We believe that the Bible is God’s literal word to mankind and is inerrant (without error in the original languages). The Bible’s primary author is the Holy Spirit who used the tongues and pens of man to compose it and has done so sovereignly and historically. The Bible is infallible (completely true and factual). The Bible’s primary goal is to reveal the character of God and his plan of redemption in the person and works of Jesus Christ. In the Bible, mankind has all they need for life and godliness.

2 Tim. 3:16-17; 2 Pet. 1:19-21; Jn. 14:25-26; Matt 4:4

We believe God is the creator and ruler of the universe. He is omnipotent (having all power), omnipresent (unconfined by space and time), and omniscient (having all knowledge). We believe in one God who exists in three distinct persons, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. The persons of the One God are equal in essence, equal in worth, coeternal in divinity, all possessing the attributes which make God, God, possessing the same unified will.

Gen. 1; Isa. 43:13; Ps. 147:5; Jer. 23:24; Matt. 28:19; Titus 2:13

We believe that God the Father is the first person of the Divine Trinity. The Father is unbegotten, eternal, and from himself, generates the eternally begotten Son, the Spirit proceeding from the Son and the Father. God the Father is the fountain of divinity, and it is by Him all God’s children are chosen and called unto eternal life.

Jn. 14:10; 1 Jn 4:14; Gal. 4:4; Eph. 1:3-6

We believe Jesus is the second person of the Divine Trinity and the Christ, the planned sacrifice God chose to complete His redemptive work. We believe Jesus is eternal and pre- existent before his birth. We believe he was born of a virgin, fully God, and fully man. He lived a righteous life, gave his life into the hands of men, was crucified, and rose again bodily after three days to save from God’s wrath those who trust in Jesus. He ascended to heaven and now actively reigns over all things at the right hand of the Father through the power of the Holy Spirit. It is Jesus who redeems and justifies those called by the Father unto eternal life.

1 Cor. 15:1-8; Jn 14:16-17; Mk. 16:19

We believe the Holy Spirit is the literal third person of the Divine Trinity. The Holy Spirit is God and is not merely a force or power. The Holy Spirit supernaturally brings dead men and women to life through sovereign regeneration. The Holy Spirit regenerates the hearts of God’s people and sovereignly and actively equips the church with spiritual gifts used to glorify God and edify the Body of Christ. The Holy Spirit convicts of sin, directs our prayers, grants repentance, and brings holiness to the believers. It is the Holy Spirit who seals eternally those whom Jesus has redeemed and justified; those whom the Father has called unto eternal life. The Holy Spirit inspired the Bible and now opens hearts and minds to comprehend its truths and to behold the glory of God the Father and God the Son.

Gen. 1:2; John 16:7-11; Rom. 12: 5-8; Jn. 14:26; Eph. 4:30, 1 Cor. 2:10-14

We believe that God is sovereign, holy, righteous, and just. God is merciful and loving, gentle, and humble. God is good in all his purposes. God is good in all his attributes. None of God’s attributes overshadow or compromise any of his other attributes. God’s character is most clearly shown in the person of Jesus.

Isa. 14:27; Pro. 16:33; Lam. 3:37-39; Isa. 57:15; Ps. 11:17; Pro. 28:5; Eph. 2:4-5; 1 Jn. 4:9-11; Matt. 11:29; Ps. 145:9; Heb. 1:1-3

We believe that every person is made in the image of God. Because of this, each person has a dignity that should be respected and worth that should be valued. Mankind was created to love and experience God, but because of sin, a falling short of God’s righteous standard, mankind is separated from God. Man cannot be reunited with God unless it is through the mediating sacrifice of his Son Jesus.

Gen. 1:27; Ecc. 12:13; Rom 3:23; 1 Tim. 2:5; Jn. 14:6

Salvation is the Lord’s and comes only by placing one’s trust in the sacrifice of Jesus Christ. We believe that salvation is a rescue from the eternal consequence of sin. We believe that salvation is not merely something someone is saved from but something they are saved to, namely a life united with God. We believe salvation is first initiated by God’s grace and received by faith and repentance. Mankind can in no way save themselves or atone for their sins but must rely on the grace and mercy of God.

Rev. 7:10; Eph. 1:3-10, Eph. 2:8-10; Rom. 5:1-2; 8-10; Rom. 6:23; Rom. 10:9

Christian baptism is the immersion of a believer in water in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. It is an act of obedience symbolizing the believer’s faith in a crucified, buried, and risen Savior, the believer’s death to sin, the burial of the old life, and the resurrection to walk in newness of life in Christ Jesus. It is a testimony to his faith in the final resurrection of the dead. Being a church ordinance, it is not salvific, it is prerequisite to the privileges of church partnership and to the Lord’s Supper. 

Col. 2:11-14; Lk. 3:16; Eph 4:4- 6

The Lord’s Supper is a symbolic act of obedience whereby those who have placed their faith in Jesus, through partaking of the bread and the fruit of the vine, memorialize and celebrate the death of the Redeemer and anticipate His second coming.

1 Cor. 11:22-29; Matt. 26:26–30

We believe the Church is the body of Christ, and that Jesus is the head. The members of Christ’s Church are all people, globally and eternally, who trust him in faith and look to Him for salvation. Christ’s Church exists to glorify God and make the Gospel known in the world.

Eph. 1:22-23; Rom. 12:4-5; 1 Cor. 12:12-27; 1 Cor. 1:10; Matt. 28:17-20

We believe that on the Last Day Jesus will physically return to judge the earth, both the righteous and the unrighteous. When He returns the dead will rise and Christ will judge all people. The unbelieving will spend eternity in separation from the grace of God. They will receive punishment in hell for their sin and rebellion. Those who have received eternal life will live with God in the new heaven and earth full of ever-increasing joy.

1 Cor. 15:20-28; Matt. 25:21; Rev. 20:10; Rev 21:1-5

We believe that Christians should live a life that honors God and esteems others above themselves. We believe that Christians should live in obedience to all of God’s word and practice Christian discipline, thus, growing in Christlikeness. We believe Christians should walk in holiness of thought, word, and deed. This is accomplished only through reliance on and the working of the Holy Spirit in a believer’s life.

Phil. 2:3; 1 Pet. 1:16; 1 Pet. 2:2; Heb. 5:11- 12; Heb. 6:1; Eph. 4:13-15; Acts 1:8; Jude 1:20-21

We believe that the Holy Spirit imparts spiritual gifts to all believers for the building of the church and the witness of the gospel. The gifts of the Holy Spirit that we see on display in the New Testament are still active within the life of the church. These gifts did not end with the close of the New Testament or the death of the last apostle.

1 Cor. 12:4-11; 1 Cor. 13:8-10; Rom. 12:3-8; Eph. 3:11-13

We believe that marriage is a covenant between one man and one woman, in a single exclusive union, by which their status changes from two individuals to one flesh as God joins them together. This is a good thing. This covenant creates a new family such that their lifelong, primary, human loyalty is now to one another before anyone else. It is an earthly covenant between one man and one woman that God created and sanctioned to image the unbreakable, heavenly covenant between Christ and His church, therefore intended not to be broken by anything but death.

Gen. 2:18-24; Eph. 5:25-29; Matt. 19:4-6; Prov. 18:22; Heb. 13:4

Regarding gender, God fearfully and wonderfully created each person as male or female. These two, distinct, complementary genders together reflect the image and nature of God. Regarding sex, God created sex as a gift to be enjoyed within a marriage covenant between one man and one woman. We believe that God has commanded that no sexual activity be engaged outside of this marriage covenant. We believe that the exercise of sexual expression outside the biblical definition of marriage in any manner is contradictory to God’s design for sexuality. (For further detail and nuance, we also affirm The Nashville Statement.)

Gen. 1:26-17; Gen. 2:15-16; Ps. 139; Matt 5:27-32; Matt. 19:3-12; Rom. 1:26-27; 1 Cor. 6:9-11, 18; 1 Cor. 7:2-5; Eph. 5:21-33; Heb. 13:4; 1 Tim. 1:10