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1. The Scriptures
We believe that the Holy Bible, as originally written, was verbally inspired, was the product of Spirit-filled
men and has been divinely preserved to date in the Authorized Version of 1611 and therefore is the truth
without any admixture of error in its matter. We believe the Bible to be the true center of Christian union
and the supreme standard by which all human conduct, creeds, and opinions shall be tried. We believe the
Bible to have only one interpretation which may be revealed to any believer by the Holy Spirit.
a. By “The Holy Bible” we mean that collection of sixty-six books,
from Genesis to Revelation, which as written and preserved in the
Authorized Version of 161, does not only contain and convey the
Word of God, but IS the Word of God.
b. By “Inspiration” we mean that the books of the bible were written
by holy men of old, as they were moved by the Holy Spirit in such
a definite way that their writings were supernaturally and verbally
inspired and preserved, free from error, as no other writing has
ever been or ever will be. II Timothy 3:16-17; II Peter 1:19-21;
John 17:17; Psalm 12:6-7; Matthew 5:18; John 10:35
c. Whereas there are a number of other versions of the Bible in
circulation, all of which are not reliable due to their omission of
words and due to having been translated from corrupt manuscripts,
we consider it therefore a necessity and privilege to use only the
King James Version A.V. 1611 in our pulpit and in our classrooms.
Deuteronomy 4:2; Proverbs 30:5-6; Revelation 22:18-19.
2. The True God
We believe that there is one, and only one, living and true God, an infinite, intelligent Spirit, the Creator
and Supreme Ruler of Heaven and Earth; inexpressively glorious in holiness, and worth of all possible
honor, confidence and love; that in the unity of the Godhead there are three persons - the Father, the
Son, and the Holy Ghost or Spirit - equal in every divine perfection, and executing distinct but harmonious
offices in the great work of redemption. Isaiah 44:6; 57:15; 5:7; Matthew 28:19; Acts 17:29; Romans 1:2;
Genesis 1:26; I Corinthians 12:4-6; Colossians 2:9.
3. The Holy Ghost
We believe that the Holy Ghost is equal with God the Father and God the Son and of the same nature; that
He was active in the creation; that He convicts of sin, of righteousness, and of Judgment; that He bears
witness to the truth of the gospel in our preaching and our testimony; that He is the agent of the New Birth;
that He seals, fills, leads, intercedes, teaches, witnesses, sanctifies and comforts the believer. II
Corinthians 3:17; John 14:16; Hebrews 9:14; John 14:26; Luke 1:35; John 1:12-13; Genesis 1:1-3; John 16:
8-11; Acts 5:30-32; John 3:5-8; Ephesians 1:13-14; John 1:33; Romans 8:9-16; 26-27; I Corinthians 2:10-
13; 6:11; 12:13; Matthew 12:31-32; Acts 5:3-4; I Corinthians 3:16-17 (cf: vs. 19) Acts 13:2
4. Jesus Christ
We believe that Jesus Christ was begotten by the Holy Ghost in a miraculous manner; born of Mary, a
virgin; and that he is both completely man and completely God. He was subject to temptation, yet was
without ANY sin. He is the messiah for Israel, the Saviour of the world, the ONLY way any man came come
to God the Father for forgiveness of sins and everlasting life. He is to be worshipped and glorified as the
LORD God Almighty. Isaiah 7:14; 9:6-7; Luke 1:21-35; Matthew 4:1-11; Hebrews 4:15; I Peter 2:22; John 4:
42; 14:6; John 20:28; Luke 24:52; John 16:14; Philippians 2:5-11; John 10:30-33; Acts 7:59; Colossians 1:
15-20; Colossians 2:8-10; John 1:1-3; I Corinthians 5:21; I John 3:9; Titus 2:14; Acts 20:28; I John 3:5;
Matthew 1:23; John 5:17-18; 8:58; Hebrews 1:5-8;
I John 5:20; Revelation 1:8; 19:16; I Timothy 3:16
5. Satan or the Devil
We believe he was created perfect, as a Cherub called Lucifer,but because of pride, rebelled against God
and became the author of sin. He appeared as an angel of light to Eve in the garden of Eden and tempted
her to willfully disobey God’s command, resulting in the fall of man. (see section 7.) We believe he was
then cursed, to be henceforth referred to as a serpent, or the dragon. As the devil he appears on earth
and in heaven as the god of this world to fulfill the ultimate will of God in judging, killing, deceiving,
hindering, tempting, and accusing. During the fulfillment of Daniel’s 70th week, or the Great Tribulation, he
will come to earth to indwell the antichrist. After the antichrist is destroyed, he will be chained in the
bottomless pit for 1,000 years, at the end of which he will be loosed to assemble an army of sinners for his
last attempt to overthrow God. He and his army will be destroyed and he will be cast into the lake of fire
forever. Ezekiel 28:12-19; Isaiah 14:12-15; II Corinthians 11:14; Genesis 3:1-6,14-19; Romans 5:12;
Revelation 12:3,9; Job 1:6-12; 2:1-7; II Corinthians 4:3-4; Jeremiah 51:20-25; John 8:44; I Thessalonians 2:
18; Revelation 19:11-20; 20:1-10; Matthew 4:1-11; 25:41
6. The Creation
We believe the Genesis account of creation as being neither allegory nor myth, but a literal, historical
account of the direct; immediate creative acts of God in the person of Jesus Christ without any evolutionary
process; that man, made up of spirit, soul and body, was created by a direct work of God and not from
previously existing forms of life; and that all men are descended from the historical Adam and Eve, first
parents of the entire human race. Genesis 1 & 2; Colossians 1:16-17; Matthew 19:4; John 1:3.
7. The Fall of Man
We believe that man was created in a state of innocence as a free moral agent under the law of his Maker.
But, by voluntary transgression, Adam fell from his sinless and happy state. As a result of this, all men are
totally depraved (excluding the will), are partakers of Adam’s fallen nature, and are sinners by nature and
by conduct; and therefore are under just condemnation without defense or excuse. Genesis 2:17; 3:1-6;
Psalm 51:5; Romans 3:10-23; 5:1-19; Ezra 7:13; Psalm 119:108; Ephesians 2:1-3,12.
8. Christ’s Atonement
We believe that the salvation of sinners is wholly of grace; through the mediatorial offices of the son of
God, who by the appointment of the Father, freely took upon Him a body of flesh, yet without sin, honored
the divine law by His personal obedience, and made a full and vicarious, substitutionary atonement for our
sins by His death, which reconciles the sinner to God; that His atonement consisted not in setting us an
example by His death as a martyr, but was a voluntary substitution of Himself in the sinner’s place, the just
dying for the unjust. Christ, the Lord, bearing our sins in His own body on the tree. That, having risen
bodily from the dead, He is now seated at the right hand of God in heaven, and uniting in His wonderful
person the tenderest sympathies with divine perfection. He is in every way qualified to be a suitable,
compassionate and all-sufficient Saviour and only High Priest for the believer. We believe this atonement is
not limited but effectual to any sinner accepting it by faith. we believe this atonement is eternal and,
therefore, covers all sins, past, present and future of the redeemed. Therefore, any individual under this
atonement is eternally saved from eternal condemnation because of the atonement of Jesus Christ.
Ephesians 2:8-9; Acts `15:11; Romans 3:24-26; John 3:16; II Corinthians 5:18-21; Philippians 2:7; Hebrews
2:14; Isaiah 53:4-7; I John 4:10; I Corinthians 15:3-4; I Timothy 2:5; I John 2:2; Hebrews 9:14; John 5:24;
Romans 5:8-11.
9. The New Birth
We believe that the new birth (being born again) is the regenerative act of the Holy Ghost upon a sinner
when he repents of his sins and believes the Gospel according to the Scriptures, receiving the Lord Jesus
Christ as his personal Saviour. As a result of the new birth, the sinner is made a new creature in Christ
Jesus. He is partaker of the divine nature and receives eternal life as a free gift of God. Regeneration of
the spirit, resulting in the “new man” and consequently partaking of the divine nature in the spirit is brought
about in a manner above comprehension, solely by the power of the Holy Ghost in connection with divine
truth. John 3:3, 6-8; II Corinthians 5:17; I John 5:1; John 1:12,13; Colossians 2:13; Ephesians 2:15; 4:24;
Titus 3:5.
10. Justification
We believe that justification is the judicial act of God whereby He declares us to be just and righteous
through faith in Christ Jesus; that justification includes the pardon of sin and the imputation of God’s
righteousness; that it is bestowed, not in consideration of any works of righteousness which we have done,
but solely through faith in the Redeemer’s blood. Acts 13:39; Isaiah 53:11; II Corinthians 5:18-21; Romans
3:24-28, 5:1,9.
11. Salvation
We believe that the salvation of a soul requires a belief in God, repentance toward God which involves
genuine sorrow for sin and a willingness to turn from it; and faith toward the Lord Jesus Christ. We believe
that this salvation is thereafter permanent and eternal to the believer. Hebrews 11:6; Acts 20:21; II
Corinthians 7:9-10; I Thessalonians 1:9; Acts 16:31; Ephesians 1:13; 3:30.
12. Sanctification
We believe that sanctification is the divine setting apart of the believer unto God accomplished in a
threefold manner: first, an eternal act of God, based upon redemption in Christ, establishing the believer’s
spirit, or “new man” in a position of holiness at the moment he trusts the Saviour: second, a continuing
process in the soul of the saint as the Holy Ghost applies the Word of God to the inner man: third, the final
accomplishment of this process at the Lord’s return when the body, or old man, will then be changed and
transformed into a perfect sinless body in the image of Christ.
I Corinthians 6:11; Hebrews 10:10-14; I John 3:9; Ephesians 4:24; John 17:17; II Corinthians 3:18; 4:16; I
Corinthians 1:30; Ephesians 5:25-26; I Thessalonians 4:3-4; 5:23-24; Philippians 3:21; I Corinthians 15:51-
54; I Thessalonians 4:13-17; Romans 8:29; I John 3:2.
13. Adoption
We believe that adoption is the gracious act whereby the Father, for the sake of Christ, places new
believers into the honored position of mature sons, in contrast with regeneration whereby the believer
receives the nature of God and becomes a child of God. the full benefit of the position accorded by
adoption as the sons of God awaits the glorification of the believer at the coming of the Lord and the
redemption of the body. Ephesians 1:5; Galatians 4:1-7; Ephesians 1:13-14; I John 3:1-2; Romans 8:15,
23.
14. The Church
We believe in the unity of all true believers in the church which is the Body of Christ, which was revealed
on the day of Pentecost, and that all believers, both Jews and Gentiles, are added to this Church by the
baptism of the Holy Ghost at the exact time that they trust in Jesus Christ as Saviour. We believe that this
Church is manifested through the local church with is a congregation of immersed believers associated by
covenant of faith and fellowship of the gospel; observing the ordinances of Christ; governed by His laws in
accordance with the Pauline revelation, exercising the gifts, rights and privileges vested in them by His
Word; and that its officers are pastors and deacons, whose qualifications, claims and duties are clearly
defined in the Scripture. We believe the true mission of the church is for the edification, perfection,
exhortation and comfort of its members in spiritual matters; the faithful witnessing of Christ to all men as we
have the opportunity. We hold that the local church has the absolute right of self-government, free from
the interference of any hierarchy of individuals or organizations; that the one and only head and shepherd
of the local church is the God-called and Spirit-filled pastor, just as Jesus Christ is the Head and Chief
Shepherd over the entire church; that it is scriptural for true churches to cooperate with each other in
contending for the faith and for the furtherance of the gospel; that each local church is the sole judge of
the measure and method of its cooperation; and that on all matters of membership, of polity, of
government, of discipline, of benevolence, the will of the local church is final. We further believe that all
ministries are to be under the direction and accountability of the local church Ephesians 1:10,22-23; 3:1-6;
Galatians 3:26-28; I Corinthians 12:12-13; I Timothy 3:1-7; I Peter 5:1-4; Hebrews 13:7,17; Acts 1:5, 2:4,
41, 47; I Corinthians 11:2; Titus 1:5-7; Ephesians 4:11-16; Acts 20: 17-28; Colossians 1:18; Ephesians 5:
23-24; Acts 15:13-18.
15. Baptism and the Lord’s Supper
We believe that Christian baptism is the immersion of the believer in water, under the authority of the local
church, to show forth in a like figure or emblem our submission to and faith in the crucified, buried and
risen Saviour, through whom we died to sin and rose to a new life; that this baptism is to be administered
by the pastor and thereby is a witness that the believer is in subjection to the position of the pastor of
whatever church he may be in; that only one baptism is necessary in the life of any believer; that baptism is
prerequisite to the privileges of church membership. We believe that the Lord’s Supper is the
commemoration of His death until He comes, and should be preceded always by serious self-examination
and confession. Acts 8:36-39; Romans 6:3-5; I Peter 3:21; I Timothy 1:1, 6; Acts 9:18; I Corinthians 9:25;
10:1-2; 11:23-32; Matthew 28:19-20.
16. Civil Government
We believe that civil government is of divine appointment for the interests and good order of human
society; that magistrates are to be prayed for, conscientiously honored and obeyed, except in things
opposed to the will of our Lord Jesus Christ who is the only Lord of the conscience and coming King of
kings. Romans 13:1-7; I Peter 2:13-16; I Timothy 2:1-2; Matthew 22:21; Acts 5:29; 4:19-20.
17. Spiritual Gifts Miracles, Signs and Wonders
We believe the gifts of the Spirit in 1 Corinthians 12 are given, today, for the ministry to all parts of the
body of Christ with the exception of those gifts which are specifically called “signs”. Those gifts which are
signs, wonders, or miracles were given by the Spirit during the beginning of the church in the book of Acts
for these purposes: (1) to identify an “apostle”. (2) to get the Jews to listen to the gospel or to believe a
new revelation. (3) to confirm the Word or Scripture that was being spoken by the apostles, but not yet in
written form as we have the Scriptures today. Since there are NO apostles present today, since the gospel
ministry is almost totally to the gentiles, and since we have a complete Bible, we reject “speaking in
tongues,” “supernatural healing” as found in the apostolic ministry, and any other “sign or wonder” as
heresy and the “lying signs and wonders” produced by Satanic power in these last days to deceive the
whole world. We do believe that God heals today in accordance with His Word and divine will through faith
and confession. I Corinthians 12:1-11; Mark 16:17-18; Acts 2:4-5, 43; 3:7-12; 5:12; II Corinthians 12:12; I
Corinthians 1:21-22; 14:21-22; Mark 16:20; Hebrews 2:3-4; James 5:14-16; I Corinthians 11:30-32; II
Thessalonians 2:8-9; I Timothy 4:1-2; Matthew 24:5,11,24.
18 Israel
We believe in the sovereign selection of Israel as God’s eternal covenant people, that she is now
dispersed because of her disobedience and rejection of Christ, that she is being re-gathered to Palestine,
and that after the rapture of the Church will be saved as a nation at the second advent of Christ. Genesis
13:14-17; Romans 11:1-32; Ezekiel 37.
19. The Resurrections, Judgments, Pre-Millennial Return of Jesus Christ
and Related Events
We believe in:
a. The bodily resurrection of Jesus Christ. Matthew 28:6-7; Luke 2439; John 20:27; I Corinthians 15:4;
Mark 16:6; Luke 24:2-6
b. The ascension of Jesus Christ. Acts 1:9-11; Luke 24:51; Mark 16:19
c. The imminent, pre-tribulation resurrection of all born again believers at the end of this dispensation.
Philippians 3:20; I Thessalonians 1:10; 5:6,11; Titus 2:13; Revelation 4:1; I Thessalonians 4:13-17; I
Corinthians 15:51-53.
d. The judgment seat of Christ after the rapture of the church, before the throne of God, where the
believer’s works and motives for service will be tested by fire, with the promise of literal rewards and
inheritance during the millennial reign. Romans 14:10; II Corinthians 5:10; II Timothy 2:10; Luke 19:11-26.
e. The future conclusion of Daniel’s 70th week, called the Great Tribulation, determined on the nation of
Israel, involving the coming world church, a one-world government both of which will be dominated by the
anti-Christ. Daniel 9:24-27; Matthew 24”4-26; Revelation 6:19.
f. The personal visible return of Jesus Christ to this earth to destroy the Anti-Christ and all his enemies
either at Armageddon or the judgment of the nations and then to establish the 1,000 year reign with the
Jew in Palestine as the head of the nations, the earth regenerated, and Himself the King of the earth ruling
with a rod of iron on the throne of David in Jerusalem. Revelation 19:11-21; Acts 1:10-11; Revelation 16:
12-16; Matthew 25:31-46; Isaiah 11:1-10; Isaiah 9:6-7; Luke 1:32-33; Isaiah 24:23.
g. The Last Judgment, or Great White Throne Judgment, involving all the unconverted or unbelievers since
Adam. This judgment will only determine the extent or degree of their damnation and eternal destruction in
the Lake of Fire. Revelation 20:11-15; Revelation 20:5-6; Matthew 23:14; Revelation 14:10-11; Revelation
21:8.
h. The New Heavens and Earth, eternal bliss and life of believers of all dispensations. Revelation 21:1-22:
5; Psalm 16:11; John 3:16.
20. Dispensationalism
We believe in the dispensational view of Bible interpretation. We believe that the Bible should be rightly
divided in accordance with the preaching of Jesus Christ and the Pauline revelation. We reject the extreme
teaching known as “Hyper-Dispensationalism”. such as that teaching which opposes either the Lord’s
Table or water baptism as a Scriptural means of testimony for the church in this age. Matthew 28:19-20;
Acts 2:41-42; 18:8; I Corinthians 11:23-26; Romans 15:13-17; 16:25-26; II Timothy 2:15.
We believe that the Holy Bible, as originally written, was verbally inspired, was the product of Spirit-filled
men and has been divinely preserved to date in the Authorized Version of 1611 and therefore is the truth
without any admixture of error in its matter. We believe the Bible to be the true center of Christian union
and the supreme standard by which all human conduct, creeds, and opinions shall be tried. We believe the
Bible to have only one interpretation which may be revealed to any believer by the Holy Spirit.
a. By “The Holy Bible” we mean that collection of sixty-six books,
from Genesis to Revelation, which as written and preserved in the
Authorized Version of 161, does not only contain and convey the
Word of God, but IS the Word of God.
b. By “Inspiration” we mean that the books of the bible were written
by holy men of old, as they were moved by the Holy Spirit in such
a definite way that their writings were supernaturally and verbally
inspired and preserved, free from error, as no other writing has
ever been or ever will be. II Timothy 3:16-17; II Peter 1:19-21;
John 17:17; Psalm 12:6-7; Matthew 5:18; John 10:35
c. Whereas there are a number of other versions of the Bible in
circulation, all of which are not reliable due to their omission of
words and due to having been translated from corrupt manuscripts,
we consider it therefore a necessity and privilege to use only the
King James Version A.V. 1611 in our pulpit and in our classrooms.
Deuteronomy 4:2; Proverbs 30:5-6; Revelation 22:18-19.
2. The True God
We believe that there is one, and only one, living and true God, an infinite, intelligent Spirit, the Creator
and Supreme Ruler of Heaven and Earth; inexpressively glorious in holiness, and worth of all possible
honor, confidence and love; that in the unity of the Godhead there are three persons - the Father, the
Son, and the Holy Ghost or Spirit - equal in every divine perfection, and executing distinct but harmonious
offices in the great work of redemption. Isaiah 44:6; 57:15; 5:7; Matthew 28:19; Acts 17:29; Romans 1:2;
Genesis 1:26; I Corinthians 12:4-6; Colossians 2:9.
3. The Holy Ghost
We believe that the Holy Ghost is equal with God the Father and God the Son and of the same nature; that
He was active in the creation; that He convicts of sin, of righteousness, and of Judgment; that He bears
witness to the truth of the gospel in our preaching and our testimony; that He is the agent of the New Birth;
that He seals, fills, leads, intercedes, teaches, witnesses, sanctifies and comforts the believer. II
Corinthians 3:17; John 14:16; Hebrews 9:14; John 14:26; Luke 1:35; John 1:12-13; Genesis 1:1-3; John 16:
8-11; Acts 5:30-32; John 3:5-8; Ephesians 1:13-14; John 1:33; Romans 8:9-16; 26-27; I Corinthians 2:10-
13; 6:11; 12:13; Matthew 12:31-32; Acts 5:3-4; I Corinthians 3:16-17 (cf: vs. 19) Acts 13:2
4. Jesus Christ
We believe that Jesus Christ was begotten by the Holy Ghost in a miraculous manner; born of Mary, a
virgin; and that he is both completely man and completely God. He was subject to temptation, yet was
without ANY sin. He is the messiah for Israel, the Saviour of the world, the ONLY way any man came come
to God the Father for forgiveness of sins and everlasting life. He is to be worshipped and glorified as the
LORD God Almighty. Isaiah 7:14; 9:6-7; Luke 1:21-35; Matthew 4:1-11; Hebrews 4:15; I Peter 2:22; John 4:
42; 14:6; John 20:28; Luke 24:52; John 16:14; Philippians 2:5-11; John 10:30-33; Acts 7:59; Colossians 1:
15-20; Colossians 2:8-10; John 1:1-3; I Corinthians 5:21; I John 3:9; Titus 2:14; Acts 20:28; I John 3:5;
Matthew 1:23; John 5:17-18; 8:58; Hebrews 1:5-8;
I John 5:20; Revelation 1:8; 19:16; I Timothy 3:16
5. Satan or the Devil
We believe he was created perfect, as a Cherub called Lucifer,but because of pride, rebelled against God
and became the author of sin. He appeared as an angel of light to Eve in the garden of Eden and tempted
her to willfully disobey God’s command, resulting in the fall of man. (see section 7.) We believe he was
then cursed, to be henceforth referred to as a serpent, or the dragon. As the devil he appears on earth
and in heaven as the god of this world to fulfill the ultimate will of God in judging, killing, deceiving,
hindering, tempting, and accusing. During the fulfillment of Daniel’s 70th week, or the Great Tribulation, he
will come to earth to indwell the antichrist. After the antichrist is destroyed, he will be chained in the
bottomless pit for 1,000 years, at the end of which he will be loosed to assemble an army of sinners for his
last attempt to overthrow God. He and his army will be destroyed and he will be cast into the lake of fire
forever. Ezekiel 28:12-19; Isaiah 14:12-15; II Corinthians 11:14; Genesis 3:1-6,14-19; Romans 5:12;
Revelation 12:3,9; Job 1:6-12; 2:1-7; II Corinthians 4:3-4; Jeremiah 51:20-25; John 8:44; I Thessalonians 2:
18; Revelation 19:11-20; 20:1-10; Matthew 4:1-11; 25:41
6. The Creation
We believe the Genesis account of creation as being neither allegory nor myth, but a literal, historical
account of the direct; immediate creative acts of God in the person of Jesus Christ without any evolutionary
process; that man, made up of spirit, soul and body, was created by a direct work of God and not from
previously existing forms of life; and that all men are descended from the historical Adam and Eve, first
parents of the entire human race. Genesis 1 & 2; Colossians 1:16-17; Matthew 19:4; John 1:3.
7. The Fall of Man
We believe that man was created in a state of innocence as a free moral agent under the law of his Maker.
But, by voluntary transgression, Adam fell from his sinless and happy state. As a result of this, all men are
totally depraved (excluding the will), are partakers of Adam’s fallen nature, and are sinners by nature and
by conduct; and therefore are under just condemnation without defense or excuse. Genesis 2:17; 3:1-6;
Psalm 51:5; Romans 3:10-23; 5:1-19; Ezra 7:13; Psalm 119:108; Ephesians 2:1-3,12.
8. Christ’s Atonement
We believe that the salvation of sinners is wholly of grace; through the mediatorial offices of the son of
God, who by the appointment of the Father, freely took upon Him a body of flesh, yet without sin, honored
the divine law by His personal obedience, and made a full and vicarious, substitutionary atonement for our
sins by His death, which reconciles the sinner to God; that His atonement consisted not in setting us an
example by His death as a martyr, but was a voluntary substitution of Himself in the sinner’s place, the just
dying for the unjust. Christ, the Lord, bearing our sins in His own body on the tree. That, having risen
bodily from the dead, He is now seated at the right hand of God in heaven, and uniting in His wonderful
person the tenderest sympathies with divine perfection. He is in every way qualified to be a suitable,
compassionate and all-sufficient Saviour and only High Priest for the believer. We believe this atonement is
not limited but effectual to any sinner accepting it by faith. we believe this atonement is eternal and,
therefore, covers all sins, past, present and future of the redeemed. Therefore, any individual under this
atonement is eternally saved from eternal condemnation because of the atonement of Jesus Christ.
Ephesians 2:8-9; Acts `15:11; Romans 3:24-26; John 3:16; II Corinthians 5:18-21; Philippians 2:7; Hebrews
2:14; Isaiah 53:4-7; I John 4:10; I Corinthians 15:3-4; I Timothy 2:5; I John 2:2; Hebrews 9:14; John 5:24;
Romans 5:8-11.
9. The New Birth
We believe that the new birth (being born again) is the regenerative act of the Holy Ghost upon a sinner
when he repents of his sins and believes the Gospel according to the Scriptures, receiving the Lord Jesus
Christ as his personal Saviour. As a result of the new birth, the sinner is made a new creature in Christ
Jesus. He is partaker of the divine nature and receives eternal life as a free gift of God. Regeneration of
the spirit, resulting in the “new man” and consequently partaking of the divine nature in the spirit is brought
about in a manner above comprehension, solely by the power of the Holy Ghost in connection with divine
truth. John 3:3, 6-8; II Corinthians 5:17; I John 5:1; John 1:12,13; Colossians 2:13; Ephesians 2:15; 4:24;
Titus 3:5.
10. Justification
We believe that justification is the judicial act of God whereby He declares us to be just and righteous
through faith in Christ Jesus; that justification includes the pardon of sin and the imputation of God’s
righteousness; that it is bestowed, not in consideration of any works of righteousness which we have done,
but solely through faith in the Redeemer’s blood. Acts 13:39; Isaiah 53:11; II Corinthians 5:18-21; Romans
3:24-28, 5:1,9.
11. Salvation
We believe that the salvation of a soul requires a belief in God, repentance toward God which involves
genuine sorrow for sin and a willingness to turn from it; and faith toward the Lord Jesus Christ. We believe
that this salvation is thereafter permanent and eternal to the believer. Hebrews 11:6; Acts 20:21; II
Corinthians 7:9-10; I Thessalonians 1:9; Acts 16:31; Ephesians 1:13; 3:30.
12. Sanctification
We believe that sanctification is the divine setting apart of the believer unto God accomplished in a
threefold manner: first, an eternal act of God, based upon redemption in Christ, establishing the believer’s
spirit, or “new man” in a position of holiness at the moment he trusts the Saviour: second, a continuing
process in the soul of the saint as the Holy Ghost applies the Word of God to the inner man: third, the final
accomplishment of this process at the Lord’s return when the body, or old man, will then be changed and
transformed into a perfect sinless body in the image of Christ.
I Corinthians 6:11; Hebrews 10:10-14; I John 3:9; Ephesians 4:24; John 17:17; II Corinthians 3:18; 4:16; I
Corinthians 1:30; Ephesians 5:25-26; I Thessalonians 4:3-4; 5:23-24; Philippians 3:21; I Corinthians 15:51-
54; I Thessalonians 4:13-17; Romans 8:29; I John 3:2.
13. Adoption
We believe that adoption is the gracious act whereby the Father, for the sake of Christ, places new
believers into the honored position of mature sons, in contrast with regeneration whereby the believer
receives the nature of God and becomes a child of God. the full benefit of the position accorded by
adoption as the sons of God awaits the glorification of the believer at the coming of the Lord and the
redemption of the body. Ephesians 1:5; Galatians 4:1-7; Ephesians 1:13-14; I John 3:1-2; Romans 8:15,
23.
14. The Church
We believe in the unity of all true believers in the church which is the Body of Christ, which was revealed
on the day of Pentecost, and that all believers, both Jews and Gentiles, are added to this Church by the
baptism of the Holy Ghost at the exact time that they trust in Jesus Christ as Saviour. We believe that this
Church is manifested through the local church with is a congregation of immersed believers associated by
covenant of faith and fellowship of the gospel; observing the ordinances of Christ; governed by His laws in
accordance with the Pauline revelation, exercising the gifts, rights and privileges vested in them by His
Word; and that its officers are pastors and deacons, whose qualifications, claims and duties are clearly
defined in the Scripture. We believe the true mission of the church is for the edification, perfection,
exhortation and comfort of its members in spiritual matters; the faithful witnessing of Christ to all men as we
have the opportunity. We hold that the local church has the absolute right of self-government, free from
the interference of any hierarchy of individuals or organizations; that the one and only head and shepherd
of the local church is the God-called and Spirit-filled pastor, just as Jesus Christ is the Head and Chief
Shepherd over the entire church; that it is scriptural for true churches to cooperate with each other in
contending for the faith and for the furtherance of the gospel; that each local church is the sole judge of
the measure and method of its cooperation; and that on all matters of membership, of polity, of
government, of discipline, of benevolence, the will of the local church is final. We further believe that all
ministries are to be under the direction and accountability of the local church Ephesians 1:10,22-23; 3:1-6;
Galatians 3:26-28; I Corinthians 12:12-13; I Timothy 3:1-7; I Peter 5:1-4; Hebrews 13:7,17; Acts 1:5, 2:4,
41, 47; I Corinthians 11:2; Titus 1:5-7; Ephesians 4:11-16; Acts 20: 17-28; Colossians 1:18; Ephesians 5:
23-24; Acts 15:13-18.
15. Baptism and the Lord’s Supper
We believe that Christian baptism is the immersion of the believer in water, under the authority of the local
church, to show forth in a like figure or emblem our submission to and faith in the crucified, buried and
risen Saviour, through whom we died to sin and rose to a new life; that this baptism is to be administered
by the pastor and thereby is a witness that the believer is in subjection to the position of the pastor of
whatever church he may be in; that only one baptism is necessary in the life of any believer; that baptism is
prerequisite to the privileges of church membership. We believe that the Lord’s Supper is the
commemoration of His death until He comes, and should be preceded always by serious self-examination
and confession. Acts 8:36-39; Romans 6:3-5; I Peter 3:21; I Timothy 1:1, 6; Acts 9:18; I Corinthians 9:25;
10:1-2; 11:23-32; Matthew 28:19-20.
16. Civil Government
We believe that civil government is of divine appointment for the interests and good order of human
society; that magistrates are to be prayed for, conscientiously honored and obeyed, except in things
opposed to the will of our Lord Jesus Christ who is the only Lord of the conscience and coming King of
kings. Romans 13:1-7; I Peter 2:13-16; I Timothy 2:1-2; Matthew 22:21; Acts 5:29; 4:19-20.
17. Spiritual Gifts Miracles, Signs and Wonders
We believe the gifts of the Spirit in 1 Corinthians 12 are given, today, for the ministry to all parts of the
body of Christ with the exception of those gifts which are specifically called “signs”. Those gifts which are
signs, wonders, or miracles were given by the Spirit during the beginning of the church in the book of Acts
for these purposes: (1) to identify an “apostle”. (2) to get the Jews to listen to the gospel or to believe a
new revelation. (3) to confirm the Word or Scripture that was being spoken by the apostles, but not yet in
written form as we have the Scriptures today. Since there are NO apostles present today, since the gospel
ministry is almost totally to the gentiles, and since we have a complete Bible, we reject “speaking in
tongues,” “supernatural healing” as found in the apostolic ministry, and any other “sign or wonder” as
heresy and the “lying signs and wonders” produced by Satanic power in these last days to deceive the
whole world. We do believe that God heals today in accordance with His Word and divine will through faith
and confession. I Corinthians 12:1-11; Mark 16:17-18; Acts 2:4-5, 43; 3:7-12; 5:12; II Corinthians 12:12; I
Corinthians 1:21-22; 14:21-22; Mark 16:20; Hebrews 2:3-4; James 5:14-16; I Corinthians 11:30-32; II
Thessalonians 2:8-9; I Timothy 4:1-2; Matthew 24:5,11,24.
18 Israel
We believe in the sovereign selection of Israel as God’s eternal covenant people, that she is now
dispersed because of her disobedience and rejection of Christ, that she is being re-gathered to Palestine,
and that after the rapture of the Church will be saved as a nation at the second advent of Christ. Genesis
13:14-17; Romans 11:1-32; Ezekiel 37.
19. The Resurrections, Judgments, Pre-Millennial Return of Jesus Christ
and Related Events
We believe in:
a. The bodily resurrection of Jesus Christ. Matthew 28:6-7; Luke 2439; John 20:27; I Corinthians 15:4;
Mark 16:6; Luke 24:2-6
b. The ascension of Jesus Christ. Acts 1:9-11; Luke 24:51; Mark 16:19
c. The imminent, pre-tribulation resurrection of all born again believers at the end of this dispensation.
Philippians 3:20; I Thessalonians 1:10; 5:6,11; Titus 2:13; Revelation 4:1; I Thessalonians 4:13-17; I
Corinthians 15:51-53.
d. The judgment seat of Christ after the rapture of the church, before the throne of God, where the
believer’s works and motives for service will be tested by fire, with the promise of literal rewards and
inheritance during the millennial reign. Romans 14:10; II Corinthians 5:10; II Timothy 2:10; Luke 19:11-26.
e. The future conclusion of Daniel’s 70th week, called the Great Tribulation, determined on the nation of
Israel, involving the coming world church, a one-world government both of which will be dominated by the
anti-Christ. Daniel 9:24-27; Matthew 24”4-26; Revelation 6:19.
f. The personal visible return of Jesus Christ to this earth to destroy the Anti-Christ and all his enemies
either at Armageddon or the judgment of the nations and then to establish the 1,000 year reign with the
Jew in Palestine as the head of the nations, the earth regenerated, and Himself the King of the earth ruling
with a rod of iron on the throne of David in Jerusalem. Revelation 19:11-21; Acts 1:10-11; Revelation 16:
12-16; Matthew 25:31-46; Isaiah 11:1-10; Isaiah 9:6-7; Luke 1:32-33; Isaiah 24:23.
g. The Last Judgment, or Great White Throne Judgment, involving all the unconverted or unbelievers since
Adam. This judgment will only determine the extent or degree of their damnation and eternal destruction in
the Lake of Fire. Revelation 20:11-15; Revelation 20:5-6; Matthew 23:14; Revelation 14:10-11; Revelation
21:8.
h. The New Heavens and Earth, eternal bliss and life of believers of all dispensations. Revelation 21:1-22:
5; Psalm 16:11; John 3:16.
20. Dispensationalism
We believe in the dispensational view of Bible interpretation. We believe that the Bible should be rightly
divided in accordance with the preaching of Jesus Christ and the Pauline revelation. We reject the extreme
teaching known as “Hyper-Dispensationalism”. such as that teaching which opposes either the Lord’s
Table or water baptism as a Scriptural means of testimony for the church in this age. Matthew 28:19-20;
Acts 2:41-42; 18:8; I Corinthians 11:23-26; Romans 15:13-17; 16:25-26; II Timothy 2:15.
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