Statement of Faith
We
believe in the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments as verbally inspired by
God, and inerrant in the original writings, and that they are supreme and final
authority in faith and life.
We believe
in one God, eternally existing in three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
We believe
that Jesus Christ was begotten by the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary
and is true God and true man in one person.
We believe
that man was created in the image of God; that he sinned and thereby incurred
not only physical death, but also spiritual death which is separation from
God; and that human beings are born separated from God with a sinful nature.
We believe
that the Lord Jesus Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures, as a
representative and substitutionary sacrifice; and all who believe in and place
their faith in Him are justified on the ground of His shed blood.
We believe
in the resurrection of the crucified body of our Lord, in His ascension into
heaven, in His present life there for us, as High Priest and Advocate.
We believe
in “that blessed hope,” the personal and imminent return of our Savior and Lord,
Jesus Christ.
We believe
that all who receive by faith the Lord Jesus Christ are born again of the Holy
Spirit and are children of God.
We believe
in the bodily resurrection of the just and the unjust, the everlasting
blessedness of the saved, and the everlasting, conscious punishment for the
lost.