We believe that the Bible, both the Old and New Testaments, is the inspired Word of God (2 Timothy 3:16), inerrant in the original writings, complete as the revelation of God’s will for salvation (Hebrews 1:1,2) and the supreme and final authority in all matters to which they speak (2 Peter 1:3).
We believe that God spoke in His written Word by a process of dual authorship. The Holy Spirit so superintended the human authors that, through their individual personalities and different styles of writing, they composed and recorded God’s Word to man (2 Peter 1:20-21) without error in the whole or in the part (Matthew 5:18; 2 Timothy 3:16).

We believe that, whereas there may be several applications of any given passage of Scripture, there is but one true interpretation. The meaning of Scripture is to be found as one diligently applies the literal grammatical-historical method of interpretation under the enlightenment of the Holy Spirit (John 7:17; 16:12-15; 1 Corinthians 2:7-15; 1 John 2:20).

We believe that in the incarnation (God becoming man) Christ surrendered only the prerogatives of deity but nothing of the divine essence, either in degree or kind. In His incarnation, the eternally existing second Person of the Trinity accepted all the essential characteristics of humanity and so became the God-Man (Philippians 2:5-8; Colossians 2:9).

In His sinless humanity, Christ was fully capable of genuine temptation (Hebrews 4:15). In his deity, Christ was not only sinless, but unable to sin (James 1:13).
We believe Jesus Christ rose from the dead in the same body, though glorified, in which He had lived and died. We believe that, upon His ascension, He was accepted by His Father, and His acceptance is the ultimate assurance that His redeeming work was perfectly accomplished. We believe Jesus is the head of the church (Colossians 1:18) and He continues to intercede for the saved (Hebrews 7:25).

We believe that the Holy Spirit administers spiritual gifts to the church. The Holy Spirit glorifies neither Himself nor His gifts by ostentatious displays, but He does glorify Christ by implementing His work of redeeming the lost and building up believers in the most holy faith (John 16:13-14; Acts 1:8; 1 Corinthians 12:4-11; 2 Corinthians 3:18).

We believe that God the Holy Spirit is sovereign in the bestowing of all His gifts for the perfecting of the saints today, and that speaking in tongues and the working of sign miracles in the beginning days of the church were for the purpose of pointing to and authenticating the apostles as revealers of divine truth, and were never intended to be characteristic of the lives of all believers (1 Corinthians 12:4-11; 13:8-10; 2 Corinthians 12:12; Ephesians 4:7-12; Hebrews 2:1-4).

We believe Adam sinned, and as a result humanity has been tainted by the effects of sin (Genesis 3; Jeremiah 17:9; Romans 5:10-12). We believe all people are sinners by nature and choice and are spiritually dead in their relationship to God (Ephesians 2:1).

We believe that, although created and still bearing the image of God, a person’s ability to reflect God’s holiness has been negatively affected by the presence of sin (Colossians 3:10). Humanity still has the capacity to do good, sense right and wrong, and reflect aspects of God’s nature.

We believe all people stand in need of a Savior, someone who can address their spiritually dead condition (Romans 3:10). We believe those who repent of sin and trust Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord are regenerated by the Holy Spirit and reconciled to God (Romans 10:9,10; 2 Corinthians 5:20; Titus 3:5).

We believe God the Father, by His love and grace, was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself by giving His Son as the sinless sacrifice for sinful humanity. In the death of Jesus Christ on the cross, full payment was made for the sins of the world and God’s perfect justice was satisfied. In His death and resurrection the righteousness of Jesus Christ was made available to all that trust in Him as Savior.

We believe personal salvation is received through faith in the person and redemptive work of Jesus Christ alone, apart from any human merit, deed, or ritual (Ephesians 2:8-10; Romans 3:20). Eternal life, by its very nature, and because of God’s faithfulness guarantees the eternal security of all believers (John 10:27,28; 2 Timothy 2:13).

We believe the autonomy of the local church, free from any external authority or control, with the right of self-government and freedom from the interference of any hierarchy of individuals or organizations (Titus 1:5). We teach that it is scriptural for true churches to cooperate with each other for the presentation and propagation of the faith. Each local church, however, through its elders and their interpretation and application of Scripture, should be the sole judge of the measure and method of its cooperation. The elders should determine all other matters of membership, policy, discipline, benevolence, and government (Acts 15:19-31; 20:28; 1 Corinthians 5:4-7, 13; 1 Peter 5:1-4).

We believe that two ordinances have been committed to the local church: baptism and the Lord’s Supper (Acts 2:38-42). Christian baptism by immersion (Acts 8:36-39) is the solemn and beautiful testimony of a believer showing forth his faith in the crucified, buried, and risen Savior, and his union with Him in death to sin and resurrection to a new life (Romans 6:1-11). It is also a sign of fellowship and identification with the visible Body of Christ (Acts 2:41-42).

We believe that the Lord’s Supper is the commemoration and proclamation of His death until He comes, and should be always preceded by solemn self-examination (1 Corinthians 11:28-32). We also believe that, whereas the elements of Communion are only representative of the flesh and blood of Christ, participation in the Lord’s Supper is nevertheless an actual communion with the risen Christ, who indwells every believer, and so is present, fellowshipping with His people (1 Corinthians 10:16).

We believe a person’s eternal destiny is forever sealed by their acceptance or rejection of Christ and His work on the cross in this lifetime. Believers will experience eternity in the presence of God in heaven (Philippians 1:23; 2 Corinthians 5:8). Unbelievers will experience eternity separated from the presence of God in hell, a place of suffering and loss (Daniel 12:2; John 5:29; Revelation 20:13-15).

We believe in the personal, imminent, return of Christ in the air for His church (John 14:1-3; I Corinthians 15:51-53; I Thessalonians 4:15-5:11). We also believe in the pre-millennial coming of Jesus Christ to the earth with His saints to establish His kingdom on earth (Acts 1:10, 11; Matthew 25:30; Revelations 20:1-7).