Statement of Faith

We believe the Bible is the divinely inspired Word of God. It has God for its author, salvation for its end, and is inerrant in the original manuscripts (2 Timothy 3:16; 2 Peter 1:21).

We believe there is one and only one living God, the Creator of the universe. He is eternal in existence, infinite in his perfections, and sovereign in his fulfillment of his purpose. The eternal God reveals Himself to us as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, with distinct personal attributes, but without division of nature, essence, or being (Genesis 1:1; Matthew 28:19; John 10:30).

We believe Jesus is the eternal Son of God. In His incarnation, He was conceived of the Holy Spirit, born of the virgin Mary, and both revealed and fulfilled the perfect will of God. He died on the cross to provide atonement for our sins, was buried, and rose again. He ascended into heaven and is now exalted at the right hand of God as the one mediator between God and humanity (John 10:33; Isaiah 7:14; Matthew 1:23; Luke 1:35; Hebrews 4:15; Hebrews 7:26; 1 Corinthians 15:3; Ephesians 1:7; Hebrews 2:9; John 11:25; 1 Corinthians 15:4; Mark 16:19; Acts 1:11; Revelation 19:11).

We believe the Holy Spirit is the third person of the Godhead. He exalts Christ, convicts sin, righteousness, and judgement, and indwells in the believer to empower for Christian living and service (1 Corinthians 3:16, 6:19-20; Romans 8:13-14; Ephesians 4:30; Ephesians 5:18).

We believe man was created by a special act of God in God’s own image. Mankind fell into sin, became separated from God, and is subject to death as the consequence of sin. Only by the grace of God can one be saved, restored to fellowship with God, and made a new creation (Genesis 1:26; John 3:16-19; John 5:24; Romans 3:23; Romans 5:8-9).

We believe salvation is “by grace through faith” in Jesus Christ. The one who repents and trusts Christ as Savior is born again of the Holy Spirit, set apart to a life of holiness, and finally will be glorified with Christ. Those who are redeemed are kept by the power of God eternally (Ephesians 2:8-10; Titus 3:5; John 3:3; Deuteronomy 14:2; Romans 8:17; John 10:28-29).

We believe God has ordained the family as the foundational institution of human society. It is composed of persons related to one another by marriage, blood, or adoption. We believe the term marriage has only one meaning: the uniting of one man and one woman in a single, exclusive union, as delineated in Scripture (Genesis 2:18-25). We believe God intends sexual intimacy to occur only between a man and a woman who are married to each other (1 Corinthians 6:18, 7:2-5; Hebrews 13:4). We believe God wonderfully foreordained and immutably created each person as either male or female in conformity with their biological sex. These two distinct yet complementary genders together reflect the image and nature of God (Genesis 1:26-27). Children, from the moment of conception, are a blessing and heritage from the Lord. Parents are to teach their children spiritual and moral values and to lead them, through consistent lifestyle example and loving discipline, to make choices based on biblical truth. Children are to honor and obey their parents (Exodus 20:12, Ephesians 6:1-4, Colossians 3:20).