Statement of Faith

1. There is one God,(1) who is infinitely perfect,(2) existing eternally in
three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.(3)

([1] Deuteronomy 6:4, [2] Matthew 5:48, [3] Matthew 28:19)

2. Jesus Christ is the true God and the true man.(4) He was conceived
by the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary.(5) He died upon the
cross, the Just for the unjust,(6) as a substitutionary sacrifice,(7)
and all who believe in Him are justified on the ground of His shed blood.(8)
He arose from the dead according to the Scriptures.(9) He is now at
the right hand of Majesty on high as our great High Priest.(10) He will
come again to establish His kingdom, righteousness and peace.(11)

([4] Philippians 2:6-11, [5] Luke 1:34-38, [6] I Peter 3:18, [7]
Hebrews 2:9, [8] Romans 5:9, [9] Acts 2:23,24, [10] Hebrews 8:1,
[11] Matthew 26:64)

3. The Holy Spirit is a divine person,(12) sent to dwell, guide, teach,
empower the believer,(13) and convince the world of sin, of righteousness,
and of judgment.(14)

([12] John 14:15-18, [13] John 16:13, Acts 1:8, [14] John 16:7-11)

4. The Old and New Testaments, inerrant as originally given, were verbally
inspired by God and are a complete revelation of His will for the salvation
of men. They constitute the divine and only rule of Christian faith and
practice.(15)

([15] 2 Peter 1:20,21, 2 Timothy 3:15,16)

5. Man was originally created in the image and likeness of God:(16) he
fell through disobedience, incurring thereby both physical and spiritual
death. All men are born with a sinful nature,(17) are separated from the
life of God, and can be saved only through the atoning work of the Lord
Jesus Christ.(18) The portion of the unrepentant and unbelieving is existence
forever in conscious torment;(19) and that of the believer, in everlasting
joy and bliss.(20)

([16] Genesis 1:27, [17] Romans 3:23, [18] 1 Corinthians15:20-23,
[19] Revelation 21:8, [20] Revelation 21:1-4)

6. Salvation has been provided through Jesus Christ for all men; and those
who repent and believe in Him are born again of the Holy Spirit, receive
the gift of eternal life, and become the children of God.(21)

([21] Titus 3:4-7)

7. It is the will of God that each believer should be filled with the Holy
Spirit and be sanctified wholly,(22) being separated from sin and the
world and fully dedicated to the will of God, thereby receiving power
for holy living and effective service.(23) This is both a crisis and
a progressive experience wrought in the life of the believer subsequent
to conversion.24

([22] 1 Thessalonians 5:23, [23] Acts 1:8, [24] Romans 6:1-14)

8. Provision is made in the redemptive work of the Lord Jesus Christ for
the healing of the mortal body.(25) Prayer for the sick and anointing with
oil are taught in the Scriptures and are privileges for the Church in this
present age.(26)

([25] Matthew 8:16-17, [26] James 5:13-16)

9. The Church consists of all those who believe on the Lord Jesus Christ,
are redeemed through His blood, and are born again of the Holy Spirit.
Christ is the Head of the Body, the Church, (27) which has been commissioned
by Him to go into all the world as a witness, preaching the gospel to all
nations.(28) The local church is a body of believers in Christ who are
joined together for the worship of God, for edification through the Word
of God, for prayer, fellowship, the proclamation of the gospel, and observance
of the ordinances of Baptism and the Lord's Supper.(29)

([27] Ephesians 1:22-23, [28] Matthew 28:19-20, [29] Acts 2:41-47)

10. There shall be a bodily resurrection of the just and of the unjust;
for the former, a resurrection unto life;(30) for the latter, a resurrection
unto judgment.(31)

([30] 1 Corinthians 15:20-23, [31] John 5:28-29)

11. The second coming of the Lord Jesus Christ is imminent(32) and will
be personal, visible, and premillennial.(33) This is the believer's blessed
hope and is a vital truth which is an incentive to holy living and faithful
service.(34)

([32] Hebrews 10:37, [33] Luke 21:27, [34] Titus 2:11-14)