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OUR DOCTRINAL POSITION 

1. We believe in the verbal (word), plenary (entire) inspiration of the sixty-six books of the Bible as recorded in the original manuscripts. We believe them to be perfect, without error and inspired of God, our sole Authority in all matters of faith and practice.

  • We believe the Canon of Scriptures to be closed with no further revelation coming, the process of inspiration has ceased (Jude 3).
  • We believe inspiration was limited to the original Greek texts and that the Majority extant Greek Texts represent what we say is in truth the Word of God (II Timothy 3:16-17).

2. We believe in the One True God revealed to us as Father, Son and Holy Spirit;

  • Who is holy, absolutely separate from and above the world as its Creator, yet everywhere present and sovereign (I Peter 1:16).
  • Who is a Spirit and personal Being, wise, all-powerful and good, the Upholder of all things (John 4:24).

3. We believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, true God and true man, the perfect Lamb of God given for the sins of the world.

  • Who as the Son, the Eternal Word, the Only Begotten of God by virgin birth was in truth God manifested in human flesh (I Timothy 3:16).
  • Who suffered under the curse of sin and death, the full penalty of divine wrath, demanded by the Law, in our stead (Galatians 3:13).
  • Who rose from the grave glorified and exalted as our High Priest to live evermore at the right hand of God our Father (Hebrews 9:24-26).

4. We believe in the Holy Spirit, Who being sent by the Father and Son, is the Agent in revelation and redemption.

  • Who convicts the world of sin, righteousness and judgment (John 16:8-11).
  • Who regenerates, guides, teaches, endows with gifts, empowers, and sanctifies all who become the children of God through Christ (John 16:13-15; Acts 1:8).
  • Who indwells, baptizes, anoints, seals and fills all who enter the great grace (Romans 6:2-5, 8:9-11; Ephesians 1:2-3).
  • Who changes us into the image of Christ, continuing His life and work together in us, in this present world (John 14:18-21, 23; Romans 8:29).

5. We believe in total depravity, the universal condemnation of the race in Adam in sin.

  • Who are sinners dead in trespasses and sin (Ephesians 2:1).
  • Who are sons of wrath without God in the world (Ephesians 2:3).
  • Who are alienated from the life of God (Ephesians 4:18).
  • Who are darkness without life (Ephesians 5:8).

6. We believe that salvation is by grace through faith alone and not by works lest any man should rob glory that belongs to God alone.

  • By God’s free gift of grace neither merited nor deserved (Romans 6:23).
  • By God’s righteousness transferred from the riches of Christ’s account (Romans 4:5-8).
  • By adoption with full rights and privileges into the family of God (Ephesians 1:5-6).
  • By redemption through His blood purchased back after being lost to the bondage of sin and death (I Peter 1:18-19).
  • By reconciliation, once enemies, now friends and having peace whereby He satisfied all the demands of the Law (Romans 5:10).
  • By justification declaring the sinner just as if he had never sinned (Romans 5:16-18).
  • By faith that repents of past evil works and turns to the living God receiving His unconditional promise of mercy and grace (Acts 17:30-31).

7. We believe in holy, separated living and godly works of service as new creations in Christ.

  • Whom we love and obey (John 14:2).
  • Whom we have fellowship with (John 14:23).
  • Whom we depend upon (John 15:5).
  • Who is our Friend (John 15:12-15).
  • Whom we are joined in union with (John 17:21-22).
  • Who is our life (Romans 5:10).

8. We believe in one Gospel outside of which one would be accursed.

  • The cross upon which Jesus died (I Corinthians 15:1-4).
  • The tomb in which He lay three days and nights (Matthew 12:39-40).
  • The resurrection power in which we have been united (Romans 6:4-5).

9. We believe in the Local Church, the congregation of the redeemed.

  • Of believers under the headship of Christ being lead by the Holy Spirit free of ecclesiastical dictates (Ephesians 1:22-23).
  • Of believers who have confessed their faith publicly in water baptism (Acts 8:36-37).
  • Of believers praying, serving, sacrificing and responsible to God for their own ministries and testimony (Acts 15:1-4).
  • Of believers organized, disciplined, obedient and covenanted together in the Great Commission (Matthew 18:15-17).
  • Of believers assembling together to worship, prayer, exhortation, comfort and edification, always remembering the Lord’s death during the Lord’s Table before and in contrast to a wicked world (Hebrews 10:23-25).

10. We believe in the Second Coming of our Lord Jesus Christ to establish His Kingdom.

  • The resurrection of the righteous to reign with Him (I Thessalonians 4:16-17).
  • The judgment of the lost into final everlasting punishment (John 5:27-29).
  • The rewarding of the faithful saints (I Corinthians 3:13-14).
  • The literal thousand year reign (Revelation 20:6).
  • The establishing of Christ’s Lordship, began in the redeemed, now extended to all creation at last (I Corinthians 15:24-26).
  • The casting of Satan and his demon angels into the Lake of Fire and final destitution (Revelation 20:7-10).