Beliefs

We believe that the Bible is God’s Word. It is accurate, authoritative and applicable to our everyday lives. It is completely relevant today for every area of the human experience because it is living and active. It is without error and is to be believed, practiced, trusted, and hoped in.

(1 Cor. 2:13; 2 Tim. 3:16; Heb. 4:12; 2 Pet. 1:21)

We believe in one eternal God who is the Creator of all things. He exists in three Persons: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. He is totally loving and completely holy.

(Ex. 3:14; Deut. 6:4; Isa. 43:10, 11; Matt. 28; Jn. 8:58; 2 Cor. 13:14)

We believe that sin separated each of us from God and His purpose for our lives.

(Ge. 1:26, 27; 2:17; 3:6; Rom. 5:12-19)

We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ as both God and man is the only One who can reconcile us to God. He lived a sinless and exemplary life, died on the cross in our place, and rose again to prove His victory and empower us for life.

(Mt. 1:20; Mk. 16:19; Jn. 1:1, 14; 3:16; 20:1-2; 1 Cor. 15::3-5; Hebrews 2:17; Gal. 4:4 Phil. 2:8; 1 Pet. 3:22)

We believe that in order to receive forgiveness and the “new birth,” we must repent of our sins and place our faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. Those who receive God’s offer of grace by faith are born again, justified, regenerated, adopted into the family of God, made heirs of God and joint-heirs with Christ, filled with the Holy Spirit, and are partakers of eternal life to come.

(John 3:3; Acts 4:12; Eph. 1:7; Rom. 5:10; 8:14-17; 10:9-10; Titus 3:5-6)

We believe that in order to live the life that God intends for us, we need to be baptized in water and be filled with the power of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit enables us to use spiritual gifts, including speaking in tongues.

(Matt. 28:19; Rom. 6:3-4; John 16:7; Acts 2:4; 1 Cor. 14)

We believe in the power and significance of the Church and the necessity of believers to meet regularly together for fellowship, the preaching of the word, prayer and holy communion.

(Mt. 16:18; 1 Cor. 12:13; Rom. 5:1, 5; Eph. 1:22-23; 4:11-17; 5:27; Rev. 2-3)

We believe that Jesus, the same yesterday today and forever still heals, performs miracles and is actively involved in the life of the believer. Jesus bore our sin and our sickness on the cross, once and for all time. We know God is involved in natural and supernatural healing.

(Heb. 13:8; Is. 53:4-5; 1 Pet. 2:24; Matt. 8:1-3).

We believe that our eternal destination of either eternal union with God or eternal separation from God is determined by our response to the Lord Jesus Christ.

(Mt. 25:46; Mark 9:43-48; Rev. 19:20; 20:11-15; 21:8)

We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ is coming back again as He promised.

(Isa. 65:17; Mt. 24:30; Acts 1:11; 1 Cor. 15:50-54; 1 Thess. 4:16-17; Rev. 19:11-22:21)

We believe marriage is a gift from God that is designed for one man and one woman. Sexuality should only be expressed in the context of that marriage covenant.

(Gen. 2:24; Matt. 19:4; Eph. 5:25; 1 Pet. 3:7)

We believe that from the beginning God created two separate and distinct biological sexes: male and female. Humankind has been created by God and any attempt to misconstrue the difference between male/female and/or biological sex/gender identity is an attempt to self-create and is a result of sin and the fall. We also acknowledge that there are rare instances where people are born with an indiscriminate biological sex. Yet, these cases do not involve an attempt to self-create nor deny the dignity of how they were born.

(Gen. 1:26-27; Matt. 19:4; Mark 10:6-7; Psalm 139:14)

We believe that all human life is valuable and sacred, and that human life begins at conception and continues until death. As stewards of life, we are endowed by God with the responsibility to protect the worth and dignity of human beings from the moment of conception until the moment of death. Therefore, we oppose taking innocent life in all forms, including abortion and euthanasia.

(Gen. 1:26-27; Job 31:15; Ps. 22:10; Ps. 127:3-5; Ps. 139:13-16; Jer. 1:5; Acts 17:25)