Our Beliefs 2

The Bible is the inspired Word of God

We believe that the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments are the verbally inspired Word of God, inerrant in the original languages and the supreme and final authority in faith and life (2 Peter 1:20, 21, II Timothy 3:16, 17).
 

Triune God

We believe in one God, eternally existing in three Persons: Father. Son and Holy Spirit (Deut. 6:4, II Cor. 13:14).
 

God the Father

We believe in God the Father from whom all things were created and for whom we live through Jesus Christ (1 Cor. 8:6).
 

God the Son

We believe that Jesus Christ was begotten by the Holy Spirit; born of the Virgin Mary; lived among men; suffered, bled and died; was buried; raised from the dead; ascended to the right hand of the Father; intercedes for us, and is true God and true man (Luke 1:35; 2:6, 7, 52; Matt. 27:29, 30, 35, 50; Luke 23:50-56; Acts 2:33, 34; 1 John 2:1, John 2:1, John 10:30; 1 John 4:2, 3).
 

God the Holy Spirit

We believe in the divine personality of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit continually glorifies Jesus Christ in all the he does. He convicts the world of sin, brings the unredeemed to repentance and faith, at salvation He permanently indwells and imparts new spiritual life to those who have put their faith in Christ Jesus. The Holy Spirit seals, sanctifies, guides, instructs, equips, and bestows spiritual gifts enabling those whom believe to live Christ-like lives   (John 13:15; 16:8; Rom. 8:9-17; 12:4-8; 1 Cor. 3:16; 12:4-5,11-13,19; 2 Cor. 12:12 Gal. 5:25; Eph. 1:22; 4:11-12; Titus 3:5; Heb. 2:1-4).
 

Mankind

We believe that man was created in the image and likeness of God; that he sinned and thereby incurred both physical and spiritual death; and that all human beings are born with a sinful nature and are sinners in thought, word and deed (Gen. 1:26, 27; Rom. 3:22, 23; 5:12; Eph. 2:1-3).
 

Salvation

We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ died for our sins, according to the Scriptures, as our representative and substitutionary sacrifice; and that all who believe in Him are justified on the grounds of His shed blood. We believe that all who receive by faith the Lord Jesus Christ are born again of the Holy Spirit, and thereby become children of God; that they are indwelt and sealed by the Holy Spirit and are secure in Him until the day of redemption (I Cor. 15:3; I Peter 3:18; Rom. 3:24-26; John 1:12; 3:5; Eph. 1:13).
 

The Church

We believe that the Church is composed of all believers; that we are baptized into one body, thus being members one of another. We believe that Jesus Christ instituted the Lord’s supper to commemorate His death till He comes. We believe that water baptism is an ordained testimony, portraying our identification with Christ. We believe in and practice baptism by immersion (Eph. 1:22, 23; I Cor. 12:12, 13; I Cor. 11:23-26; Matt. 28:19, 20; Rom. 6:3, 4).
 

Thing to Come

We believe in “that blessed hope,” the personal and imminent coming of our Lord Jesus Christ into the air for His saints (as to the time aspect we believe that it is pre-tribulation and pre-millennial). We believe in the personal and visible and glorious return of Christ to the earth with His saints. We believe in the establishment of Christ’s kingdom upon the earth.We believe in the bodily resurrection of the just and the unjust; the everlasting blessedness of the saved and the everlasting punishment of the lost (Titus 2:13; I Thess. 4:13-17; Rev. 19:11-16; 20:1-6; John 5:28, 29; 14:1-3; Rev. 20:11-15).
 

Satan

We believe in the personality of Satan; that he is the god of this age, the adversary of Christ and His Church, and that his destiny is eternal punishment (Job 1:6, 7; II Cor. 4:4; I Peter 5:8; Rev. 20:10).