Our Beliefs:
The Bible:
We believe the Old and New Testament are the very Word of God. (Matt. 5:18, John 16:12-13, 2 Tim 3:16-17, Heb. 1:1-2, and 2 Peter 1:20-21).
The Trinity:
We believe that God is one being, yet three persons [Father, Son, and Holy Spirit]. (Deut. 6:4, Matt. 28:19-20, and 2 Cor. 13:14).
Jesus Christ:
We believe He is the Son of God, born of a virgin, who died to redeem man, and physical resurrected from the dead, now reigns in heaven and is coming a king one day. (John 1:1-2, 14, Rom. 3:24-25, Eph. 1:7, Acts 1:9-10, Rom. 8:34, 1 Thess. 1:10, 4:13-18, 5:9, and Rev. 3:10, 19:11-16).
The Holy Spirit:
We believe that He is God, and that He is a person. He convicts the world of sin, righteousness, and judgment; He seals, indwells, and empowers the believer. (John 16:8-11, Rom. 8:9, 1 Cor. 12:12-14, and Eph. 1:13-14).
Man:
We believe man was created in the image and likeness of God, but man fell into sin, and is unable to help himself out of the fallen state he is in. (Gen. 1:26-27, Rom. 3:9-23, and Eph. 2:1-3).
Satan:
We believe Satan is a created being, the father of all lies, the open enemy of God, he and his follower well be cast into hell. (Job 1:6-7, Isaiah 14:12-17, Matt. 4:2-11, and Rev. 20:10).
Salvation:
We believe that salvation is a gift from God, it must be received personal by faith, once saved you are sealed and kept by God; assured by this we live for Him and not ourselves, even as we war with are old sinful nature.(John 1:12, Eph. 2:8-10, Rom. 8:1, Gal. 5:13, Rom. 6:13, 8:12-13, Gal. 5:16-25).
The Resurrection/Eternity:
We believe in the bodily resurrection of all humanity, those to eternal life, and those to eternal hell. The believer at the time of death is present with their Lord. The unbeliever at the time of death is in conscious misery through all eternity (Matt. 25:46, Rev. 20:5-6, Phil. 1:23, 3:21, Matt. 25:41-46, 2 Thess. 1:7-9, Rev. 20:11-15).
Dispensational:
We believe in the dispensational view of the Bible. That God dealt/deals with men throughout different ages; from Innocence (Gen. 1:26, Ecc. 7:29, Gen. 1:28), Conscience (Gen. 3:5, Rom. 2:14-15), Human government(Gen. 9:6, Rom. 13:1-5, 1 Tim. 2:1-3), Promise (Gen. 12:2-3, 17:1-8, 26:1-5), Law (Ex. 19:3-8, 24:3,7, Gal. 3:16-18), Grace (Eph. 3:1-7, 1:3, 2:11-17, Matt. 16:18, Acts 2:1-4), and Kingdom (Rev. 20:1-6, 11-15, Matt. 25:41).
The Church:
The local church is those that have been born again in Christ Jesus. The church is to preach the Word, worship, and give glory to God, practice the Lord’s Supper, Baptism, and make disciples of all nations.
Salvation:
We believe that salvation is a gift from God, it must be received personal by faith, once saved you are sealed and kept by God; assured by this we live for Him and not ourselves, even as we war with are old sinful nature.
John 1:12
But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, even to those who believe in His name,
Ephesians 2:8-10
For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not as a result of works, so that no one may boast. For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them.
Romans 8:1
Therefore there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.
Galatians 5:13
For you were called to freedom, brethren; only do not turn your freedom into an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another.
Romans 6:13
and do not go on presenting the members of your body to sin as instruments of unrighteousness; but present yourselves to God as those alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness to God.
Romans 8:12-13
So then, brethren, we are under obligation, not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh— for if you are living according to the flesh, you must die; but if by the Spirit you are putting to death the deeds of the body, you will live.
Galatians 5:16-25
But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not carry out the desire of the flesh. For the flesh sets its desire against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; for these are in opposition to one another, so that you may not do the things that you please. But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the Law. Now the deeds of the flesh are evident, which are: immorality, impurity, sensuality, idolatry, sorcery, enmities, strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, disputes, dissensions, factions, envying, drunkenness, carousing, and things like these, of which I forewarn you, just as I have forewarned you, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God. But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. Now those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.
If we live by the Spirit, let us also walk by the Spirit.
