Our Beliefs

The Bible Is The Word Of God [back to top]
We believe the “HOLY BIBLE,” the collection of sixty-six books from Genesis to Revelation as originally written does not contain the Word of God, but IS the Word of God. We believe the books of the Bible were written by holy men of old as they were moved by the Holy Spirit in such a definite way that their writings were supernaturally inspired and free from error, as no other writings have ever been or ever will be inspired (2 Timothy 3:16-17; 2 Peter 1;19-21).

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The Virgin Birth Of Jesus Christ [back to top]

We believe that Jesus Christ was begotten of the Holy Spirit in a miraculous manner, born of Mary, a virgin, as no other man was ever born or ever can be born of a woman (Luke 1:26-28).

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Jesus Is The Son Of God [back to top]

We believe that Jesus Christ is the unique Son of God, the Son of God in such a way as no other person ever has been or ever can be. We believe that Jesus Christ was God manifest in the flesh (Luke 3:22; John 1:1-5).

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Jesus Christ Died For The Sins Of The World [back to top]

We Believe in Christ’s Vicarious and substitutionary death on the cross as a sacrifice for our sins through whom we are saved (1 Corinthians 15:3-4; Hebrews 9:11-12; 10:12).

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Repentance And Faith Are The Necessary Conditions Of Salvation [back to top]

We believe that Repentance and Faith are solemn obligations and also inseparable graces which are wrought in our souls by the quickening Spirit of God. Repentance is changing one’s mind about who Christ is and Faith is reliant trust in that changed perspective of Christ for salvation. The two are inseparable.

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The Partaker Doctrine [back to top]

The word “Partaker” will designate this particular approach to security. The partaker is one who, like the Calvinist, holds to the eternal security of the Christian but, like the Arminian, believes the warning passages in the New Testament apply to true Christians. The Partaker is the Christian who perseveres in good works to the end of life. He is the faithful Christian who will reign with Christ in the coming Messianic kingdom. He will be one of the servant-kings. What is in danger, according to the Partaker, is not a loss of salvation but spiritual impoverishment, severe discipline in time, and forfeiture of reward, namely, disinheritance in the future. For the Partaker, the carnal Christian is not only a lamentable fact of Christian experience but is explicitly taught in the Bible as well.

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The Assurance Of The Believer [back to top]

We believe it is the privilege of every believer to know he is saved by the absolute knowledge that is brought by the indwelling Holy Spirit and the Word of God (1 John 5:13,19; Romans 10:13).

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The Rapture And The Second Coming Of Jesus Christ [back to top]

By the word “rapture,” we mean that Jesus is coming back again for His own (Christians), will stop in mid-air, catch them up and take them back with Him for the time period corresponding to the Tribulation. By the Second Coming, we mean the act of Jesus Christ coming to the earth to set up His Kingdom (John 14:3; 1 Thessalonians 4:14-17; Matthew 24:20-31).

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The Lord’s Supper [back to top]

We believe that Jesus Christ left this ordinance as a memorial celebration to commemorate His death until He shall come again (1 Corinthians 11:23-26).

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Water Baptism [back to top]

We believe in being buried with Christ in baptism as a testimony to the world of our new found salvation (Acts 8:37-39; Romans 6:3-4).

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The Grace Of Giving [back to top]

We believe that Scriptural giving is one of the fundamentals of the Christian Faith; that it is to be done regularly and proportionately; that we are under grace in the fellowship of giving, and that it is a part of our worship. We are all stewards of the gifts of God. It is required of stewards to be faithful (2 Corinthians 9:7; 2 Corinthians 8:7; 1 Corinthians 16:1).

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Commission Of The Church Includes Evangelism And Discipleship. [back to top]

To “Evangelize” is to preach the good news of Jesus Christ to all we come in contact with. “Discipleship” involves teaching all that we win to Christ the Word of God for growth and abundant Christian living (Matthew 20:18-20).