What We Believe
WE BELIEVE THAT...
The Bible is the inspired Word of God
A person must be born again to receive eternal life
A believer has eternal security at the moment of conversion
Jesus Christ is the eternal Son of God, essentially equal to the Father and the Holy Spirit
Teachers in the church should be gifted brothers, not just a group of salaried pastors
A church government consists of elders who meet the qualifications of 1 Timothy 3 and Titus 1
A church consists of born again, baptized believers who live a morally clean life and hold to sound Biblical doctrine
WHAT THE BIBLE TEACHES
ABOUT ITSELF
All scripture is inspired by God (2 Timothy 3:16)
God's Word is eternal, will never pass away, and will outlast this earth (Matthew 24:35, 1 Peter 1:24, 25)
The Word of God is more important than human tradition (Mark 7: 8,9,13)
People can be misled by not knowing the scriptures (Mark 12:24)
The early Christians read the scripture to verify what they heard (Acts 17:11)
The Word of God exposes our thoughts (Hebrews 4:12,13)
God's Word will be used to judge those who didn't accept it (John 12:48)
Acting on the Word of God is a solid foundation (Luke 6:47)
ABOUT
GOD
He is the only true God (John 17:3)
He created everything (Acts 17:24)
He does not live in man made dwelling places (Acts 17:24)
He is the light (1 John 1:5)
He cannot lie (Hebrews 6:18)
He sees the wisdom of this world as foolishness (1 Corinthians 1:20)
He is able to justify (Romans 8:33)
He will judge the world in righteousness (Acts 17:31)
He commands all mankind to repent (Acts 17:30)
He is no respecter of persons (Acts 10:34)
He does not want us to perish (2 Peter 3:9)
He is rich in mercy (Ephesians 2:4)
He cares (1 Peter 5:7)
He is love (1 John 4:16)
He has shown his love by sending His Son (1 John 4:9)
He has spoken to us through His Son (Hebrews 1:2)
ABOUT JESUS CHRIST
He is God (John 1:1,14)
His name is Emmanuel meaning "God with us" (Matthew 1:23)
Everything was created through Him and for Him (Colossians 1:16)
He is without sin (1 Peter 2:22, 1 John 3:5, 2 Corinthians 5:21)
He was sent by his Father to be the savior of the world (1 John 4:14)
He came into the world to save sinners (1 Timothy 1:15)
He came to seek and to save what we lost (Luke 19:10)
He died for our sins, was buried, and was raised on the third day (1 Corinthians 15:3,4)
He is the Good Shepherd that gives His life for the sheep (John 10:11)
He has the authority to judge (John 5:27)
He has the power on earth to forgive sins (Luke 5:24)
He invites sinners to come to Him (Matthew 11:28-30)
He is the only mediator between God and mankind (1 Timothy 2:5)
He is able to save everyone that comes to God through him (Hebrews 7:23-24)
Every knee will bow and every tongue will confess that He is Lord (Philippians 2:9-11)
ABOUT
US
We are dead in sin by nature (Ephesians 2:1-3)
We all sin (Romans 3:10-12,23, Romans 5:12, 1 John 1:10)
We are like sheep going astray (1 Peter 2:25)
We are all accountable to God (Matthew 12:36, Romans 3:19, Romans 14:12)
We are mortal and here only for a short time (1 Peter 1:24)
Death does not end our existence (John 5:28,29, Revelations 20:11)
After death come judgement (Hebrews 9:27)
Without being born from above, we will never see the kingdom of God (John 3:3)
ABOUT
OUR RESPONSIBILITY
We are commanded to repent (Acts 17:30)
We are not to trust in our own righteousness (Luke 18:9-14)
We will not be justified by our works (Galatians 2:16, Ephesians 2:8,9)
We are to put faith in the one that justifies the ungodly (Romans 4:5)
God's requirment of us is that we beleive in His Son (John 6:28,29)
Those who accept the Lord Jesus become the children of God (John 1:12)
Those who neglect God's way of salvation will find no way of escape (Hebrews 2:3, 1 Peter 4:17)
There is no condemnation to those who are "in Christ Jesus" (Romans 8:1)