STATEMENT OF OUR SIXTEEN FUNDAMENTAL TRUTHS

1. The Holy Scriptures - 2 Timothy 3:15-17;    1 Thessalonians 2:13

We believe that the Bible is the God-inspired authoritative rule of faith and contact for our lives.  The Word of God, in both Old and New Testaments is an accurate revelation of the nature, attributes and personality of God and His redemptive plan for man.  The canon of the Scriptures is complete.

2. The One True God - Deuteronomy 6:4-5

We believe in the one true God who has revealed himself as eternally self-existent, and is the triune Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.  He is the living Creator.  God is love (1 John 4:16).  He has first loved us (1 John 4:19) and has commanded us to love Him with all of our heart, soul and might  (Matthew 28:19).

3. The Deity of the Lord Jesus Christ - John 20:28-29

We believe Jesus Christ is God.  His virgin birth, baptism by John the Baptist, sinless life, miracles, death, burial and resurrection from the dead and his exaltation to the right hand of God the Father are clear declarations of his deity.  He is both the Son of God and God the Son.

4. The Fall of Man - Romans 5:12

We believe man was created by God in His own likeness and image, but that by voluntary disobedience, man fell from perfection.  Because of sin, death came into the human race and man is lost (separated from his Creator) and needs salvation and the gift of eternal life, without which he will remain lost forever.

5. The Salvation of Man - Ephesians 2:8

We believe man's only hope of salvation, what Jesus called "the new birth" in John 3:3, is through repentance and faith in the blood that the Lord Jesus shed on the cross.  Jesus Christ alone is our sin offering.  Man is saved by grace through faith in the atoning work of Christ on Calvary.

6. The Ordinances of the Church - Mark 16:16; 1 Corinthians 11:26

We believe that water baptism by immersion is an outward witness of an inward work of grace.  We believe holy Communion is a celebration and sharing of our Lord's divine nature, suffering and death and a proclamation of His second coming and the coming wedding feast of the Lamb.

7. The Baptism in the Holy Spirit - Acts 4:31; Epheesians 5:18

We believe that the baptism (the infilling) of the Holy Spirit is for every Christian, anointing the believer and enduing him with supernatural power to witness unto Christ, thus enabling him to "Walk in the Spirit."

8. The Prophetic Gift - 1 Corinthians 14:3

We believe that God actively speaks today and that prophecy is an essential gift of the Holy Spirit and hearing God ought to be an active part of our daily lives, both individually and corporately as a church assembled.

9. Sanctification - Romans 12:1

We believe each Christian is called to a life of separation from evil and dedication to God through the finished work of Christ on the cross, resulting in a holy lifestyle.  The only way to overcome the sin nature and live a life of victory is through placing our faith exclusively in the cross, and leaving it there.  Romans 6:7-8 gives us the keys to spiritual growth.   The Christian must take up his cross daily and follow Jesus. We also believe that Jesus taught the church that the power of prayer and fasting will bring divine results.

10. The Church and It's Mission - Mark 16:15,16

We believe the Body of Christ is responsible to carry out its threefold mission: to evangelize the lost, corporately worship God, and to perfect (mature) the saints, fulfilling the Great Commission.

11. The Five-Fold Ministry - Ephesians 4:11-16

We believe God has divinely placed "the five-fold ministry gifts of apostle, prophet, evangelist, pastor and teacher" within the Body of Christ to function under the leadership of the Holy Sprit, for the purpose of edifying the whole church and ministering to the whole man, body, soul and spirit.

12. Divine Healing - Matthew 8:16-17;James 5:14-16

We believe an integral part of the gospel message is deliverance from disease and demonic attacks through active faith in Jesus' work on the cross as our substitute as prophesied in Isaiah 53:4-5

13. The Second Coming of Christ - 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17

We believe that the rapture and the second coming of Christ to the earth will be personal and imminent.

14. The Millennial Reign of Christ - Revelation 19:11-14; 20:1-6

We believe that the visible return of Christ with His glorified saints will result in His reigning for 1,000 years from Jerusalem, fulfilling Scriptural prophecies of "the Golden Age" of the Messiah.

15. The Final Judgment - Revelation 20:11-15

We believe there will be a final judgment of everlasting punishment for those whose names are not written in the Lamb's Book of Life, from the foundation of the earth.  And we believe that for those who have been regenerated (born again) there will be a life of everlasting joy in the presence of God.

16. The New Heavens and the New Earth - Revelation 21:22

We believe that following the final judgment, God will establish a new heaven and a new earth (with a new Jerusalem) for those who have been reborn into His family, to worship and enjoy God forever!