Stetement of Faith

1.  There is from all eternity one God (Deuteronomy 6:4) in three persons: the Father, the Son, the Holy Spirit (Matthew 28:19).  
    He is perfect and infinite in every way (Matthew 5:48).

2.  Jesus Christ is both true God and true man (Philippians 2:6-11).  He was conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary (Luke 1:34-38).  He died as a sacrifice on the cross (Hebrews 2:9; Hebrews 9:24-26), substituting Himself as the just for the unjust (I Pet. 3:18).  All who believe in Him are justified by His shed blood (Romans 5:8).  He rose from the dead on the third day according to the Scriptures (Acts 2:23 & 31; I Corinthians 15:4).  He is our High Priest, (Hebrews 8:1) and as such he now sits at the right hand of the Divine Majesty. He will return to establish His kingdom of justice and peace (Daniel 7:13-14; Matthew 26:64).

3.  The Holy Spirit is a divine person (John 14:15-18), sent to dwell in the believer, to guide, to teach, to empower (John 16:13; Acts 1:8) and to convict the world of sin, righteousness and judgment (John 16:7-11).

4.  The Old and New Testaments, without error in their original wording, were verbally inspired by God, and are the complete revelation of his will for the salvation of men. They constitute the divine and only rule of the Christian in matters of faith and life (2 Peter 1:20-21; 2 Timothy 3:15-17).

5.  Man was originally created in the image and likeness of God (Genesis 1:26-27).  His disobedience led to his fall, and thus to physical and spiritual death. All men are born with a sinful nature (Ecclesiastes 7:20; Romans 3:23), are separated from the life of God and can only be saved by the atoning work of the Lord Jesus (1 Corinthians 15:20&23; 1 Peter 1:18-19). The fate of the unrepentant and unbelieving is a conscious existence in eternal torment (Revelation 21:8); that of the believer is eternal joy and bliss (Revelation 21:1-4).

6.  Salvation is offered freely by Jesus Christ to all men. Those who repent and believe in Him are born again by the Holy Spirit; they receive the gift of eternal life and become children of God (John 1:12-13; John 3:3-7, 16: Titus 3:4-7).

7.  God wants every believer to be filled with the Holy Spirit, fully sanctified (spirit, soul and body), separated from sin and the world, totally dedicated to God's will, thus receiving the power necessary for holy living and effective service. This awareness of the need for sanctification, usually distinct from conversion, confirms normal growth and allows for progressive development (Ephesians 5:18; 1 Thessalonians 5:23; Acts 1:8; Romans 6:1-14).

8.  The redemptive work of the Lord Jesus Christ includes the healing of our bodies, which will only be complete at the resurrection (Isaiah 53:4-5, Matthew 8:16-17). The prayer for the sick and the anointing with oil, prescribed in Scripture, remain privileges for the Church today (James 5:13-16).

9.  The Church includes all those who believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, are redeemed by His blood and are born of the Holy Spirit. Christ is the head of the body, the church (Ephesians 1:22-23), to whom the Lord has given the command to go into all the world, preaching the gospel to all nations (Matthew 28:19-20).  The local church is a group of believers in Christ who meet to worship God through prayer, fellowship, proclamation of the Gospel and observance of the Lord's ordinances, namely baptism and Holy Communion (Acts 2:41-47).

10.  There will be a bodily resurrection for the righteous and the unrighteous: for the former, a resurrection to eternal life (1 Corinthians 15:20-23: Revelation 20:4-6); for the latter, a resurrection to judgment (John 5:28-29; Revelation 20:11-15).

11.  The return of the Lord Jesus Christ is near and will be personal, visible and glorious (Mat. 25:31; Acts 1:11; Heb. 10:37). It will precede the Millennium (Luke 21:27-31; Revelation 19:11-16; Revelation 20:4). It is a vital truth that constitutes a stimulus for a holy life and faithful service, as well as the blessed hope of the believer (Matthew 24:14: Titus 2:11-14; 1 John 3:2-3).