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| What We Believe  THE WORD OF GOD: The Scriptures, both Old and New Testaments, are verbally inspired of God and are the revelation of God to man; the infallible, authoritative rule of faith and conduct (2 Timothy 3:15-17; 1 Thess.2:13; 2 Pet.1:21).
THE LORD JESUS CHRIST: The Lord Jesus Christ is the eternal Son of God. (Matthew 1:23; John 5:22,23; 2 John 3; Heb.1:1-3).
ORIGINAL SIN AND THE FALL OF MAN: Man was created good and upright; for God said, "Let us make man in our image, after our likeness." (Gen.1:26). The first man, Adam, through disobedience fell from the grace of God, and thus sin and death entered into the world. Adam's transgression incurred not only physical death for man but also spiritual death, which is eternal separation from God (Gen.2:17; 3:6-24). Man's propensity to sin because of his sinful nature necessitates salvation from the power of sin and a Savior to provide that salvation (Roms.5:12-21).
THE SALVATION OF MAN: Man's only hope of redemption and salvation from the power of sin is through the shed blood of the Lord Jesus Christ (Acts 4:12; Romans 5:8-13; 10:19; James 1:21; Eph.2:8).
THE CHURCH AND ITS MISSION: The Church is the Body of Christ, the habitation of God through the Holy Spirit, with divine appointments for the fulfillment of her Great Commission. Each believer, born of the Spirit, is an integral part of the general assemble and the Church of the firstborn, which was written in heaven (Eph.1:22,23; 2:22; Hebrews 12:23)
BAPTISM IN WATER IN JESUS' NAME: The ordinance of baptism by immersion in water is commanded in the scriptures. All who repent of their sins and believe in Christ as Savior and Lord are to be baptized. This is a declaration to the world that they identify with Christ in His death and have been raised with Him in newness of life (Matthew 28:19; Mark 16:16; Acts 10:47, 48; Romans 6:4).
THE LORD'S SUPPER AND HOLY COMMUNION: The Lord's Supper, consisting of the elements - bread and the cup of the fruit of the vine - is the symbol expressing our sharing of the divine nature of our Lord Jesus Christ (2 Peter 1:4), a memorial of His suffering and death (1 Cor.11:26) and a prophecy of His second coming and is enjoined on all believers till He comes!
THE BAPTISM OF THE HOLY SPIRIT: The baptism of believers in the Holy spirit is evidenced by the initial physical sign of speaking with other tongues as the Spirit of God give utterance (Acts 2:4). With the baptism in the Holy Spirit comes the endowment of power for life and service, the bestowment of the gifts or enablement of the Holy Spirit and their uses in the ministry of the body of Christ (Luke 24:49; Acts 1:4,8; 1 Cor.12:1-31). This experience is distinct from and subsequent to the experience of the new birth (Acts 8:12-17; Acts 10:44-46; Acts 11:14,15; Acts 15:7-9).
DIVINE HEALING: Divine healing was provided for in the Old Testament (Exodus 15:23-26; Psalms 103:1-3; Isaiah 53:4,5) and is an integral part of the Gospel (Matthew 8:16,17; Acts 5:16; James 5:14-16).
THE SECOND COMING OF CHRIST: The second coming of Christ includes the catching away of the Church or what is also called the Rapture (2 Thess.4:16,17).
THE FINAL JUDGMENT: There will be a final judgment in which the wicked dead will be raised and be judged according to their works. Whosoever is not found written in the Book of Life, together with the devil and his angels, the beast and the false prophets, will be consigned to everlasting punishment in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death (Matthew 25:46; Mark 9:43-48; Rev.19:20; 20:11-15; 21:8)
THE NEW HEAVEN AND THE NEW EARTH: "...We, according to His promise, look for new heaven and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness" (2 Peter 3:13; Rev. 21:1). | |
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