Tenets of Faith
• The Scriptures, both the Old and New Testaments, are verbally inspired of God and are the
revelation of God to man, the infallible, authoritative rule of faith and conduct (2 Timothy 3:15-17; 1 Thessalonians 2:13; 2 Peter 1:21).
• The one true God has revealed himself as the eternally self-existent "I AM," the Creator of
heaven and earth and the Redeemer of mankind. He has further revealed himself as
embodying the principles of relationship and association as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit
(Deuteronomy 6:4; Isaiah 43:10, 11; Matthew 28:19; Luke 3:22).
• We speak with propriety of the Lord our God, who is One Lord, as a Trinity or as one Being of
three persons, and still be absolutely scriptural (examples, Matthew 28:19; 2 Corinthians
13:14; John 14:16,17).
• We believe the Godhead consist of God the father, Jesus Christ the son and the Holy Spirit.
Because these three persons in the Godhead are in a state of unity, there is but one Lord God
Almighty and His name one (John 1:18; 15:26; 17:11,21; Zechariah 14:9).
• The Son of God, our Lord Jesus Christ, having by himself purged our sins, sat down on the
right hand of the Majesty on high, angels and principalities and powers having been made
subject unto Him. And having been made both Lord and Christ, He sent the Holy Spirit that
we, in the name of Jesus, might bow our knees and confess that Jesus Christ is Lord to the
glory of God the Father until the end, when the Son shall become subject to the Father that
God may be all in all (Hebrews 1:3; 1 Peter 3:22; Acts 2:32-36; Romans 14:11; 1 Corinthians
15:24-28).
• The Lord Jesus Christ is the eternal Son of God. The Scriptures declare:
o His virgin birth (Matthew 1:23; Luke 1:31,35).
o His sinless life (Hebrews 7:26; 1 Peter 2:22).
o His miracles (Acts 2:22; 10:38).
o His substitutionary work on the cross (1 Corinthians 15:3; 2 Corinthians 5:21).
o His bodily resurrection from the dead (Matthew 28:6; Luke 24:39; 1 Corinthians 15:4).
o His exaltation to the right hand of God (Acts 1:9,11; 2:33; Philippians 2:9-11; Hebrews
1:3).
• Salvation
o Man's only hope of redemption is through the shed blood of Jesus Christ the Son of
God.
• Conditions to Salvation
o Salvation is received through repentance toward God and faith toward the
Lord Jesus Christ. By the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy
Spirit, being justified by grace through faith, man becomes an heir of God
according to the hope of eternal life (Luke 24:47; John 3:3; Romans 10:13-15;
Ephesians 2:8; Titus 2:11; 3:5-7).
• The Evidences of Salvation
o The inward evidence of salvation is the direct witness of the Spirit (Romans
8:16). The outward evidence to all men is a life of righteousness and true
holiness (Ephesians 4:24; Titus 2:12).
• Baptism in Water
o The ordinance of baptism by immersion is commanded in the Scriptures. All who
repent and believe on Christ as Savior and Lord are to be baptized. Thus they declare
to the world that they have died with Christ and that they also have been raised with
Him to walk in newness of life (Matthew 28:19; Mark 16:16; Acts 10:47,48; Romans
6:4).
• Holy Communion
o The Lord's Supper, consisting of the elements--bread and the fruit of the vine--is the
symbol expressing our sharing the divine nature of our Lord Jesus Christ (2 Peter 1:4);
a memorial of His suffering and death (1 Corinthians 11:26); and a prophecy of His
• The Baptism in the Holy Spirit
o All believers are entitled to and should ardently expect and earnestly seek the promise
of the Father, the baptism in the Holy Spirit and fire, according to the command of our
Lord Jesus Christ. This was the normal experience of all in the early Christian church.
With it comes the enduement of power for life and service, the bestowment of the
gifts and their uses in the work of the ministry (Luke 24:49; Acts 1:4,8; 1 Corinthians
12:1-31). This experience is distinct from and subsequent to the experience of the new
birth (Acts 8:12-17; 10:44-46; 11:14- 16; 15:7-9). With the baptism in the Holy Spirit
come such experiences as an overflowing fullness of the Spirit (John 7:37-39; Acts 4:8),
a deepened reverence for God (Acts 2:43; Hebrews 12:28), an intensified consecration
to God and dedication to His work (Acts 2:42), and a more active love for Christ, for
His Word, and for the lost (Mark 16:20).
o The baptism of believers in the Holy Spirit is witnessed by the initial physical sign of
speaking with other tongues as the Spirit of God gives them utterance (Acts 2:4). The
speaking in tongues in this instance is the same in essence as the gift of tongues (1
Corinthians 12:4-10,28), but different in purpose and use.
• Divine healing
o Divine healing is an integral part of the gospel. Deliverance from sickness is provided
for in the Atonement, and is the privilege of all believers (Isaiah 53:4, 5; Matthew
8:16, 17; James 5:14-16).
• Sanctification
o Sanctification is an act of separation from that which is evil, and of dedication unto
God (Romans 12:1,2; 1 Thessalonians 5:23; Hebrews 13:12). Scriptures teach a life of
"holiness without which no man shall see the Lord" (Hebrews 12:14). By the power of
the Holy Spirit we are able to obey the command: "Be ye holy, for I am holy" (1 Peter
1:15,16).
o Sanctification is realized in the believer by recognizing his identification with Christ in
His death and resurrection, and by faith reckoning daily upon the fact of that union,
and by offering every faculty continually to the dominion of the Holy Spirit (Romans
6:1-11,13; 8:1,2,13; Galatians 2:20; Philippians 2:12,13; 1 Peter1:5).
• The Pastor is the church’s sole authoritative interpreter of Scripture.
• Statement on Marriage and Sexuality
• We believe that term “marriage” has only one meaning and that is marriage sanctioned by
God which joins one man and one woman in a single, exclusive union, as delineated in
Scripture.
• We believe that God intends sexual intimacy to only occur between a man and a woman who
are married to each other. We believe that God has commanded that no intimate sexual
activity be engaged in outside of a marriage between a man and a woman.
o We believe that any form of sexual immorality, such as adultery, fornication, homosexuality,
bisexual conduct, bestiality, incest, pornography or any attempt to change one’s sex, or
disagreement with one’s biological sex, is sinful and offensive to God.
o We believe that in order to preserve the function and integrity of the church as the local Body
of Christ, and to provide a biblical role model to the church members and the community, it is
imperative that all persons employed by the church in any capacity, or who serve as
volunteers, should abide by and agree to this Statement on Marriage and Sexuality and
conduct themselves accordingly.
