STATEMENT OF FAITH

We believe that the Holy Bible, as originally written, was verbally inspired (II Peter 1:21, II Timothy 3:16) and is preserved in the King James translation for the English-speaking world.

 

We believe that there is one God, a living intelligent Spirit, the Maker and Supreme Ruler of heaven and earth, eternally expressing Himself through three persons (Genesis 1:26, Matthew 3:16,17), Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. (I John 5:7)

 

We believe that the material universe, including man, came into being by the direct creation of God, not because of evolution (not even theistic evolution). (Genesis 1, II Peter 3:5-6)

 

We believe that man was created sinless (Genesis 1:31) but voluntarily sinned (Romans 5:19, Romans 5:12-31, Genesis 3:17) and that because of this fall, all men are now sinners by birth and destined for hell (Romans 6:23, Romans 5:19) with no “spark of divinity” and must be born from above to be fit for fellowship with God. (John 3:3-6)

 

We further believe that the unsaved will spend eternity in torment in a literal hell. (Revelation 21:14,15)

 

We believe in the deity of Christ (John 10:33) and that Jesus Christ was begotten by the Holy Ghost of the Virgin Mary. (Matthew 1:20)

 

We believe that salvation of the sinner is wholly of grace (Ephesians 2:8-9, Romans 4:4-5), and made possible alone through the vicarious death of Jesus Christ upon the cross of Calvary (Isaiah 56:3, 4, 10, 11; Luke 22:19-20), and that there is salvation in none other (Acts 3:12) and that all that is necessary for salvation is an acceptance by faith of His infinite work. (John 1:12, 3:16)

 

We believe that justification includes pardon from sin (Romans 8:1, 5:9, 8:30-34), the gift of eternal life (Romans 6:23, 5:10) and perfect standing before God (Jude 24-25, Romans 5:11), and that a born-again believer cannot ever lose his salvation. (John 10:28-29, I John 5:11-13)