Our Beliefs
We believe that there is one, and only one true and living God; that He is absolute in nature, perfect in attributes, holy in character, the maker and supreme ruler of heaven and earth; that He is infinite in wisdom, marvelous in power, and true, worthy of all confidence and love; that He unites in Himself the infinite, the eternal, and the Almighty Three – GOD the FATHER, GOD the SON, and GOD the HOLY SPIRIT; that the three persons of the GODHEAD subsist in the same divine attribute, each one executing distinct but harmonious offices in the great work of redemption.
(Genesis 1:1, 1:26, 17:1; Exodus 3:14; Deuteronomy 4:30; Psalm 19:9; Matthew 19:26, 28:19; Mark 12:20; Titus 3:3-7; I Peter 1:2-3; I John 5:7)
We believe that God the Son is the second person set forth in the Divine Trinity; that He is very God of very God; that He is almighty, merciful and just; that He is holy, righteous and true; that He is eternally existent, glorious in nature, possessing the attributes of omnipotence, omniscience, and omnipresence; that God the Father, through the Holy Spirit, is actually and eternally His Divine Father, and Mary the Virgin, is actually and innocently His human mother; and that He, in harmony with his divine office, meditates, seeks, and saves, thus exercising the mediatorial office of redemption.
(Isaiah 9:6; Matthew 18:19; 28:20; Luke 2:7-14, 19:10; John 1:1-3,14, 3:16; I Timothy 2:5-6)
We believe that God the Holy Spirit is the third person set forth in the Divine Trinity; that He is almighty, merciful and just; that He is holy, righteous and true; that He is eternally existent, glorious in nature, possessing the attributes of omnipotence, omniscience and omnipresence; that He restrains the world, the flesh and Devil; that He witnesses to the truth, convicts the lost, extols the Christ, and testifies to the righteous judgment of God; that He, in harmony with his divine office, comforts, teaches, testifies, preaches, guides, regenerates, empowers, sanctifies, and anoints, thus exercising the quickening role in the works of saving the lost and the supervising role in the life of the saved, who He indwells and seals until the day of redemption.
(Psalm 139:7-12; Isaiah 40:12-15, 61:1; John 3:6-8, 14:16-17, 15:26, 16:7-13; Acts 1:8; I Corinthians 2:10-12; Ephesians 1:13-14, 4:30; II Thessalonians 2:6-7; I Peter 1:2, 4:14; Hebrews 9:14)
We believe that the Holy Bible is a supernatural book; that it is the very WORD OF GOD; that it is the full, the final, and the complete revelation of God’s will to man; that it has God the Holy Spirit for its author, salvation for its end, and truth without any admixture of error for its matter; that it was written by holy men of old under the immediate and direct dictation of the Holy spirit; that it is verbal inspired and a perfect treasure of holy instruction; and that it reveals the principles by which God will judge us, and is, therefore, the true center of Christian union, and the supreme standard by which all human conduct, creeds and opinions shall be tried. We believe that the King James Authorized Version is the very Word of God. The King James shall be the official and only translation used by the church.
(Exodus 20:3-17; Psalm 1:2, 12:6-7; 19:7-11, 119:89; Zephaniah 1:1; John 3:32-34, 12:48; II Timothy 3:16-17; I Peter 1:10-12; II Peter 1:20-21; Revelation 22:18-19)
We believe that the Genesis record of creation is literal and not allegorical or figurative; that God personally created the heaven and the earth; that He miraculously brought forth all original matter out of nothing; that He actually fashioned all organic forms as specific creations subject to limited changes within the specie; that He definitely ordained each specie to bring forth after its kind; that He finally formed man out of the dust of the ground, not by any process of evolution but by instant action, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life and man became immediately a living soul; that He created man in the image and life of God; that His every creative act was complete and perfect in itself; and that not one of His creations was conditioned upon antecedent changes naturally wrought during interminable periods of time.
(Genesis 1:1, 21, 24-27; John 1:1-3, 14; Colossians 1:16; Hebrews 11:3)
We believe that man, originally created in holiness and actually associated with God in innocence under His law, did, by voluntary transgression of the Lord’s command, fall from the high and happy state of which he was created, and, as a consequence, became a sinner alienated from God and brought upon himself and all mankind just condemnation; and that he is now, by virtue of his fallen nature, utterly void of holiness, positively inclined to evil and actually condemned to eternal ruin, without defense or excuse.
(Genesis 1:26-27, 3:6, 24:24; Ecclesiastes 7:29; Ezekiel 18:4; Romans 1:21, 3:10-18, 5:12; Revelation 21:8)
We believe that repentance and faith are solemn and inseparable prerequisites of salvation; that they are inseparable graces wrought in the heart by the quickening of the Holy Spirit; that the alien sinner, being deeply convicted of sin, of righteousness, and of judgment to come by the personal ministry of the the Holy Spirit, and by Him having his understanding enlightened so that he can see the way of salvation through Christ, does actually repent, turning to God with unfeigned contrition, confession, and supplication, and does actually believe, surrendering himself wholeheartedly to the Lord Jesus, immediately receiving Him as personal and all sufficient Savior and openly confessing Him before all men.
(Matthew 3:1-2, 8; Mark 1:15; Luke 13:3, 18:9-14, John 6:44, 16:8-11; Acts 3:19, 9:6, 11:18, 20:21-22; Romans 10:10; Ephesians 2:8-9)
We believe that grace is elective and saving, that it embraces the personal trine and redemptive ministry of God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit; that it comprehends all of the labors put forth by the Almighty in the interest of perfect righteousness and the salvation of the lost soul; that it encompasses foreknowledge, foreordination and predestination; that it, and it alone, saves even unto the uttermost all who repent toward God and believe in the Lord Jesus Christ; and that salvation thus wrought is wholly by grace, the free gift of God, requiring neither culture nor works in any form to secure it or to keep it.
(Isaiah 1:18, 55:1; Matthew 23:37; Acts 20:20-21; Romans 5:20, 6:23, 8:28-30, 11:6; Ephesians 2:8-9; II Timothy 1:8-9; Titus 3:3-7; Hebrews 7:25; I Peter 1:2-5)
We believe that justification is one of the great gospel blessings secured through Christ for all who trust Him; that is a legal and divine decree, declaring the believing sinner just; that it is thus a state of being free from condemnation, including forgiveness for inward sins and pardon for outward sins; that it secures through faith freedom from legal bondage, exemption from the wrath of God, and possession of peace which passes all understanding; that it is bestowed, not in consideration of any works of righteousness which we have done, but solely upon the evidence of faith in God and the Redeemer’s blood; and that it brings us into a state of unchanging peace and favor with God and secures every other blessing needful for time and for eternity.
(Genesis 15:6; John 5:24; Romans 3:24-25, 28, 4:3-8; 8:1, 33; Hebrews 2:4)
We believe that salvation wrought by grace is everlasting; that the saved soul journeying through the valley of the shadow of death need fear no evil; that the Holy Spirit – begotten and born are kept by the power of God; that the believer in Christ Jesus shall not be brought into judgment; that no one can lay anything to the charge of God’s elect; that they are securely held in both the hand of the Father and the Son; and that the age old Baptist Doctrine, “once in grace, always in grace” is heavenly and gloriously true.
(Psalm 23:4; Isaiah 37:23-24; John 3:16, 36, 5:24, 6:37, 10:27-29; Romans 8:1, 31-33, 35-39; Philippians 1:6; II Timothy 1:12; I Peter 3:5)
We believe that sanctification is a divine work of grace; that it is not a state of sinless perfection attained through a second blessing or through a special baptism of the Holy Ghost; that it is an act of grace by which the believer is separated unto God and dedicated unto His righteous purpose; that by it we enter into divinely appointed privileges and thus become larger partakers of His holiness; that it is a progressive work, begun in regeneration, and carried on in the life of every believer by the presence and the power of the Holy Spirit and the Word of God; and that it is nurtured only by heaven’s appointed means, especially by the Holy Spirit, the Word of God, and the saved through his self-examination, obedience, self-denial, watchfulness and prayer.
(Proverbs 4:18; Jeremiah 1:5; Matthew 7:7-11, 24:42; Luke 9:23; John 17:17; Romans 8:5, 15:16; II Corinthians 3:18; I Thessalonians 4:3-4, 5:23; I Timothy 4:5)
We believe that Christ Jesus is coming back to earth again; that His return shall be personal, audible, visible, and bodily; that it shall mark the advent of the “Day of the Lord” and usher in the millennium; and that He shall in that day turn the tables on Satan, take up the throne of His father David, put down all of His enemies, rule with a rod of iron, triumph over sin, and give the world an example of righteous government during His thousand years of personal reign on earth.
(Psalm 2:9; 72:1-20; Isaiah 9:6-7; Zechariah 14:4; Malachi 4:2; Matthew 25:31-34; Luke 1:31-33; John 18:25-30; Acts 1:11; I Corinthians 15:25-27; II Peter 3:10; I John 3:8; Revelation 1:7, 12:5, 19:11-21, 20:1-6, 10)