Doctrinal Statement
Concerning the Bible:
Concerning God:
Jesus Christ:
Holy Spirit:
-Convicting men (John 16:8-11)
-Converting the sinner. (John 3:5)
-Baptizing the new believer into the Body of Christ. (1 Corinthians 12:12-13)
-Dwells within every believer.
-Seals the believer until the Day of Redemption. (Ephesians 4:30)
-Makes intercession for the saints. (Romans 8:26-27)
-Produces spiritual fruit in the life of the believer. (Galatians 5:22-23)
-Guides the believer into all truth.
- The Comforter. (John 16:7)
Concerning The Devil or Satan:
We believe Satan is a real being, a fallen angel, father of lies, deceiver, and accuser of the brethren, whose end will be the Lake of Fire. (Is. 14:12-15, Eze. 28:12-19, 2Cor.4:3-4)
(1 Peter 5:8, Rev. 12:9-10, Rev. 20:10)
Concerning Creation:
We believe in the beginning God created the Heaven and the Earth. We do not believe in evolution. We believe that God created everything in six days. Man was created on the sixth day by a direct work of God and not from previously existing forms of life.
(Gen. 1:1, 2; John 1:1-3)
Concerning The Fall of Man:
All men descended from Adam and Eve. We believe that man was created in innocence, but because of disobedience plunged all mankind into sin and condemnation. Man has no way of saving himself. (Gen 3; Rom 5:10-19)
Concerning Salvation:
-Repentance: Turning from sin to Christ. (1 Thess. 1:9)
-Faith: The act of believing in the completed work of Christ. (Death, Burial, and Resurrection)
-Justification: We are declared righteous before God. (Romans 3:24-28)
-Sanctification: Set apart for the service of God. (Hebrews 10:10)
-Adoption: Received into God’s family as heirs and joint-heirs. (Become the Sons of God) (Galatians 4:5-7)(John 1:12)
-Eternal Security: Salvation is a finished work. A person cannot earn it and cannot lose it. A believer is complete in Christ. (Col. 2:10)
A believer is sealed unto the Day of Redemption. (Eph. 4:30)
A believer is preserved in Jesus Christ. (Jude 1)
Nothing can separate a believer from the love of God. (Romans 8:35-39)
We have been born again by an incorruptible seed. (1 Peter 1:23)
Salvation is forever. (1 John 5:11-12)
Concerning the Church:
Concerning The Ordinances of the Church:
The Church has two ordinances to be observed which are Believers Baptism and The Lord’s Supper
The Eternal State:
We believe in a literal Heaven and Hell.
Concerning Future Events:
We believe the Church will be called out at the end of this age to be with Christ, which is also referred to as the Rapture. Directly following this the Tribulation period will begin and this will cover a period of seven years in which the last three and a half years is known as great tribulation. This is also called Daniel’s seventieth week or a time of Jacob’s trouble. This will conclude with the Lord’s return in Glory at the Battle of Armageddon where the Lord will destroy the antichrist and his system. Then Satan will be bound for a thousand years and this is what is known as the thousand year reign of Christ. After this Satan will be loosed for a short season to deceive the nations and bring them against the saints. At this point God will send fire down from heaven, and destroy them. The Devil and Death will be cast into the Lake of Fire. To conclude all of this God has made a new Heaven and a new Earth.
(1 Thess 4:16-17; 1 Cor 15:51-57; Dan 9; Rev 1-22)
Concerning Separation and Sanctification:
We believe the scriptures teach that we should not be conformed to this world. The Church itself is a called out assembly and we believe that every believer should be holy as Christ is holy and also live a life separate from sinful practices. Sanctification is a progressive work throughout our life here on Earth. (Col 1:13; 3:1-4; Titus 2:11-14; 1Peter 1:14-16; 1 John 2:15-17)