ARTICLE I - The Scriptures
We believe in the absolute authority and accuracy of the 66 canonical books of the Bible; its full verbal inspiration in the original manuscripts and its all-sufficiency as the Christian's rule of faith and practice. II Timothy 3:16, II Peter 1:19-21.
ARTICLE II - The True God
We believe that there is but one God, the Creator, Preserver and Ruler of all things, Who is perfect in holiness, in love, infinite in wisdom and measureless in power; and Who reveals Himself to us as Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Deuteronomy 6:4; Nehemiah 9:6; I Chronicles 29:11,12; Exodus 15:11; I John 4:8b; Matthew 28:19.
ARTICLE III - The Lord Jesus Christ
We believe that Jesus Christ is the eternal and only begotten Son of God, conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary, and that He is true God and true man and is the only and sufficient Mediator between God and man. Matthew 1:20; Luke 1:35; John 1:1,2,14; John 12:45; John 14:9; I Timothy 2:5.
ARTICLE IV - The Holy Spirit
We believe that the Holy Spirit is the third person of the Trinity, whose ministry is to convict the world of sin, of righteousness and of judgment; to regenerate the unbelieving; to seal, sanctify, teach, and comfort those who believe in Jesus Christ. John 16:8-11; 3:3,7; John 14:26; Ephesians 1:13.
ARTICLE V - The Creation and Fall of Man
We believe that man was created in the image of God by direct creation; that he sinned and thereby incurred both physical and spiritual death; thus, we believe that all men by nature and by choice are sinners and, apart from Christ, shall be forever separated from God. Genesis 1:26; Genesis 2:17; Ezekiel 18:20a; Romans 6:23.
ARTICLE VI - The Substitutionary Death of Christ
We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ died for our sins as a representative and substitutionary sacrifice according to the Scripture and that all who believe on Him are justified on the ground of His shed blood. I Corinthians 15:3,4; Revelation 1:5.
ARTICLE VII - The Salvation of Sinners
We believe that salvation is by grace through faith, not of works, and that all who by faith receive the Lord Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour are born again of the Holy Spirit. We believe that those who endure unto the end are real believers; that their persevering attachment to Christ is the grand mark which distinguishes them from superficial professors; that a special Providence watches over their welfare; and that they are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation. Ephesians 2:8,9; John 8:31; I John 2:19; Romans 8:28; Philippians 1:6.
ARTICLE VIII - The Resurrection and Return of Christ
We believe in the resurrection of the crucified body of our Lord, in His ascension into Heaven, and in His present ministry there for us as High Priest and Advocate. We believe in the personal, visible, imminent return of the Lord Jesus Christ for His Church and in His coming in Glory with the Saints to set up His Kingdom upon the earth. I Corinthians 15:4; Acts 1:8-11; Hebrews 4:14-16; I John 2:1,2; I Thessalonians 4:13-17; Revelation 19:11-16; 20:1-15.
ARTICLE IX - The Resurrection of the Dead
We believe in the bodily resurrection of the just, the bodily resurrection of the unjust; the just to everlasting life, the unjust to everlasting punishment. I Corinthians 15:20-24; John 5:28,29; Acts 24:15; Luke 20:35-38; Matthew 25:31-46; II Corinthians 5:10.
ARTICLE X - The Church and Believer's Baptism
We believe that a local church is a voluntary association of baptized believers, equal in rank and privilege, subject to the Word of God, and independent of any external ecclesiastical control whatsoever. We believe that God's Word commands every believer to be baptized and that the only scriptural mode is immersion in water. Though baptism has no saving merit, it does show forth in solemn and beautiful symbol the believer's faith in, and union with the crucified, buried, and risen Saviour. Acts 8:38; Acts 18:8; Romans 6:3-5.
ARTICLE XI - The Lord's Supper
We believe that the Lord's Supper is a provision of bread and the cup, which are symbolical of Christ's broken body and shed blood; that the Lord's Supper is partaken of by saved individuals in commemoration of the suffering and death of their Lord and in anticipation of His soon coming again; that its observance is to be preceded by faithful self-examination. Luke 22:19-20; I Corinthians 11:23-30.
