We believe in the inspiration of the Scriptures and that they are our only rule of faith and practice. We believe in the Trinity, and that God is sovereign, ruling according to His will in heaven and on earth. We believe that Jesus Christ is the eternal Son of God and that He completed the work He came to do.“And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.” (Matthew 1:21)  We believe that Christ bodily rose from the dead for the justification of His people and that He is alive in heaven and will return to the earth to judge the righteous and the unrighteous.

We believe that man fell in Adam and thereby became totally unable to recover himself from this condition and that he can only be declared righteous by the Person and work of the Lord Jesus Christ imputed to him. Only the sovereign work of the Holy Spirit, operating immediately on the heart (soul) of man, can cause a man to be born again. We believe that faith and obedience to Jesus Christ are the results of being born again and the demonstration of the work of God in his heart. We believe in the resurrection of the dead of the just and unjust. We believe that the righteous will be resurrected unto glory to live with the Triune God forever and that the wicked will suffer everlastingly under the just penalty of God for their sins.

We believe that the ordinances of the congregation are baptism and the Lord’s supper. We believe that these ordinances are only types (pictures) of the death, burial, and resurrection of the Lord and in no way confer grace nor are they sacramental. However, they are not to be taken lightly and every believer is commanded by the Lord to observe them. We believe each member is to occupy the role of a servant. We are to serve the Lord Jesus Christ out of love, devotion, and gratitude for what He has done for us and to honor Him in every detail of our lives.

•  Articles of Faith