core beliefs

1. We believe the Bible to be the inspired, the only infallible, authoritative Word of God. I Thessalonians 2:13, 2 Timothy 3:16-17, 2 Peter 1:21)

2. We believe that there is one God, eternally existent in three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Matthew 28:19, I Peter 3:18, John 15:26

3. We believe in the deity of our Lord Jesus Christ, in His virgin birth, in His sinless life, in His miracles, in His substitutional and atoning death through His shed blood, in His bodily resurrection, in His ascension to the right hand of the Father, and in His personal return in power and glory. Mark 16:19, I Corinthians 15:3-4, I Timothy 2:5, Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:1-10; I John 2:1

4. We believe that The Lord Jesus Christ died for our sins according to the 
Scriptures; and that all who by faith alone repent and believe in Him alone are justified (made righteous) by His shed blood. Romans 3:21-28; 4:5, Ephesians 1:7; 2:8-10, 13, 1 Peter 1:18-19; 2:24

5. We believe that for the salvation of lost and sinful people, regeneration (new birth) by the Holy Spirit is absolutely essential. John 3:3,7; 1 Timothy 3:4-7

6. We believe in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit, who indwell all believers, and by this indwelling the Christian is enabled to live a Godly life. John 14:16-17; 16:13, Romans 8:5-11; 26-27, 1 Corinthians 2:12

7. We believe in the bodily resurrection of both the saved and the lost, the everlasting blessedness of the saved, and the everlasting punishment of the lost. 2 Thessalonians 1:5-10, John 5:29, I Thessalonians 4:13-18

8. We believe in the spiritual unity of believers in our Lord Jesus. John 13:35

9. We believe in the grace and forgiveness of our Lord Jesus. Every person, no matter how much they have broken God’s commands in His Word and listed in these Statements of Faith, is deeply loved by God and is a potential child of God by receiving forgiveness of sins through faith in Jesus Christ. Romans 10:11-13; 1 Timothy 1:12-17; 1 Corinthians 6:9-11, John 1:12