We affirm the following doctrinal truths—

The Christian Life

Every Christian should live for Christ to God’s glory. By obedience to the Word of God, each believer should mature and progressively become more like Jesus. In the power of the Spirit, each believer should live a holy life; be part of a Christian community to build up the body of Christ through serving others; and be personally involved in making disciples to fulfill the great commission.

Gal. 2:20, Mark 12:30-31, Gal. 5:13-14, Eph. 5:1-3, 2 Tim. 2:2-4, 2 Tim. 2:22-23, 1 Pet. 1:15-16, 1 Pet. 2:9-12, 2 Cor. 5:14-15, 2 Cor. 5:17-21, Rom. 6:11-13, Eph. 2:8-10, Eph. 4:11-12, Eph. 4:22-24, 1 Pet. 4:10-11, Acts 1:8, Matt. 28:18-20, Col. 1:10, John 15:8, John 15:16

The Church

The church is a local body of baptized believers with the Lord Jesus Christ as the Head. The purpose of the church is to make Christ known to lost men and to make disciples, and glorify God on earth.

Acts 1:8, 1 Cor. 12:12-27, Eph. 1:20-23, Eph. 4:1-6, Eph. 4:11-16, Matt. 28:18-20, John 17, Col. 1:24-29

Man

Man is the special creation of God, made in His image. Man was created to glorify God, worship and serve Him, and have fellowship with Him. Man fell through sin by disobeying God, thus incurring both physical and spiritual death, which alienated him from God. All men are sinners, utterly lost, and totally incapable of saving himself and coming back into right relationship with God by his own merit or effort.

Gen. 1:26, Gen. 2:6-17, Gen. 3:17-24, Isa. 59:1-2, Rom. 3:9-19, Rom. 3:23, Rom. 5:8, Luke 18:26-27, Eph. 2:13, 1 Peter 2:9-12

The Godhead (Trinity)

There is one God: The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit; who subsist in unity, and also as three separate distinct Persons.

Deut. 6:4, Matt. 28:19, John 1:14, John 10:30, 2 Cor. 13:14, John 1:1-4

God the Father

We believe that God the Father is the first person of the Trinity and is the eternal, all-powerful, all-loving, just and perfectly holy, sovereign Ruler and Sustainer of the universe.

Gen. 1:1, Eph. 1:3, Eph. 4:6, John 1:12-13, John 3:16, John 5:19-21, John 17:1-5, Matt. 6:9-10, Isa. 40:21-28, Isa. 43:10-13, Isa. 46:8-11, Rom. 8:14-16

God the Son

We believe that Jesus Christ is the second person of the Trinity and God’s Son. He was born of a virgin as both God and man, lived a sinless life, died to atone for the sins of human beings, was buried, arose from the grave, ascended into heaven, and will literally return to earth.

John 1:1, John 1:14, John 1:18, John 3:16, Luke 1:30-35, Phil. 2:5-8, Col. 2:3, Col. 2:9, Mark 10:45, Acts 2:22-24, John 1:29, Rom. 3:25-26, Heb. 10:5-14, 1 Pet. 2:24, 1 Pet. 3:18, John 20:20, Phil. 3:20-21, Heb. 1:3, Rom. 8:34, I John 2:1, Acts 1:11, Heb. 9:28, 1 Thess. 4:13-18, 2 Thess. 2:7, Matt. 24:44, Rev. 19:11-21, Rev. 21-22