We believe that there is one God eternally existing in three Persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. He is the Creator and Sustainer of all things. We believe the Bible is the inspired, inerrant, preserved, and authoritative Word of God to man and is to be our only rule of faith and practice. The Canon of Scripture is made up of sixty-six books written by forty different men inspired by the Holy Spirit of God. We use the NASB in our preaching and teaching. We believe that Jesus Christ is the virgin born Son of God who humbled Himself and took the form of man that He might serve and save mankind. He willingly died on the cross paying the penalty of our sins; was buried in a borrowed tomb; and three days later bodily rose from that grave proclaiming victory over sin and the grave. Jesus is now seated at the right hand of the Father making intercession for us awaiting that day when His Father will send Him to bring His children Home. We believe God created the world in six literal days and reject modern evolutionary models. We believe man was created in the image and likeness of God, that he fell from innocence by voluntary disobedience to God, and from then on all of mankind is born with a sin nature. Sin is the transgression of the law; it is any action, speech or thought that is contrary to God. We believe salvation is only by the grace of God through faith in the finished redemptive work of Christ on Calvary. Salvation is a gift, and cannot be earned, or lost once given. We believe there will be a literal return of Christ for His saints (The Rapture) and with His saints (The Second Coming). The Rapture will occur before the tribulation period and the Second Coming will occur after the Tribulation. Then, Christ will reign on Earth for a thousand years. All mankind will spend eternity in heaven or in the lake of fire depending on their relationship with Christ. |