What we believe...

About the Bible:  We accept the Bible as the only infallible rule of faith and practice. We believe that the Holy Scriptures comprise the 66 books of the Old and the New Testaments, and that the best rule of interpretation of Scripture is the comparison of Scripture with Scripture. This means that we do not depend upon a particular verse as literal proof of all beliefs and practices, but we do seek the whole teaching and spirit of the Bible as our guide.

About God:  God is the Creator and Ruler of the universe.  He eternally exists in three persons:  the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.  These three are co-equal and are one God.

About Jesus:  We believe that Jesus Christ is the eternal Son of God, the second person of the Trinity. Jesus was fully God and fully human during His incarnation on the earth. The Lord Jesus was born of a virgin , lived a sinless life, died on the cross for the sins of mankind, rose bodily from the dead, and ascended into heaven where He reigns as King at the right hand of God the Father.  The Bible also teaches that one day Jesus will return to earth to judge both the living and the dead.

About Mankind:  We believe that God created man and woman in His own image, and as a result all of mankind is tremendously valuable to God. We are the supreme object of His creation. Tragically, mankind is marred by an attitude of selfishness and disobedience toward God called “sin”. This sin separates us from God. Romans 3:23 explains clearly, “For all have sinned; all fall short of God’s glorious standard”.

About Salvation:  Where sin is the problem, we believe Jesus offers us salvation as the perfect and only solution. Blood must be spilled as payment for someone’s sin. All sin must be punished by death. God’s perfect Son (sinless and innocent) dying in our place would be our only hope. That is exactly what He did. But three days later, just as promised and prophesied, Jesus rose from the dead to live forever. Anyone who accepts Christ’s punishment for their sins, is accepted and forgiven by God. Good works cannot save anyone from sin; salvation cannot be earned. A person is saved only by God’s grace, when they place their faith in Jesus Christ.