OUR TENETS AND STATEMENT OF FAITH
- We believe and teach that the creation of the universe was done by God.
(Genesis 1:1)
- We believe and teach that study of the bible reveals the mind of
Christ, and is the inspired, infallible, inerrant, and authoritative Word of God. (Hebrews
4: 12) (I Co. 2:7:14) : (1Th 2:13) (Mt. 5:18)
- We believe and teach that there is only but one God (Dt. 6:4) Is
45:5-7 (1 Co 8:4) God the father the first person of the trinity, the creator of all
things. (Gen 1:1-31) Eph 3:9.
- We believe and teach that our Lord Jesus Christ was virgin born
(Is. 7:14; Mt 1:23, 24; Lk 1:26-35) that he was God incarnated. (Jn. 1:1, 14) and the
purpose of the incarnation reveals God, redeem men, and rule over God’s kingdom (Ps 2:7-9;
Is 9:6; Jn 1:29; Php 2:9-11; Heb7:25, 26; 1Pe1:18, 19).
- We believe and teach that the Son Jesus Christ is the second
person of the trinity which possesses all divine Excellencies and in these He is coequal,
consubstantial, and coeternal with the father (Jn 10:30; 14:9) Through his Son, Jesus
Christ by whom all things continue in existence and in operations (Jn. 1:3)(Col. 1:15; Heb.
1:2).
- We teach and believe that the Holy Spirit is a divine person,
eternal underived, possessing all the attributes of personality and deity, including
intellect (1Co 2:10 -13), emotions (Eph 4:30), will (1Co 12:11), eternally (Heb. 9:14),
Omnipresence (Ps 139:7- 10) Omniscience (Is 40:13, 14) Omnipotence (Ro 15:13), and
truthfulness (Jn 16:13). In all the divine attributes He is coequal and consubstantial with
the Father and the Son (Mt. 28:19,Ac 5:3,4;28:25,26; I Co 12:4-6;2Co 13:14) and Jer 31:31
with Heb.
- We believe and teach that man’s salvation is thereby wholly of
God’s grace through the redemptive work of our Lord Jesus Christ (Gen 2:16, 17; 3:1 -19) ;(
Jn3:36 ;) (Ro 3:23; 6:23) (1Co 2:14) (Eph2:1-3) (1Ti 2:13,14,)(1Jn 1:8)
- We believe and teach in the deity of our Lord Jesus Christ, His
sinless life, His miracles, His voluntary gift of redemption and the reconciliation of man
to God. (2Corithians 5:18-19) and believe in His resurrection and continuous
giving.
- We teach that he kingdom is the fulfillment of God’s promise to
Israel (Is 65:17-25; Eze37:21-28; Zec 8:1-17) to restore them to the land (Det
28:15-68).
- We believe and teach that the personal, bodily return of Our
Lord Jesus Christ to translate his church from this earth (Jn 14:1-3) (1Co 15:51:-53; 1Th
4; 15-5-11), and between this event and His glorious returns with His saints, to reward
believers according to their works (1Co 3:11-15;2 Co 5:10)