DOCTRINAL STATEMENT
1. There is one God who is infinitely perfect,
existing eternally in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
(Deuteronomy 6:4, Matthew 5:48, Matthew 28:19)
2. Jesus Christ is the true God and the true man. He was conceived
by the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary. He died upon the
cross, the Just for the unjust, as a substitutionary sacrifice,
and all who believe in Him are justified on the ground of His shed
blood. He arose from the dead according to the Scriptures. He is
now at the right hand of Majesty on high as our great High Priest.
He will come again to establish His kingdom, righteousness and peace.
(Philippians 2:6-11, Luke 1:34–38, I Peter 3:18, Hebrews 2:9,
Romans 5:9, Acts 2:23–24, Hebrews 8:1, Matthew 26:64)
3. The Holy Spirit is a divine person, sent to indwell, guide, teach,
empower the believer, and convict the world of sin, of righteousness,
and of judgment. (John 14:15–18, John 16:13, Acts 1:8, John
16:7–11)
4. The Old and New Testaments, inerrant as originally given, were
verbally inspired by God and are a complete revelation of His will
for the salvation of men. They constitute the divine and only rule
of Christian faith and practice. (2 Peter 1:20–21, 2 Timothy
3:15–16)
5. Man was originally created in the image and likeness of God:he
fell through disobedience, incurring thereby both physical and spiritual
death. All men are born with a sinful nature, are separated from
the life of God, and can be saved only through the atoning work
of the Lord Jesus Christ. The portion of the unrepentant and unbelieving
is existence forever in conscious torment; and that of the believer,
in everlasting joy and bliss. (Genesis 1:27, Romans 3:23, 1 Corinthians15:20–23,
Revelation 21:8, Revelation 21:1–4)
6. Salvation has been provided through Jesus Christ
for all men; and those who repent and believe in Him are born again
of the Holy Spirit, receive the gift of eternal life, and become
the children of God. (Titus 3:4–7)
7. It is the will of God that each believer should be filled with
the Holy Spirit and be sanctified wholly, being separated from sin
and the world and fully dedicated to the will of God, thereby receiving
power for holy living and effective service. This is both a crisis
and a progressive experience wrought in the life of the believer
subsequent to conversion. (1 Thessalonians 5:23, Acts 1:8, Romans
6:1–14)
8. Provision is made in the redemptive work of the Lord Jesus Christ
for the healing of the mortal body. Prayer for the sick and anointing
with oil are taught in the Scriptures and are privileges for the
Church in this present age. (Matthew 8:16–17, James 5:13–16)
9. The Church consists of all those who believe on the Lord Jesus
Christ, are redeemed through His blood, and are born again of the
Holy Spirit. Christ is the Head of the Body, the Church, which has
been commissioned by Him to go into the entire world as a witness,
preaching the gospel to all nations. The local church is a body
of believers in Christ who are joined together for the worship of
God, for edification through the Word of God, for prayer, fellowship,
the proclamation of the gospel, and observance of the ordinances
of Baptism and the Lord's Supper. (Ephesians 1:22–23, Matthew
28:19–20, Acts 2:41–47)
10. There shall be a bodily resurrection of the just and of the
unjust; for the former, a resurrection unto life; for the latter,
a resurrection unto judgment. (1 Corinthians 15:20–23, John
5:28–29)
11. The second coming of the Lord Jesus Christ is imminent and will
be personal, visible, and pre-millennial. This is the believer's
blessed hope and is a vital truth which is an incentive to holy
living and faithful service. (Hebrews 10:37, Luke 21:27, Titus 2:11–14)
