Statement of Faith

We believe that the Holy Bible is the Word of the Living God, true, immutable, steadfast, and unchangeable. The Author is the Lord Jehovah and holy men of old wrote the scriptures as the Holy Spirit moved upon them.

All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: that the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works (2 Timothy 3:16-17).

We believe that there is one true and Living God, Maker of heaven and earth and all that is in them, the Alpha and Omega, Who ever was, and is, and shall be without end. In the unity of the Godhead there are three persons equal in every divine perfection executing distinct but harmonious offices in the great work of redemption.

The Father – whose glory is so exceedingly bright that mortal men cannot look upon His face and live, but whose heart is so filled with compassion for His lost children that He freely gave His only begotten Son to redeem and reconcile them unto Himself.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved (John 3:16-17).

The Son – co-existent and co-eternal with the Father, who, conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin named Mary, took upon Himself the form of man, bore our sins, and carried our sorrows. By the shedding of His precious blood upon the cross of Calvary, He purchased redemption for all that would believe upon Him. Destroying the bonds of death and hell, Jesus rose from the grave and ascended on high leading captivity captive; that as the great Mediator between God and man, He might sit at the right hand of the Father making intercession for whom He laid down His life.

And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power; which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places, far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come: and hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church, which is his body, the fullness of him that filleth all in all (Ephesians 1:19-23).

The Holy Spirit – the third person of the Godhead, the Spirit of the Father shed abroad, omniscient, omnipotent, omnipresent, performing an inexpressibly important mission upon earth, convicting of sin, of righteousness, and of judgment. Drawing sinners to the Savior, the Holy Spirit is convicting, pleading, searching, comforting, guiding, quickening, teaching, glorifying, baptizing, and enduing with power from on high all who yield to His tender ministries, preparing them for the great day of the Lord’s appearing.

And that he might reconcile both unto God in one body by the cross, having slain the enmity thereby: and came and preached peace to you which were afar off, and to them that were nigh. For through him we both have access by one Spirit unto the Father…In whom ye also are builded together for an habitation of God through the Spirit (Ephesians 2:16-18, 22).

We believe that while we were yet sinners Christ died for us, the just for the unjust. Freely and by divine appointment of the Father, Christ took the sinner’s place, bearing his sins, receiving his condemnation, dying his death, fully paying his penalty, and signing with His life’s blood the pardon of everyone who should believe upon Him. Upon simple faith and acceptance of the atonement purchased on Mount Calvary, the vilest sinner may be cleansed of his iniquities and made whiter than snow.

But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him. For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life. And not only so, but we also joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received atonement (Romans 5:8-11).