1. We believe the Bible is eternal, inspired Word of God-the final authority that will judge us in the Last Day. (2 Timothy 3:16-17, John 12:48)
2. We believe there is only one true and living God, manifested as the Father, Son, & Holy Ghost-the eternal Godhead (Deuteronomy 6:4, Isaiah 43:10 Luke 3.22, 1 John 5:7) 3. We believe Jesus Christ was born of a virgin and is Emmanuel. ("God with us", the Messiah) Isaiah 7.14 Matt 1.22-23, John 1.41 4. We believe that Jesus is only one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus. John 14.6, 1 Timothy 2.5 5. We believe that Jesus Christ is the head of the church, and that the name of Jesus is the only name God has exalted and given to the church. Colossians 1.18, Acts 4.12, Matt. 3.16-17; 28.19, Acts 2.38, Col 3.17, Phil 2.9 6. We believe in the five-fold ministry and the ministry of the Holy Spirit as represented in the New Testament through the believer. Ephesians 4.11-12, Acts 4.29-31, 1 Corinthians. 13-14, Romans 12.3-8, John 16.8-14 7. We believe Jesus died for our sins, rose again on the third day, ascended on high, is seated at the right hand of God, and that God has made Jesus both Lord and Christ. 1 Corinthians 15.3-4, Ephesians. 4.8-10, Hebrews. 1.3, Acts 2.36 8. We believe in repenting and turning away from sin, in being baptized in water for the circumcision of the heart, in the in-filling of the Holy Ghost and speaking with other tongues as the Spirit gives utterance, and the prayer of faith for the healing of the sick. Acts 2.38, Colossians 2.11-12, Mark 16.17-18, James 5.14-15 9. We believe Jesus Christ will return to the earth in bodily form; and at His coming there will be a resurrection of the dead when our corruptible bodies shall be changed into an eternal, incorruptible body. Acts 1.9-11, 1 Corinthians 15.51-53 10. We believe at the Lord's coming, Christ shall judge both the living and the dead and He shall reward the righteous and punish the wicked. 2 Timothy 4.1, Acts 10.42 |