Our Belief
We believe ... there is but one living and true God
everlasting, of infinite power, wisdom and goodness; Maker and Preserver
of all things, both visible and invisible. And in the unity of this
Godhead there are three Persons of one substance of eternal being, and
equal in holiness, justice, wisdom, power, and dignity; the Father, the
Son, and the Holy Ghost.
We believe ... that
the Son, who is the Word of the Father, the very and eternal God, of
one substance with the Father, took man's nature in the womb of the
blessed virgin; so that two whole and perfect natures, that is to say,
the Godhead and the manhood were joined together in one Person, never to
be divided, whereof is one Christ, very God and perfect man, who
actually suffered, was crucified, dead, and buried, to reconcile the
Father to us, and to make atonement, not only for our actual guilt, but
also for original sin.
We believe ... that
Christ did truly rise again from the dead, and took again His body,
with all things appertaining to the perfections of man's nature, and
ascended into heaven and there sits until He shall return to judge all
men at the last day.
We believe ... the
Holy Ghost, proceeding from the Father and the Son, is of one substance,
majesty and glory with the Father and the Son, very and eternal God.
We believe ... in
the verbal and plenary inspiration of the Holy Scriptures, known as the
Bible, composed of sixty-six books and divided into two departments, Old
and New Testaments.
We believe ... the
Bible is the Word of God, the full and complete revelation of the plan
and history of redemption.
We believe ... that
eternal life with God in heaven is a portion of the reward of the
finally righteous; and that everlasting banishment from the presence of
the Lord and unending torture in hell are the wages of the persistently
wicked (Matthew 25:46; Psalm 9:17; Revelation 21:7-8).
We believe ... that
Jesus Christ shed His blood for the remission of sins that are past,
for the regeneration of penitent sinners, and for salvation from sin and
from sinning (Romans 3:25; 1 John 3:5-10; Ephesians 2:1-10).
We believe ...
teach, and firmly maintain the scriptural doctrine of justification by
faith alone (Romans 5:1).
We believe ... that
Jesus Christ shed His blood for the complete cleansing of the justified
believer from all indwelling sin and from its pollution, subsequent to
regeneration (1 John 1:7-9).
We believe ... in
sanctification. While sanctification is initiated in regeneration and
consummated in glorification, we believe that it includes a definite,
instantaneous work of grace achieved by faith subsequent to regeneration
(Acts 26:18; 1 John 1:9). Sanctification delivers from the power and
dominion of sin. It is followed by life-long growth in grace and
knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ (2 Corinthians 4:16; 2
Peter 3:18).
We believe ... that
the pentecostal baptism of the Holy Ghost and fire is obtainable by a
definite act of appropriating faith on the part of the fully cleansed
believer, and the initial evidence of the reception of this experience
is speaking with other tongues as the Spirit gives utterance (Luke
11:13; Acts 1:5; 2:14, 8-17; 10:44-46; 19:6).
We believe ... in
divine healing as in the atonement (Isaiah 53:4-5; Matthew 8:16-17; Mark
16:14-18; James 5:14-16; Exodus 15:26).
We believe ... in
the imminent, personal, premillennial second coming of our Lord Jesus
Christ (1 Thessalonians 4:15-17; Titus 2:13; 2 Peter 3:1-4; Matthew
24:29-44), and love and wait for His appearing (2 Timothy 4:8).
