Statement of Doctrinal Beliefs
The essential nature and revealing activity of God
There is one God, Creator of all things, infinitely perfect and eternally existing in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
Deuteronomy 6:4 “Hear, O Israel: Jehovah our God is one Jehovah”
Deuteronomy 6:5 “…and thou shalt love Jehovah thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.”
Deuteronomy 32:3 “For I will proclaim the name of Jehovah: Ascribe ye greatness unto our God.”
Deuteronomy 32:4 “The Rock, his work is perfect; for all his ways are justice: A God of faithfulness and without iniquity, just and right is he.”
Deuteronomy 33:27 “The eternal God is thy dwelling-place, and underneath are the everlasting arms. And he thrust out the enemy from before thee, And said, Destroy.”
The nature and saving mission of Jesus Christ
Jesus Christ is true God and true man. Having been conceived of the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary, He died on the cross, the complete and final sacrifice for our sins according to the scriptures. Further, He arose bodily from the dead, ascended into heaven, where, at the right hand of the Majesty on high, He is now our High Priest and Advocate.
The Holy Spirit's cleansing and gifting work in the believer's life
The Holy Spirit cleanses the believer through sanctification, which is the cleansing virtue of the word of God and the indwelling Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit also gifts every believer and has equipped them for works of service.
Ordinances: of Baptism, Lord's Supper, and Feet Washing
Water baptism by immersion after accepting Christ as personal savior, is a testimony of death to sin and resurrection to a new life. The Lord's Supper is a memorial service setting forth in sacred and symbolic manner the death of the Lord Jesus Christ; all true believers and only believers should share in it. Washing of the feet is an ordinance that should be followed; it helps the body of Christ to become servants of one another.
Human nature, Sinfulness, and destiny
Man was created in the image of God but fell into sin and is therefore lost and living under the plight of condemnation by a Holy and Just God, and only through regeneration by the Holy Spirit can salvation and spiritual life be obtained.
Salvation
The shed blood of Jesus Christ and his resurrection provide the only ground for justification and salvation for all who believe, and only such as receive Jesus Christ by faith are born of the Holy Spirit and thus become children of God.
Holiness
With out Holiness no man shall be able to see the Lord; we are now in Christ having been called and regenerated, having a new heart and spirit, which has been created in us by virtue of Christ's death and resurrection.
The nature of the Church and Church membership
The true Church is composed of all such persons, who through saving faith in Jesus Christ, has been regenerated by the Holy Spirit and is united together in the body of Christ of which He is the head.
The mission and role of leadership in the Church
A call to leadership within the Church is a Divine Call, which the God of our salvation places a special anointing on the one whom has been called.
The nature and importance of Christian unity
The unity of the Saints are vital for the life of the Church, we are to maintain a fellowship and communion in the worship of God, which will bring about edification to one another.
Christian stewardship of life and financial resources
The word of God teaches us in Romans 12:1 how we are to conduct our selves in Christian service, for if we present our bodies everything else about us will follow.
The nature and the authority of the Bible
Both old and new Testaments are the inspired word of God without error in the original writings, and complete revelation of His will for the salvation of men, and the divine and final authority for all-Christian faith and life.
The Kingdom of God
The Kingdom of God is made of all people who have called on the name of Jesus Christ as personal savior. The Kingdom is not a physical place, but a spiritual reality in the hearts of believers.
The Second Coming of Jesus Christ and related events anticipated
The personal and imminent return of our Lord Jesus Christ is our hope and has a vital bearing on the personal life and service of the believer. There will be a body resurrection of all the dead; of the believer to everlasting blessedness and joy with the Lord, and of the unbeliever to judgment and everlasting conscious punishment.