Statement of Faith

Faith Statement: We Believe……..

The Bible is the inerrant inspired Word of God from Genesis to Revelation; it’s the final authority concerning Christian conduct, character, and commitment to God and is able to determine man’s fate  

– II Peter 1:19-21; Hebrews 4:12, 9:27.

In the Godhead – God the Father, God the Son, God the Holy Spirit all working in perfect unity, recognizable personalities and qualities, perfectly united in one. Our God is one, but manifested in three personalities 

– I John 5:7; Matthew 3:16-17, 28:19-20; II Corinthians 13:14).

• Thus, the Father is God – I Corinthians 8:6; I Chronicles 29:10; Matthew 6:9);
• the Son is God – Isaiah 9:6-7; John 20:28
• and the Holy Spirit is God – Acts 5:3-4; I Corinthians 3:16-17; 6:19-20; Jeremiah 31:31-34; Hebrews 3:7-9, 10:15-16.

In the good news of salvation by grace (justification) and not by works 

– Ephesians 2: 8-9; Romans 5:1.
 

The natural state of all men (and women) is sinfulness, depravity and guilt 

– Psalm 51:5; Job 14:4; Jeremiah 17:9-10; Isaiah 55:8, Romans 3:23.
 

That God is able to regenerate the heart of man after repentance through conversion and sanctification (Salvation) 

– Proverbs 28:13; Isaiah 55:7, II Corinthians 7:10, Acts 3:19, 20:20-21; Luke 24:45-47.
 

The Virgin Birth 

– Isaiah 7:14, Matthew 1:18-25.
 

Water Baptism 

– Matthew 28:19; Acts of the Apostles 2:38; 8:16; 10:48; 19:5.
 

The Lord’s Supper 

– I Corinthians 11:23-34; Luke 22:19-20.

The Baptism of the Holy Spirit 

– I Corinthians 12 and 14; Joel 2:28; Acts 1:5-8.
 

Divine Healing, Deliverance and Restoration from dead works 

– Psalm 103:1-5; James 5:14-16; III John 2; Galatians 3:3-14.
 

Holiness 

– Titus 2:11-12; I Peter 2:21-23.
 

Restitution 

– Genesis 20:1-8; Proverbs 6:31; Matthew 5:23-24; Acts 23:1-5; 24:16.
 

Personal Evangelism 

– Matthew 28:19-20; Mark 16:15; Luke 24:46-49; Psalm 126:5-6.
 

Marriage 

– Genesis 1:26-27; Deuteronomy 22:13, 24:1; Ephesians 5:22-23; I Timothy 4:1-3; 5:14-16; Hebrews 13:4.
 

Rapture of the Saints / The Resurrection of the Dead 

– I Thessalonian 4:13-17; 5:4-9; Philippians 3:11, 20-21; I Corinthians 15:51-54; I John 3:1-3.
 

The Great Tribulation 

– Matthew 24:21, 22, 29; Revelation 9:16; Mark 13:19.
 

Second Coming of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ 

– I Thessalonian 4:14-17; II Thessalonian 1:7-10; Titus 2:8; Jude 14, 15; Mark 13:24-37.
 

Christ Millennial Reign 

– Isaiah 11:6-9; 65:25; Hosea 2:18; Zechariah 14:9-20.
 

The Great White Throne Judgment 

– II Peter 2:9; Daniel 12:2-3; Matthew 10:15; 11:21-24; John 5:28, 29.
 

The New Heaven and The New Earth 

– Psalm 102:25; Isaiah 51:6; 65:17; Revelation 21:1-7; II Peter 3:10-13.
 

Hell 

– Psalm 9:17; Matthew 25:46; Luke 12:4; 16:19-31; Revelation 14:10, 11.
 

Tithing 

– Matthew 23:23; Malachi 3.

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