About God- God is the Creator and Ruler of the universe. He has eternally existed in three persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. These three are co-equal and are one God (Genesis 1:1, 26-27, 3:22; Psalm 90:2; Matthew 28:19; I Peter 1:2, II Corinthians 13:14).
About Jesus Christ- Jesus Christ is God. He is co-equal with the Father and the Holy Spirit. Jesus, born to a virgin, lived a sinless life and offered Himself as the perfect sacrifice for the sins of people by dying on the cross. He arose from the dead, ascended to the right hand of the Father, and will return again someday to earth to reign as King of Kings and Lord of Lords (Matthew 1:22-23; Isaiah 9:6; John 1:1-5, 14:10-30; Hebrews 4:14-15; I Corinthians 15:3-4; Romans 1:3-4; Acts 1:9-11; I Timothy 6:14-15; Titus 2:13).
About the Holy Spirit- The Holy Spirit is God. He is co-equal with the Father and Jesus Christ. He makes people aware of their need for Jesus Christ, and He lives in every Christian with Power and guidance for doing what is right and with understanding of Christian truth. He gives every believer spiritual gifts when they are saved. As Christians, we are to seek to live under His control daily (II Corinthians 3:17; John 14:16-17, 16:7-13, Acts 1:8, I Corinthians 2:12, 3:16; Ephesians 1:13, 5:18; Galatians 5:25).
About the Bible- The Bible was written by men divinely inspired and is the record of God’s revelation of Himself to man. We believe the Bible has God for its author, salvation for its end, and truth without any mixture of error for its matter. It is the supreme standard by which all human conduct, creeds, and opinions should be tried (II Timothy 3:16-17; II Peter 1:21; John 5:39; Psalm 19:7-11; Psalm 119:105).
About Mankind- Man was created by the special act of God, in His own image, and is the crowning work of His creation. The sacredness of human personality is evident in that God created man in his own image, and in that Christ died for man, therefore, every person possesses dignity and is worthy of respect and Christian love (Genesis 1:26-30; Psalm 8:5-6).
About Sin- Adam, the first man, sinned by disobeying God. This act resulted in the fall of mankind, meaning that all people have sinned and lost their ability to live in perfect obedience to God. Sin separates people from God for eternity and causes many problems in life (Genesis 3:1-24; Romans 3:10-23, 5:12-21, 6:23).
About Salvation- Salvation is a free gift of God and we can never earn or deserve it by good works. We receive this free gift by trusting in Jesus Christ as God’s offer of forgiveness and by accepting Jesus Christ’s leadership in our lives (Ephesians 2:8-10; II Corinthians 5:21; Romans 10:9-10).
About Eternal Security- Because God gives us eternal life through Jesus Christ, the true believer is secure in that salvation for eternity. If you have been genuinely saved, you cannot lose it. Salvation is maintained by the grace and power of God that gives us this security (John 10:29; II Timothy 1:12; Hebrews 7:25, 10:10, 14; I Peter 1:3-5).
About the Church- The church is the body of Christ and the family of God. It is made up of saved and baptized believers who celebrate God’s presence [worship], demonstrate God’s love [ministry], communicate God’s Word [evangelism], incorporate God’s family [fellowship], and educate God’s people [discipleship] (Matthew 4:10, 16:18, 22:36-40, 28:19-30; I Corinthians 12:12-14; Hebrews 6:1, 10:25; Psalm 122:1, John 13:35, Ephesians 2:10).
About Evangelism- It is the responsibility and privilege of every Christian to proclaim the good news of Jesus Christ and to seek to make disciples (Matthew 28:18-20; Acts 1:8).
About Eternity- People are created to exist forever. We will either exist eternally separated from God by sin, or eternally with God through forgiveness and salvation. To be eternally separated from God is Hell. To be eternally in union with Him is eternal life. Heaven and Hell are real places of eternal existence (John 3:16, 14:17; Romans 6:23, 8:17-18; I Corinthians 2:7-9; Revelation 20:15).
About the Home- In addition to these important beliefs, we also believe that God has given the parents and the home the responsibility to bring up their children in the nurture and admonition of the Lord (Ephesians 6:4; Proverbs 22:6).
About Prayer- Prayer is communicating with God. Prayer is both listening to God and speaking with God. It is intimate fellowship between God and the believer. Prayer is an attitude of our hearts and our minds. To pray is to give Jesus permission to use His power in our lives to glorify God (I Chronicles 16:11; II Chronicles 7:14; Jeremiah 29:13; Luke 11:2, 18:1; John 16:24; Ephesians 6:18; I Thessalonians 5:17; James 5:16; I John 5:14-15).