WE BELIEVE
The Scriptures are God's revelation to man. They are God-inspired, inerrant, and authoritative in the original manuscripts. Reference: 2 Timothy 3:16, 2 Peter 1:21 and Matthew 5:18

The living, eternal and true God is One, made known in the Trinity: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Reference: Deuteronomy 6:4 and 2 Corinthians 13:14

The Lord Jesus Christ is eternal God Himself. We believe in His virgin birth, real humanity, real deity, substitutionary death, bodily resurrection, and literal return to earth. Reference: John 1:1, Luke 1:34-35, Hebrews 1:6-9, Hebrews 10:10-12, 2 Corinthians 5:21, Mark 16:6, Acts 1:11, and 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18

The Holy Spirit is the member of the Godhead that convicts, regenerates, indwells, baptizes into the body of Christ, teaches, and empowers every believer. Reference: John 16:8, John 3:6, John 14:16, 1 Corinthians 12:13, John 14:26, and Acts 1:8

The fall of man into sin has resulted in his separation from God. The remedy to man's sin has been accomplished through the finished work of Christ, and must be personally received as a gift by faith. Reference: Romans 3:23, Romans 6:23, and Ephesians 2:8-9

The church is the body of Christ comprised of all those who have been "born again" by faith in Jesus Christ, and its mission is to disciple all nations, presenting the Gospel to them. Reference: Ephesians 5:23-32, Colossians 1:18, John 3:3, Matthew 28:19-20, and 1 Corinthians 1:17-25

The believer will be physically resurrected into the eternal presence of God, while all others will endure conscious eternal torment. Reference: 1 Corinthians 15:51-55, Revelation 20:11-15, and John 5:21-29

OUR DISTINCTIVES
We accept the supreme authority of the Word of God. It is the only guide for faith and practice. All personal experiences are to be judged by the written revelation of God.

We believe in the normal or literal interpretation of Scripture. This means that the plain ordinary meaning of a text should be understood unless there are hints in the passage that suggest otherwise. Although figures of speech are present and some passages are clearly figurative, the Holy Spirit intends just one meaning for a passage, but many applications.

We believe that God keeps those He saves to eternal life. We are divinely preserved by His grace unto the day of redemption. Although some make professions of faith who are not genuinely converted, all those who are converted will be saved. The Christian therefore can have assurance of salvation. Those who truly possess eternal life do persevere in their Christian walk and are enabled to do so by the Holy Spirit. We teach that Christian growth is a process and not an instantaneous achievement. At the point of salvation we begin to be conformed into the image of God's Son. No experience, second work of grace, or second blessing immediately transforms us into holiness. It requries progressive sanctification. We believe that the Church, the Body of Christ, is distinct from national Israel and has a separate program in God's plan of redemption. In this present age, God is working in the Church. He is calling all people to repent and believe in the Son of God. At the end of this age God will remove the church and consumate his program with national Israel which is now largely in unbelief. We believe in divine creation as opposed to evolution. We make no apology for insisting that God is the Creator of the universe and that Jesus Christ is as much the Creator as is the Father (John 1:3). Evolution is an illogical theory in opposition to the Christian world-view. Evolution has not been able to be substantiated and in fact is coming under increasing suspicion today. We reject it as a theory of origins. We teach that no spiritual gift is to be possessed by every believer or is a sign of spirituality or greater enablement. We do not believe that every believer should possess or demonstrate the gift of tongues, for example. We do not believe the presence of a spiritual gift is the confirmation of the reception of the Holy Spirit nor is it an indication of greater spirituality. We do not claim to be a charismatic church. We understand their distinctives but we do not believe that is God's direction for us.