
- The Scriptures Inspired: The Bible is the inspired, infallible, and authoritative written Word of God. (1Thess. 2:13; 2Pet. 1:21)
- The One True God: There is one God, eternally self-existent, in three Persons: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. (Matt. 28:19; Luke 3:22)
- The Deity of Christ: Christ Jesus is the eternal Son of God. The Scriptures declare His:
1. Virgin birth (Matt. 1:23; Luke 1:31, 35)
2. Sinless life (Heb. 7:26; 1Pet. 2:22)
3. Miracles (Acts 2:22; 10:38)
4. Vicarious and atoning death (1Cor. 15:3; 2Cor. 5:21)
5. Bodily resurrection (Matt. 28:6; Luke 24:39)
6. Ascension to the right hand of the Father (Acts 1:9; Phil. 2:9; Heb. 1:3)
7. Personal future return to earth in power and glory to rule a thousand years
(Rev. 20:1-6)
- The Fall of Man: Man was created in the image of God. However, man by voluntary transgression fell and thereby incurred eternal separation from God. (Gen. 1:26; Ro. 5:12-19)
- The Salvation of Man: Man’s only hope of redemption is through the shed blood of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. (John 3:3; Eph. 2:8)
- Sanctification: We believe in the sanctifying power of the Holy Spirit by whose indwelling the Christian is enabled to live a holy life. (Ro. 12:1-2; Heb. 13:12)
- Divine Healing: We believe the redemptive work of Christ provides healing for the human body. (Matt. 8:16-17; James 5:14-16)
- Baptism in the Holy Ghost: We believe the Baptism of the Holy Spirit is given to believers who ask for it. (Acts 1:4, 8; 1Cor. 12:1-31)
- The Blessed Hope: We believe in Christ’s return—the rapture of the Church. (1Thess. 4:16-17; Ro. 8:23)
- The Millennial Reign of Christ: We believe in the visible return of Christ with His Saints to reign on earth for one thousand years. (Matt. 24:27, 30; Rev. 1:7; 19:11-14; 20:1-6)
- The Final Judgment: We believe in the resurrection of the saved and the lost, the one to everlasting life and the other to everlasting damnation. (Matt. 25:46; Mark 9:43-48)
- The New Heavens and the New Earth: “We, according to His promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.” (II Pet. 3:13; Rev. 21, 22)