Our Beliefs
- We believe that the entire Bible is inspired of God, is without error and is of plenary authority (II Tim. 3:16; II Peter 1:21).
- We believe in one God, eternally existing in three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit (Deut. 6:4; Matt. 28:19; II Cor. 13:14; Eph. 4:4-6).
- We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ was begotten by the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary, and is true God and true man (Luke 1:35; Romans 1:3,4; Phil. 2:6-9).
- We believe that man is saved by grace through faith. Man is depraved, utterly sinful and his efforts, regardless of how well intended, cannot earn salvation. Salvation is a free gift made available by the complete payment for sin through Christ’s death on the cross (Romans 3:9-12; 3:24-28; 4:1-8; I Cor. 1:18-31; Eph. 2:8,9).
- We believe in the eternal security of the believer (Romans 8:1; 8:29-34; 8:38,39; Eph. 1:13,14; Phil. 1:6).
- We believe that the church of this dispensation is the Body of Christ (Eph. 1:22,23; 3:1-6) which is to be distinguished from the prophesied, earthly kingdom of Christ. The historical manifestation of the Body of Christ began with the Apostle Paul before he wrote his first epistle (I Thess. 2:14-26 cf. Acts 13:45,46; Phil. 1:5,6; cf. Acts 16; I Cor. 12:13,27 cf. Acts 18).
- We believe the mission and commission of the Body of Christ is to proclaim the message of reconciliation (II Cor. 5:14-21 ) and to preach Jesus Christ according to the revelation of the mystery (Rom. 16:25; Eph. 3:8,9). The”gospel of the grace of God” is referred to as “my gospel” by the Apostle to the Gentiles (Rom. 2:16; 16:25). It is this gospel with which we are entrusted today (I Thess. 2:4).
We acknowledge that the above articles of faith do not exhaust the content of our faith which is the entire Word of God. However, we believe this list distinguishes some basic truths which are commonly disregarded today.