Statement of Faith

The Scriptures – We believe that the Bible is the only inerrant, inspired Word of God; that the very words were spoken by God to holy men of old; that the divine inspiration extends fully and equally to all parts of the Scriptures in the original manuscripts. They are the only complete and final revelation of the Word of God to man and therefore are our only rile for faith and practice. We accept the King James Bible as the only reliable English version. And the Word of God supercedes anything written in this constitution, where there is a conflict, the Word of God will be followed.
2 Timothy 3:16; 2 Peter 1:20-21; Mark 12:36; Matthew 5:18, Proverbs 30:5, Psalms 119:89; Revelation 22:18-19.

The True God – We believe that there is one, and only one living and true God: an infinite, intelligent, perfect spirit and personal being; the creator, preserver, and supreme ruler of the universe; inexpressibly glorious in holiness and all other perfection’s and worthy of all possible honor, confidence, and love; that in the unity of the Godhead there are three (3) persons: God the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, equal in every divine perfection and executing distinct but harmonious offices in the great work of redemption.
John 4:24; Genesis 1:1; Jeremiah 10:10; Matthew 28:19; John 10:30; Exodus 15:11; Mark 12:30; Ephesians 2:18.

The Person of Christ – We believe in the deity of our Lord Jesus Christ; the He is the very God by Whom and for Whom all things are created; that He was virgin born; that He was conceived by the Holy Spirit and is God manifest in the flesh; that He lived a perfect, sinless life and gave Himself as a perfect sacrifice for the sins of all men; and that He rose bodily from the grave.
John 1:1-3; Matthew 1:18-25; 2 Corinthians 5:21; Hebrews 4:15; Hebrews 9:14, 27; John 1:29; 1 Corinthians 15:4-8.

The Holy Spirit – We believe that the Holy Spirit is a divine person and not just an influence. We believe that the He is equal with God the Father and God the Son; that He was active in creation; that He convicts of sin, judgment, and righteousness; that He seals, endues, guides, teaches, witnesses, sanctifies , and helps the believer; that He calls individuals into Christian service and that He empowers and directs them in that service. We reject the modern charismatic movement with its unscriptural emphasis on speaking on tongues and other sign gifts.
John 14:16,17; John 16:7-14; Genesis 1:2; Matthew 28:19; Luke 24:49; Ephesians 1:13; Romans 8:14-16, 26; 2 Thessalonians 2:13; Acts 13:2-3, 1 Corinthians 12-14.

Satan – We believe that Satan was once a holy angel who enjoyed heavenly honors, but through wicked pride fell and drew after him a whole host of heavenly angels; that he is the enemy of God and every Christian; that he is the author of all false religions and present day apostasy and that he shall be punished forever and ever with his fallen angels in the lake of fire.
Isaiah 14:12-15 Ezekiel 28:13-17, 1 Peter 5:8; Ephesians 6:11; Revelation 12:9; Matthew 4:1-3; 2 Corinthians 11:13-15; Revelation 20:10.

Creation – We believe that the Genesis account of creation is literal and is the accurate historical record; that man, the universe, and all that is in it were created by God and not some process of evolution; that the six days of creation were literal twenty-four hour days.
Genesis 1:1; Genesis 1:7, 11, 14, 20, 24, 26, 27; Exodus 20:11; Colossians 1:16,17; Hebrews 11:3.

Man – We believe that God in His love and mercy has provided eternal salvation through the perfect redemptive and substitutionary atonement of our Lord Jesus Christ Who bore all the sins of the world in His own body. The conditions of salvation are repentance towards God and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ; it is totally of grace through faith, apart from any human works or effort, plus or minus nothing; that it is freely given to all who will receive it. Man cannot obtain salvation apart from the convicting and renewing work of the Holy Spirit and Word of God.
Romans 5:8; 1 Peter 2:24; 1 John 2:2; Acts 20:21; Ephesians 2:8,9; John 6:37,44; John 3:5; Romans 10:17.

Blessings of Salvation – We believe that all who are in Christ are justified, forgiven, imputed with Christ’s righteousness, regenerated, given eternal life, adopted into the family of God, redeemed, given spiritual gift(s), sanctified, sealed, and eternally secure in Him. Therefore, all true believers will endure to the end.
Romans 5:1-9; Hebrews 10:17; 1 John 1-9; Romans 4:5-7; Titus 3:5; John 3:3-5; John 10:28; Ephesians 1:5, 13; Colossians 1:14; 1 Corinthians 12:4-11; Hebrews 10:10; John 5:24; John 5:4.

The Local Church – We believe that the local New Testament Church is a visible assembly of baptized believers, associated by common faith and fellowship in the Gospel; observing the ordinance of baptism by immersion and the Lord’s Supper, governed by His Word, exercising the gifts, rights, and privileges invested in them by His Word; that its only scriptural officers are pastors and deacons whose qualifications, claims, duties are defined in the epistles 1 Timothy and Titus; that the mission of the church has the absolute right of self-government with Christ as the Head, free from the interference of any hierarchy of any individuals, churches, or organizations.
Matthew 18:17; Acts 2:41-47; 1 Corinthians 11:2; 1 Timothy 3:1-13; Titus 1:5-9; Matthew 18:19-20; Ephesians 5:23,24; 1 Peter 5:1-4; Acts 6:3-5; Acts 15:22.

Baptism and the Lord’s Supper – We believe that Christian baptism is the immersion in water of a believer in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost; that it is commanded by our Lord and is to be practiced by the church; that it pictures the death, burial, and resurrection of Christ and also the believer’s death to sin and his resurrection to a new life. We believe that the communion of the Lord’s Supper is a privilege and a responsibility intended only for those who are baptized believers in Christ; that the sacred use of the bread and fruit of the vine are symbolic only, commemorating together the death of Christ. It is to be proceeded by solemn self-examination.
Acts 8:36-39; Acts 10:48; Matthew 28:19,20; Romans 6:3-6; Colossians 2:12; Acts 41, 42; 1 Corinthians 11:23-31.

Civil Government – We believe that civil government is of divine appointment for the interest and good order of human society; that civil authorities are to be prayed for, honored, and obeyed except only in the things opposed to God’s Word; and that the Church and state should be separate, the state owing the church protection and freedom.
Romans 13:1-7; Matthew 22:21; Acts 5:29; Daniel 3:12-18; 1 Timothy 2:1,2.

The Righteous and Wicked – We believe in the bodily Resurrection of the righteous (saved) resulting in their everlasting blessedness with Christ and in the bodily resurrection of the wicked (unsaved) resulting in their everlasting, conscious punishment in the lake of fire.
1 Corinthians 15:12-54; John 2:25,26; John 14:2,3; Revelation 20:5,6,10-15; Luke 16:24.

Things to Come – We believe in the personal, imminent, pre-tribulational, and pre-millennial coming of our Lord Jesus Christ for His redeemed ones (the Rapture), immediately followed by the tribulation. Christ subsequently returns to earth with His saints to establish His Millennial kingdom.
Acts 1:6,7,11; 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17; Matthew 24:15-31; Revelation 19:11-15; Revelation 20:1-3; 1 Thessalonians 1:10.

Family Relationships — We believe that men and women are spiritually equal in position before God but that God has ordained distinct and separate, spiritual functions for men and women in the home and the church. The husband is to be the leader of the home, and men are to be the leaders (pastors and deacons) of the church. Accordingly, only men are eligible for licensure and ordination by the church.
Galatians 3:28, Col. 3:18, 1 Timothy 2:8-15; 3:4-5, 12

We believe that God has ordained the family as the foundational institution of human society. The husband is to love his wife as Christ loves the church. This of course equals 100% and rules out the 50/50 attitude. The wife is to submit herself to the Scriptural leadership of her husband, as the church submits to the headships of Christ. Children are an heritage of the Lord. Parents are responsible for teaching their own children spiritual and moral values and leading them, through consistent lifestyle example and appropriate discipline.
Gen 1:26-28; Ex 20:12; Deut 6:4-9, Ps 127:3-5; Proverbs 19:18; 22:15; 23:13-14; Mark 10:6-12; 1 Cor 7:1-16; Eph 5:21-33; 6:1-4, Col 3:18-21; Heb 13:4, 1 Pet 3:1-7.

Human sexuality – We believe God has provided for intimate sexual relations between man and woman within the covenant of marriage; sexual relations outside the bonds of marriage, including homosexuality, bisexuality, bestiality, incest, adultery, fornication, pedophilia, among others alluded to in God's Word, are a sin. We believe acts that defile God's human creation, such as gender modification, through medical procedures or by appearance, and participation in the sexual degradation of others through pornography, are attacks against the family unit, are against the will of God, and are sins.
(Genesis 2:24; 19:5, 13; Leviticus 18:1-30; Romans 1:18-32; 1 Corinthians 6:6-10; 7:3-5; Hebrews 13:4; Ephesians 5:3-5; 1 Thessalonians 4:8).