What We Believe

"What comes into our minds when we think about God is the most important thing about us." - A.W. Tozer

Statement of Faith (proposed)

Bible
We believe the Bible is God’s written revelation to man. It is inerrant in the original manuscripts, it comprises the 66 books of the Old and New Testaments, and it is inspired by God in every word. It is infallible, and it is the supreme and final authority in all matters of faith and practice.

2 Tim 3:16-17, Ps 19:7-11, Jn 10:35, Prov 30:5, Num 23:19, 2 Pet 1:20-21, 2 Pet 1:3
Trinity
We believe in one God, revealed in the scriptures, creator of all, holy, sovereign, eternal, existing in three equal and distinct persons: The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.

Gen 1:1, Jn 1:1-3, Jn 10:30, 1 Pet 1:15-16, Jn 8:58, Jn 4:24, Deut 6:4, Matt 3:16-17
God the Father
We believe that God the Father exists eternally as the first Person of the Trinity and reigns supreme over His creation and governs all things by His providence for His good purpose.

Gen 1:1, Ex 3:14, Isa 45:5-7, Isa 46:8-10, Dan 4:3, Matt 6:24-34
God the Son
We believe that Christ Jesus our Lord existed eternally with the Father in pre-incarnate glory, that He was conceived by the Holy Spirit and that He was born of the virgin Mary as fully God and fully man. We believe in His sinless life, atoning death, bodily resurrection, triumphant ascension, and personal return. He is the only mediator between God and man.

Jn 1:1-3, Jn 10:38, Jn 14:6-7, Isa 7:14, Gal 4:4-5, 1 Tim 3:16, Heb 9:24, 1 Cor 15:20-23,
1 Jn 2:1-2, Phil 2:5-11, 1 Tim 2:5, Heb 12:2
God the Holy Spirit
We believe in the eternal Person of the Holy Spirit, His indwelling of all believers, His work of convicting, regenerating, and sanctifying the believer, and in His ministry to produce His fruit and gifts within the Church.

Jn 14:16-17, Jn 14:26, Jn 15:26, Rom 8:26, Heb 2:4, Ps 139:7-8, Gal 5:22-23, 1 Cor 3:16, Eph 1:13-14, Rom 8:9
Man
We believe human beings are created by God, in His image, for His glory. We believe that through Adam’s disobedience, all of humanity became dead in our trespasses and sins, are born with a sinful nature, and are entirely dependent on the mercy of God for salvation.

Gen 1:26-27, Rom 5:12, Rom 3:10, Rom 3:21-24, Rom 5:2, Eph 2:1-5
Salvation
We believe that salvation is through the sovereign grace of God and that it is received through repentance and faith in the atoning sacrifice of the Lord Jesus Christ for sin, that justification is by faith alone in the all-sufficient sacrifice and resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ. Salvation transforms the whole person, producing love, gratitude, and faithful service. Those who belong to Christ are kept by His power and may live with joyful assurance of His saving grace.

Jn 3:16-17, Eph 2:8-10, Rom 8:28-30, Eph 1:5, 1 Cor 15:1-4, Rom 10:9-10, Rom 4:24-25, Rom 5:1, Phil 1:6, 1 Jn 5:11-13, 2 Cor 5:17, Jude 1:24-25,
Future Things
We believe in the personal, bodily, and glorious return of the Lord Jesus Christ, in the bodily resurrection of all humanity, the redeemed to eternal reward and the unrepentant to eternal punishment.

Acts 1:11, Rev 20:11-15, 1 Thess 4:16, Jn 5:28-29, 1 Cor 15:51-53, 2 Thess 1:7b-9