What We Believe

The Bible

We believe the Holy Scriptures, composed of the thirty-nine books of the Old Testament and the twenty-seven books of the New Testament, are the verbally inspired Word and Revelation of God. We believe that the Bible is the inerrant, infallible, and inspired Word of God and is therefore the final authority in all of our faith and practices. We also believe that the miracle of this divine inspiration also extends to the divine preservation of a pure text to this day. Therefore, we believe and stand firmly that we have the very Word of God preserved in the King James Bible for the English-speaking people.

(Psalm 19:7-11; II Timothy 3:16-17; II Peter 1:16-21; Luke 24:13-28; John 16:12-16; Psalm 12:6-7; Isaiah 40:8; Psalm 138)

The Trinity

We believe that there is one and only one living and true God: an infinite, intelligent Spirit, the Maker and supreme Ruler of heaven and earth, inexpressibly glorious in holiness and worthy of all possible honor, confidence, and love. In the unity of the Godhead there are three persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, which is the Trinity. Each of the three entities is equal in power, deity, and authority.

(Genesis 1:1; Matthew 28:19; John 4:24; 10:30; 15:26; 17:5; Acts 5:3-4; Romans 11:23; I Corinthians 8:6; II Corinthians 13:14; 4:6; I John 5:7-8)

The Holy Spirit

We believe in the eternal Deity and personality of the Holy Spirit, who is one of the three Persons of the Trinity. We believe the following are among His ministries: the restraining of evil in the world to the measure of the divine will; the conviction of the world regarding sin, righteousness, and judgment; the calling and regeneration of all believers; the indwelling of those who are saved; and, the continued filling for power, teaching, and service of all among the saved who are truly yielded to Him. We believe the Holy Spirit produces His fruit in the lives of all believers.

(Romans 8:28, 29; I Corinthians 1:24; II Thessalonians 2:7; John 3:6; John 16:7-11; Romans 8:9; Ephesians 4:30, 5:18; Galatians 5:22, 23; Colossians 1:10, 12)

The Person and Work of Christ

We believe in the Deity of Jesus Christ, that he was supernaturally begotten by the Holy Spirit, born of a virgin, and that he is God and man at the same time. We believe that the entire life of Jesus Christ was spent free from sin. He was not only sinless in nature but also sinless in deed, thought, and performance. This qualifies Him to be the only Savior of mankind, as no other person has ever, will ever, or shall ever, be able to meet this just demand of God for a sinless substitute.

(Matthews 1:20-21; Luke 1:35-36; Luke 2:10-11; John 1:14; John 3:16-18; I John 4:9; John 8:46; John 18:38; Matthew 17:5)

The Atoning Death of Christ

We believe when Jesus gave His life on Calvary. He died for all mankind and declared that those who trust Him as Savior will be righteous in the sight of God.

(John 3:16, John 10:17-18, Romans 5:1, Hebrews 9:22-28)

The Point of Salvation

We believe salvation is received when a person willingly and sincerely repents (changes his mind) and places his trust in the Lord Jesus Christ as Savior.

(Acts 20:21; Romans 10:9-10; Ephesians 2:8-9; John 1:12)

The Resurrection of Christ

We believe in the bodily resurrection of Jesus Christ after His death on the cross. Christ’s ability to rise from the dead by His own power gives us assurance that He will also resurrect those who trust Him for salvation into heaven.

(Matthew 28:1-10; Mark 16:1-6; Luke 24:1-7; John 11:25-26; John 20-21; I Corinthians 15:1-8, 51-57; I Thessalonians 4:13-18; Revelation 20:11-15)

Man’s Sin Nature

We believe man was created in the image of God and voluntarily sinned, and thereby incurred not only physical death but also spiritual death. Man’s sinful nature separates him from God and sentences him to an everlasting hell. All human beings are born with a sin nature. Those who reach moral responsibility are sinners by choice. Sin creates a debt which no man can pay for himself.

(Romans 3:23; Romans 5:12; Genesis 1:26-27; I Corinthians 11:7; Psalm 51:5)

Salvation and Security

We believe that at the very moment an individual puts his trust in Christ, he is born into the family of God. He is redeemed by Jesus's death on the cross and eternally preserved in Christ. 

(John 10:28-29; Romans 8:38-39; John 5:24; Ephesians 1:13; Ephesians 4:30)

The Second Coming of Christ

We believe our Lord’s return is literal, personal, and imminent. He will rapture the dead in Christ first, and then the living saints will be caught up together to meet the Lord in the air prior to the seven years of tribulation. At the end of the tribulation, Christ will return with His saints to establish His thousand-year reign on the earth.

(I Thessalonians 4:13-18; Titus 2:13; I Thessalonians 1:10; Revelation 3:10; Zechariah 14:4-11; Revelation 19:11-16; Revelation 20:1-6; Psalm 89:3-4)

The New Testament Church

We believe that Jesus Christ established the church during His ministry on earth. It is a local, visible assembly of saved, baptized believers to carry out the great commission. Each church is an independent, self-governing body. Jesus gave the great commission to the New Testament church, and He promised perpetuity of the church.

(Matthew 4:18-22; Matthew 16:18; Matthew 28:19-20; Ephesians 3:21)

Baptism

We believe each person who trusts Christ as their Savior should promptly make a public profession. Each new believer should follow the Lord's command for baptism by immersion under the authority of a local New Testament church. Baptism does not save, but it is the Lord’s way for us to identify with him. Baptism is a symbolic representation of the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ.

(Matthew 10:32-33; Matthew 28:18-20; Luke 9:23; Acts 16:30-34; Romans 10:9-10)

The Church Ordinances

We believe Christ gave the church two ordinances: baptism and the Lord’s Supper. We use unleavened bread and unfermented fruit of the vine to commemorate the death of Christ. This is the time for Christians to examine themselves. 

(Matthew 28:19-20; Acts 8:12; I Corinthians 5:11-13; I Corinthians 11:23-29; Matthew 3:6; Matthew 3:16; Matthew 28:19-20; John 3:23; Acts 2:41-42; 8:36-39; Romans 6:3-5; I Corinthians 11:23-28)

The Believer’s Separation

We believe that saved people should live in a manner that does not bring reproach upon their Savior. God commands Christians to separate from the world.

(Romans 12:1-2; 14:13; II Corinthians 6:14-7:1; II Timothy 3:1-5; I John 2:15-17; II John 9-11)