What We Believe

The Scriptures.
The Bible is the inspired Word of God,
the product of holy men of old who
spoke and wrote as they were moved
by the Holy Spirit. The New Covenant,
as recorded in the New Testament, we
accept as our infallible guide in matters
pertaining to conduct doctrines.
(2 Timothy 3:16, 1 Thessalonians 2:13,
2 Peter 1:21)

The Godhead.
Our God is one, but manifested in three
persons — the Father, the Son, and the
Holy Spirit, being co-equal. God the
Father is greater than all, the sender of
the Word, and the Begetter. The Son
is the Word, flesh-covered, the One
Begotten, and has existed with the
Father from the beginning. The Holy
Spirit proceeds forth from both the
Father and the Son and is eternal.
(Philippians 2:6, John 14:28,
John 16:28, John 1:14, John 1:1,
John 1:18, John 15:26)

Man’s Fall & Redemption.
Man is a created being, made in
the likeness and image of God, but
through Adam’s transgression and
fall, sin came into the world. Jesus
Christ, the Son of God, was manifested
to undo the work of the devil and gave
His life and shed His blood to redeem
and restore man back to God. Salvation
is the gift of God to man, separate
from works and the law, and is made
operative by grace through faith in
Jesus Christ, producing works
acceptable to God.
(Romans 5:14, Romans 3:10,
Romans 3:23, 1 John 3:8,
Ephesians 2:8)

Eternal Life & The New Birth.
Man’s first step toward salvation is
godly sorrow that worketh repentance.
The New Birth is necessary to all men,
and when experienced produces eternal
life.
(2 Corinthians 7:10, 1 John 5:12,
John 3:3-5)

Baptism in The Holy Spirit.
The Baptism in the Holy Spirit is a gift
from God as promised by the Lord
Jesus Christ to all believers in this
dispensation and is received by
faith subsequent to the New Birth.
This experience is received by faith
and then the believer is commanded
to continually “be filled” with the Spirit.
(Matt. 3:11, John 14:16,17,
Acts 1:8, 2:4,38, 19:1-7, Ephesians 5:18)

Water Baptism.
Baptism in water is by immersion, is a
direct commandment of our Lord,
and is for believers only. The ordinance
is a symbol of the Christian’s identification
with Christ in His death, burial, and
resurrection.
(Matthew 28:19, Romans 6:4,
Colossians 2:12, Acts 8:36-39)

Sanctification.
The Bible teaches that without holiness
no man can see the Lord. We believe
in the Doctrine of Sanctification as a
definite, yet progressive work of grace,
commencing at the time of regeneration
and continuing until the consummation
of salvation and Christ’s return.
(Hebrews 12:14, 1 Thessalonians 5:23,
2 Pet.3:18, 2 Cor.3:18, Phil.3:12-14,
1 Cor.1:30)

Divine Healing.
Healing is for the physical ills of the human
body and is wrought by the power of God
through the prayer of faith, and/or by the
laying on the hands and/or by the
supernatural gifts of the Spirit. It is
provided for in the atonement of Christ,
and is the privilege of every member of
the Church today.
(Mark 16:18, James 5:14-25, 1
Peter 2:24, Matthew 8:17, Isaiah 53:4-5)

Resurrection of The Just
& The Return of Our Lord.
We believe in the physical, bodily return
of the Lord Jesus Christ. We believe
His coming is imminent. When He comes,
the dead in Christ will rise first, then we
who are alive will be caught up together
with them in the clouds (what we refer
to as the Rapture), to meet the Lord in
the air. Following the tribulation, He shall
return to the Earth as King of kings, the
Lord of lords, and together with His saints,
who shall be kings and priests, He shall
reign a thousand years.
(Acts 1:11, 1 Thessalonians 4:16,17,
Revelation 20:6)

Hell & Eternal Retribution.
The one who physically dies without
accepting and confessing Jesus Christ
as Lord is hopelessly and eternally lost in
the Lake of Fire and, therefore, has no
further opportunity of hearing the Gospel
and repenting. The Lake of Fire is literal.
The terms “eternal” and “everlasting”
used in describing the duration of
punishment in the Lake of Fire, carry
the same thought and meaning of
endless existence as used in denoting
the duration of joy and ecstasy of saints
in the presence of God.
(Hebrews 9:27, Revelation 19:20)