Statement of Faith
We claim the
Creator-God as our heavenly Father, infinitely perfect, and
intimately acquainted with all our ways. He is the giver and
sustainer of all life. He alone holds the keys to life and death.
We proclaim
Jesus Christ as God and our supreme authority. He is the second
Person of the Godhead who came in flesh and who shed his blood
on the cross to take away our sin. He is the object of our worship
and the subject of our praise.
We recognize
the Holy Spirit as God, the third Person of the Godhead, also
with the Father and the Son. He comes to live in believers the
moment they place their faith in Jesus Christ for forgiveness.
He works continuously convicting people of their sin, convincing
them of their need for Christ, comforting followers of Jesus,
and empowering believers to proclaim Christ and live in obedience.
We affirm
our confidence in the Bible as the inspired Word of God, which
has no errors in the original manuscripts. With this confidence we therefore affirm the
Biblical and literal account of creation, the virgin birth of
Jesus, the miracles of Christ, and the bodily resurrection of
the Lord after he had been dead for three days.
We confess
that Adam's sin left humanity without hope of heaven apart from
a new birth, which is made possible only by the death, burial
and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
We believe
that the offer of salvation is God's love gift to all people.
The first evidence of God's call is a willingness to repent
or turn away from our sins. Those who place their faith in Christ
for the forgiveness of their sin, apart from works, are forgiven
and receive eternal life.
We anticipate
our Lord's promised visible return in power and glory. In view
of His return we seek to please the Lord in all of life. We
endeavor to forsake sin and seek to please the Lord with pure
thoughts, godly attitudes, and righteous actions. We will work
hard TO KNOW HIM AND TO MAKE HIM KNOWN at every opportunity
while we eagerly await His coming.
We are convinced
that all that have died will be brought to face final judgment
- believers to eternal communion with God and unbelievers to
eternal separation from God.
-Adopted by
Board of Deacons - January 7, 2002
