What We Believe…

 …About the Scriptures
We believe the entire Bible is the inspired Word of God and that men were moved by the Spirit of God to write the very words of Scripture.  Therefore, we believe the Bible is without error in the original manuscripts.

 2 Timothy 3:16, Psalm 119:160  

…About God
We believe in one God who exists in three distinct persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.  We believe that Jesus Christ is the second member of the Trinity (the Son of God) who became flesh to reveal God to humanity and to become the Savior of the lost world.

 John 10:29, Matthew 28:19, John 14:19-20, John 1:14  

…About Humanity
We believe that all people were created in the image of God to have fellowship with Him but became alienated in that relationship through sinful disobedience. As a result, people are incapable of regaining a right relationship with God through their own efforts.

 Genesis 1:27, Romans 3:22-24, Romans 5:17-19

…About Salvation
We believe that the blood of Jesus Christ, shed on the cross, provides the sole basis for the forgiveness of sin.  Therefore, God freely offers salvation to those who place their faith in the death and resurrection of Christ as sufficient payment for their sin.

John 3:16, Ephesians 1:7, Acts 16:30-31  

…About the Christian Life
We believe all Christians should live for Christ and not for themselves.  By obedience to the Word of God and daily yielding to the Spirit of God, every believer should mature and be conformed to the image of Christ.  We believe that the first step in the Christian Life after salvation is to publicly identify with Jesus Christ through water baptism.

 2 Corinthians 5:15, John 14:16, John 3:11, 1 Peter 20-21  

…About the Church
We believe that the church is the body of Christ, of which Jesus Christ is the head. The members of the church are those who have trusted by faith the finished work of Christ. The purpose of the church is to glorify God by loving Him and by making Him known to the lost world.

 Ephesians 1:22, Ephesians 3:10-11, I Chronicles 16:23-24

…About the Future
We believe that Jesus Christ will return as King at the end of this age. His coming will begin a process resulting in the raising of the dead and the judging of the world. Those who have not trusted in Jesus Christ will ultimately be separated from God forever in the lake of fire. Those who have trusted in Jesus Christ will live with Him forever in Heaven and on the New Earth.

 Revelation 20:11-15, Revelation 21:1-4