What We Believe
Scriptures Inspired:
The Bible is the Inspired Word of God, a Revelation from God to Man, infallible, superior, and the final authority for faith and life.
(Timothy 3:15, 16; I Peter 2:2)
The Bible is the Inspired Word of God, a Revelation from God to Man, infallible, superior, and the final authority for faith and life.
(Timothy 3:15, 16; I Peter 2:2)
The One True God:
We believe in One God, eternally existent in Three Persons; God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit, commonly known as the Trinity.
(Deuteronomy 6:4; Mark 12:29; Isaiah 43:10,11; Matthew 28:19)
We believe in One God, eternally existent in Three Persons; God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit, commonly known as the Trinity.
(Deuteronomy 6:4; Mark 12:29; Isaiah 43:10,11; Matthew 28:19)
Jesus:
We believe in the Deity of the Lord Jesus Christ. His virgin birth, and His sinless life.
(Matthew 1:20, Luke 1:26-35, 1 Peter 2:22, 1John3:5, 2 Corinthians 5:21, John 2:11, 23, Isaiah 53, Acts 1:3, 9, 2:31-33, Hebrews 9:27-28)
We believe in the Deity of the Lord Jesus Christ. His virgin birth, and His sinless life.
(Matthew 1:20, Luke 1:26-35, 1 Peter 2:22, 1John3:5, 2 Corinthians 5:21, John 2:11, 23, Isaiah 53, Acts 1:3, 9, 2:31-33, Hebrews 9:27-28)
Man, His Fall and Redemption:
Man was good and upright; for God said, but Man by voluntary transgression fell and His only HOPE of Redemption is in Jesus Christ, the Son of God. (Gen. 1:23-31; 3:1-7; Rom. 5:12-21)
Man was good and upright; for God said, but Man by voluntary transgression fell and His only HOPE of Redemption is in Jesus Christ, the Son of God. (Gen. 1:23-31; 3:1-7; Rom. 5:12-21)
Salvation of Man:
The grace of God which bringeth Salvation hath appeared to all men through the preaching of repentance toward God and faith toward the Lord Jesus Christ:
Man is saved by washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Ghost, and being justified by grace through faith, he becomes an heir of God according to the hope of eternal life.
(Titus 2:11; Romans 10:13-15; Luke 24:47; and Titus 3:5-7)
The grace of God which bringeth Salvation hath appeared to all men through the preaching of repentance toward God and faith toward the Lord Jesus Christ:
Man is saved by washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Ghost, and being justified by grace through faith, he becomes an heir of God according to the hope of eternal life.
(Titus 2:11; Romans 10:13-15; Luke 24:47; and Titus 3:5-7)
The Evidences of Salvation:
The inward evidence to the Believer of his salvation is the direct witness of the Spirit. (Romans 8:16)
The outward evidence of all men is a life of righteousness and true holiness.
The inward evidence to the Believer of his salvation is the direct witness of the Spirit. (Romans 8:16)
The outward evidence of all men is a life of righteousness and true holiness.
The Promise of the Father:
All believers are entitled to, and should ardently expect and earnestly seek, the Promise of the Father, the baptism in the Holy Ghost and fire, according to the command of our Lord.
This was the normal experience of all in the early Christian Church.
With it comes the enduement of power for life and service, the bestowment of the gifts and their uses in the work of the ministry. (Luke 24:49; Acts 1:4-8; I Cor• 12:1-31)
This wonderful experience is distinct from and subsequent to the experience of the newbirth.
(Acts 10:44-46; 11:4-16; 15:7-9)
All believers are entitled to, and should ardently expect and earnestly seek, the Promise of the Father, the baptism in the Holy Ghost and fire, according to the command of our Lord.
This was the normal experience of all in the early Christian Church.
With it comes the enduement of power for life and service, the bestowment of the gifts and their uses in the work of the ministry. (Luke 24:49; Acts 1:4-8; I Cor• 12:1-31)
This wonderful experience is distinct from and subsequent to the experience of the newbirth.
(Acts 10:44-46; 11:4-16; 15:7-9)
The Baptism in the Holy Ghost:
The baptism of believers in the Holy Ghost is witnessed by the initial physical evidence of speaking with other tongues as the Spirit of God gives them utterance.
(Acts 2:4; 10:46; 19:6)
The baptism of believers in the Holy Ghost is witnessed by the initial physical evidence of speaking with other tongues as the Spirit of God gives them utterance.
(Acts 2:4; 10:46; 19:6)
Sanctification:
The Scriptures teach a life of Holiness without which no man shall see the Lord. "Be ye Holy, for I am Holy". Entire Santification is the Will of God for all believers, and should be earnestly pursued by walking in obedience to God's Word.
(Heb. 12:14; I Pet. 1:15; 16:1; I Thes. 5:23-24, I John 2:6)
The Scriptures teach a life of Holiness without which no man shall see the Lord. "Be ye Holy, for I am Holy". Entire Santification is the Will of God for all believers, and should be earnestly pursued by walking in obedience to God's Word.
(Heb. 12:14; I Pet. 1:15; 16:1; I Thes. 5:23-24, I John 2:6)
The Church:
The Church includes all that are born again with His Spirit, the body of Jesus Christ, the habitation of God through the Spirit.
Each believer born of the Spirit is a part of the General Assembly and Church of the First Born which are written in Heaven.
(Eph. 1:22-23; 2:22; Heb. 12:23)
The Church includes all that are born again with His Spirit, the body of Jesus Christ, the habitation of God through the Spirit.
Each believer born of the Spirit is a part of the General Assembly and Church of the First Born which are written in Heaven.
(Eph. 1:22-23; 2:22; Heb. 12:23)
Evangelism:
We Believe that each individual should be a witness to the world around them and, with their best efforts, reach souls for the Kingdom of God.
(Matthew 28:19-20, Mark 16:15, Acts 1:8)
We Believe that each individual should be a witness to the world around them and, with their best efforts, reach souls for the Kingdom of God.
(Matthew 28:19-20, Mark 16:15, Acts 1:8)
Divine Healing:
Deliverance from sickness is provided for in the atonement, and is the privilege of all believers.
(Isa. 54:4-5; Matt. 8:16-17; James 5:14-15)
Deliverance from sickness is provided for in the atonement, and is the privilege of all believers.
(Isa. 54:4-5; Matt. 8:16-17; James 5:14-15)
The Blessed Hope:
The Resurrection of those who have fallen asleep in Christ and their translation together with those who are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord, is the imminent and blessed hope of the Church.
(I Thes. 4:16-17; Rom. 8:23; Titus 2:13; I Cor. 15:51)
The Resurrection of those who have fallen asleep in Christ and their translation together with those who are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord, is the imminent and blessed hope of the Church.
(I Thes. 4:16-17; Rom. 8:23; Titus 2:13; I Cor. 15:51)
