We believe the following to be true: The basis of the tenets of faith shall be the Doctrine of Christ according to John 3:16
1) The bible is the word of God.
A. Inspired by God himself
B. Infallible
C. Authoritative, Revealed Will of God
2 Timothy 3:15-17
2 Peter 1:19-21
Psalm 19:7-9
Revelation 22:18-19
Hebrews 4:12
2) There is one true God, eternally exsistent in three persons- Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
MaMark 12:29
1 John 5:6-8
3) Jesus Christ is perfect deity and perfect humanity as demonstrated by:
A. His Virgin Birth
B. His sinless life
C. His miracles
D. His vicarious and atoning death through His shed blood
E. His bodily resurrection
F. His ascension to the right hand of the father
G. His personal return in power and glory
H. His millennial reign
Mattew 1:18-23
Luke 1:34-35
2 Corinthians 5:21
1 Peter 2:21-22
1 John 3:5
Mattew 11:2-5
Acts 10:38
Romans 5:10
1 Corinthians 15;3-4
1 Peter 3:18
1 John 1:7
John 10:18
Romans 1:4
1 Corinthians 15:12-20
Ephesians 1:20
Hebrews 1:3
Mattew 25:31
1 Thessalonians 4:13-18
1 Thessalonians 1:7-10
Revelation 19:11-16
Revelation 19:11-16
Revelation 20:1-7
4) The Salvation of Man
A. The shed blood of Jesus Christ, grace through faith, believing in the heart that God raised Jesus from the dead, and confessing with the mouth that Jesus Christ is Lord will result in man's salvation.
B. Regeneration of the Holy Spirit is absolutely essential for the New Birth.
John 3:14-18
Romans 3:21-30
Romans 10:8-10
2 Timothy 3:15
John 3:3-8
Titus 3:4-7
5) Water baptism is an ordinance of the church, symbolizing to the world that one has died with Jesus and has also been raised with Him in ressurrection power to walk in newness of life.
Mattew 28:19-20
John 3:5-6
Acts 10:47-48
Romans 6:3-11
6) The Lord's Supper is an ordinance of the church, symbolizing the broken body and shed blood of Jesus Christ as the NEw Covenant between God and man.
Mattew 26:26-29
Luke 22:19-20
1 Corinthians 11:23-28
7) The Infilling of the Holy Spirit is the promise of the Father in which the fruits and gifts of the Holy Spirit will be manifest in the lives of believers by the subsequent manifestation of spiritual power in public testimony and service.
Joel 2:28-32
John 14:16-17
Acts 1:8
1 Corinthians 12
Galatians 5:22
8) The Church is the Body of Christ, the dwelling place and home of God through the Spirit. Each believer born of God's spirit is an integral part of the general assembly and the Church of the First Born, which is written in heaven.
1 Corinthians 3:9
1 Corinthians 12:12-31
Galatians 3:28
Ephesians 4:4-6
Colosians 1:8
Hebrews 12:23
9) There will be a resurrection of both the saved and the lost: that if they are saved, unto the resurrection of life and if they are lost, unto the resurrection of damnation.
John 5:28-29
Acts 24:15
1 Corinthians 15:20-23
Revelation 20:11-15
10) In the atonement of Jesus and His resurrection, deliverance from sicknes, disease and mental torments is provided. These privileges are available to everyone.
Isaiah 53:4-5
Mattew 8:16-17
Mark 16:17-18
2 Timothy 1:7
1 Peter 2:24
11) Total prosperity in the following areas of life are promised to those who believe:
A. Spiritual
B. Mental
C. Physical
D. Financial
E. Social
3 John 2
Romans 12:2
2 Timothy 1:7
Isaiah 53:4-5
Mattew 8:17
3 John 2
Malachi 3:10-11
Proverbs 3:4
Awaiting our blessed hope, the appearing of the great God and Savior JESUS CHRIST !