CORE BELIEFS
bibliology
We believe the Bible to be God’s written revelation to man, divinely inspired, entirely trustworthy; supreme authoritative, and without error in the original manuscripts
Deut. 4:2; 2 Tim. 3:15-17; 2 Peter 1:21
theology
We believe that there is one God, eternally existent in three persons: God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit.
Deut. 6:4-5; Matt. 23:9; 28:19; Mark 1:9-11; John 4:14; Rom. 8:14-15; 1Cor. 8:6; Eph. 4:6; 1 Tim. 1:17; Heb. 11:6
christology
We believe in the deity of Jesus Christ, His virgin birth, His sinless human life, His divine miracles, His vicarious and atoning death on the cross to provide for our redemption, His bodily resurrection and ascension into heaven, His mediatorial work, and His personal return to earth in power and glory.
Matt. 1:18-23; 11:27; 16:16, 27; 28:1-6; Mark 3:11; Luke 1:35; 4:41; 22:70; 24:46; John 1:1-18, 29; 10:30, 38; 11:25-17; 12:44-50; 14:7-11; 16:15-16; 17:21-22; Acts 1:9; 7:55; 9:20
PNEUMATOLOGY
We believe in the personality and deity of the Holy Spirit, that He performs the miracle of the new birth in an unbeliever and indwells believers, enabling them to live a godly life, to witness and work for the Lord Jesus Christ.
Gen. 1:2; Psa. 51:11; Joel 2:28-32; Matt 1:18; 3:16; 4:1; Mark 1:10, 12; Luke 1:35; 4:1, 18-19; John 4:24; 14:16- 17, 26; 16:7-14; Acts 1:8; 2:1-4, 38; 4:31; 5:3; Rom. 8:9-11, 14-16; 1 Cor. 2:10-14; 3:16; Gal. 4:6; Eph. 1:13-14; 1 Thes. 5:19; 1 Tim. 3:16; Heb. 9:8, 14; 1 Peter 1:21; Rev. 1:10
ANTHROPOLOGY
We believe that humanity was created in the image and likeness of God; but that in Adam’s sin human race fell, inherited a sinful nature, and became alienated from God. Man is a sinful being and, of himself, utterly unable to remedy his lost condition.
Gen. 1:26-30; Isa. 6:5; Jer. 17:5; Matt. 16:26; Acts 17:26-31; Rom. 1:19-32; 1 Cor. 1:21-31; Eph. 2:1-22
SOTERIOLOGY
We believe the Salvation of lost and sinful man through the shed blood of the Lord Jesus Christ by faith apart from works, and regeneration by the Holy Spirit.
Gen. 3:15; Matt. 1:21; 4:17; Luke 1:68-75; John 1:11-14, 29; 3:16; 5:24; Acts 4:12; 15:11; 16:30-32; Rom. 5:8-10; 8:1-2, 14-18; 2 Cor. 5:17-20; Gal. 2:20; Eph. 2:8-22; Phil. 2:12-13; Titus 2:11-14; Rev. 3:20
ESCHATOLOGY
We believe in the bodily resurrection of all mankind, the saved to eternal life, and the unsaved to judgment and everlasting punishment.
Matt. 16:27; 19:28; 24:30-36; 25:31-46; 26:64; Mark 8:38; Luke 12:40; John 14:1-3; Acts 1:11; 1 Cor. 15:24-28; 2 Cor. 5:10; Rev. 20:1-22:13