Statement of Faith

  1. We believe the Bible to be the inspired, the only infallible, authoritative, inerrant Word of God. (II Timothy 3:16, II Peter 1:21) 
  2. We believe there is one God, eternally existent in three persons; Father, Son and Holy Spirit. (Genesis 1:1, Matthew 28:19, John 10:30) 
  3. We believe in the deity of Christ: (John 10:33);
    1. His virgin birth (Isaiah 7:14, Matthew 1:23, Luke 1:35);
    2. His sinless life (Hebrews 4:15, Hebrews 7:26);
    3. His miracles (John 2:11);
    4. His vicarious and atoning death (I Corinthians 15:3, Ephesians 1:7, Hebrews 2:9);
    5. His resurrection (John 11:25, I Corinthians 15:4);
    6. His ascension to the right hand of God (Mark 16:19);
    7. His personal return in power and glory (Acts 1:11, Revelation 19:11)
  4.  We believe that the Triune God, in His joyful love, created everything (Genesis 1, Colossians 1:15-17).  We believe above all creatures, God made humans in His image and breathed His Holy Spirit into their spirit. The first humans, Adam and Eve, flourished as they lived in a complete relationship with God and with each other. 
  5. We believe God wonderfully and immutably creates each person as male or female, and these distinct, complementary genders together reflect the image and nature of God.  Attempts to change this gender after birth is an offense to the nature of God’s creation. (Gen 1:26-27, 2:18-22, 5:2). 
  6. We believe God, beginning with Adam and Eve, ordained marriage to only be between one man and one woman (Genesis 1:26-27, Matthew 19:4-6, Mark 10:4-9, Romans 1:26-27).  Marriage between one man and one woman uniquely reflects Christ’s relationship with His Church. (Eph 5:21-33).  God protects the unity of marriage, through commanding that no sexual activity be engaged in outside of marriage (Hebrews 13:4, 1 Cor 6:18, 1 Cor 7:2-5).  Marriage also serves as the foundational unit of a stable society.  (1 Cor 7:2) 
  7. We believe that Adam and Eve’s spirits died when they selfishly rebelled against God’s commandments (Genesis 2).   As a result, all humans are broken due to our sin and sinful natures, and we can only experience true human flourishing through the regeneration of our spirits (Romans 5, Psalms 51:10, John 10:10).  Regeneration is the supernatural rebirth of our spirit by the Holy Spirit (John 3:1-17). Regeneration is a necessity to be restored to a relationship with God, because of the incompatibility of the sinfulness of human nature and God’s holiness. Humans are regenerated only through repentant faith in the shed blood of Christ (John 3:16, John 5:24, Romans 3:23, Romans 5:8-9, Ephesians 2:8-10, Titus 3:5).
  8. We believe in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit by whose indwelling the Christian is enabled to live a godly life (Romans 8:13-14, I Corinthians 3:16, I Corinthians 6:19-20, Ephesians 4:30, 5:18). 
  9. We believe in the spiritual unity of believers in our Lord Jesus Christ (Romans 8:9, I Corinthians 12:12-13, Galatians 3:26-28). 
  10. We believe in the resurrection of both the saved and the lost; they that are saved unto the resurrection of life, and they that are lost unto the resurrection of condemnation (John 5:28-29). 
  11. We believe, in light of God’s great purposes in our creation and redemption, that all human life is sacred and created by God in His image. Human life is of inestimable worth in all its dimensions, including pre-born babies, the aged, the physically or mentally challenged, and every other stage or condition from conception through natural death. We are therefore called to defend, protect, and value all human life. (Ps 139.)