OUR STATEMENT OF FAITH
We believe:
The Bible is the Word of God, given to man under Divine inspiration, supervision and providence; that its historic statements are correct and that it is the only Divine standard of faith and practice. We believe the whole Word of God.
(Romans 15:4, II Timothy 3:15, 16 & John 17:17)
We believe:
In the Trinity; Father, Son, and the Holy Spirit, three in one. God the Father; eternal and infinite in His wisdom, love and power, the Creator of all things, “in whom we live, and move and have our being,” (Genesis 1:1, Isaiah 40:28 & Matthew 6:6)
And in Jesus Christ, our Lord, the only begotten Son of God: who came into our world to seek and save that which was lost: who died for our sins: who ascended into heaven as our High Priest and Mediator, and who will come again in the end of this age to judge the living and the dead and reign forever and ever. You are saved by grace through faith.
And in the Holy Spirit, the Comforter, sent from God to convince the world of sin, of righteousness and of judgment.
(John 14:16, 26; 16:7-11, Ephesians 1:13; Romans 2:7; Romans 10:9-10; I Cor 15:22, 51-54)
We believe:
In the Gifts of the Spirit. The Gifts of the Holy Spirit are unique skills and abilities given by the Holy Spirit to faithful followers of Christ to serve God for the common benefit of his people, the church. 1Corinthians 12:8-10 states and we believe: 8 for to one is given the word of wisdom through the Spirit, to another the word of knowledge through the same Spirit, 9 to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healings by the same Spirit, 10 to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another discerning of spirits, to another different kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues.
(Ephesians 4:11-13; Romans 12:6-13)
We believe:
Salvation is free to all those who, in this live and in this age, accept it on the conditions imposed, which conditions are simple and inflexible; namely turning from sin, repentance toward God, faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, and a life of consecration to the service of God.
(John 3:16; II Corinthians 6:2; Luke 13:25-28)
We believe:
That Jesus Christ, according to his promise, will come again to this earth even in “in like manner” as he went into heaven, personally, visible and gloriously to reign here forever.
(Acts 1:11; I Thessalonians 4:16-17; Revelation 22:12, 20)
We believe:
The Church of Christ is an institution of Divine origin, which includes all true Christians of whatever name; but that local church organizations should be independent of outside control, congregational in government, and subject to no dictation of priest, bishop or pope-although true fellowship and unity of action should exist between all such organizations.
(Matthew16:18; Ephesians 5:25; Ephesians 4:15)
We believe:
That the only ordinances of the Church of Christ and Baptism by immersion, sprinkling, or pouring and the Lord’s Supper
(Matthew 28:19; Romans 6:3-5 I Corinthians 11:23-26)
We believe:
That the first day of the week as the day set apart by the early Church in commemoration of Christ’s resurrection, should be observed as the Christian Sabbath and used as a day of rest and religious worship.
(Psalms 118:22-24; Luke 24:1-12; I Corinthians 12:2)