OUR BELIEFS
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the Bible is the inspired and only infallible and authoritative written Word of God. (2Tim 3:15-17; Thess 2:13; 2 Peter 1:21)
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there is only one God, eternally existent in three persons: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Ghost.(Deut 6:4, Isaiah 43:10,11; Matt 28:19; Luke 3:22)
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in the deity of our Lord Jesus Christ, in His virgin birth, in His sinless life, in his miracles, in His vicarious and atoning death, in His bodily resurrection, in His ascension to the right hand of the Father, in His personal future return to this earth in power and glory to rule a thousand years. (Matthew 1:23; Hebrews 7:26; Acts 2:22; 1Cor 15:3, Matt 28:6; Acts 1:9, 11)
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the blessed hope- the rapture of the Church at Christ's coming. (1 Thess 4:16,,17; Zech 14:5; Ezekiel 37:21; Isaiah 11:6-9)
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the only means of being cleansed from sin is through the repentance and faith in the precious Blood of Christ. (Luke 24:47, John 3:3; Romans 10:13-15; Ephesians 2:8; Titus 2:11; 3:5-7)
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regeneration by the Holy Spirit is absolutely essential for personal salvation. (Luke 24:49; Acts 1:4,8; 1 Cor 12:1-31)
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in water baptism by immersion. (Matt 28:19; Mark 16:16; Acts 10:47; Romans 6:4)
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in the redemptive work of Christ on the cross proved healing of the human body in answer to believing prayer. (Isaiah 53:4,5; Matt 8:16,17; James 5:14-16)
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the baptism in the Holy Spirit, is given to believers who ask for it. (Acts 2:4. 1 Cor 12:4-10,28)
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in the sanctifying power of the Holy Spirit by whose indwelling the Christian is enabled to live a holy life (Romans 12:1-2; Hebrews 12:14; 1 Peter 1:15-16; Galatians 2:20)
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in the resurrection of both the saved and the lost, the one to everlasting life and the other to everlasting damnation. (Matt 25:46, Mark 9:43-48; Rev 19:20