Core Beliefs: 

I.       Who is Christ?—We believe that Jesus Christ is fully God and fully Man according to holy Scripture (2 John 1:7; John 8:58).  We affirm that Jesus Christ has provided the one and only way by which we can have an eternal relationship with God (Acts 4:12; John 4:16).
 
II.       What is the Bible?—We believe that “all Scripture is inspired by God” in the sense that “Holy men were moved by the Holy Spirit” using their own personalities and writing styles in order to write the original autographs of Scripture (2 Tim 3:16; 2 Pet. 1:21).  It is our view that the Scriptures in their original manuscripts are without error.  We believe and affirm that all parts of Scripture are inspired by God as well as fully authoritative for Christian living and practical instruction.

III.      Does Man have a problem?—We believe that man was created in the image of God.  Therefore, man was created to have a close relationship with the creator and carries intrinsic value.  However, man disobeyed God (Gen. 3:6).  This disobedience distorted the image of God and completely severed the relationship that he had with the creator.  We believe and affirm with Scriptures that all men from that time on have been born in a sinful, rebellious, and a spiritually dead state (Rom. 3:23; 5: 8; 12-21, Eph. 2:1-6).  We have a problem called “sin” and we need a solution that only God can provide.

IV.      God’s Solution—“Salvation”—We believe and affirm with Scripture that due to God’s unfailing love for man He was not willing to leave us in our spiritually dead state (2 Peter 3:9; John 3:16; 1 John 2:2).  Therefore, He sent His Son who took on Human flesh and dwelt among us (Phil. 2:8-9).   He lived a sinless life.   He was crucified on the cross to bring a resolution to our sinful state (1 John 3:5; Acts 2:23).  He was buried and He physically rose from the grave after three days (1 Cor. 12:3-5).  It is for this reason that God’s solution does not require any work or merit to earn.  It is freely offered and freely accepted.  We affirm with Scripture that salvation can only be obtained through belief in the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ on behalf of our sins, not through any system of works (Eph. 2:8-9).

V.       How did Christ cure our problem?— God’s wrath towards mans sin demanded payment and we could not provide this payment (Rom. 6:23).  Therefore, Jesus Christ, fully God and fully Man, died in our place as the penalty for sins (John 3:16; 1 John 2:2).  This is called the substitutionary atonement. We do affirm and believe that God’s wrath towards our sinful nature is now satisfied by the payment of the blood of Christ (1 John 2:2; 4:10; Heb. 2:17; Rom. 3:25).  We further affirm that due to the death of Jesus on the cross in place of sinners, God is now reconciled toward man.  That is, there has been a change in the relationship between God and man from hostility to harmony and peace (Rom 5:10; 2 Cor 5:18-22; Eph 2:14-16; Col 1:21-22).  We also affirm that once a person has been regenerated by the Holy Spirit, through faith in Christ’s death, burial, and resurrection that it is impossible for them to lose their salvation (Rom. 8:1,38-39; John 10:27-30; Eph 2:13).

VI.      Who is this God?—We believe and affirm that there is only one true God (James 2:19; Deut. 6:4).  God as described in the Bible eternally exists in three separate persons who share the same essence.  This is called the Trinity.  It is our conviction and belief that only faith displayed in the one true God revealed in the Bible will lead to everlasting life.  There are three persons to the unity of the God-head:  the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.  All persons of the God-head have equal attributes and are all worthy of worship (Matt. 28:18-19; Mark 12:29; John 1:14; Acts 5:3-4; 2 Cor. 13:14; Heb. 1:1-3; Rev. 1:4-6).

VII.     What should we expect?—We believe and affirm with Scripture that Jesus Christ will call His church home at the rapture and will physically come again to earth to consummate the tribulation period at the battle of Armageddon.  He will defeat Satan, depose the Nations, and set up His millennial reign (1 Thess. 4:17; Matt 24:15—25:46; Rom 8:19-23; 11:25-27; Rev. 20:1-3).