Doctrinal Statement

  1. The Holy Scriptures - We believe the Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments to be the verbally inspired Word of God, the final authority for faith and life, inerrant in the original writings, infallible and God-breathed (II Tim. 3:16,17; II Pet. 1:20,21).


  2. The Godhead - We believe in one Triune God, eternally existing in three Persons - Father, Son, and Holy Spirit - co-eternal in being, co-identical in nature, co-equal in power and glory, and having the same attributes and perfections (Deut. 6:4; II Cor. 13:14).


  3. The Person and Work of Christ -

    1. We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ, the eternal Son of God, became man, without ceasing to be God, having been conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary, in order that He might reveal God and redeem sinful men (John 1:1,2,14; Luke 1:35).


    2. We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ accomplished our redemption through His death on the cross as a representative, vicarious, substitutionary sacrifice; and that our justification is made sure by His literal, physical resurrection from the dead (Rom. 3:24,25; I Pet. 2:24; Eph. 1:7; I Pet. 1:3-5).


    3. We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ ascended into heaven, and is now exalted at the right hand of God, the Father, where, as our High Priest, He fulfills the ministry of Representative, Intercessor, and Advocate (Acts 1:9,10; Heb. 9:24; Rom. 8:34; I John 2:1,2).


  4. The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit -

    1. We believe that the Holy Spirit is a Person Who convicts the world of sin, of righteousness, and of judgment; and that He is the Supernatural Agent in regeneration, baptizing all believers into the Body of Christ, indwelling and sealing them unto the day of redemption (John 16:8-11; I Cor. 12:12-14; Rom. 8:9; Eph. 1:13,14).


    2. We believe that He is the Divine Teacher Who guides believers into all truth; and that it is the privilege and duty of all the saved to be filled with the Spirit (John 16:13; Eph. 5:18; I John 2:20).


  5. The Total Depravity of Man - We believe that man was created in the image and likeness of God, but that in Adam's sin, the race fell and inherited a sinful nature, and became alienated from God, and that man is totally depraved, and of himself, utterly unable to remedy his lost condition (Gen. 1:26,27; Rom. 3:22,23; Eph. 2:1-2,12).


  6. Salvation - We believe that salvation is the gift of God brought to man by grace and received by personal faith in our Lord Jesus Christ, Whose precious blood was shed on Calvary for the forgiveness of our sins, and Who was raised for our justification and to give us new life (John 1:12,13; Rom. 4:24,25; 5:8-10; I Cor. 15:1-4; Eph. 1:7; 2:4-9; Col. 1:14,30; II Tim. 2:8; Heb. 9:20,22; I Pet. 1:3, 9-22,28,29).


  7. Eternal Salvation - We believe that all redeemed, once saved, are kept by God's power and are thus secure in Christ forever (John 6:37-40; John 10:27-30; Rom. 8:1,38,39). However, believers should live in such a manner as not to bring reproach upon their Saviour, church, or Christian testimony (Titus 2:11-15; Rom. 13:13,14; Gal. 5:13).


  8. The Two Natures of the Believer - We believe that every saved person possesses two natures, with provision made for victory of the new nature over the old nature through the power of the indwelling Holy Spirit; and that all claims to the eradication of the old nature in this life are unscriptural (Rom. 8:12,13; Gal. 5:16-25; Rom. 6:13; Eph. 4:22-24; Col. 3:10; I Pet. 1:14-16; I John 3:5-9).


  9. The Ministry of Spiritual Gifts - We believe that God is sovereign in the bestowment of all His gifts; that the gifts of evangelists, pastors, and teachers are sufficient for the perfecting of the saints today; and that speaking in or with other tongues, and the working of sign miracles gradually ceased as the New Testament Scriptures were completed and their authority became established (I Cor. 12:4-11; Eph. 4:7-12; I Cor. 13:8).


  10. The Personality of Satan - We believe that Satan is a person, the author of sin and the cause of the fall of man; that he is the open and declared enemy of God and man; and that he shall be eternally punished in the Lake of Fire (Job. 1:6,7; Isa. 14:12-17; Rev. 20:10).


  11. The Second Advent of Christ - We believe in the "Blessed Hope," the personal, imminent, pre-tribulational and pre-millennial coming of the Lord Jesus Christ for His redeemed ones; and in His subsequent return to earth, with His saints, to establish His Millennial Kingdom. We believe His first coming was to redeem our souls; and His second coming shall redeem our bodies (I Thess. 4:13-18; Zech. 14:4-11; Rev. 3:10;19:11-16; 20:1-6; I Thess. 1:10; 5:9).


  12. The Eternal State

    1. We believe in the bodily resurrection of all men; the saved to eternal life, and the unsaved to judgment and everlasting punishment (Matt. 25:46; John 5:28,29; 11:25,26; Rev. 20:5,6,12,13).


    2. We believe that the souls of the redeemed are, at death, absent from the body and present with the Lord, where in conscious bliss they await the first resurrection, when spirit, soul, and body are reunited to be glorified forever with the Lord (Luke 23:43; Rev. 20:4-6; II Cor. 5:8; Phil. 1:23; I Thess 4:16,17; Phil. 3:21).


    3. We believe that the souls of the unbelievers remain, after death, in conscious misery until the second resurrection, when with soul and body reunited they shall appear at the Great White Throne Judgment, and shall be cast into the Lake of Fire, not to be annihilated, but to suffer everlasting conscious punishment (Luke 16:19-26; Matt. 25:41-46; II Thess. 1:7-9; Jude 6,7; Rev. 20:11-15).