VALUES & BELIEFS

GOD

We  believe the Holy Scriptures, both the Old and New Testaments, to be  verbally inspired of God in the original manuscripts; infallible,  inerrant and God-­breathed, a perfect rule of faith and practice.

THE TRINITY

We  believe in one Triune God, eternally existing in three persons-­Father,  Son, and Holy Spirit, co-eternal in being, co-identical in nature,  co-­equal in power and glory, and having the same attributes and  perfections.

JESUS CHRIST

We  believe that God, the Son, who has always existed, became a man  (without diminishing His deity) by virgin birth through Mary. He lived a  sinless life and as the infinite God-Man took upon Himself the sins of  all men, died in their place and satisfied God concerning their sins.

THE RESURRECTION

We  further believe in the literal, physical resurrection of Jesus Christ  from the dead. He was then ascended and exalted to the right hand of God  as the Great High Priest of all believers.

HOLY SPIRIT

We  believe that the Holy Spirit is a Divine Person, who convicts the world  of sin, of righteousness and of judgment. He is the Supernatural Agent  in regeneration, baptizing all believers into the body of Christ,  indwelling and sealing them unto the day of redemption. His present  ministry to believers also includes empowering, teaching, leading into  all truth, and the continuation of spiritual gifts.

MAN

We  believe that man was created in the image and likeness of God, but that  in Adam's sin, the race fell, inherited a sinful nature, and became  alienated from God; and, that man is totally depraved and, of himself,  is utterly unable to remedy his lost condition. Apart from faith in  Jesus Christ each person remains in Adam.

SALVATION

We  believe that salvation is the gift of God brought to man by grace  (apart from any works) and received only by personal faith in the Lord  Jesus Christ, whose precious blood was shed on Calvary for the  forgiveness of sins. Upon receiving salvation, the person receives  eternal life, and becomes a partaker of Christ's life. At the moment of  faith Christ begins to indwell that person and that person begins to be  in Christ. He becomes a new creation and obtains a new identity as a  child of God.

ETERNAL SECURITY

We  believe that all who have come to reliance upon the work of Christ for  their salvation will never lose this relationship. Jesus saves to the  uttermost and nobody can snatch God's people out of His hands.

SANCTIFICATION

Each  believer partaking of eternal life (Christ's life) was united with  Christ and thus was spiritually crucified, buried, raised and enthroned  with Christ. The old man died at that point in time. The results of  co-­crucifixion are enjoyed by each believer as he or she chooses to  walk by the Spirit and not after the flesh. Sanctification of our  behavior, then, is Christ living His life through the believer. This  involves active choices to deny ungodliness and to live upright lives in  Jesus Christ. We believe that the new covenant message of God’s grace  inspires the believer to live a self-­controlled, upright, and godly  life characterized by the fruit of the Spirit.