on earth and that it is always a local, visible assembly of scripturally baptized believers in covenant relationship to carry out the Commission of the Lord Jesus Christ (New Testament Church letters, Jesus calling out His disciples, book of Acts)

v each church is an independent, self-governing body, and no other group may exercise authority over it, that Jesus Christ gave the Great Commission to the New Testament churches only, and that He promised the continuation of His churches until He returns (Matt. 4:18-22, 16:18, 28:19-20; Mark 1:14-20; John 1:35-51; Eph. 3:21)

v there are two pictorial ordinances in the Lord's churches: Baptism and the Lord's Supper

o the correct form of baptism is the immersion of a remorseful and convicted believer in water, administered by the authority of a New Testament church in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit (Acts 2:41, 8:12-13, 8:26-38, 9:17-19, 10:30-48, 16:14-15, 16:23-33, Acts 18:8

o the Lord's Supper is a memorial ordinance, restricted to the members of the church observing the ordinance (Matt. 28:19-20; Acts 8:12, 38; Rom. 6:4; 1 Cor. 5:11-13; 1 Cor. 11:1-2, 17-26)

v there are two divinely appointed offices in a church, pastors and deacons, to be filled by men whose qualifications are set forth in Titus and 1 Timothy

v all associations, fellowships, and committees should be servants of, and under control of local New Testament churches (Matt. 20:25-28)

v in freedom of worship without interference from the government and affirm our belief in civil obedience, unless the laws and regulations of civil government run contrary to the Holy Scriptures (Rom. 13:1-7; 1 Peter 2:13-15)

The Return of Christ

v in the premillennial, personal, bodily return of Jesus Christ as the crowning event of this age. This event will include the resurrection of the righteous to eternal heaven, and the thousand year reign of Christ will be followed by the resurrection of the lost unto eternal punishment in the lake of fire (John 16:8-9; Rom. 8:9-11; I Cor. 6:19-20; Eph. 4:30; Rev. 20:1-7)

About the Bible

v in the Godly, infallible inspiration of the whole Bible as the all-sufficient rule of faith and practice (Psalm 119:160; 2 Tim. 3:16-17)

*The above list is what we consider to be some of the most important doctrines (Bible teachings). The Bible references provided for each is not an exhaustive list of those that could have been chosen.