Beliefs

The Bible is God’s Word to all people. It was written by human authors under the supernatural guidance of the Holy Spirit. Because it was inspired by God, the Bible is truth without any mixture of error and is completely relevant to our daily lives.

God is eternal, is infinite in power, possesses all knowledge, is holy, and indivisible. The one true God has revealed Himself as the Father in creation; through His Son in redemption; and as the Holy Spirit in regeneration. God is also personal in that He is involved in and cares about our daily lives.

God took it upon Himself to become flesh and was born of the virgin Mary, and, “…in him (Jesus) dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily” (Colossians 2:9). Jesus according to His Father’s nature is divine; according to his mother’s nature he is human. He is both the Son of God, and the Son of Man.

The Holy Spirit is simply the Spirit of God and a term the bible uses describing God in action. God offers His spirit as a free gift to all who believe. The Holy Spirit provides the Christian with power for living, understanding of spiritual truth, guidance in doing what is right, empowers believers with spiritual gifts for ministry and leads to a life of fulfillment.

People are created in the image of God, to be like Him in character. Although people are the supreme object of creation and are meant to be in fellowship with God, we are separated from God by sin and need Jesus to restore that fellowship.

The Church is the spiritual body of Christ on earth and is God’s primary way to continue His great commission, including leading people to salvation, showing compassion to those in need and bringing a message of hope to the world.

Salvation is a gift from God, and it cannot be earned through our own efforts. We are saved by grace through faith. True biblical faith will cause us to follow and obey the Gospel. Based on the book of Acts, the biblical standard of salvation is repentance, baptism by immersion in the name of Jesus Christ, and the infilling of the Holy Spirit.

Without Christ, we are sinners and destined to eternal separation from God. Because of Christ we can be cleansed from sin, reconciled to God and spend eternity with Him.