Statement of faith

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God

There is one living and true God. He is an intelligent, spiritual, and personal Being, the Creator, Redeemer, Preserver, and Ruler of everything. God is infinite in holiness, love and grace. God is all powerful and all knowing. His perfect knowledge extends to all things, past, present, and future of His free creation. He is eternal, existing in three persons and reveals Himself to us as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, with distinct personal attributes, but without division of nature, essence, or being. [Genesis 1:1, 26-27; Genesis 3:22; Psalm 90:2; Matthew 28:19; 1 Peter 1:2; 2 Corinthians 13:14]

God the Father

He is an infinite, personal Spirit, perfect in holiness, righteousness, wisdom, power, and love. He is fatherly in His attitude toward mankind. He concerns Himself mercifully in the affairs of humanity, He hears and answers prayer, and He saves from sin and eternal death all who come to Him through the Son Jesus Christ. [John 4:23-24; John 3:16; Romans 8:14-15; 1 Corinthians 8:6; Galatians 4:6; Ephesians 4:6; Colossians 1:15; 1 Timothy 1:17; Hebrews 11:6; Hebrews 12:9]

Jesus Christ

He is God’s eternal Son, who has precisely the same nature, attributes and perfections as God the Father and God the Holy Spirit. He came to earth conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary. Jesus perfectly revealed God and did His will of taking upon Himself human nature with its demands and necessities and identifying Himself completely with mankind yet was without sin. Jesus offered himself as the perfect sacrifice for the sins of all people by dying on a cross in our place. He arose from the dead after three days to demonstrate His power over sin and death. He ascended into heaven and is now exalted at the right hand of God where He is the One Mediator, fully God, fully man, in whose Person is archived the reconciliation between God and humanity. He will return again to earth to reign as King of Kings and Lord of Lords. [Matthew 1:22-23; Isaiah 9:6; John 1:1–5; John 14:10–30; Hebrews 4:14-15; 1 Corinthians 15:3-4; Romans 1:3-4; Acts 1:9–11; 1 Timothy 6:14-15; Titus 2:13]

Holy Spirit

He is co-equal with the Father and the Son of God. He is present in the world to make men aware of their need for Jesus Christ. He also lives in every believer from the moment of salvation. He provides the believer with power for living, understanding spiritual truth, and guidance in doing what is right. He cultivates Christ-like character, comforts believers, empower the believer for godly living and bestows the spiritual gifts by which they serve God through His church. [Genesis 1:2; John 16:7–13; John 14:16-17; Acts 1:8; 1 Corinthians 2:12; 1 Corinthians 3:16; 2 Corinthians 3:17; Ephesians 1:13; Ephesians 5:18; Galatians 5:25]

The Bible

The Bible is God’s Word. It is God's revelation of Himself to us and is a testimony to Christ, who Himself is the focus of this divine revelation. The Bible was written by men divinely inspired under the supernatural guidance of the Holy Spirit and because God inspired it, it is the supreme source of truth without any mixture of error. The Bible reveals God’s will for salvation. It is the supreme and final authority in all matters to which it speaks. [Psalm 119:105, 160; Proverbs 30:5; Matthew 5:17-18; Matthew 22:29; Luke 21:33; Luke 24:44-46; John 5:39; John 16:13-15; John 17:17; Romans 15:4; Romans 16:25-26; 2 Timothy 1:13; 2 Timothy 3:15-17; Hebrews 1:1-2; Hebrews 4:12; 1 Peter 1:25; 2 Peter 1:19-21]

Man

In the beginning man was innocent of sin and was gifted by his Creator with freedom of choice. Man, using his gift of free choice, chose to rebel against God and his disobedience brought sin into humanity. Although every person has tremendous potential for good, all people are sinners by nature and choice; and are spiritually dead until eternal life is given to them through the salvation of Jesus Christ. People are made in the spiritual image of God, to be like Him in character. Humans are the supreme object of God’s creation; therefore, every person of every race possesses full dignity, value and is worthy of love and respect. [Genesis 1:26-30; Genesis 2:5,7,18-22; Psalms 8:3-6; Isaiah 6:5; Isaiah 53:6; Matthew 16:26; Acts 17:26-31; Romans 1:19-32; Romans 3:10-18,23; 1 Corinthians 1:21-31; Ephesians 2:1-22; Colossians 3:9-11; 1 Peter 2:17]

Salvation

Salvation is God’s free gift to us and is based upon the sovereign grace of God. Salvation was purchased by Jesus Christ on the cross and is available to anyone, but we must choose to accept it. We can never make up for our sin by self-improvement or good works. Only by trusting in Jesus Christ as God’s offer of forgiveness can anyone be saved from sin’s penalty. When we turn from our self-ruled life and turn to Jesus, in faith, we are saved. Eternal life begins the moment one receives Jesus Christ into his life through faith. [John 14:6; Romans 6:23; Galatians 3:26; Ephesians 2:8-10; Philippians 2:12-13; Colossians 1:9-22; Hebrews 5:8-9; James 2:14-26; 1 Peter 1:2-23; 1 John 1:6-2:11]

Eternity

People were created to exist forever. We will either exist eternally separated from God by sin, or eternally with God through forgiveness and salvation. To be eternally separated from God is eternal death in hell. To be eternally with him is eternal life in heaven. Heaven and hell are real places of eternal existence. God, in His own time and in His own way, will bring the world to its appropriate end. According to His promise, Jesus Christ will return personally and visibly in glory to the earth; the dead will be raised; and Christ will judge all men in righteousness. [John 3:16; John 14:17; Romans 6:23;

Romans 8:17–18; 1 Corinthians 2:7–9; 1 Corinthians 3:10-15; 2 Corinthians 5:10; Hebrews 9:27,28; Revelation 20:15]

The Church

The Church is described as the spiritual body of which Christ is the head. Composed of people who have been redeemed through His blood and regenerated by the Holy Spirit. The body expresses itself in local gatherings whose members have been immersed upon a credible confession of faith and have taken upon themselves to live out the great commandment and fulfill Jesus' great commission. The body gather together for worship, instruction, evangelism, and service, in many different forms, styles and shapes, we also refer to it as congregations. Each congregation has been tasked by God with a specific vision to advance His Kingdom and bring salvation closer to the people waiting for it. Even though we identify ourselves as a church organization, we are only a small piece in Christ’s bigger picture and all the pieces together around world form the army Jesus is assembling to give hope back to humanity. Ultimately the church does not belong to any organization, group or person, it belongs to Jesus Christ and he will see it through. We believe the ordinances for the local church are believer’s baptism by immersion and the practice of the Lord’s Supper. We also believe in the interdependence and cooperation of local churches, and the mutual submission of believers to each other in love. [Matthew 16:18; Matthew 18:15-17; Matthew 22:37-40; Matthew 28:19-20; Acts 2:41-42,47; Ephesians 1:22-23]