We believe in one God, Creator of all things, holy, infinitely perfect, and eternally existing in a loving
unity of three equally divine Persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Having limitless
knowledge and sovereign power, God has graciously purposed from eternity to redeem a people for
Himself and to make all things new for His own glory.
The Bible
We believe that God has spoken in the Scriptures, both Old and New Testaments, through the
words of human authors. As the verbally inspired Word of God, the Bible is without error in the
original writings, the complete revelation of His will for salvation, and the ultimate authority by which
every realm of human knowledge and endeavor should be judged. Therefore, it is to be believed in
all that it teaches, obeyed in all that it requires, and trusted in all that it promises.
The Human Condition
We believe that God created Adam and Eve in His image, but they sinned when tempted by Satan.
In union with Adam, human beings are sinners by nature and by choice, alienated from God, and
under His wrath. Only through God’s saving work in Jesus Christ can we be rescued, reconciled,
and renewed.
Jesus Christ
We believe that Jesus Christ is God incarnate, fully God and fully man, one Person in two natures.
Jesus--Israel’s promised Messiah--was conceived through the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin
Mary. He lived a sinless life, was crucified under Pontius Pilate, arose bodily from the dead,
ascended into heaven and sits at the right hand of God the Father as our High Priest and Advocate.
The Work of Christ
We believe that Jesus Christ, as our representative and substitute, shed His blood on the cross as
the perfect, all-sufficient sacrifice for our sins. His atoning death and victorious resurrection
constitute the only ground for salvation.
The Holy Spirit
We believe that the Holy Spirit, in all that He does, glorifies the Lord Jesus Christ. He convicts the
world of its guilt. He regenerates sinners, and in Him, they are baptized into union with Christ and
adopted as heirs in the family of God. He also indwells, illuminates, guides equips, and empowers
believers for Christ-like living and service.
Christian Living
We believe that God’s justifying grace must not be separated from His sanctifying power and
purpose. God commands us to love Him supremely and others sacrificially, and to live out our faith
with care for one another, compassion toward the poor, and justice for the oppressed. With God’s
Word, the Spirit’s power, and fervent prayer in Christ’s name, we are to combat the spiritual forces
of evil. In obedience to Christ’s commission, we are to make disciples among all people, always
bearing witness to the gospel in word and deed.
Christ's Return
We believe in the personal, bodily, and glorious return of our Lord Jesus Christ. The coming of
Christ, at a time known only to God, demands constant expectancy and, as our blessed hope,
motivates the believer to godly living, sacrificial service, and energetic mission.
Response and Eternal Destiny
We believe that God commands everyone everywhere to believe the gospel by turning to Him in
repentance and receiving the Lord Jesus Christ. We believe that God will raise the dead bodily and
judge the world, assigning the unbeliever to condemnation and the believer to eternal blessedness
and joy with the Lord in the new heaven and the new earth, to the praise of His glorious grace. Amen.
