God is the Creator and Ruler of

the universe. He has eternally

existed in three persons: the

Father, the Son, and the Holy

Spirit. These three are co-equal

and are one God.

(Genesis 1:1, 26-27, 3:22;

Psalm 90:2; Matthew 28:19;

1 Peter 1:2;2 Corinthians 13:14)

Jesus Christ is the Son of God. He is

co-equal with the Father. Jesus lived

a sinless human life and offered

Himself as the perfect sacrifice for

the sins of all people by dying on a

cross. He physically resurrected

from the dead after three days to

demonstrate His power over sin and

death. He ascended to the right

hand of the Father and will

physically and visibly return again in

power and glory to establish His

Kingdom on earth.

(Matthew 1:22-23; Isaiah 9:6; John

1:1-5, 14:10-30, 20:28; Hebrews 4:14-

15; 1 Corinthians 15:3-4; Romans 1:3-

4; Acts 1:9-11; 1 Timothy 2:5, 3:16,

6:14-15; Titus 2:13; Philippians 2:5-6;

2 Thessalonians 4:15-17,)

The Holy Spirit is co-equal with the

Father and the Son of God. He is

present in the world to make us

aware of our need for Jesus Christ.

He lives in every Christian from the

moment of salvation. He provides

the Christian with power for living,

understanding of spiritual truth, and

guidance in doing what is right. He

gives every believer spiritual gifts as

He wills to build and empower the

Church. As Christians, we seek to

live under His control daily. Baptism

in the Holy Spirit was given at

Pentecost. It is the promise of the

Father, sent by Jesus after His

Ascension, to empower the Church

to preach the Gospel throughout

the whole earth.

(2 Corinthians 3:17; John 14:16-17,

16:7-15; Acts 1:8; 1 Corinthians 2:10-

13, 3:16; Ephesians 1:13; Galatians

5:25; Ephesians 1:13-14, 5:18; Joel

2:28-29; Matthew 3:11; Mark 16:17-18;

Acts 1:5, 2:1-4, 17, 38-39, 8:14-17,

10:38, 44-47, 19:1-6; Joel 2:28-29)

The Bible is the authoritative Word

of God to us. It alone is the final

authority in determining all doctrinal

truths. It was written by human

authors, under the supernatural

guidance of the Holy Spirit. It is the

supreme source of truth for

Christian beliefs and living. In its

original writing, it is the truth without

any mixture of error.

(Psalm 12:6; 119:104-05, 89, 160;

Proverbs 3:5-6; Isaiah 40:8, Luke

1:37; 2 Timothy 3:16-17; 2 Peter 1:20-

21; 2 Timothy 1:13; Hebrews 4:12)

Human beings are the supreme

object of God’s creation, made in

His own image. In the beginning,

humanity was innocent and

endowed by God with freedom of

choice. Through the temptation of

Satan, humanity transgressed the

command of God and fell from

innocence, ushering an irrevocable

sin nature into the human race and

all creation. This nature separates

people from God and causes many

problems in life, including death.

Only the grace of God can restore

human beings to their creative

purpose and relationship with Him.

All people are uniquely created,

loved by God, and worthy of dignity,

holy love, and respect.

(Genesis 1:27-30, 2:5; Psalm 8:3-6;

Isaiah 53:6, 59:1-2; Jeremiah 17:5;

Romans 3:23; Ephesians 2:1-3)

We are saved by grace through faith

in Jesus Christ: His death, burial,

and resurrection. Salvation is God’s

free gift to us, but we must accept it.

We can never make up for our sin by

self-improvement or good works.

Only by trusting in Jesus Christ as

God’s offer of forgiveness can

anyone be saved from sin’s penalty,

which is death. When we turn to

Jesus in faith, we receive

forgiveness of sins and salvation.

(Psalms 32:1-5; Isaiah 53:6-12; John

3:16-17, 14:6; Acts 2:21; Romans 5:1-2,

6:23, 10:10-13; Ephesians 1:7-12, 2:4-

10; Titus 3:4-7; Galatians 3:26-28; 1

John 1:7-9)

Because God gives us eternal life

through Jesus Christ, the true

believer is secure in that salvation

for eternity. If you have been

genuinely saved, you cannot “lose”

it. Salvation is maintained by the

grace and power of God, not by the

self-effort of the Christian. It is the

grace and keeping power of God

that gives us this security.

(John 10:29; 2 Timothy 1:12; Hebrews

7:25, 10:10, 14; 1 Peter 1:3-5)

People, as image bearers of God,

were created to exist forever. We

will either exist eternally separated

from God by sin, or eternally with

God through forgiveness and

salvation. To be eternally in union

with Him is eternal life. Heaven and

Hell are real places of eternal

existence. Heaven is the eternal

dwelling place for all believers in

the gospel of Jesus Christ.

(Matthew 5:12, 20, 25:34; Mark 9:43-

48; John 3:16, 14:17, 17:24; Romans

6:23, 8:17-18; Revelation 20:11-15; 1

Corinthians 2:7-9; 2 Corinthians 5:1;

Hebrews 9:27, 11:16; 1 Peter 1:4)

Marriage: We believe marriage is

defined in the Bible as a covenant, a

sacred bond between one man and

one woman, instituted by and publicly

entered into before God.

(Matthew 19:4-6)