Statement of Faith 

We believe that the Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testament are the verbally inspired Word of God and are the final authority for faith, life and conduct; that they were given without error and preserved without error in the 1611 Authorized Version (King James Version) for the English speaking peoples of this world.  (II Timothy 3:16-17; II Peter 1:19-21) 

We believe in one God, eternally existing in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, equal in essence, while distinct in personality and function.  (Exodus 20:2-3; Matthew 28:19; I Corinthians 8:6) 

We believe in God’s direct creation of the universe without the use of pre-existent material and apart from any process of evolution whatever, according to the Genesis account.  (Genesis 1:1-31; Exodus 20:11; Colossians 1:16-17; Hebrews 11:3) 

We believe that Jesus Christ, the eternal Son of God, was conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of Mary, a virgin, and is true God and true man.  (John 1:1, 14; Luke 1:35; Isaiah 7:14; Galatians 4:4) 

We believe in the resurrection of the crucified body of our Lord, in His ascension into heaven and in His present life there as High Priest and Advocate.  (Matthew 28:1-7; Acts 1:8-11; I Corinthians 15:44-49; Hebrews 4:14-16)

We believe that the Holy Spirit is the agent of the new birth through conviction and regeneration and that He seals, indwells, and baptizes every believer into the body of Christ at the moment of conversion.  We believe that the Holy Spirit fills, empowers, and distributes service gifts to believers, but that sign gifts were restricted to the Apostolic Period.  (John 3:5; Ephesians 1:13; Romans 8:9; I Corinthians 12:13; Ephesians 5:18; Ephesians 4:11-12; Romans 12:6-8; Hebrews 2:3-4; Ephesians 2:20; I Corinthians 13:8-13) 

We believe that God gives spiritual gifts to all believers; that some gifts of the Holy Spirit are permanent and are to be used throughout the Age; that other gifts were temporary, given in the Apostolic Age for the purpose of founding the Church.  Having fulfilled their purpose, they are not necessary or given today.  These include the gifts of Apostleship, prophecy, healing, tongues and interpretation of tongues.  The modern “Tongues Movement” is against clear teaching of the Scripture.  (I Corinthians 14) 

We believe that man was created in the image of God, that he sinned and thereby incurred not only physical death but also spiritual death which is separation from God, and that all human beings are born with a sinful nature and are sinners in thought, word, and deed.  (Genesis 1:26-27; Genesis 3:1-6; Romans 5:12, 19; Romans 3:10-13; Titus 1:15-16) 

We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ died as the substitutionary sacrifice for all men.  The blood atonement He made was unlimited in its potential.  It is limited only in its application, effectively saving those who are brought by the Holy Spirit to repentance and faith.  (Isaiah 53:4-11; II Corinthians 5:14-21; I John 2:1-2; II Peter 2:1; I Timothy 4:10; John 3:5-8; John 16:8-13)

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