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Statement of Faith

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We believe that there is one body, one Spirit, one hope, one Lord, one faith, one baptism, and one God and Father of all .
Ephesians 4:4-6

 

We believe in God the Father Almighty, Creator of all things visible and invisible.
Genesis 1:1; Acts 17:24-28; Hebrews 11:3

 

We believe in Jesus Christ, God's one and only Son, the one and only Savior,
John 1:14; 1 John 4:9; John 3:16; 2 Peter 3:18

who was born Jesus of Nazareth, both fully human and fully divine, conceived of the Holy Spirit and the virgin Mary,
Matthew 21:11; John 19:19; John 1:14; Romans 5:15-17; Colossians 2:9; 1 John 1:1; Matthew 1:18; Luke 1:26-38

who suffered and was crucified,
Luke 23:1-46

who died and was buried, and rose again bodily from the dead on the third day,
Luke 23:44 - 24:8; John 20:24-29; 1 Corinthians 15:3-8

who ascended into Heaven and now sits at the right hand of the Father,
Luke 22:69; Acts 1:1-9; Colossians 3:1

and who will return to judge both the living and the dead.
Matthew 24:36-42; John 14:1-3; Acts 1:10-11; 10:39-42; 1 Peter 4:5

 

We believe in the Holy Spirit, who is the active presence of God in the world
John 16:5-15; Acts 1:7-8; Romans 8:26-27

and who indwells every Christian.
1 Corinthians 3:16; 6:19; 2 Timothy 1:14


We believe in the Bible as God's Holy Word. We believe God inspired the original writings of the Scripture and that they were consequently without error.
Mark 12:36; John 14:26; 16:12-15; Acts 1:16; 1 Corinthians 2:12-13; 2 Timothy 3:14-16; 2 Peter 1:20-21

We accept the Bible as the final authority for all matters of faith and practice.
Isaiah 40:8; Matthew 5:18; 24:35; Romans 15:4; Hebrews 4:12; 2 Corinthians 4:6; 2 John 1:9


We believe the Bible teaches that man, created by God, willfully sinned against God and is consequently lost and without hope apart from Jesus Christ.
Acts 4:12; Romans 3:23


We believe the Bible teaches that salvation and the forgiveness of sins is achieved only by grace made possible through the blood of Jesus Christ.
Matthew 26:28; Romans 5:9; Ephesians 2:8-9; 1 Peter 1:18-19; 1 John 1:7

We believe the Bible teaches that one receives the gift of salvation through believing in Christ, which leads to repenting of sin, confessing Jesus as Lord, and being baptized into Christ, but that none of these is sufficient in and of itself for the assurance of salvation.
Romans 5:1-2; Luke 24:45-47; Acts 3:19; 17:30; 2 Peter 3:9; Matthew 10:32; Romans 10:9; Philippians 2:11; 1 John 4:15; Acts 2:38; Romans 6:1-7; Galatians 3:27; Colossians 2:12; 1 Peter 3:21


We believe that Jesus Christ founded his church on the Day of Pentecost and that it consists of all Christians everywhere.
Matthew 16:13-18; Acts 2:14-47


We believe that Jesus is the Head of the church, his body, and that each Christian is a part of it.
Colossians 1:18; Ephesians 1:22-23; Romans 12:3-8; 1 Corinthians 12:112-13

We believe the Bible teaches that the elders are to exercise authority over the local congregation.
Acts 20:28; Philippians 1:1; 1 Timothy 3:1-7; Titus 1:5-9; 1 Peter 5:1-4