A. Concerning God’s Word, the Bible: We believe...

- that the 66 books of the Old and New Testaments
  were inspired (God-breathed) by God

- that God inspired every part of Scripture
  equally, down to the very words 

- that it was recorded by men as guided by the
  Holy Spirit and so was without error in the
  original writings            

- that God has preserved His Word over the
  centuries so that what we have is reliable
  and trustworthy 

- that it is the only infallible rule of faith
  and practice and is totally accurate in all
  matters which it addresses

B.  Concerning God:  We believe...

- that there is only one true God 

- that God eternally exists in three persons-
  Father, Son, and Holy Spirit 

- that these persons are equally God

- that these persons perform distinct but
  harmonious functions in the salvation
  of humanity

  1.  Concerning the Father:  We believe...

      - that He is a person and He is fully God

      - that He sent His Son to provide salvation
        for humanity 

      - that He will accomplish His eternal purposes

      - that He is the Father of all believers 

      - that He preserves all believers by His power 

  2.  Concerning the Son, Jesus Christ:  We believe...

      - that He is the one and only Son of God 

      - that He was born of the virgin Mary 

      - that He is perfect God and perfect man

      - that He died for our sins and rose again
        on the third day 

      - that He is now interceding for believers
        before the Father in heaven

      - that He will one day return for all Christians 

  3.  Concerning the Holy Spirit:       We believe...

      - that He is a person and He is fully God

      - that at the moment of salvation He instantly:

          1. makes us spiritually alive (regenerates)

          2. places us into the body of Christ (baptizes)

          3. comes to live within us (indwells) 

          4. guarantees that we belong to God (seals)

          5. gives special ability to serve God (gifts)

                    We believe the sign gifts have ceased
             for today.

      - that He enables the Christian to serve God and
        live a life which is pleasing to Him 

C.  Concerning Man:  We believe...

- that God created man perfect in His image, apart
  from any process of evolution that Adam,
  the first man, sinned voluntarily and by his
  action brought death into the world for all
  people that all people are born sinners and so
  commit acts of sin

- that all people are born spiritually dead and are
  completely unable to save themselves from their sin
  that all people are justly condemned to eternal
  punishment and separation from God because of
  their sin

D.  Concerning Salvation:  We believe...

- that salvation is totally by the grace of God
  through faith, not by human works of any kind

- that Jesus died in our place and paid for our
  sin by His death on the cross

- that to experience God’s gift of salvation,
  we must:

     1. acknowledge that we are guilty of sin 

     2. believe that Jesus died for our sins as our
        substitute and rose again

     3. trust Jesus alone as our Savior from sin 

- that those who have trusted Jesus as their Savior
  are permanently adopted into God’s family and so
  are secure forever as His children

E.  Concerning the Christian life:  We believe...

- that at salvation we are set apart (sanctified)
  to God

- that as we grow as Christians, we will become more
  like Jesus and set apart from our old sinful habits

- that when we get to heaven we will be completely set
  apart from even the presence of sin 

F.  Concerning the Church:  We believe...

- that all who have trusted Jesus as their Savior
  are members of God’s Church- Christ’s body

- that a local church is a group of Christians which

  meets together on a regular basis to fulfill God’s
  purposes of worship, evangelism, fellowship,
  instruction, and  service

- that the local church is to be led by shepherds

  (elders) under the authority of the Chief Shepherd,
  Jesus Christ 

- that the local church should observe the ordinances
  of baptism and communion

- that baptism is the immersion in water of a Christian
  as a public declaration of their faith and symbol of
  their union with Christ 

- that communion is a memorial of Jesus’ death to be
  observed until He returns 

G.   Concerning the Lord’s return:  We believe...

- that Jesus could return at any time for His bride,
  the Church, before the tribulation  

- that Jesus will return physically to the earth to
  rule for a period of one thousand years 

- that the saved will live with God in heaven forever,
  while the unsaved will suffer punishment in hell forever