Our Beliefs

SCRIPTURES

We believe the Bible to be the revealed Word of God, fully and verbally inspired of God. We believe the Scriptures to be the inerrant, infallible Word of God, as found within the 66 books from Genesis to Revelation. God not only inspired every word, but has also preserved them through the ages. We believe that the best translation for English-speaking people is the King James Version.

2 Timothy 3:16-17, II Peter 1:20-21

SOVEREIGN GOD

God is a Person, eternally existing, as a Trinity in unity – Father, Son, and Holy Spirit – three Persons and yet one God.

Deuteronomy 6:4, Matthew 28:19, I Corinthians 8:6

THE SON

Jesus  Christ, eternally existing, is the only begotten Son of God, who became a sinless man to redeem us. He was born of a virgin and is fully God and fully man.

SERVICE

The local church is a group of believers baptized by water and banded together for encouragement, exhortation, and evangelism as commanded by Christ in the Great Commission, preaching the Gospel to every creature.

Mark 16:15, I Corinthians 12:12, Ephesians 1:22-23

SIN

Man was created in the image of God but fell through sin, bringing not only physical death, but also spiritual death or eternal separation from God. Now all of mankind exists as a fallen race with an inherited sinful nature.

Genesis 2:16, Genesis 3:16-19, Romans 3:10-23, Romans 6:23

SACRIFICE OF CHRIST

The Lord Jesus Christ suffered and died as a substitutionary payment for the sins of the whole world. He physically arose from the dead and then ascended into Heaven. Simple faith in this sacrifice is the only way of salvation for mankind.

Luke 24, Acts 1:9-11, Romans 5:8-10, I Peter 3:18

END TIMES

Jesus Christ Himself will soon come again in the air to catch up His Church to reward their service. The unbelievers left behind will go through a period called the Tribulation, after which Christ will return to the Earth to set up His Kingdom of one thousand years of righteous rule. After this, the unbelievers of all ages will stand at the Great White Throne to be judged and cast into the Lake of Fire, separated from God forever, while the believers spend eternity in the fullness of joy in Heaven with the Lord.

Matthew 24:29-42, I Thessalonians 4:16-18, Revelation 19:11-20:13