We Believe

The Scriptures
…are the inspired Word of God, revealed from God to man through the Holy Spirit. We believe the Scriptures are profitable for instruction and reproof and that they are our guide and hope for this life. (2 Tim 3:15-17; 1 Peter 1:23-25; Hebrews 4:12)

The One True Godhead
…the Godhead is comprised of 3 separate and distinct personalities, The Father, The Son and The Holy Spirit, who are eternally self-existent, self-revealed and function as one entity. Jesus Christ, who is God manifested in the flesh, is the second member of the Godhead, co-equal and co-eternal with the Father and the Holy Spirit.

Man, His Fall and Redemption
…man was created perfect and righteous because God said, "Let us make man in Our image, after Our Likeness." But man fell from grace in the Garden of Eden because of disobedience and now man's only hope of redemption is through the Son of God - Jesus Christ of Nazareth (Genesis 1:26-31, 3:1-7; Romans 5:12-21).

The Salvation of Man
…man’s only hope of redemption is through the shed blood of Jesus Christ. On the cross Jesus Christ became sin and sickness providing both salvation and divine healing for all mankind, (Psalm 103:3) being justified freely by His Grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus. For by grace we are saved through faith. "The Word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart – that is, the word of faith which we are preaching, that if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you shall be saved; for with the heart man believes, resulting in righteousness, and with the mouth he confesses, resulting in salvation. (Romans 3:24; Ephesians 2:8; Romans 10:8-10). Salvation is a free gift. Click here to find out more about this Free Gift.

The Evidences of Salvation
…the inward evidence of salvation is the direct witness of the Spirit (Romans 8:16). The outward evidence is a life of righteousness and true holiness. "And this is His commandment, that we believe in the name of His Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, just as He commanded us." (1 John 3:23) If we truly meet Jesus we cannot help but be changed by the experience. If we do not show a change in our lifestyles, then our experience must be questioned, our salvation checked and our hearts and minds opened to receive Jesus not just in our minds, but in our hearts where His throne is.

Faith and Works
…salvation is by faith in Jesus Christ and not by human works; lest any man boast. Our works will be rewarded in eternity but they will not get us there. Faith without works is dead. Works without faith. . . (Romans 10:9,10; Ephesians 2:8-9; Titus 3:5-7; Romans 14:20-21; and 2 Cor. 5:10)

Baptism in Water
…the ordinance of baptism by a burial with Christ should be observed as commanded in the Scriptures by all who have really repented and have accepted Jesus Christ in their hearts as Savior and Lord. By obeying this command they are following Christ and they declare to the world that they have died with Jesus, to the flesh and that they have been raised with Him, in the spirit to walk in a newness of life. To be washed by water cleanses the flesh, to be washed by the Blood of Jesus cleanses the soul. (Matt 28:19; Acts 10:47,48; Romans 6:4)

The Lord’s Supper
…"And when He had given thanks, he broke it and said, "This is my body which is for you. Do this in remembrance of me." In the same way also the cup, after supper, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me." Let a man examine himself, and so eat of the bread and drink of the cup. (1 Cor. 11:24,25,28).

The Promise of the Father
…all God's promises are Yes and Amen. As believers we are entitled to the promise of the Father, the Baptism in the Holy Ghost and Fire, according to the commandents of our Lord Jesus Christ. This was the normal experience of the early Christian Churches. With it comes the endowment of power for life and service, the bestowment of the gifts and their uses in the work of the ministry. All of the promises of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob are ours. We must simply claim them by knowing them and believing that they are ours. (Luke 24:49; Acts 1:4-8; 1 Cor. 12:1-3)

Divine Healing
…divine healing is an integral part of the gospel. Deliverance from sickness is provided for in the atonement, and is the privilege of all believers. "You are healed by His stripes." Every provision for our healing was made when Jesus bore upon His back stripe after stripe of painful flesh tearing blows. (Isaiah 53:4,5; Matt. 8:16,17; James 5:14-16).

The Church
…the church is the body of Christ. The habitation of God through the Spirit, with divine appointments for the fulfillment of her great commission. Each believer, born of the Spirit, is an integral part of the general assembly and church of the first born, which are written in Heaven (Eph. 1:22; 2:19-22; Hebrews 12:23).

Blessed Hope
…Jesus is coming again to gather all His Saints to Heaven (1 Cor 15:51-52; 1 Thess 4:16-17; 2 Thess 2:1)

The Lake of Fire
…those who have not accepted the redemptive work of Jesus Christ will suffer eternal separation from the Godhead. The Devil and his angels, the beast and the false prophet, and anyone whose name was not found written in the book of life, shall be consigned to everlasting punishment in the lake of fire which burns with brimstone. This is the second death, the lake of fire (Rev. 19:20 20:10-15).

The Millennial Reign of Jesus
…the return of our Lord Jesus Christ with His Saints from heaven to rule and reign for one thousand years on earth as the Scriptures promised (Romans 11:25-27; 2 Thess 1:7; Rev. 19:11-16; 20: 1-7). After this, there shall be a new heaven and a new earth (Rev.21)