WHAT We
Believe
The Gospel of Jesus Christ
At the start of creation, God created man to be in relationship to Him. However, man chose to rebel and sin against God. Being the God of justice, God required atonement for man’s sin which could only be made by death man and eternal separation from God. However, God, being full of mercy, provided a substitute for the consequences of our sin. He sent Jesus Christ.
Born of a virgin and both fully God and fully man, Jesus paid the penalty of our sin. He lived a perfect and sinless life only to be wrongfully accused and innocently crucified. He died on a cross, rose from the dead three days later, and ascended into Heaven after appearing to more than 500 witnesses proving His power over life and death.
Anyone who believes that Jesus Christ died on behalf of their sins will be saved from their eternal separation from God. By believing in Jesus Christ, you begin a life-long journey of a new and personal relationship with God.
1.
The Bible
The sixty-six books of the Bible are the inspired, infallible, living Word of God. They are without error in the original manuscripts and are the supreme and final authority for one’s faith and life.
[Psalm 119:1-176; Matthew 24:35; 2 Timothy 3:16-17; 2 Peter 1:20-21]
2.
God
There is one God, who exists in three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. As God, the Father is infinite, eternal, all-sufficient, unchangeable, omni-present, omniscient, omnipotent, holy, just, merciful, and loving.
[Genesis 1:26; Deuteronomy 6:4; Matthew 3:16-17, 28:19-20; Philippians 2:5-8]
3.
The Holy Spirit
The Holy Spirit is God, equal with the Father and Son in essence, nature, power and glory. He convicts us of sin, and regenerates, seals, indwells, and baptizes each believer into the body of Christ at conversion.
[Acts 5:3-4; John 16:7-12; 1 Corinthians 12:13; Ephesians 1:13-14]
4.
Jesus
Jesus is the eternal Son of God; equal with the Father and Holy Spirit in essence, nature, power and glory. He was born into this world of a virgin so that, becoming the perfect God-man, He might become the perfect sacrifice for man’s sin.
[Isaiah 7:14; John 1:1-14; Philippians 2:5-11; Hebrews 1:1-3]
Jesus died and rose bodily and physically from the grave on Easter Sunday morning.
[Matthew 28:1-8; John 20:24-29; Romans 4:24-25; 1 Corinthians 15:3-8]
Jesus ascended to heaven where He is seated at the right hand of the Father. He serves as our high priest and advocate.
[Acts 1:9-11; Hebrews 4:14-16, 7:25]
5.
Man
Man was created by God in His own image on the sixth day of creation. Because of that, man has great worth and value. Man (in Adam) chose to sin, and that sin brought spiritual death (separation from God) and physical death upon all mankind.
[Genesis 1:26-27, 3:1-14; Romans 3:10, 23, 5:12; Ephesians 2:13]
6.
Salvation
Jesus lived a sinless life. He gave His life as a substitute for man for the atonement of our sins.
[Isaiah 53:3-11; John 3:14-19; Romans 5:6-11; 2 Corinthians 5:21; Hebrews 9:12-14; 1 Peter 2:22-24]
Salvation is by grace, though personal faith in the Lord Jesus Christ alone; it is not of works.
[John 1:11-13; Romans 3:23-28; Ephesians 2:8-10; Titus 3:5-7]
All who have received Jesus Christ as their personal Savior are eternally secure and cannot lose their salvation.
[John 3:16; 5:24, 10:28-30; 1 John 5:4-5]
7.
The Church
A local New Testament church consists of a group of baptized believers who, led by the Holy Spirit, have voluntarily associated themselves for worship, edification, instruction, accountability and service for their Lord Jesus Christ.
[Acts 2:42-47; 1 Corinthians 12:13; Galatians 6:1-10; Ephesians 4:11-13]
8.
The Ordinances
A local New Testament church should regularly remember Christ’s death through communion; realizing the elements are merely symbols of His body and blood.
[Matthew 26:26-30; 1 Corinthians 11:23-27]
All believers should be baptized by immersion following their conversion in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
[Matthew 28:19-20; Acts 10:47; Romans 6:3-6]
9.
Evangelism
All believers should witness to the world by their lips and life concerning the grace they have found in Christ Jesus. We are to live separated to the Lord from the world.
[Matthew 28:19-20; Romans 12:2; 1 Corinthians 6:17-20; 1 Thessalonians 5:22]
10.
Marriage
Marriage was created uniquely by God to be between a man and a woman and therefore has great worth and value. This marriage relationship is the only legitimate and accepted sexual relationship.
[Genesis 2:18-25; Matthew 19:4-5; 1 Corinthians 7:2; Ephesians 5:31-32]
11.
Satan
Satan is the fallen angel Lucifer. He is the arch-enemy of God and man. He is a deceiver, liar, and murderer, who masquerades as an angel of light in order to deceive.
[Isaiah 14:12-14; Ezekiel 28:13-15; 2 Corinthians 11:14; Ephesians 6:11-12; 2 Thessalonians 2:9-10]
12.
Last Things
Jesus will return in the clouds to gather His church at the “rapture”. He will then bodily and visibly return to earth at the end of the seven years of tribulation to establish His kingdom here on the earth for a thousand years.
[Matthew 24:1-51, 25:1-46; John 14:1-6; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18; Revelation 19:1-20:7]
There is a future bodily resurrection of both the “saved” and the “lost”. Believers’ shall dwell eternally with the Lord and may receive rewards for their service on earth at the Judgment Seat of Christ. Unbelievers will spend a conscious eternity in hell, having been judged at the Great White Throne Judgment.
[Mark 9:42-50; John 5:28-29; 1 Corinthians 5:10; 2 Thessalonians 4:13-18; Revelation 20:12-15]
The Gospel of Jesus Christ
At the start of creation, God created man to be in relationship to Him. However, man chose to rebel and sin against God. Being the God of justice, God required atonement for man’s sin which could only be made by death man and eternal separation from God. However, God, being full of mercy, provided a substitute for the consequences of our sin. He sent Jesus Christ.
Born of a virgin and both fully God and fully man, Jesus paid the penalty of our sin. He lived a perfect and sinless life only to be wrongfully accused and innocently crucified. He died on a cross, rose from the dead three days later, and ascended into Heaven after appearing to more than 500 witnesses proving His power over life and death.
Anyone who believes that Jesus Christ died on behalf of their sins will be saved from their eternal separation from God. By believing in Jesus Christ, you begin a life-long journey of a new and personal relationship with God.
1.
The Bible
The sixty-six books of the Bible are the inspired, infallible, living Word of God. They are without error in the original manuscripts and are the supreme and final authority for one’s faith and life.
[Psalm 119:1-176; Matthew 24:35; 2 Timothy 3:16-17; 2 Peter 1:20-21]
2.
God
There is one God, who exists in three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. As God, the Father is infinite, eternal, all-sufficient, unchangeable, omni-present, omniscient, omnipotent, holy, just, merciful, and loving.
[Genesis 1:26; Deuteronomy 6:4; Matthew 3:16-17, 28:19-20; Philippians 2:5-8]
3.
The Holy Spirit
The Holy Spirit is God, equal with the Father and Son in essence, nature, power and glory. He convicts us of sin, and regenerates, seals, indwells, and baptizes each believer into the body of Christ at conversion.
[Acts 5:3-4; John 16:7-12; 1 Corinthians 12:13; Ephesians 1:13-14]
4.
Jesus
Jesus is the eternal Son of God; equal with the Father and Holy Spirit in essence, nature, power and glory. He was born into this world of a virgin so that, becoming the perfect God-man, He might become the perfect sacrifice for man’s sin.
[Isaiah 7:14; John 1:1-14; Philippians 2:5-11; Hebrews 1:1-3]
Jesus died and rose bodily and physically from the grave on Easter Sunday morning.
[Matthew 28:1-8; John 20:24-29; Romans 4:24-25; 1 Corinthians 15:3-8]
Jesus ascended to heaven where He is seated at the right hand of the Father. He serves as our high priest and advocate.
[Acts 1:9-11; Hebrews 4:14-16, 7:25]
5.
Man
Man was created by God in His own image on the sixth day of creation. Because of that, man has great worth and value. Man (in Adam) chose to sin, and that sin brought spiritual death (separation from God) and physical death upon all mankind.
[Genesis 1:26-27, 3:1-14; Romans 3:10, 23, 5:12; Ephesians 2:13]
6.
Salvation
Jesus lived a sinless life. He gave His life as a substitute for man for the atonement of our sins.
[Isaiah 53:3-11; John 3:14-19; Romans 5:6-11; 2 Corinthians 5:21; Hebrews 9:12-14; 1 Peter 2:22-24]
Salvation is by grace, though personal faith in the Lord Jesus Christ alone; it is not of works.
[John 1:11-13; Romans 3:23-28; Ephesians 2:8-10; Titus 3:5-7]
All who have received Jesus Christ as their personal Savior are eternally secure and cannot lose their salvation.
[John 3:16; 5:24, 10:28-30; 1 John 5:4-5]
7.
The Church
A local New Testament church consists of a group of baptized believers who, led by the Holy Spirit, have voluntarily associated themselves for worship, edification, instruction, accountability and service for their Lord Jesus Christ.
[Acts 2:42-47; 1 Corinthians 12:13; Galatians 6:1-10; Ephesians 4:11-13]
8.
The Ordinances
A local New Testament church should regularly remember Christ’s death through communion; realizing the elements are merely symbols of His body and blood.
[Matthew 26:26-30; 1 Corinthians 11:23-27]
All believers should be baptized by immersion following their conversion in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
[Matthew 28:19-20; Acts 10:47; Romans 6:3-6]
9.
Evangelism
All believers should witness to the world by their lips and life concerning the grace they have found in Christ Jesus. We are to live separated to the Lord from the world.
[Matthew 28:19-20; Romans 12:2; 1 Corinthians 6:17-20; 1 Thessalonians 5:22]
10.
Marriage
Marriage was created uniquely by God to be between a man and a woman and therefore has great worth and value. This marriage relationship is the only legitimate and accepted sexual relationship.
[Genesis 2:18-25; Matthew 19:4-5; 1 Corinthians 7:2; Ephesians 5:31-32]
11.
Satan
Satan is the fallen angel Lucifer. He is the arch-enemy of God and man. He is a deceiver, liar, and murderer, who masquerades as an angel of light in order to deceive.
[Isaiah 14:12-14; Ezekiel 28:13-15; 2 Corinthians 11:14; Ephesians 6:11-12; 2 Thessalonians 2:9-10]
12.
Last Things
Jesus will return in the clouds to gather His church at the “rapture”. He will then bodily and visibly return to earth at the end of the seven years of tribulation to establish His kingdom here on the earth for a thousand years.
[Matthew 24:1-51, 25:1-46; John 14:1-6; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18; Revelation 19:1-20:7]
There is a future bodily resurrection of both the “saved” and the “lost”. Believers’ shall dwell eternally with the Lord and may receive rewards for their service on earth at the Judgment Seat of Christ. Unbelievers will spend a conscious eternity in hell, having been judged at the Great White Throne Judgment.
[Mark 9:42-50; John 5:28-29; 1 Corinthians 5:10; 2 Thessalonians 4:13-18; Revelation 20:12-15]