I. THE SCRIPTURES - THE WORD OF GOD

A. We believe in the verbal (the very words) plenary (all) inspiration (God breathed) and the supernatural preservation of the Holy Scriptures. (II Timothy 3:16-17, II Peter 1:20-21, Matthew 4:4, Psalm 12:6-7).

B. We believe that the time honored King James Version of the English Bible, translated from the Textus Receptus (Greek New Testament) and the Masoretic Text (Hebrew Old Testament), is God's preserved Word for English speaking people. We do not believe that the English in any way is superior to the Greek/Hebrew original documents.  Nor do we believe that additional revelation took place in the translation process, but that God has preserved his Word for us today, without error, and it is upon this Word that our faith is based.  All modern English translations are based on corrupted revised texts, such as Westcott and Hort, in which the Word of God has been changed and therefore we reject all modern translations which come from these texts. (Psalm 12:6-7, John 10:35, Matthew 24:35, Psalm 119:89).

C. We believe that the Word of God, composed of sixty six books, is our sole rule of faith and practice, and is the final authority in all matters concerning our faith. (2 Timothy 3:16,17).

D. We believe that the infallible, inerrant Bible is God's complete revelation to man; therefore, nothing should be added to it, nor should anything be taken from it. (Revelation 22:18-16, Psalm 19:7, Proverbs 30:5, I Corinthians 13:10).

II. THE GODHEAD

 We believe there is only one true God, existing in three Persons: the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost. These three are co-eternal and co-equal from all eternity, each with distinct personalities but of one essence. (Matthew 28:18, II Corinthians 13:14, Isaiah 48:16, Hebrews 10:12-15, 1 Timothy 3:16, 1 John 5:7).

III. THE PERSON AND WORK OF JESUS CHRIST

A. We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ is the eternal Son of God, who became man, without ceasing to be God, having been conceived by the Holy Ghost and born of the virgin Mary. (John 1:1, Matthew 1:18-20, Luke 1:35, Isaiah 7:14).

B. We believe that Christ being the God-man lived a perfect sinless life fulfilling God’s demand for perfection according to Old Testament law. (Hebrews 4:15, Matthew 5:17).

C. We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ died for our sins, yet not for ours only, but for the sins of the whole world. He took our sins upon Himself, literally becoming sin for us. Our sins were eternally judged and paid for by His voluntary sacrifice; He tasted death for every man. When we believe the record God has given about his Son, and by faith accept what He has done for us, we are justified before God on the basis of His shed blood and are declared immediately and permanently righteous. (Romans 3:24-26, 4:22-25, II Corinthians 5:21, Hebrews 2:6-14, I John 2:2, 5:8-12, I Peter 2:24, Isaiah 53;11, Ephesians 1:7).

D. We believe in the literal bodily resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ and that He is right now seated at the Father’s right hand making intercession for us. His resurrection was visible proof of God’s acceptance of His sacrifice for sin. (1 Corinthians 15:12-20, Matthew 28:5-6, Hebrews 7:23-25, Romans 1:4).

E. We believe in "that blessed hope" which is the personal, visible, pretribulational, premillennial and imminent return of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. (I Thessalonians 4:16-17, Revelation 3:10, 20:3-4, I Corinthians 15:51-53, 2 Thessalonians 2:1-11).

IV. THE PERSON AND WORK OF THE HOLY SPIRIT

A. We believe that the Holy Ghost is a Divine Person, equal with the Father and the Son. (Acts 5:1-4).

B. We believe that He convicts the world of sin, righteousness, and judgment; that He testifies of Jesus Christ; that He is the agent of the new birth; that He indwells permanently every believer, sealing us until the day of redemption; that He bears witness with our spirit, thereby giving us assurance; and that He would never lead us contrary to the Word of God. (John 3:8, 15:26-27, 16:7-15, I Corinthians 12:13, Ephesians 4:30, Romans 8:14-16).

C. We believe that He fills and empowers for service those who are yielded to Him. (Ephesians 5:18, Acts 4:26-31).

D. We believe that He bestows certain spiritual gifts outlined in the Scriptures, and that these gifts no longer include the sign gifts (tongues, interpretation of tongues, healing, prophesy, miracles) which were given for a temporary period to confirm the Word that was preached; therefore, we believe that the Pentecostal/Neo-Pentecostal/Charismatic Movement of our day is unscriptural, carnally motivated, and contrary to sound doctrine. However; we do believe that God does heal and performs miracles, but we reject the claim by some that they have these sign gifts. The sign gifts were temporary and expired once the Word of God was completed at the end of the first century. (Mark 18:19-20; I Corinthians 12:4-13; 13:8-11, 14:1-35).

E. We believe that we are baptized with the Holy Spirit the moment we are saved and are thereby placed into the body of Christ which will meet the Lord in the air at the Rapture. (Acts 1:4-5,2:38-36,1 Corinthians 12:13, 1 Thess 4:16-18).

V. THE FALL OF MAN

A. We believe that man was created in the image and likeness of God, but by Adam’s sin the human race fell and thereby incurred not only physical death, but also spiritual death which includes not only being eternally separated from God, but also being eternally judged in the Lake of Fire. (Genesis 1:26, 3:1-24, Romans 5:12, Revelation 20:15, 21:8).

B. We believe that when man is now born physically into this world, he is dead spiritually. He has inherited a sinful nature, he became a willful sinner with the first expression of personal choice, he is totally unable to regain his former position, and he is without excuse before God. (Romans 3:23, 1:20, Ephesians 2:1-6,12).

VI. SALVATION

A. We believe that salvation is offered to man as a free gift of God’s marvelous grace apart from any works on man’s part. (Ephesians 2:8-10, Titus 3:5).

B. We believe that man is justified by faith alone and is accounted righteous before God on the basis of the blood of Jesus Christ which was shed for the remission of sins. (Romans 5:1, Ephesians 1:7, Matt 26:28, Hebrews 9:22).

C. The new birth is a divine act whereby God imparts a new nature to the believer which is wrought in the inward man but is manifested outwardly by a changed life. At the moment of salvation, man is indwelt by the Holy Ghost. (John 3:3-8, 2 Corinthians 5:17, Romans 8:16).

D. We believe a person is saved when he repents of his sin and receives Christ as his own personal Lord and Saviour. The conditions for salvation according to the Scriptures are repentance and faith. Repentance is a change that occurs in our minds when we understand and recognize our sin and guilt before a Holy God, and we desire and are willing to turn from that sin which will result in and is evidenced outwardly by a change of action. Repentance and faith are inseparable. (Acts 20:21, Revelation 3:20, Romans 10:13, 1 John 5:9-12, Luke 13:3-5, 1 Thessalonians 1:9).

E. We believe in the eternal security of the believer and that it is impossible for one born into the family of God to ever be lost. (John 10:27-30, Hebrews 7:25, Ecclesiastes 3:14, Ephesians 4:30, Philippians 1:6).

VII. SANCTIFICATION

A. We believe that immediate, positional sanctification is the act of God whereby believers are, at the time of regeneration, eternally set apart as belonging to Him by redemption, thereby being placed in the family of God as children and joint-heirs with Jesus Christ. ( I John 3:1 Rom 8: 14-17, 1 Corinthians 1:2, Hebrews 10:10-14, 13:12).

B. We believe that progressive sanctification is the process by which, according to God’s will, we are made partakers of His holiness; that it is progressive; that it is begun in regeneration and continues for the rest of our earthly lives if we are yielded to the Holy Spirit’s control. (1 Thessalonians 4:3, 5:23, 2 Corinthians 3:18, 7:1, John 17:17, Romans 8:26, Philippians 1:6, Ephesians 5:25-33).

C. We believe in perfect sanctification which is related to our final perfection in glory. By His grace and transforming power, He will have so changed us -- spirit, soul and body -- that we will be "like Him" and "conformed to His image." He will then present us "faultless" before the presence of His glory. His bride will be free from every "spot" and "wrinkle". It is therefore fitting for us to "abstain from all appearance of evil." (Rom 8:28, 1 Thess. 5:22-23).

VIII. THE ETERNAL STATE

A. We believe that the souls of all men do leave the body at death. (Luke 16:19-23, 23:43, 2 Corinthians 5:8).

B. We believe that the souls of those who have trusted Christ for salvation pass immediately into His presence and there remain in conscious bliss until the resurrection of the body which takes place at the rapture, when body and soul are reunited to live forever with Him in glory. (Luke 23:43, 2 Corinthians 5:8, Philippians 1:23, 1 Corinthians 2:9, John 14:3).

C. We believe that the souls of those who have rejected Christ pass immediately into a literal Hell that burns with fire and brimstone, and there remain in a conscious state of misery until the final judgment of the Great White Throne at the close of the Millennium, when soul and body are reunited to be cast forever Into the Lake of Fire where they will burn forever. (Luke 16;18-26, 2 Thessalonians 1:7-9, Revelation 20:11—15, Matthew 25:41, Mark 8:43-48).

IX. THE CHURCH

A. The Body of Christ -- We believe that all blood-washed believers of this age are a part of the Body of Christ which is His bride and will be assembled together for the first time at the Rapture. The Body of Christ or the Local Church is never to be associated with nor referred to as Spiritual Israel. (Matthew 16:16-18, 1 Corinthians 12:12-13, Revelation 19:7-8, Hebrews 12:23).

B. The Local Church -- We believe that each local church is a visible representation and expression of the Body of Christ on this earth. The local church is composed of born-again baptized believers. The local church meets for worship, the preaching of God’s Word, observance of the ordinances, fellowship and is responsible for spreading the gospel home and abroad. The local church is also the only organization that has the authority to ordain men into the ministry and send out missionaries. (Acts 2:41-47, 11:19-26, Acts 13:3).

C. Ordinances -- We believe that there are only two ordinances given to the local church: baptism (by immersion only) and the Lord’s Supper. These ordinances are for the believer, and they have no saving merit.

X. OFFICERS

We believe that the only Scriptural officers of a local church are pastors and deacons. (1 Timothy 3:1-13).

XI. THE RESPONSIBILITY OF BELIEVERS

A. We believe that all believers should seek to walk by the Spirit, not bringing reproach upon Christ or His Church; that the exercise off Christian Liberty should be governed by love; that personal separation from worldly pleasures and practices is a Scriptural command; and that ecclesiastical separation should be maintained from any ecumenical group that would not adhere to this doctrines of this statement. (Galatians 5:16, Romans 12:1-2, 16:7-3, 1 Corinthians 8:1-13, 2 Corinthians 6:14-17).

B. We believe that it is the responsibility of all believers to witness by life and by word to the truths of the Holy Scriptures and to assume responsibility for the propagation of the Gospel to all the world. (Matthew 28:18-20, Acts 1:8).

C. We believe that it is the responsibility of all believers to remember the work of the local church and it’s extension ministries in prayer, to support it with their tithes and offerings, to participate in both the regular and special services of the church unless providentially hindered, and voluntarily submit to the watchcare and discipline of the local church. (Hebrews 10:19-25, 13:7-8, 2 Corinthians 6:6-7, 1 Corinthians 16:1-2).

XII. CREATION

 We believe that God created the heavens and the earth, including all life, "each after its own kind," by direct act and not by any process of evolution, and that the days of creation in Genesis chapter 1 were six twenty-four hour days. (Genesis 1, 2, Colossians 1:16-17, John 1:3, Exodus 20:8-11, 31:17).

XIII. SATAN

We believe that Satan is a literal, personal being, a fallen angel, the agent of the fall, the prince and power of the air, the god of this world, the great enticer and deceiver, the adversary and enemy of Christ and His Church, and that he has already been judged and will ultimately be forever punished in the Lake of Fire. (Ephesians 2:1—4, 6:12, Isaiah 14:12-15 2 Corinthians 4:3-4, 11:14, 1 Peter 5:8, Genesis 3:15, Revelation 20:10).