The Doctrine of the Verbal Inspiration of the Scriptures
We believe the Holy Scriptures,
as contained in the Old and New Testaments, to be the verbally inspired
Word and Revelation of God, inerrant, infallible, and God-breathed.
The King James Version shall be the translation used in the pulpit and
in every Sunday school class. References: Psalm 19:7-11, II Timothy
3:16, II Peter 1:16-21, Luke 24:13-28, John 16:12-16, Jonah 1:1
The Doctrine of the Deity & Virgin Birth
of Jesus Christ
We believe in the deity of Jesus
Christ, His virgin birth; that He is the incarnate Son of God, the second
person in the blessed Trinity, very God of very God, for Whom and by Whom
all things were created. References: John 1:1-14, Isaiah 7:14,
Matthew 1:18-25, John 10:36
The Doctrine of the Trinity
We believe in the Triune God; Father,
Son, and Holy spirit--three persons. The Holy Spirit is the infallible
interpreter of the infallible Scriptures. References: I John 5:1-8,
John 16:7-15
The Doctrine of Creation
We believe that man was created
by the direct act of God, and having no tolerance for evolution, theistic
or otherwise; and that in the fall of man, through Adam's transgressions,
man took upon himself a sinful nature universally. References:
Genesis 1:3, Romans 5:12
The Doctrine of the Blood Atonement
We believe in the substitutionary
atonement of the Lord Jesus Christ; that He, by the grace of God, tasted
death for every man, and that all must be born again or are forever lost.
References: Hebrews 2:9, 9:22, John 6:44-69, 3:1-18, Romans 3:25, Revelation
1:5, I Peter 1:18&19
The Doctine of the Resurrection
We believe in the bodily resurrection
of our Lord Jesus Christ, and that He ascended bodily into the heavens,
and is now at the right hand of God as our mediator, priest, and advocate.
References: Acts 1:9&10, 3:12-26, John 20, Hebrews 9:24, I Corinthians
15:12-28
The Doctrine of Justification by Faith
We believe that man is justified
on the single ground of faith in the shed blood of our Lord and Saviour,
Jesus Christ. We are not saved by works, but unto good works.
References: Romans 5:1, Ephesians 2:8-10
The Doctrine of Salvation
We believe that unless a man is
born again he will not go to Heaven but will go to Hell. A man must
repent of his sins and believe on the Lord Jesus to be saved. References:
John 3, Romans 10:13, Revelations 21:8
The Doctrine of the Eternal Security of the Believer
We believe that saved people are
saved eternally from Hell's condemnation and unto Heaven's glory.
References: Romans 8:1, 8:38&39, II Timothy 1:12
The Doctrine of Hell
We believe in a literal Hell where
all unsaved people will burn forever in a Christless eternity. References:
Luke 16:19-31, Revelation 21:8
The Doctrine of the Devil
We believe in a real, personal Devil
who tries to damn souls attempts to hinder God's work. References:
I Peter 5:8, II Corinthians 11:13-15, Revelation 20:10
The Doctrine of the Church and It's Ordinances
We believe that Scriptural baptism
is the immersion in water of a believer in the name of the Father, and
Son, and Holy Ghost; to show forth in a solemn and beautiful emblem our
faith in the crucified, buried, and risen Saviour, with it's effect resulting
in our death to sin and resurrection to a new life; that it is a prerequisite
to church membership; and to the Lord's Supper, by the sacred use of bread
and juice, we commemorate together the dying love of Christ, preceded always
by self-examination. Acts 8:36-39, Matthew 3:13, John 3:22&23,
Matthew 28:19, Mark 16:16, Acts 2:38, Matthew 28:19, Acts 10:47-49, Romans
6:4, Colossians 2:12, Acts 2:41&42, Matthew 28:19&20, I Corinthians
11:17-32, Matthew 26:26-29
The Doctrine of Tithing
We believe that the Bible teaches
that every Christian should give at least ten percent of his total income
to the Lord's work through the local church. Anything given above
ten percent is an offering seeing that it is above the tithe. References:
Malachi 3:10, I Corinthians 16:2, Leviticus 27:30, Matthew 23:23
The Doctrine of Christ's Kingship,
Second Coming & Judgment
We believe in the Kingship of Jesus
Christ, in the blessed hope; the personal, premillennnial, and imminent
return of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ for all believers in Christ;
that He must come with His saints to execute judgment upon the ungodly
nations; that He will cast Satan into the abyss and establish His earthly
kingdom and reign for one thousand years. References: Revelation
11:15, 19:11-21, I Thessalonians 1:9&10, 4:13-18, I Corinthians 15:50-55,
Acts 1:11, Titus 2:13, Jude 14&15, Matthew 25:31-36, Revelation 20:1-6
The Doctrine of Civil Government
We believe that civil government
is of divine appointment, for the interests and good order of human society
and that magistrates are to be prayed for, conscientiously honored and
obeyed; except only in things opposed to the will of our Lord Jeus Christ.
References: Romans 13:1-7, Matthew 22:21, Titus 3:1, I Timothy 2:1-3,
Acts 5:29, Daniel 3:15-18, 6:7-10, Acts 4:18-20 |
