GOD

The eternal triune God reveals Himself to us in three persons: the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, with distinct personal attributes, but without division of nature, essence, or being.

God the Father

God the Father is Spirit and reigns with providential care over His universe and His creatures according to the purposes of His grace.

God the Son

In His incarnation as Jesus Christ, conceived of the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary. Jesus perfectly revealed and did the will of God, identifying Himself with mankind yet without sin. He made provision for men from sin, was raised from the dead, and ascended into heaven. He is now exalted at the right hand of God and will return to finish His redemptive mission.

God the Holy Spirit

The Holy Spirit is fully divine, enables men to understand the truth, and exalts Christ. He convicts the world of sin, righteousness, and judgment. At salvation, He baptizes every believer into the Body of Christ, seals them until the day of redemption, and equips them with spiritual gifts.

GOD’S WORD

The Bible was God-breathed and written by men divinely inspired and is God's revelation of Himself to man. All Scripture is true and trustworthy in the original writings.

MAN

Man is made in God’s image and was innocent of sin and endowed with freedom of choice. Man sinned against God and brought sin to humanity. Only the grace of God can bring man into His holy fellowship and enable man to fulfill the purpose of God.

SALVATION

Salvation involves the redemption of the whole man and is offered freely to all who put their faith in Jesus Christ as Savior (His death, burial, and resurrection), which brings the believer into a relationship with God. After salvation, believers are set apart to God's purposes and enabled to progress toward spiritual maturity through the Holy Spirit dwelling in them.

THE CHURCH

The church is the Body of Christ, which includes all the redeemed of all the ages. In its local expression, it is a congregation of baptized believers governed by God’s laws and exercising the gifts, rights, and privileges invested in them by God’s Word.

ORDINANCES

Baptism

Baptism is the immersion of a believer in water, symbolizing the believer's faith.

The Lord's Supper

The Lord's Supper is a symbolic act of the church to memorialize the death of the Redeemer and anticipate His second coming.

FAMILY

God has ordained the family as the foundational institution of human society. Marriage was ordained by God from the foundation of the world and intended as a lifelong union of one man and one woman.

SATAN

Satan is a person, the open and declared enemy of God and man, and he shall be eternally punished in the Lake of Fire.

LAST THINGS

God, in His own time and way, will bring the world to its appropriate end.

GREAT COMMISSION

It is the privilege of every follower of Christ and every church of the Lord Jesus Christ to endeavor to make disciples of all nations, baptizing and teaching them.