We Believe
The Bible (66 books), in its original text, is the only inspired (God-breathed), infallible, inerrant Word of God. The Bible contains the standard after which we are to model our lives. --John 1:1; Romans 15:4; II Peter 1:21; II Timothy 3:16-17
There is one God who is eternally existent in three equal persons: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. God is perfectly holy, righteous and sovereign. --John 1:1-5, 10:30, 17:1-5; Philippians 2:6-11; Colossians 2:9-10; Hebrews 1:3
The Creation of man was a direct act of God, not evolution. --Genesis 1:26-27
In the virgin birth and full deity of Jesus Christ. --Matthew 1:18; Luke 1:26-35
Man is sinful by nature. --Romans 3:23, 5:12
In the vicarious death of Jesus Christ alone for our sins. --Romans 4:25; Hebrews 9:22
God's love for mankind was the motivation for Christ to come and die for us. --John 3:16; Romans 5:8
In His bodily resurrection. --Luke 24:5-7, 24:37-43; John 20:27
Jesus is the ONLY way to eternal salvation. Salvation from sin is by grace alone through faith alone in Jesus Christ. --Acts 16:31; John 3:36, 14:6; Romans 6:23; Ephesians 2:8-9; Titus 3:5; Acts 16:31
The enabling power of the Holy Spirit is necessary to live the Christian life. --John 6:63-65, 16:13-15; Acts 2:4
In the sanctity of human life from conception to natural death. --Genesis 1:26-27; Jeremiah 1:5; Psalm 139:13; Psalm 8:4-7; Exodus 20:13; Amos 1:13; II Kings 17:17-18; Psalm 106; Proverbs 24:11-12; Isaiah 1:16
The marriage of one man and one woman is a sacred institution. Marriage and families are ordained and defined by God at creation. --Genesis 1:27-28, 2:20-24; Malachi 2:14-16; Matthew 19:4-6
Parents have the God-given responsibility for the care and training of their children. --Proverbs 22:6; Deuteronomy 6:4-7; Psalm 84; Ephesians 6