BIBLICALLY-BASED

OUR BELIEFS

THE GOD HEAD
Our God is a tri-unity in unity, manifested in three persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. God is infinitely perfect, being co-existent, co-equal, and co-eternal in His three persons.
THE SCRIPTURES
The scriptures of the Old and New Testaments are authoritative, inerrant, and everlasting. The scriptures are the complete revelation of God’s will for mankind and the inspiration for Christian faith and practice.
MAN, HIS FALL AND 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 only begotten Son of God, was manifested to undo the devil's work. Jesus gave His life to redeem and restore mankind back into the right relationship with God the Father.
SALVATION
Salvation is a free gift from God, separate from works and the law, and is made operative by grace through faith in Jesus Christ. Salvation is made possible through the meritorious and vicarious work of Jesus Christ on the cross. Through the Holy Spirit’s conviction, Godly sorrow brings repentance and makes possible the experience of the new birth.
SANCTIFICATION
We believe that sanctification starts at the moment of salvation and continues through the work of the Holy Spirit. We believe that every Christian has a lifelong responsibility to pursue sanctification that produces holiness and purity by way of the Holy Spirit.
CHURCH
The church is comprised of earthly constituents who worship the one true living God. In other words, the church is not a building, it is people who confess Jesus as Lord. Jesus is the head of the church, and the church is His body.
MINISTRY
Every Christian is called into the ministry of reconciliation, such as ministering salvation, discipleship, and baptism to others. We also believe that God has called and appointed leaders to facilitate His Kingdom’s ministry such as Apostles, Prophets, Evangelists, Pastors, and Teachers. The purpose of these leaders is for the equipping of the body of Christ.
BAPTISM IN WATER
Baptism in water, by immersion, is a direct commandment of our Lord and is for believers only. Water baptism is recognized as an ordinance of the Church and is a symbol of the Christian’s identification with Christ in His death, burial, and resurrection.
THE BAPTISM OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
The baptism of the Holy Spirit is a gift from God as promised by the Lord Jesus Christ to all believers and is received subsequent to the new birth. The baptism of the Holy Spirit is accompanied by speaking in other tongues as the Holy Spirit Himself gives utterance.
THE FRUIT OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
The fruit of the Holy Spirit is the evidence that a person is a Christian. We believe that Christians can go to Hell with the gifts of the Holy Spirit but not with the fruit/evidence of the Holy Spirit. The fruit of the Holy Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.
THE GIFTS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
The gifts of the Holy Spirit are unmerited and given to whosoever asks and as the Holy Spirit will. The purpose of the gifts is for the edification of the church. Examples of gifts include and are not limited to: Faith, miracles, healing, word of knowledge, word of wisdom, discernment and spirits, prophecy, tongues, and interpretation of tongues.
THE LORD’S SUPPER
The Lord’s Supper, also known as communion, is recognized as an ordinance of the church. Communion is a commandment of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, and is a memorial to His death and resurrection, and is therefore limited to Christian believers. We practice open communion regularly in services.
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 by the laying on of hands. Healing is provided for in the atonement of Christ and is available to all who believe. The sick should be prayed for, with the anointing of oil and laying on of hands upon their request.
RAPTURE OF THE CHURCH
We believe in the imminent appearance of our Lord as the blessed hope of the Church, where Christ comes for His bride, the church. We hold to a pre-tribulation, pre-wrath, and pre-millennial rapture of the Church, warning all mankind to be prepared for that coming which may occur at any time.
THE SECOND COMING OF OUR LORD
The Bible promises that Jesus will come back after the seven years of tribulation (also known as Daniel’s 70th week). Jesus Christ shall return to earth as King of kings and Lord of lords, and together with His saints, who shall be kings and priests, shall reign a physical kingdom on earth for one thousand years. During the rapture, Jesus comes back for the church whereas during the second coming, Jesus comes back with the church.
HELL AND ETERNAL RETRIBUTION
The one who physically dies in his sins without Christ is hopelessly and eternally lost in the lake of fire and has no further opportunity for repentance. We hold the belief that the lake of fire is a literal place of endless punishment.
RELATION TO WAR
Whereas; we believe that the government of the United States of America is ordained of God, and whereas; we are thankful to the government of the United States of America for the freedom to worship God according to the dictates of our conscience, and, whereas; our faith and practice teaches us, “Thou shalt not kill,” therefore; be it resolves that in the time of war we reserve the right not to enter combative service. However, we shall be glad to be of service to our government in any way constant with not-combative service.
TITHES AND OFFERINGS
Scripture teaches that the tithe/first-fruits (ten percent of income) are holy and belong to the Lord. We recognize the scriptural call to all believers to return the tithes to the Lord. Tithes should be used for the support of the active ministry, such as the propagation of the Gospel, through the local church. Tithes should not be given to charity or used for other purposes. We also recognize that God loves a cheerful giver and that offerings are above and beyond the tithe.
HOLY MATRIMONY
We recognize holy matrimony as a divine institution created by God. We earnestly hold that marriage is defined as a lifelong, monogamous union and covenant between one natural-born man and one natural-born woman.
DEDICATION OF CHILDREN
Infants and children may be presented for Godly blessing and dedication to the Lord in the Church. We hold that the dedication of a child does not impart salvation unto the child but is an acknowledgment that the child is a gift from God.