DOCTRINAL STATEMENT


HOLY SCRIPTURES – THE BIBLE

The Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments are the written

revelation of truth from God to man, with every word inspired by

God and preserved, and without error and never wrong. They are

the supreme and final authority in all matters of truth.

Heb.1:1 2Pet.3:2 / Gen.1:28 Jn.17:17 / 2Tim.3:16,17

2Pet.1:20,21 / Ps.119:89 Matt.24:35 Matt.5:18 / Lk.16:17

Jn.10:35 / Matt.22:29 1Cor.4:6 1Pet.4:11 (All Scriptures are

New King James Version)


GODHEAD

There is one God, infinite and holy, Who being all powerful, all

things created are of Him and through Him and to Him, Who

eternally self exists in one essence, yet three co-equal persons,

Father, Son, and Holy Spirit

Deut.6:4 Mk.12:29 / Ps.145:3 Isa.40:28 Rom.11:33 / Rev.4:8

1Sam.2:2 Isa.57:15 / Gen.17:1 Rev.19:6 / Rev.4:11 Rom.11:36

/ Ps.90:2 / Ex.3:14 / Gen.1:26 Matt.28:19 / Jn.15:16 Jn.6:27

Heb.1:8 Ac.5:3,4 (NKJV)


INCARNATION

Jesus Christ the Son was begotten by God the Father, conceived by

the Holy Spirit, and born to the virgin Mary.

Jn.1:1-14 Gal.4:4 Heb.10:5 / Phil.2:5-7 1Jn.4:2 / Matt.1:18-

25 Lk.1:26-3 (NKJV)


HOLY SPIRIT

The Holy Spirit is the third person of the Godhead, Who convicts

the world of sin, righteousness, and judgement. He is the life* of

the believer, and He enables the learning, living and preaching of

the gospel.

*Life Explained: As the agent of spiritual birth, the Spirit

regenerates, indwells, seals, and baptizes into the body all

believers, strengthening and leading their lives.

Jn.14:16 / Jn.16:8 / Jn.3:6 / Titus3:5 / Rom.8:9-11 1Cor.6:19 /

Eph.1:13 / 1Cor.12:13 / Eph.3:16 / Rom.8:14 / 1Cor.2:13 /

Gal.5:22,23 / Ac.1:8 (NKJV)


MANKIND

Man was created in the image of God, sinned, and thereby brought

upon himself death, not only physical, but spiritual which is

separation from God, so then all human beings are born with a

sinful nature.

Gen.1:26,27 Gen.5:1,2 1Cor.11:7 / Gen.3:11 1Jn.3:4

Jos.1:18 Gen.2:16,17 Gen.3:19 Rom.6:23 Ps.66:18 Isa.59:2

/ Rom.5:12 Ps.51:5 Rom.3:23 (NKJV)


ATONEMENT

The Lord Jesus Christ who knew no sin, died for sins according to

the Scriptures, once for all as a representative and substitutionary

sacrifice, and that all who believe in Him are justified on the basis

of His shed blood.

Heb.4:15 1Jn.3:5 / Isa.53:5,6 Dan.9:26 / Heb.9:26 Heb.10:10

/ 2Cor.5:14 1Cor.15:22 / 1Cor.15:3 2Cor.5:21 Rom.5:8 /

Gal.2:16 Gal.3:11 / Rom.3:23-

26 Rom.4:5 Rom.5:9,11 (NKJV)


RESURRECTION

After three days the Lord Jesus Christ arose bodily from the grave

according to the Scriptures, declaring His power over sin and

death, was seen of men, ascended into Heaven, and is there

interceding on behalf of the believer.

Lk.24:46 / Lk.24:36-43 / Ps.16:10 / Rom.1:4 1Cor.15:17

1Cor15:21,22 Jn.11:25 Rom10:9 / 1Cor.15:6 / 1Pet.3:22 /

1Jn.2:1 Heb.7:24,25 (NKJV)


SALVATION

All who repent and receive by faith the Lord Jesus Christ have

their sins forgiven, are born again by the Holy Spirit, and thereby

become children of God and Heirs of eternal life.

Mk.1:15 Ac.3:19 Ac.2:38 / Jn1:12 / Rom10:17 1Pt.1:23

Eph.2:8,9 Tit.3:5 / Ac.13:38 Eph.1:7 / Jn.1:12,13 Jn.3:5-7

2Cor.5:17 / Rom8:15-17 / Jn.5:24 Jn.3:15 Jn.10:28 (NKJV)


HEAVEN AND HELL

There will be a bodily resurrection of the just and of the unjust, the

everlasting conscious suffering of the lost in hell, and the eternal

fellowship of the saved in heaven.

Jn.5:28,29 Dan.12:2 Ac.24:15 / Lk.14:14 1Thes.4:16,17

1Cor.15:51-53 / Rev.20:5,6 Rev.20:13-15 Rev.21:8 /

Mat.25:46 1Pt.1:4 Heb.12:22,23 (NKJV)


DEVIL

The devil is a personal being who is working in the world to

destroy the souls of men, and he along with his angels and all who

receive not Christ as Savior will eternally perish in the lake of fire,

Isa.14:12-15 Ezek.28:12-17 / 1Jn.5:19 2Cor.4:4 Eph,2:2 /

Jn.10:10 1Pt.5:8 / Matt.25:41 Rev.20:10 Rev.21:8 (NKJV)


CHURCH

The church is the called out body of believers in Christ Jesus

whose mission it is to preach the Scriptures to all the world,

functioning as a local assembly, in which all of it’s ministries are

guided by multiple leadership and supported by the stewardship of

God’s people.

Matt.16:18 / 1Pt.2:9 / Eph.1:22,23 / 1Cor.1:2 / Matt.28:18-20

1Tim.3:15 2Cor.5:19,20 Eph.1:8-10 Col.1:28 1Pt.2:12

2Thes.1:11,12 / Ac.16:5 Rom.16:16 / Ac.14:23 Tit.1:5

Heb.13:17 Eph.4;12 / 1Cor.4:1 1Pt.4:10,11 Eph.4:16 (NKJV)


ORDINANCES

The ordinances of the Church given by our Lord, are Baptism and

the Lord’s table (Communion).

Matt.28:19,20 Mk.16:16 Ac.10:47,48 Ac.8:36,37 / Matt.26:26-

30 1Cor.10;16 1Cor.11:23-30 (NKJV)


FUTURE EVENTS

At any time the Lord will appear to call out those who are His,

judge the earth, and return to restore Israel and reign one thousand

years.

Mk.13:33-35 1Pt.4:7 Jam.5:9 Rev.22:20 / 1Thes.4:15-17

1Cor.15:51,52 / Rev.3:10 Rev.14:7 / Isa.49:6 Rom.11:25,26

Lk.1:32 Rev.20:6


FAMILY

From creation God ordained the family as the central and primary

unit of social order, reflecting the relationship of God to His people

and Christ to His Church.

Gen.1:28 Gen.2:24 Gen.3:20 Gen.3:16 Gen.12:3 / Isa.63:16

Matt12:49 2Cor6:18 Eph.3:14,15 Eph.5:31,32


GOVERNMENT

God instituted human government as a restraint to the sinful nature

of man, and requires that man be subject unto it for conscience

sake as unto the Lord.

Gen.8:21 Gen.9:5,6 1Tim.1:9 / Rom.13:1-5 Matt.22:21