Statement of Faith
1. There is one God,(1) who is infinitely perfect,(2) existing eternally
in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.(3) ([1] Deuteronomy 6:4,
[2] Matthew 5:48, [3] Matthew 28:19)
2. Jesus Christ is the true God and the true man.(4) He was conceived by
the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary.(5) He died upon the cross,
the Just for the unjust,(6) as a substitutionary sacrifice,(7) and all
who believe in Him are justified on the ground of His shed blood.(8) He
arose from the dead according to the Scriptures.(9) He is now at the
right hand of Majesty on high as our great High Priest.(10) He will come
again to establish His kingdom, righteousness and peace.(11) ([4]
Philippians 2:6–11, [5] Luke 1:34–38, [6] I Peter 3:18, [7] Hebrews 2:9,
[8] Romans 5:9, [9] Acts 2:23–24, [10] Hebrews 8:1, [11] Matthew 26:64)
3. The Holy Spirit is a divine person,(12) sent to dwell, guide, teach,
empower the believer,(13) and convince the world of sin, of
righteousness, and of judgment.(14) ([12] John 14:15–18, [13] John
16:13, Acts 1:8, [14] John 16:7–11)
4. The Old and New Testaments, inerrant as originally given, were
verbally inspired by God and are a complete revelation of His will for
the salvation of men. They constitute the divine and only rule of
Christian faith and practice.(15) ([15] 2 Peter 1:20–21, 2 Timothy
3:15–16)
5. Man was originally created in the image and likeness of God:(16) he
fell through disobedience, incurring thereby both physical and spiritual
death. All men are born with a sinful nature,(17) are separated from the
life of God, and can be saved only through the atoning work of the Lord
Jesus Christ.(18) The portion of the unrepentant and unbelieving is
existence forever in conscious torment;(19) and that of the believer, in
everlasting joy and bliss.(20) ([16] Genesis 1:27, [17] Romans 3:23,
[18] 1 Corinthians15:20–23, [19] Revelation 21:8, [20] Revelation
21:1–4)
6. Salvation has been provided through Jesus Christ for all men; and
those who repent and believe in Him are born again of the Holy Spirit,
receive the gift of eternal life, and become the children of God.(21)
([21] Titus 3:4–7)
7. It is the will of God that each believer should be filled with the
Holy Spirit and be sanctified wholly,(22) being separated from sin and
the world and fully dedicated to the will of God, thereby receiving
power for holy living and effective service.(23) This is both a crisis
and a progressive experience wrought in the life of the believer
subsequent to conversion.24 ([22] 1 Thessalonians 5:23, [23] Acts 1:8,
[24] Romans 6:1–14)
8. Provision is made in the redemptive work of the Lord Jesus Christ for
the healing of the mortal body.(25) Prayer for the sick and anointing
with oil are taught in the Scriptures and are privileges for the Church
in this present age.(26) ([25] Matthew 8:16–17, [26] James 5:13–16)
9. The Church consists of all those who believe on the Lord Jesus
Christ, are redeemed through His blood, and are born again of the Holy
Spirit. Christ is the Head of the Body, the Church, (27) which has been
commissioned by Him to go into all the world as a witness, preaching the
gospel to all nations.(28) The local church is a body of believers in
Christ who are joined together for the worship of God, for edification
through the Word of God, for prayer, fellowship, the proclamation of the
gospel, and observance of the ordinances of Baptism and the Lord’s
Supper.(29) ([27] Ephesians 1:22–23, [28] Matthew 28:19–20, [29] Acts
2:41–47)
10. There shall be a bodily resurrection of the just and of the unjust;
for the former, a resurrection unto life;(30) for the latter, a
resurrection unto judgment.(31) ([30] 1 Corinthians 15:20–23, [31] John
5:28–29)
11. The second coming of the Lord Jesus Christ is imminent(32) and will be personal, visible, and premillennial.(33) This is the believer’s blessed hope and is a vital truth which is an incentive to holy living and faithful service.(34) ([32] Hebrews 10:37, [33] Luke 21:27, [34] Titus 2:11–14)
