Our Beliefs

A Brief Statement of Our Beliefs

• We believe in one, true living Triune God that exists in three persons, known as the Trinity.  I do not believe in multiple Gods, but one Godhead that exists as the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.  Each one of these persons of God is the same in substance and equal in power and glory, although distinguished by their personal properties; the Son comes from the Father, and the Holy Spirit from the Father and the Son. (Deut. 6:4, Is. 9:6, Is. 44:6, Matt. 28:19, 2 Cor. 1:21-22, Col. 2:9).

• We believe that God created the universe from nothing in six days and rested on the seventh as stated in Genesis 1-2:3.  We do not believe that he utilized a “Big Bang” or any other evolutionary mechanism; but, through His divine will, spoke the universe into existence.  I believe that he created Adam from the dust of the ground (Gen. 2:7) and Eve from Adam’s rib (Gen. 2:21-22), both in His image (Gen. 1:26-27).

• We believe that God created Adam and Eve without sin (Gen. 1:31, 2:25); but through their own action, they brought sin into the world (Gen. 3:16-23). The fall of Adam and Eve, and their original sin, has spread throughout the entirety of the human race, to the point that the nature of humanity has become so corrupt, we are all born into sin and death (Psalm 51:5, Rom. 3:23 and 5:12).

• We believe that Jesus Christ came to this earth, suffered, died on a cross, and rose again on the third day to give us victory over sin and death.  His sacrifice was sufficient to atone for the sins of the world.  He paid the price that must be paid for our iniquities so that we wouldn’t have to, if we accept Him as our Lord and Savior (John 3:16, 2 Cor. 5:17-19).

• We believe that marriage is between one man and one woman for life (Gen. 2:23-24, Mark 10:6-9).  All sexual activity is reserved for this marital covenant only (Ex. 20:14, Lev. 18:22 and 20:13, Matt. 5:27-30, Rom. 1:24-27, Heb. 13:4.)

• We believe in justification by faith alone (Rom. 3:28, Gal. 2:16), not by works.  All we must do to obtain this victory over sin and death is to have faith in Him.  We cannot work or “earn” our way to salvation; we can only obtain salvation through acknowledgment of our fallen nature and our belief and faith in the saving work of Jesus.

• We believe that the church is the body of Christ (1 Cor. 12:27).  It is where Christians are joined together in the household of God (Eph. 2:19-22) to worship, pray, learn, and encourage one another.  The mission of the church is the Great Commission: “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you (Matt. 28:19-20a).”  

• We believe that the Lord instituted two sacraments that should be administered by the church: baptism and the Lord’s Supper.  Baptism is the symbol of being buried with Christ (Col. 2:12), and having your sins washed away (Acts 22:16).  It is the continuation of the covenant of circumcision God made with Abraham (Gen. 17:10-12; Col. 2:11-15); which is the reason for baptizing infants.  The Lord’s Supper is a commemoration of the sacrifice Jesus made for us on the cross with the bread as His body and the cup as His blood (Luke 22:19-20).

• We believe that at the appointed time, Jesus will return to this earth in bodily form to receive us to Himself, so we can be with Him (John 14:3).  At this time, all who have faith in Him will join Jesus in the “place He is preparing for us,” the new heavens and the new earth.  Those who have not had faith will not receive this reward, but will be separated from God for eternity (Rev. 21:8).

• We believe that glorification, the final removal of our sin, will be achieved once we get to heaven (Phil. 3:20-21).  We will never be completely free from sin on this earth, but Jesus will completely transform us in heaven where we will be with Him (Rev. 22:3).