DOCTRINES

STATEMENT OF FAITH

• The Scriptures
  We believe that the Bible is the inspired Word of God, the written record of His supernatural revelation of Himself to man, absolute in its authority, complete in its revelation, final in its content and without any error in its teaching (II Timothy 3:16-17; II Peter 1:21).
  
  
• God
  We believe that God is One God, Who reveals Himself in three Persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Jesus Christ, as the Scriptures affirm, is the Son of God and the Son of Man; was born of a virgin, and is Himself God. The Scriptures also declare the deity and personality of the Holy Spirit (Genesis 1:1-3, 26; Matthew 3:12-17; John 1:1, 14, 10:30, 14:26, 15; Matthew 28:19).
  
  
• Jesus Christ
  We believe that Jesus is the Son of God, begotten by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, shed His blood on Calvary as a vicarious substitute for us, was buried, rose again, and ascended to the Father according to the Scriptures (Luke 1: 26-33).
  
  
• Holy Spirit
  We believe that the Holy Spirit is the third Person of the Trinity, God, coexistent with the Father and the Son. The Holy Spirit is the chief agent in the regeneration of the soul, the chief convictor of sin, and the chief comforter of the believer. Simultaneous with regeneration, the Holy Spirit baptizes the believer into the body of Christ, permanently indwells him and seals him in salvation for all eternity (John 16:1-13).
  
  
• Man
  All men in their natural state are lost, alienated from God, spiritually dead: “All have sinned and come short of the glory of God,” (Romans 3:23).
  
  
• Salvation
  We believe that all who in faith receive the Lord Jesus Christ as Savior are born again by the Holy Spirit and thus become the children of God. Salvation involves redemption, regeneration, sanctification, and glorification (John 8:41-45; Romans 3:23, 5:7-11, 6:23, 10:9-10; Colossians 1:13-14; John 17:16-22; I Corinthians 6:19, II Corinthians 5:17).
  
  
• The Priesthood of the Believer
  We believe in the priesthood of all believers so that every Christian has direct access to God in prayer through Jesus Christ, our great High Priest, and that there is no mediator between God and man other than Jesus Christ (I Peter 2:9-10; Hebrews 4:14-15).
  
  
• Security of the Believer
  We believe that salvation is not only a gift from the Lord, but is also sustained by the Lord. Therefore, since salvation is wholly of the Lord, apart from the works of man, we hold that the believer shall be kept by the power of God through faith unto eternal salvation (Ephesians 2:8-1-10; Philippians 1:6; John 3:16, 10:27-29).
  
  
• Satan
  We believe that Satan was originally created a perfect being, but he rebelled against God. As a result, he became depraved and became the adversary of God and His people. He led a host of angels who fell with him. Satan has been judged and defeated at the cross and awaits his ultimate doom at the Second Coming of Jesus Christ (Ezekiel 28:11-19; Isaiah 14:12-14; John 10:10; I Corinthians 15:51-58).