What We Believe

We believe that the Bible is God's written revelation to man. It is verbally inspired in every word, and absolutely inerrant in the original documents. We affirm the infallibility, sufficiency, and authority of Scripture.

We believe that there is but one Living and true God, an infinite, all-knowing Spirit, perfect in all His attributes, one in essence, eternally existing in three Persons—the Father, the Son, and Holy Spirit—each equally deserving worship and obedience.

We believe in the deity of our Lord Jesus Christ: that He is the first begotten Son of God, was conceived of the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, lived a sinless life, performed miracles, was crucified, died, buried, resurrected, ascended into heaven, and is now seated at the right hand of God the Father—true God and true man.

We believe that the salvation of man, who is sinful and lost, is instantaneous and accomplished solely by the power of the Holy Spirit through the instrumentality of the Word of God when the repentant sinner—enabled by the Holy Spirit—responds in faith. This salvation is wholly of God by grace, on the basis of the redeeming work of Jesus Christ and the merit of His shed blood—not on the basis of human merit or works. All of the redeemed are kept by God's power and are thus secure in Christ forever.

We believe in the Spirit-filled life. As the supernatural and sovereign Agent in regeneration, the Holy Spirit baptizes all believers into the Body of Christ at the moment of salvation. The Holy Spirit also indwells, sanctifies, instructs, and empowers them for service.

We believe in the bodily resurrection of both the saved and the unsaved: the saved unto the resurrection of life and the unsaved unto the resurrection of damnation.

We believe in divine healing through faith in the Name of Jesus Christ, and that healing is included in the Redemption.

We believe in water baptism, in the Baptism of the Holy Spirit as distinct from the New Birth, in speaking with tongues as the Spirit of God gives utterance (Acts 2:4), in the gifts of the Spirit, and the evidence of the fruit of the Spirit.

We believe that God created man and woman and instituted marriage between one man and one woman, as a picture of Christ’s relationship with the Church (1 Cor. 7:1–17; Heb. 13:4; Matt. 19:3–12; Eph. 5:22–33).

We believe that Tithing is God’s financial plan to provide for His work and has been since the days of Abraham. Tithing came with faith under Abraham and God continued this principle through the Law which He gave through Moses to the Israelites. When they did not honor God with their tithes and offerings, God said that they were robbing Him.

We believe that giving tithes and offerings is a principle of grace, and a sign of our faith in God. Thus, doing so does not bring one under the Law, but is a fulfillment of Grace. When we tithe, God promises to bless us with more than we have room to receive (Gen. 14:17–23; Heb. 7:1,2,4–10; Mal. 3:8,10).