Statement of Faith

1. We believe the Bible to be the inspired, the only infallible, authoritative Word of God.
   II Timothy 3:16-17; II Peter 1:20-21
2. We believe that there is one God, eternally existent in three persons; Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
   Deuteronomy 6:4; Matthew 28:19; II Corinthians 13:14; John 14:10, 26
3. We believe in the deity of our Lord Jesus Christ, in His virgin birth, in His sinless life, in His miracles, in His vicarious and atoning death through His shed blood. In His bodily resurrection, in His ascension to the right hand of the Father, and His personal return in power and glory.
   Isaiah 7:14; Luke 1:35; Acts 1:9 – 10, 2:16 – 39; Romans 3:24 – 25, 8:34; Hebrews 7:25, 9:24; I John 2:1 – 2
4. We believe that for the salvation of lost and sinful man, regeneration by the Holy Spirit is absolutely essential, and that this salvation is received through faith in Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord and not as a result of good works.
   Genesis 3:1 – 19; John 1:12; Ephesians 1:7, 2:8 – 10
5. We believe in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit by whose indwelling the Christian is enabled to live a godly life and to perform good works.
   John 16:8 – 14; Romans 8:9; I Corinthians 12:12 – 14; II Corinthians 3:6; Ephesians 1:13 – 14
6. We believe in the resurrection of both the saved and the lost; they that are saved unto the resurrection of life and they that are lost unto the resurrection of damnation.
   Matthew 25:46; John 5:28 – 29, 11:25-26; Revelation 20:5 – 6, 12 – 13
7. We believe in the spiritual unity of believers in our Lord Jesus Christ.
   I Corinthians 12:12 – 14; II Corinthians 11:2; Ephesians 1:22 – 23, 5:25 – 27
8. We believe that all human life from conception is created by God and is, therefore sacred and to be protected.
   Jeremiah 1:5
9. We believe that the only legitimate marriage is the joining of one man and one woman.
   Genesis 2:24; I Corinthians 7:10; Ephesians 5:22 – 23
10. We believe that God has commanded that no intimate sexual activity should be engaged in outside of marriage. We believe that any form of homosexuality, lesbianism, bisexuality, bestiality, incest, sex before marriage, adultery, and pornography, etc. are sinful perversions of God’s gift of sex. Leviticus 18:6 – 24; Romans 1:18 – 32

*Adapted from the National Association of Evangelical’s statement of faith