We believe that all of the Bible is the inspired Word of God that is true in everything it affirms (Psalm 138:2; Matthew 5:17-18, Mark 12:26, 36; Luke 24: 27, 44; John 5:39-47, 10:33, 16:13, 17:17; Acts 1:16; Romans 15:4; 1 Thessalonians 2:13; 2 Timothy 3:16; 2 Peter 1:16-21, Revelation 22:18-19).
 

We believe that the Bible is the authority for our lives that is sufficient to guide us in what we believe, how we live, and how this church functions (Luke 6:46-49, Acts 15:15, 2 Timothy 3:16-17, Hebrews 4:12, James 1:22).
 

We believe that there is one God who eternally exists in three distinct but equal persons who have the same essence, nature and attributes: the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit (1 Timothy 2:5, Romans 11:33-34, Isaiah 45:21, 2 Peter 1:17, John 1:1, 5:17, 8:58, 10:30-33, 20:28; Philippians 2:5-11; Colossians 2:9; Hebrews 1; Revelation 1:8; John 14:16-17; Acts 5:3-4; 1 Corinthians 4:16; Hebrews 9:14).
 

We believe that God is the sovereign Creator and Ruler of the universe (Genesis 1:1; Psalm 33:10-11, 66:7; Isaiah 45:5-12; Daniel 4:17, 32; John 1:3; Colossians 1:16-17; Revelation 19:6).
 

We believe that Jesus Christ is fully and eternally God who entered this world through the virgin conception and birth as a genuine human being with a human body and sinless human nature. He is fully God and fully man simultaneously.
     Jesus lived a sinless and perfect life, died on the cross as the substitutionary sacrifice for our sins, bodily rose from the dead, ascended to heaven where He is now making intercession for us, and He will someday literally, bodily, and visibly return to set up His kingdom on the earth (Isaiah 7:14, Zechariah 12:10; Matthew 1:18-25, John 1:1, 14; Philippians 2:6-11; Colossians 2:9; Hebrews 4:14-16; Luke 19:10; Romans 3:20-26; 2 Corinthians 5:21; 1 Timothy 2:5; 1 Peter 3:18; 1 John 2:2; Matthew 28:7; 1 Corinthians 15:3-4; Romans 4:25; Acts 1:9-11; Mark 16:19; Hebrews 7:25; John 14:3; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18; Revelation 19:7-20:6).
 

We believe the Holy Spirit is the third person of the Trinity who baptizes, seals, and indwells every Christian at the moment of salvation. He is the person, presence, and power of God in the life of a believer. The Spirit teaches, guides, comforts, empowers, and develops the character of Christ in believers as they are filled with and walk in the Holy Spirit. He also distributes spiritual gifts to believers. These gifts must be used in accordance with Scripture (John 14:16-17, 16:5-15; Acts 1:8; 1 Corinthians 6:19, 12:1-14:40; 2 Corinthians 1:21-22; Galatians 5:16; Ephesians 1:13-14, 2:22, 5:18).
 

We believe that Jesus Christ is the only way to God. Only those who receive Christ are children of God who know God personally as their Heavenly Father. We are made right with God only on the basis of the shed blood of Jesus (John 14:6,
 

 Acts 4:12, Romans 3:24-26, Galatians 4:4-6; 1 Peter 1:18-19).
 

We believe that all men are created in the image of God and not evolved from a lower order of beings. However, all people are born in sin and are sinners by nature and conduct. Our sin has separated us from God and results in spiritual and physical death (Genesis 1:1, 26-27; Psalm 51:5; Isaiah 59:2, 64:6; Romans 3:9-23, 6:23; Ephesians 2:1-3).
 

We believe that all who receive Christ through genuine repentance and faith are born of the Holy Spirit and permanently become children of God with all of the blessings and responsibilities associated therein (John 1:12, 3:16, 5:24, 10:28; Acts 3:19; Romans 3:21-4:8, 5:1, 8:1-17, 10:9-10, 13; Galatians 2:16-21, 3:10-14, 4:4-7; Ephesians 1:14,2:8-10, 4:30; Hebrews 7:25, Jude 24).
 Thessalonians 5:23; Hebrews 10:10, 14).
 

12. We believe that it is the calling of every Christian to live a holy life, love God and other people, grow spiritually, use his or her God-given spiritual gifts for the glorification of Christ and edification of the body, and to be a witness for Christ in the world (Matthew 22:34-40; Romans 12:3-8; 1 Corinthians 12:7; 1 Peter 1:15-16, 4:10-11; 2 Peter 3:18).
 

We believe in the reality of angels, who are spirits created by God. They continually worship and serve God and also minister to believers. We also believe in the reality of Satan and demons, who are fallen angels. However, we also believe that Christ defeated Satan on the cross and believers have authority over him today (Isaiah 6; Hebrews 1; Genesis 3; Isaiah 14:12-17; Ezekiel 28:11-19; Ephesians 6:10-18; 1 Peter 5:8; 2 Peter 2:4; 1 John 3:8; Jude 6; Revelation 12).
 

We believe in the bodily resurrection of the righteous and unrighteous, the eternal
blessedness of the saved in heaven, and the eternal punishment of the lost in hell
(Matthew 25:46; Luke 16:19-31; John 5:29, John 14:3; Acts 1:11; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18; 1 John 3:13; Revelation 19-22).
 

We believe that God has ordained the family as the foundational institution of human society. Marriage is the uniting of one man and one woman in covenant commitment for a lifetime. The husband and the wife are equal before God, since both are created in God’s image. A husband is to love his wife as Christ loved the church. He has the God-given responsibility to provide for, to protect, and to lead his family. A wife is to submit herself graciously and voluntarily to the servant leadership of her husband even as the church willingly submits to the headship of Christ. In other words, husbands and wives are equal persons with distinct, God-given roles. They are to work together to manage the household and nurture the next generation.
     Children, from the moment of conception, are a blessing and heritage from the Lord. Parents are to raise their children with a godly example, loving discipline, wise teaching and training, and proper affection. Children are to honor and obey their parents (Genesis 1:26-28, 2:15-25, 3:1-20; Deuteronomy 6:4-9; Psalm 127, 139:13-16; Malachi 2:14-16; Ephesians 5:21-33, 6:1-4; Colossians 3:18-21; Titus 2:3-5; 1 Peter 3:1-7).
 

We believe that Jesus Christ is Lord over everything (Matthew 28:18, 1 Corinthians
15:27-28, Philippians 2:9-11, Colossians 1:18).