beliefs

The Bible
The sixty-six books of the Bible as originally written were inspired of God, therefore free from error.  They constitute the only flawless guide in faith and practice.

God
There is one God, the Creator and Preserver of all things, infinite in being and perfection. He exists eternally in three Persons; the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, who are of one substance and equal in power and glory.

Humanity
Humanity, created in the image of God is the crowning work of creation and through disobedience fell from a sinless state at the suggestion of Satan.  This fall plunged humanity into a state of sin and spiritual death, and brought upon the entire race the sentence of condemnation. Only by God’s grace can a person be reconciled to God and restored to His creative purpose.

Jesus Christ
Jesus Christ is the eternal Son of God. In his incarnation as Jesus Christ he was conceived of the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary. Jesus lived a sinless human life and offered Himself as the perfect atoning sacrifice for the sins of all through death on a cross. He arose from the dead bodily after three days to demonstrate His power over sin and death.  He ascended into heaven, is exalted at the right hand of the Father and will return to judge the world and to complete his redemptive mission.

Salvation
Salvation is a gift of grace from God to humanity and involves the redemption of the whole person.  Humanity can never make up for sin by self-improvement or good works. Only by faith in the person and work of Jesus Christ can one be saved from sin’s penalty and restored to eternal life.

The Holy Spirit
The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of God. He inspired men to write the Scriptures. Through illumination He enables people to understand truth. He exalts Christ.  He convicts the world of sin, judgment and righteousness. He calls people to the Savior and effects regeneration.  He cultivates Christian character, comforts believers, and dispenses the spiritual gifts by which they serve God through His church. He seals the believer unto the day of final redemption. His presence in the believer is the assurance of adoption into God’s family. He enlightens and empowers the believer and the church in all things related to redemption.

Eternal Security
All true believers endure to the end. Those whom God has accepted in Christ and sanctified by His Spirit will never fall away from the state of grace but shall persevere to the end. Believers may fall into sin through neglect and temptation, whereby they grieve the Spirit, impair their graces and comforts, bring reproach on the cause of Christ, and temporal judgments on themselves, yet they shall be kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation.