The Scriptures
WE BELIEVE the Bible,
the Scriptures of the Old Testament and the New Testament, preserved for us in the Textus Receptus and the King James Version,
is verbally and plenarily inspired of God. It is the inspired, inerrant, infallible, and altogether authoritative Word
of God, therefore the supreme and final authority in all things (II Tim. 3:16-67; II Peter 1:21; Rev. 22:18-19).
The Trinity
WE BELIEVE in one God (monotheism), eternally
existing in three Persons: the Father, the Son (Jesus Christ), and the Holy Spirit -- the Trinity (I John 5:7; Matt. 28:19).
Jesus Christ
WE BELIEVE in the deity of Jesus Christ, that
He was supernaturally begotten by the Holy Spirit, born of a virgin, and is truly totally God and truly totally man (Matt.
1:20-21; Luke 1:35-36, 2:10-11). He is the only begotten Son of God (John 1:14; 3:16; 3:18; I John 4:9) and at the same
time God the Son, therefore, the Lord Jesus Christ, sinless, omnipotent, omniscient, Saviour of sinners, King of kings, and
Lord of lords.
WE BELIEVE in the literal, physical, bodily resurrection of the crucified body of our Lord, in
His literal, physical, bodily ascension into Heaven and in His present work there as High Priest and Advocate for us (Heb.
9:24; 10:20-21; I Tim. 2:5-6; I John 2:12).
Man
WE BELIEVE man was created in the image of God, that he
sinned, and thereby incurred not only physical death but also that spiritual death which is the eternal separation from God
and an everlasting abode in Hell, that all human beings are henceforth born with a sinful nature and, in the case of those
who reach the age of moral responsibility, become sinners by choice and practice in thought, word, and deed, and that sin
creates a debt which no man can pay for himself (Rom. 3:23; 5:12; Gen. 1:26-27; I Cor. 11:7).
The Gospel
WE BELIEVE the Gospel is the
good news that the Lord Jesus Christ died on the cross for our sins, that He was buried and arose alive and triumphant from
the grave, and in so doing He made the necessary sacrifice for atonement, became the substitute for our redemption which thereby
paid our sin debt and purchased our salvation for us, and that all who place theirfaith in full trust to Him are saved by
His shed blood (I Cor. 15:3-4; Col. 1:14; Eph. 1:7; Rom. 5:9; Acts 4:12).
Believer's Baptism
WE BELIEVE each person claiming Christ
as Saviour should promptly make public his/her profession of Christ, that each new Christian should follow the Lord's command
for believer's baptism, that such scriptural baptism is always by immersion, that baptism does not save but that it is the
Lord's prescribed way for us to identify ourselves with Him in open confession, that baptism is a symbolic representation,
a picture of the death, burial, and resurrection of Christ (Matt. 10:32-33; 28:18-20; Luke 9:23; Acts 16:30-34; Rom. 10:9-10).
The Holy Spirit
WE BELIEVE that at the time of the New Birth
the believer receives the Holy Spirit and by Him is baptized into the body of Christ, is forever indwelt by the Holy Spirit
as Comforter, Teacher, and Guide, and if yielded to Him, is filled by the Spirit and is empowered for service (John 1:32-34;
Acts 15:8; Rom. 6:13; 12:1-2).
Eternal Security
WE BELIEVE each believer, at the time he
puts his trust in Christ, is born into the family of God and does instantaneously become a son or daughter of the living God,
thus is redeemed by the Lord's purchase price paid for us, is preserved in Christ and therefore is secure in Christ, possesses
everlasting, eternal life, and is sealed for eternity. (John 10:28-29; Romans 8:38-39; John 5:24; Ephesians 1:13)
The Church
WE BELIEVE the church is a
local, independent assembly of baptized believers who have banded together for the purpose of evangelism, discipleship, and
fellowship, and that every Christian should commit himself to such a local church and serve the Lord through that church (Matt.
16:18; 28:18-20; Eph. 3:20-21).
World Evangelism
WE BELIEVE the Lord's
Great Commission to the church was to get the Gospel to the world; therefore, we carry forth an extensive program of soul-winning
evangelism in the homeland and a worldwide missionary program abroad, with the goal of winning people to Christ, baptizing
them, and teaching them everything the Lord has commanded us (Matt. 28:18-20; Acts 1:8)
Heaven and Hell
WE BELIEVE in the literal,
physical, bodily resurrection of both the saved and the lost (I Thess. 4:13-18; Rev. 20:5-6), the everlasting blessedness
of the saved (Heaven) (John 14:1-3; Rev. 21-22), and the everlasting conscious punishment of the lost (Hell) (Luke 16:29-31;
Rev. 20:12-15).
Satan
WE BELIEVE Satan is a real being, a personal
devil, that he is the enemy of God, the "father of lies," the great deceiver of mankind, the instigator of all false systems
of religion, and that both he and all his followers will ultimately be cast into the lake of fire (II Cor. 11:13-16; Ephesians
2:2; II Cor. 4:3-4; Rev. 20:2).
Tithes and Offerings
WE BELIEVE the Scriptures teach us to
give tithes and offerings from our income and resources into the Lord's treasury in the local church and that all of us have
a responsibility before God to be faithful every week in our stewardship (Mal. 3:8-10; Matt. 23:23; I Cor. 16:1).
Personal Separation
WE BELIEVE that Christians
should be separated unto God and separated from the world and that all believers are called into a life of personal separation
from all worldly and sinful practices (James 4:4; Rom. 12:1-2; II Cor. 6:14-18).
WE BELIEVE a Christian should seek to live a life that is clean, holy, and above reproach. He
should exhibit both attitude and actions so as to be of good report. Practices which are questionable or which may cause
another person to stumble or which may mar the testimony of Christ should be avoided altogether. Therefore personal
standards of demeanor and deportment are expected (Eph. 2:10; 4:1; 5:1-4; Phil 1:27; 3:14-21; 4:8-9).
The Lord's Day
WE BELIEVE that Sunday, the first day of the
week, is the Lord's Day. It is therefore a sacred and special day. It should be a day of worship of the Lord and
service to Him as well as a day of respite and rest from the ordinary routines of life (John 20:1, 19, 26; I Cor. 16:2; Heb.
10:25).