What We Believe
Doctrine of the Bible
We believe the sixty-six books of the Bible (Genesis through Revelation) are the inspired, infallible, and preserved Word of God. We believe the Word of God was originally penned by men who were guided by the Holy Spirit, therefore ensuring His words were written without the admixture of error. The Bible is our sole authority of faith and practice
Doctrine of the Godhead
The Trinity - We believe there is only one true God eternally existing in three distinct persons - Father, Son, and Holy Spirit (Ghost).
We believe Jesus Christ is the eternal Son of God coequal, coeternal, and coexistent with the Father and the Holy Spirit. He was sent forth by the Father and was supernaturally conceived in the womb of the virgin Mary by the overshadowing of the Holy Ghost
Doctrine of Creation
We believe the Genesis account of creation is the literal and historical account of the creative acts of God. We believe He created all things from nothing and without the aid of any evolutionary process. We believe the days of creation are six twenty-four-hour days.
Doctrine of Man
We believe man was created in the image and likeness of God, sinless and innocent. Because of Adam's willful disobedience to God, he incurred both physical and spiritual death; all men through choice and an inherited evil nature are totally depraved; there is no innate goodness in man to merit salvation. Man's only hope for redemption is in God's sinless Son, the Lord Jesus Christ.
Doctrine of Sin
We believe "sin is the transgression of the law" of God. We believe sin is universal - "in Adam all sinned"- and that it separates man from God. Sin in the Scriptures is referred to in different terms, such as, iniquity, transgression, and trespass.
Doctrine of Lucifer/Satan
We believe Lucifer was created "the anointed cherub" of God. In the pride of his heart, he rebelled against God and became "the Devil," also known as "Satan," "the great dragon," "that old serpent," and a "roaring lion."
Doctrine of Heaven/Hell
A) Heaven - We believe Heaven is the literal place where God's throne is established. The angels of God dwell in heaven; our Lord Jesus Christ is in Heaven now with the Father preparing a place for all the saved; believers will spend all eternity there in worship and service to our God. There will be no more sorrow, death, pain, or tears.
B) Hell - We believe Hell is the literal place of torment originally prepared for the Devil and his angels. Men who die outside a relationship with Jesus Christ now go into Hell, but at the end Hell and all that are in it will stand before the great white throne judgment of God. After judgment all whose names are not found in the book of life will be cast into the lake of fire for all eternity.
Doctrine of Salvation
We believe salvation is the total and complete work of God through Jesus Christ His Son. By His personal obedience He honored God's law completely. On the cross, He willfully shed His blood to pay the price of redemption, make propitiation to God for us, and to reconcile us to God. He is in every way an all-sufficient Savior. God's gift of eternal life comes through faith in Him.
Doctrine of the Church
A) As an Organism - We believe the church is a living organism and is referred to in the Scriptures as "the body" of Christ for which he shed His blood.
B) As an Organization - We believe the local church is an assembly of baptized believers who have joined themselves together for work, worship and the propagation of the gospel. We hold that the local church has the absolute right of self-government, free from the interference of any hierarchy of individuals or organizations. Its only Head is Jesus Christ.
C) Its Ordinances
1) Baptism - We believe that biblical baptism is by immersion in water as it sets forth in picture the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Biblical baptism is that which follows ones salvation experience and is an act of obedience. There is no saving power in baptism.
2) Lord's Supper - We believe the Lord's Supper (table) is a memorial of our Lord's death to be observed until He comes. The elements, bread and the fruit of the vine, are only symbols of His broken body and shed blood.
Doctrine of Marriage
We believe that God ordained marriage to be between one (1) man and one (1) woman. Marriage was ordained to last the life of that man and that woman until one or both pass on.
Doctrine of Last Things
We believe that at death the believer passes instantly into the presence of Christ to remain in conscious joy until the resurrection of the body when Christ comes for His own. Then those believers that are alive shall be "caught up" (known as the rapture) to meet the Lord in the air. We believe the church will not go through any of the seven-year tribulation, but that it will begin after the rapture of the Church. Judgment will then be poured out on an unbelieving world during the Tribulation, the last half being the Great Tribulation. The climax of this fearful era will be the physical return of Jesus Christ to the earth in great glory to setup the Davidic kingdom. Satan will be bound, and the curse will be lifted from the physical creation. Following the millennial reign of Christ, the great white throne judgment will occur; at that time the bodies and souls of the wicked dead shall be reunited and cast into the lake of fire. Then will begin the eternal estate when Jesus Christ will turn the kingdom over to His Father.
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