Our mission is to Share the Message of Jesus Christ to unbelievers and see their lives Restored unto Him.
Statement of Faith
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THE HOLY SCRIPTURES
“Every part of Scripture is God-breathed and useful one way or another - showing us truth, exposing our rebellion, correcting our mistakes, training us to live God's way.” 2 Tim 3:16-17
We believe the Scriptures, both the Old and New Testaments, are verbally inspired of God and is the only inspired, infallible, authoritative revelation of God to man concerning faith, salvation, as well as spiritual and moral conduct. We believe that the Bible is inspired in the sense that holy men of God "were moved by the Holy Spirit" to write the very Logos of God. 2 Pet 1:21; Acts 1:16; 1 Cor 2:13 That this divine inspiration extends equally and fully to all parts of the writings as they appeared in the original manuscripts. 2 Tim 3:16-17 That all Scripture centers about the Lord Jesus Christ in His person and work and is the mind of Christ as revealed to man. Luke 24:27; Luke 24:44-45; John 5:39; Acts 17:2-3; Acts 18:28; Acts 26:22-23; 1 Cor 2:16 That all scripture is designed for our practical instruction. Romans 15:4; 1 Cor 10:11
THE ETERNAL GODHEAD
We believe the Godhead to be a great mystery, in that, the very nature of God is beyond finite comprehension. Yet, by means of the Holy Writ we are exposed to the revelation of Himself as being the eternally self-existent Creator of heaven, earth and the Redeemer of all mankind. He has further revealed Himself as Triune, that is, God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit. These Three are coequal and coeternal being one in Will, Nature and Purpose. That we, as well as everything created, are totally dependent on God for everything. Rom 11:36
MAN
We believe that man was created good and in the likeness of God, but by reason of voluntary disobedience man fell from perfection and was thereby subject not only to physical death but also to spiritual death, which is separation from God Most Holy. "And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness ... So God created man in His own image, in the image of God created He him." Gen. 1:26-27; Romans 5:12 That through the first man, Adam, spiritual death has been transmitted to the entire human race of man. Rom 3:10-19; Ps. 51:5 That man as spiritually dead is subject to the power of Satan. 1 John 3:8 That man in his unregenerate state can have no relationship with God and is thus devoid of everlasting life or true purpose in this life. Eph 2:1-3 That man can enter a relationship with God only through God's provision for man's sin. John 14:6
Salvation through Christ by Grace
and Faith
We believe that because God is omniscient, and by which, foreknowing the fall of man. He prearranged a plan of Redemption, that is, the shed Blood of His Son, Jesus. The confession of ones’ faith and belief on Jesus as Savior and Lord removes the guilt and penalty of sin (death) allowing all to have acceptance back unto God the Father, whereby we are granted eternal life with Him.2 Cor 5:21; Titus 3:5 "But God commendeth His love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us, much more then, being now justified by His blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him." Rom 5:8-9; Rom 5:6-7; Acts 2:22-24 That man in his sinful state, separated from God, cannot fellowship with or has any access to God and is therefore devoid of any purpose in his life. John 3:5; John 3:18 That it is necessary for man to individually receive Christ by personal trust in Him as Savior and that the moment we trust in Him we pass out of spiritual death into everlasting life. John 1:12; John 5:24; Eph 2:8-9; Rev 3:20 That at the point of our acceptance of Christ we are made acceptable to God, in the same measure that God accepts Christ, loved as Christ is loved, linked to Christ and made one with Him forever. John 17:23-26; Eph 2:4-9; John 5:11-12 That we can be completely assured that we are acceptable to God and have been reborn through faith in Christ as the very day we accept Him as Savior. That the assurance is not dependent upon our feelings but on the authority of the promises in God's written Word. That we do not receive this assurance because of our worthiness, goodness, or by following man's rules; but wholly upon the testimony of God regarding the eternal purpose of God to believers, the intercession of Christ in heaven for believers, the unchangeableness of the covenants of God, the regenerating work and abiding presence of the Holy Spirit in the hearts of all who trust in Christ. 1 John 5:11-13; Heb 13:5; John 6:47; Rom 8:35-39
The
Christian's Walk
We believe the daily life of the believer should be separated from the characteristics of society and the world. In addition, the believer should strive towards Spiritual excellence and dedication unto the will of God. "That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts; and be renewed in the spirit of your mind; and that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness." Eph 4:22-24; Rom 13:14; Gal 5:12-26;Col. 3:1-10; 1 Peter 1:14-16 That we are given gifts at the point of salvation, which enables us to be effective in service for Christ.1Cor 12:1-3; Eph 4:11 That we will experience spiritual growth through daily prayer, Bible study, obedience to God's Word, witnessing for Christ, trusting God moment by moment for every detail of life, and allowing the Holy Spirit to control and empower our lives.John 15:7; Acts 17:11; John 15:8; 1 Pet 5:7; Gal 5:16-17; Acts 1:8 That God is a holy and righteous Father who cannot overlook the sin of His children and will when they persistently sin chasten and correct them in infinite love. 1 John 3:5-9 That apart from all human merit, God will present us faultless before His glory and conformed to the image of Jesus Christ. Titus 2:14; Jude 24 That God has promised rewards in His Word, according to the faithfulness of each believer in his service for his Lord, and these rewards are bestowed at the judgment seat of Christ after He comes to receive us to Himself. 1 Cor 3:9-15; 1 Cor 9:18-27; 2 Cor 5:10
Justification
The Bible teaches that the process in which Jesus Christ John 1:16, Eph 3:8 secures all who believe in Him is through a Mandate called Justification Acts 13:39, Is. 53:11-12, Rom 8:1. This revelation is inclusive of two central actions: the pardon of sin Romans 5:9, Zech 13:1, Matt 9:6, Acts 10:43 and the predestined promise of eternal life with Christ solely based on righteousness Rom 5:17. Yet the righteousness is not of mans’ ability Titus 3:5-7 nor his continuous works, but on the bases of unwavering faith in the Redeemer’s shed blood. Because of this faith in Him, God now imputes the righteousness of an obedient Christ upon us. This impartation of Christ’s righteousness grants us favor from God throughout eternity.
The Church - The Body of Christ
We believe that the church is the divinely called ministry that Christ uses to speak to all. Its’ purpose is to evangelize the world, worship God in truth and holiness and encourage believers to grow in the identity of Christ. Acts 14:27; Acts 2:32-47. We are responsible to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace, rising above all sectarian prejudices and denominational bigotry and loving one another with a pure heart: "So we, being many, are one body in Christ and everyone members one of another." Rom 12:5; Eph 4:3-10; 1 Cor 12:12-27; Eph 1:20-23; Col. 3:14-15
Baptism & The Communion
We believe the Lord’s Supper is a memorial of Christ’s suffering and death and a prophecy of His Second Coming. It is commanded by The Lord Himself that all believers commemorate His broken body and shed blood. We do this by the symbolical use of bread and juice of the vine. 1 Corinthians 11:24,25 The service will be arranged for by the elders at least once a month and as many times as instructed and led in accordance with the following scriptures: Matt 26:20-30; Mark 14:17-26; Luke 22:14-30; 1 Cor 11:18-34 We believe baptism by immersion in water is intended of all believers, and we do this in the Name of the Lord, Col. 3:17a. Baptism represents being buried with Christ and being raised with Him to walk in newness of life. We do not believe that the Scriptures teach that salvation is dependent upon baptism.
