DOCTRINE 

The Scriptures
The sixty-six books of the Bible, as originally given, are verbally and completely inspired by God, infallible and without error, and, therefore, our supreme and final authority for faith and practice. (II Tim. 3:16; II Pet. 1:21)

 

The Godhead
There is one living and true God, eternally existing in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, who are the same in nature and co-equal in power and glory. (I Tim. 2:5; Matt. 28:19; II Cor. 13:14)

 

Jesus Christ
His Person - Jesus Christ is the infinite God-Man. Prior to His birth He was with the Father and He is the creator of all things. Jesus was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary. Though tempted by Satan, He lived a sinless life on this earth. (Jn. 1:2, 14; Lk. 1:35; Jn. 10:30; I Jn. 3:5; Lk. 4:1,2)      His Work - Jesus Christ paid the penalty for the sins of all men with His own blood on the cross. He arose bodily from the grave and ascended into Heaven, where He now intercedes for His own as their great High Priest. (Lk. 24:39; I Pet. 2:24; Acts 1:9-11; Heb. 7:25)

The Holy Spirit

The Holy Spirit is the third Person of the Godhead, who convicts the world of sin, righteousness, and judgment. At conversion He regenerates, indwells, seals and baptizes the believer into the body of Christ. Subsequently, by the Scriptures, He conforms the believer increasingly to the image of Christ and empowers him for spiritual service. (I Cor. 12:13; Jn. 16:8-11; Rom. 8:9; Eph. 1:13; II Cor. 3:18; Acts 1:8; Jn. 15:26; I Cor. 2:10-12)


Man
Man was created in the image of God. He sinned and thereby incurred not only physical but also spiritual death, which is separation from God. Consequently, all people are born sinners and need salvation. (Rom. 3:23; Rom. 5:12-19; Gen. 1:26; Ps. 51:5)


Salvation
New Birth - Salvation from sin is personal and takes place when a sinner places his trust in Jesus Christ alone. Salvation cannot be earned by human works but is based solely on Christ's shed blood. Those who have truly received Christ are eternally secure in Him. (Eph. 2:8-9; Tit. 3:5; Eph. 1:7; Jn. 10:28)

Sanctification - Sanctification is both instantaneous and progressive. Positionally, the believer is sanctified in Christ; practically, he is being sanctified by the Spirit. Sanctification is a continuing work of grace not involving the eradication of the old nature but, rather, revealing in the believer the growth of the new life in Christ. (I Cor. 1:2, 3:3; Gal. 5:16-24)


The Church
The Church of Jesus Christ is both invisible and visible. Invisibly, it is the body of Christ, of which He is the Head and of which every born-again person is a member. Visibly, it is a local assembly of redeemed persons. (Eph. 1:22-23; I Cor. 12:13; Phil. 1:1)

The primary and supreme task of the church is to fulfill Christ's command to preach the Gospel to every creature. (Mk. 16:15; I Thess. 1:8)

Ordinances - Christ instituted two ordinances to be observed by His church: baptism and the Lord's Supper. As an act of obedience, born-again believers should be baptized subsequent to their profession of faith in Christ as Savior. (Matt. 28:19; I Cor. 11:23-33; Acts 18:8) The Lord's Supper shall be observed regularly as a remembrance of Christ's sacrifice for our sins until He comes.

Satan
Satan is a person, a fallen angel who, with other angelic beings, rebelled against God and was cast out of Heaven. His destiny shall be the Lake of Fire. (II Pet. 2:4; Isa. 14:12-17; Rev. 20:10)


The Future
All men shall be bodily resurrected, the saved to eternal life, and the unsaved to eternal punishment. (Jn. 5:28-29; Rev. 20:5,6,12,13)

The souls of the redeemed are, at death, absent from the body and present with the Lord, where in conscious bliss they await Christ's coming, when spirit, soul, and body will be reunited in the first resurrection. (II Cor. 5:8; Phil. 1:23; I Thess. 4:16-17; Rev. 20:4-6)
The souls of the unsaved are, at death, absent from the body in conscious misery until the second resurrection, when, with the soul and body reunited, they shall appear at the great White Throne Judgment to be cast into the Lake of Fire, where they shall be punished eternally. (Lk. 16:19-26; II Thess. 1:7-9; Rev. 20:11-15)

Jesus Christ shall return personally, bodily, and premillennially. He shall establish a universal kingdom of righteousness and peace on this earth. (Acts 1:11; Jn. 14:3; Zech. 14:4)

 

 

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