Beliefs

We believe in the eternal, omnipotent, omniscient, omnipresent, and immutable triune God; maker of heaven and earth, and all that in them is; and in the unity of the Godhead there are three persons, equal in every divine perfection and attribute, executing distinct, but harmonious offices, in the great work of redemption.

Scripture Reference: I John 5:7, II Corinthians 13:14, Genesis 1:26, I Timothy 1:17.

We believe the Bible to be the inspired word of God, and accept the same as the only infallible guide and rule of our faith and practice.

Scripture Reference: Matthew 24:35, Psalm 119:89, II Timothy 3:16-17, II Timothy 2:15, II Peter 1:19-21.

Scripture Reference: Isaiah 43:10, Isaiah 44:8, John 3:16

Coexistent and coeternal with the Father, who, conceived by the Holy Spirit, and born of the Virgin Mary, took upon himself the form of man; and by his becoming obedient unto death, bearing the curse of sin, sickness, and sorrow, redeemed us back to God. He arose the third day and ascended unto heaven, where he sits on the right hand of God, the Father, where He lives to make intercession for us.

Scripture Reference: John 1:1-3, Matthew 1:23, I Timothy 2:5, Ephesians 2:18, Phillippians 2:6-11

The third person of the Godhead, coexistent and equal with the Father. Sent by the Father, through the Son, to reprove the world of sin and prepare the bride of Christ.

Scripture Reference: John 14:26, John 15:26, John 16:8

Scripture Reference: Romans 5:12, Romans 5:19, Isaiah 53:6, Romans 3:10, Romans 3:23

We believe that Christ was the Lamb of God, foreordained from the foundation of the world, and by the shedding of His blood, on the cross, made provision for salvation for all men.

Scripture Reference: I Peter 1:19-20, Isaiah 53:5, Titus 2:14, Hebrews 7:25

We believe that because of man’s total inability to save himself, salvation is by God’s grace alone; is received through sincere godly repentance, and a whole-hearted acceptance of Jesus Christ as his personal Savior; through being born again, he becomes a new creature in Christ Jesus. Old things have passed away, behold all things become new.

Scripture Reference: John 3:3, II Corinthians 5:17, Galatians 2:20, I Peter 2:24.

We believe that having been cleansed by the blood, and quickened by the Spirit, it is God’s will that we should be sanctified daily, and be make partakers of His holiness; walking not after the flesh but after the Spirit; forsaking the very appearance of evil; such as, worldly dress, worldly amusements, worldly conversation, worldly habits, etc.

Scripture Reference: Romans 8:1, Romans 8:5, Romans 12:1-2, II Corinthians 7:1, I Peter 1:15, I Thessalonians 5:22.

Knowing that marriage was instituted by God; sanctioned by the Lord Jesus Christ, and was commended by St. Paul to be honorable among all men, we believe that Christian man or woman should not marry an unsaved person. Having been united by God in holy matrimony, neither person, as long as both shall live, shall be free to remarry, “Except it be for fornication.”

Scripture Reference: Matthew 19:9, II Corinthians 6:15, Matthew 19:5-6, Luke 16:18, II Corinthians 6:14, Hebrews 13:4

We believe that water baptism by immersion, in the name of the Father, Son and the Holy Ghost, is commanded by God; that it is subsequent to conversion, that it is not a saving ordinance, but an outward sign of an inward work.

Scripture Reference: Matthew 28:19, Romans 6:4, Acts 2:38

We believe in the commemoration of the Lord’s Supper as a type of the broken body and shed blood of our Lord Jesus Christ, and as an ordinance showing forth the death, burial and resurrection of our Lord, and a looking forward to the marriage supper of the Lamb. We believe that all Christian believers, regardless of church affiliation, may partake of the Lord’s Supper.

Scripture Reference: I Corinthians 11:23-28, Luke 22:7-22

We believe the baptism of the Holy Spirit is a definite experience, not identical with conversion. The initial evidence of this experience is the speaking in other tongues as the Spirit gives utterance. The baptism of the Holy Spirit is given to endue the believer with power form on high; to give inspired utterance in witnessing for Christ; to lead the believer into holiness and sobriety; to equip him for a practical, efficient, spirit-filled soul winning ministry and service; that inasmuch as this is the dispensation of the Holy Spirit, every believer has a right to expect His incoming to be after the same manner as recorded by the Word of God in Bible days.

Scripture Reference: John 14:16, Acts 1:8, 2:4, 2:38-39, 19:6, I Corinthians 3:16

We believe that having received the initial filling, the baptism of the Holy Spirit, the believer should experience a continual renewing of the power from on high; that the Holy Spirit is as a gentle dove, easily grieved and wounded by coldness, prayerlessness, idle conversation, worldliness, and a judging and criticizing spirit; therefore, it is the will of God that we walk and abide in the Spirit.

Scripture Reference: Ephesians 5:18, Ephesians 4:30-32, Acts 4:31, I Corinthians 3:17, Galatians 5:16-25, I John 2:6

We believe that for the edification of the saints and the up building of the church of Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit has the following gifts to bestow upon the individual believer: the word of wisdom, the word of knowledge, faith , gifts of healing, working of miracles, prophecy, discerning of spirits, and divers kinds of tongues, and the interpretation of tongues, dividing to every man severally as He will; that they should be coveted earnestly by all spiritual believers and exercised in the spirit of love. We believe that the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance; against such there is no law. These should be cultivated in the life of every believer.

Scripture Reference: I Corinthians 12:7-11, I Corinthians 12:31, Galatians 5:22-23, John 15:4, John 15:8

We believe that our moderation should be known to all men. The Christian should be sober, well balanced, and seasoned with love. His zeal should be governed by godly wisdom.

Scripture Reference: Ephesians 4:14-15, I Corinthian 13:5, Colossians 3:12-13

We believe that prayer in not an option. We are commanded to pray without ceasing and we believe that men everywhere are to pray. The Lord Jesus provides us the greatest example of a man of prayer. We believe that prayer is a discipline. It is a bending of the will of man before God to admit his need. Prayer is rendering homage to an all-wise and benevolent Father. We should pray in faith and without wavering. We should pray according to God’s will and pray to the Father, through Jesus Christ, our intercessor.

Scripture Reference: Isaiah 56:7, I Thessalonians 5:17, Romans 1:9, I Timothy 2:8, Luke 3:21, 5:15-16, Mark 1:35, Matthew 6:6-10, Psalms 108:5, I John 5:14-16, Hebrews 7:25

We believe that divine healing is the power of God to heal the sick and afflicted in answer to believing prayer, and is provided for in the atonement. We believe that God is willing to, and does, heal the sick today.

Scripture Reference: Isaiah 53:4-5, Matthew 8:16-17, James 5:14-16, Acts 3:16

We believe in the literal bodily resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. In His resurrection He became the first fruits of the resurrection of the righteous.

Scripture Reference: Matthew 28:1-7, I Corinthians 15:1-20

A. Rapture We believe that the second coming of Christ is personal, imminent and pre-millennial; that the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, with the trump of God, and the dead in Christ shall rise first. Then the redeemed which are alive and remain, shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so shall they ever be with the Lord; that we should, therefore, be ready, for in such as hour as we think not, the Son of Man will come.

Scripture Reference: I Thessalonians 4:16-17, Titus 2:12-13, Matthew 24:36, Matthew 24:44, Acts 1:11

B. Revelation We believe that the coming of Jesus Christ with His saints will end the great tribulation and establish the millennial kingdom on earth, when Christ shall rule and reign as King of kings and Lord of lords.

Scripture Reference: Revelation 1:7, Zechariah 14:4, II Thessalonians 1:7-10, II Thessalonians 2:8