WHAT WE BELIEVE

We believe the Bible is the Word of God. It was written by men inspired by God and is without error. It is the sole authority for life and faith.
Exodus 24:4; Deuteronomy 4:1-2; 17:19; Psalms 19:7-10; Isaiah 34:16; Matthew 5:17-18; Luke 21:33; 24:44-46; John 17:17; Romans 15:4; 16:25-26; 2 Timothy 3:15-17; Hebrews 1:1-2; 4:12; 1 Peter 1:25; 2 Peter 1:19-21.


We believe that there is one God who exists in three persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
Genesis 1:1; Exodus 3:14; 6:2-3; Deuteronomy 6:4; Isaiah 43:3,15; 64:8; Jeremiah 10:10; Matthew 28:19; Mark 1:9-11; John 4:24; 5:26; 14:6-13; 17:1-8; 1 Corinthians 8:6; Ephesians 4:6; Colossians 1:15; 1 John 5:7.


We believe that Jesus is the eternal Son of God. He was born of a virgin, was wholly God and wholly man, lived a sinless life; died in our place as a sacrifice for the sins of mankind, was buried, arose bodily from the grave, and ascended into Heaven. 
Isaiah 7:14; Isaiah 53:1-12; Matthew 1:18-23; 3:17; 11:27; 17:5; 28:1-6; Mark 3:11; Luke 1:35; 4:41; 24:46; John 1:1-18,29; 10:30; 11:25-27; 12:44-50; 14:7-11; 21-22; 20:1-20; Acts 1:9; 2:22-24; 7:55-56; Romans 5:6-21; 8:1-3,34; 1 Corinthians 1:30; 15:1-8; 2 Corinthians 8:9; Galatians 4:4-5; Ephesians 1:20; 4:7-10; Philippians 2:5-11; Colossians 1:13-22; 2:9; 1 Timothy 2:5-6; Titus 2:13-14; Hebrews 1:1-3; 4:14-15; 9:12-15,24-28; 1 Peter 2:21-25; Revelation 1:13-16


We believe that God the Holy Spirit is active in convincing unbelievers of their need for salvation, and is the Comforter and Guide who lives in every believer.
Genesis 1:2; Psalm 139:7ff.; Joel 2:28-32; Matthew 1:18; 3:16; 12:28-32; Luke 4:18-19; 12:12; John 14:16-17; 16:7-14; Acts 2:1-4; Romans 8:9-11,26-27; 1 Corinthians 2:10-14; 12:3-11,13; Ephesians 1:13-14; 1 Timothy 3:16; 2 Peter 1:21; 1 John 4:13; 5:6-7.


We believe that Jesus Christ will literally return to earth.
Matthew 16:27; 24:27,30,44; 25:31-46; 26:64; Luke 12:40; 17:22-37; 21:27-28; John 14:1-3; Acts 1:11; 1 Thessalonians 4:14-18; Hebrews 9:27-28; James 5:8; 1 John 2:28; Revelation 3:11.


We believe that man is a special creation of God, made in His image, but that through the sin of the first man, Adam, mankind fell so that all men are sinners and need salvation.
Genesis 1:26-30; 2:7; Psalm 51:5; Acts 17:26-31; Romans 3:10-18,23; 5:6,12,19; 1 Corinthians 15:19; Ephesians 2:1-22.

We believe that salvation is a gift received through repentance toward God and faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.
John 1:11-14,29; 3:3-21,36; 5:24; 10:28-29; Acts 2:21; 4:12; 15:11; Romans 3:23-25; 4:3ff.; 5:8-10; 8:1-18,29-39; 10:9-10, 1 Corinthians 1:30; 2 Corinthians 5:17-20; Galatians 2:20; Ephesians 2:8-22; Titus 2:11-14; Hebrews 11:1-12:8, Revelation 3:20.

We believe that every person who is truly saved is eternally secure in the Lord Jesus Christ.
Exodus 19:5-8; Jeremiah 31:31ff.; John 3:16; 5:24; 10:27-29; 15:16; Romans 5:9-10; 8:28-39; Ephesians 1:4-23; 2 Timothy 2:19; 1 Peter 1:2-5.


We believe that those persons who die in their sins without Christ spend eternity in Hell and those persons who die with their sins forgiven through Christ spend eternity in Heaven.
Matthew 18:8-9; 25:31-46; Mark 9:43-48; Luke 12::48; 16:19-26; 2 Corinthians 5:10; Philippians 3:20-21; 1 Thessalonians 4:14-18; 2 Thessalonians 1:7ff.; 2 Timothy 4:8; 2 Peter 3:7ff.; Revelation 1:18; 20:1-22:13.


We believe that water baptism is an act of obedience to the command of Christ and is by immersion after salvation.
Matthew 3:13-17; 28:19-20; Mark 1:9-11; John 3:23; Acts 2:41-42; 8:35-39; 16:30-33; Romans 6:3-5; Colossians 2:12.


We believe that the church is a local body of baptized believers with the Lord Jesus Christ as the Head.
Matthew 16:15-19; 18:15-20; Acts 14:23; 20:28; 1 Corinthians 3:16; 5:4-5; Ephesians 1:22-23; 2:19-22; 3:21; 5:22-32; Colossians 1:18; 1 Peter 5:1-4; Revelation 21:2-3.