1. OF THE SCRIPTURES:
We believe that the Holy Bible as originally written was verbally inspired and the product of Spirit-controlled men, and therefore, has truth without any admixture of error for its matter. We believe the Bible to be the true center of Christian union and the supreme standard by which all human conduct, creeds, and opinions shall be tried.Ii Timothy 3: 16-17; II Peter 1: 19-21
2. OF THE TRUE GOD:
We believe there is one and only one living and true GOD, an infinite Spirit, the Maker and Supreme Ruler of heaven and earth: inexpressibly glorious in holiness, and worthy of all possible honor, confidence and love: that in the unity of the Godhead there are three persons, the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost, equal in every divine perfection. And executing distinct but harmonious offices in the great work of redemption.Exodus 20: 1-3; I Corinthians 8:6; Revelation 4:11; I John 5:7
3. OF THE HOLY SPIRIT:
We believe that the Holy Spirit is a divine person, equal with GOD the Father and GOD the Son and of the same nature: that He was active in the creation: that in His relation to the unbelieving world He restrains the evil one until GOD's purpose is fulfilled: that He convicts of sin, of righteousness, and of judgment: that He bears witness to the Truth of the Gospel in preaching and testimony, that He is the agent in the New Birth: that He seals, endues, guides, reaches, witnesses, sanctifies, and helps the believer.John 14: 16-17; Matthew 28:19; Hebrews 9:14; John 14:26; Luke 1:35; Genesis 1:1-3; John 16:8-11; Acts 5:30-37; John 2:5-6.
4. OF THE DEVIL, OR SATAN:
We believe in the personality of Satan, that he is the unholy god of this age, and the author of all the powers of darkness, and is destined to the judgment of an eternal justice in the lake of fire.Matthew 4:1-3; II Corinthians 4:4; Revelation 20:10.
5. OF CREATION:
We accept the Genesis account of creation and believe that man came by direct creation of GOD and not by evolution.Genesis chapters 1 and 2; Colossians 1:16-17; John 1:3
6. OF THE FALL OF MAN:
We believe that man was created in innocence under the law of his Maker, but by voluntary transgression fell from his sinless and happy state in consequence of which all mankind are now sinners, not only by constraint, but by choice; and there fore under just condemnation without defense or excuse.Genesis 3:1-6, 24; Romans 5:19; Romans 5:12; Romans 5:10-19; Romans 1:18; romans 1:32
7. OF THE VIRGIN BIRTH:
We believe that Jesus was begotten of the Holy Ghost in a miraculous manner, born of Mary, a virgin, as no other man was ever born or can ever be born of a woman, and that He is both the Son of GOD and GOD, the Son.Genesis 3:15; Isaiah 7:14; Matthew 1:18-25; Luke 1:35; John 1:4
8. OF THE ATONEMENT FOR SIN:
We believe that the salvation of sinners is wholly of grace; through the mediatorial offices of the Son of GOD, who by appointment of the Father, freely took upon Him our nature, yet without sin, honored the divine law by His personal obedience and by His death made a full and vicarious atonement for our sins; that His atonement consisted not in setting us an example by His death as a martyr, but was a voluntary substitution of Himself in the sinner's place, the Just dying for the unjust; Christ. The Lord bearing our sin in His own body on the tree; that having risen from the dead. He is now enthroned in Heaven and uniting in His wonderful person the tender sympathies with divine perfection. He is in every way qualified to be a suitable, a compassionate and an all-sufficient Savior.Ephesians 2:8; Acts 5:11; Romans 2:24; John 3:16; Matthew 18:11; Phillipians 2:7; Hebrews 2:14; Isaiah 53:4-7; I John 4:10; I Corinthians 15:3
9. OF THE GRACE IN THE NEW CREATION:
We believe that in order to be saved, sinners must be born again; that the new birth is a new creation in Christ Jesus; that it is instantaneous and not a process; that in the new birth the one dead in trespasses and in sins is made a partaker of the divine nature and receives eternal life, the free gift of GOD; that the new creation is brought about in a manner above our comprehension, solely by the power of the Holy Spirit in connection with divine truth, so as to secure our voluntary obedience to the gospel; that its proper evidence appears in the holy fruits of repentance and faith and newness of life.John 3:3; II Corinthians 5:17; I John 5:1; John 3:6-7; Acts 16:30-33; II Peter 1:4; romans 6:23; Ephesians 2:1; II Corinthians 5:19; Colossians 2:13
10. OF JUSTIFICATION:
We believe that the great gospel blessing, which Christ secures to such as believe in Him is Justification:(a) That Justification includes the pardon of sin, and the gift of eternal life, on principles of righteousness;(b) That it is bestowed not in consideration of any works, of righteousness which we have done; but solely through faith in the Redeemer's blood, His righteousness in imputed to us.Acts 13:39; Isaiah 53:11; Zechariah 13:1; Romans 8:1; Romans 5:1, 9
11. OF FAITH AND SALVATION:
We believe that faith in the Lord Jesus Christ is the only condition of salvation.Acts 16:31
