1. The Scripture Inspired:
We believe the bible to be the infallible and authoritative Word of God.
The Scripture, both Old Testament and New Testament, are verbally inspired of God and are the revelation of God to man; they are the infallible, authoritative rule for faith and conduct (I Thes. 2:13, II Tim 3:15-17; II Peter 1:21).
2. The One True God:
We believe that there is one God, eternally existing in three persons: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Ghost.
The one true God has revealed Himself as the eternal, self-existing “I AM,” the creator of Heaven and earth and the Redeemer of mankind. He has further revealed Himself as embodying the principle of relationship and association as Father, Son, and Holy Ghost (Duet. 6:4; Isaiah 43:10-11; Matt. 28:19; Luke 3:22).
3. The Deity of the Lord Jesus Christ:
We believe in the deity of our Lord Jesus Christ, in His virgin birth, in His bodily resurrection, in His ascension to the right hand of the Father, and in the blessed hope of His personal, visible, future return to this earth to receive to Himself His blood-bought the church, that it may be with Him forever.
The Lord Jesus Christ is the eternal Son of God. The Scriptures declare the following:
a) His virgin birth (Matt. 1:23; Luke 1:33, 35).
b) His sinless life (Heb. 7:26; I Pet. 2:22).
c) His miracles (Acts 2:22; 10:38)
d) His substitutionary work on the cross (I Cor. 15:3; II Cor. 5:21).
e) His bodily resurrection from the dead (Matt. 28:6; Luke 24:39; I Cor. 15:4).
f) His exaltation to the right hand of God (Acts 1:9, 11; 2:33; Phil. 2:9-11; Heb. 1:1-3).
4. The Fall of Man:
Man was created good and upright, for God said, “Let Us make man in our own image, after Our own likeness.” However, a man by voluntary transgression fell and thereby incurred not only physical death but also spiritual death, which is separation from God (Gen. 1:26-27; Gen 2:17; Gen 3:6; Rom. 5:12-19).
5. The Salvation of Man:
We believe that the only means of being cleansed from sin is through repentance and faith in the precious blood of Christ.
We believe that regeneration by the Holy Spirit is essential for personal salvation.
We believe that the redemptive work of Christ on the cross provides healing of the human body in answer to believing prayer.
Man’s only hope of redemption is through the shed blood of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
a) Condition of Salvation.
Salvation is received through repentance toward God and faith In the Lord Jesus Christ. By the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Ghost, being justified by grace through faith, man becomes an heir of God according to the hope of eternal life (Luke 24:47; John 3:3; Rom. 10:13-15; Eph. 2:8; Titus 2:12).
b) The Evidence of Salvation.
The inward evidence of salvation is the direct witness of the Spirit (Rom. 8:16). The outward evidence to all men is a life of righteousness and true holiness (Eph. 4:24; Titus 2:12).
6. The Baptism in the Holy Ghost:
We believe in the sanctification power of the Holy Spirit by whose indwelling the Christian is able to live a Holy life.
All believers are entitled to and should ardently seek the promise of the Father, the baptism in the Holy Ghost, and fire, according to the command of our Lord Jesus Christ. This was a normal experience for all in the early Christian church. With it comes the enduement [to put on as a garment] of power for life and service; the bestowment of the “Gift of the Spirit”, and the use of the gifts in the work of the ministry (Luke 24:49; Acts 1:4,8; I Cor. 12:1-31). This experience is distinct from and subsequent to the experience of the New Birth (Acts 8:12-17; Acts 10:44-46; Acts 11:14-16; Acts 15:7-9). With the baptism in the Holy Ghost come such experiences as an overflowing fullness of the Spirit (John 7:37-39; Acts 4:8), a deepened reverence for God (Acts 2:43; Heb. 12:28), and intensified consecration to God and dedication to His work (Acts 2:42), and more active love for Christ, for His word, and for the lost (Mark 16:20).
7. The Evidence of the Baptism in the Holy Ghost:
The baptism of believers in the Holy Ghost is witnessed by the initial physical sign of speaking with other tongues as the Spirit of God gives them utterance (Acts 2:4). The speaking of tongues in this instance is the same in essence as the gift of tongues (I Cor. 12:4-10, 28), but is different in purpose and use.
8. Sanctification:
Sanctification is an act of separating from that which is evil and the dedication unto God (Rom. 12:1-2; I Thes. 5:23; Heb. 13:12). The Scriptures teach a life of “holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord” (Heb. 12:14). By the power of the Holy Ghost we are able to obey the command: “Be ye holy for I am Holy” (I Peter 1:15-16). Sanctification is realized in the believer by recognizing his identification with Christ in His death and resurrection, by faith reckoning daily upon the fact of that union, and by offering every faculty continually to the dominion of the Holy Spirit (Rom. 6:11, 13; Rom. 8:1-2; gal. 2:20; Phil. 2:12-13; I Peter 1:5).
9. The Church:
The church is the body of Christ, the habitation of God through the Spirit, with a divine appointment for the fulfillment of her great commission. Each believer, born of the Spirit, is an integral part of the general assembly and church of the firstborn, which are written in heaven (Heb. 12:23; Eph. 1:22-23; Eph. 2:22).
10. The Ministry:
Our Lord has provided a divinely called and scripturally ordained ministry for a two-fold purpose: (1) The evangelization of the world (Mark 16:15-20, and (2) The edifying of the body of Christ (Eph 4:11-13).
11. Divine Healing:
Divine healing is an integral part of the gospel. Deliverance from sickness is provided for in the atonement and is the privilege of all believers (Isaiah 53:4-5; Matt. 8:16-17; James 5:14-16).
12. The Blessed Hope:
The second coming of Christ includes the rapture of the saints, which is our blessed hope, followed by the visible return of Christ with His saints to reign on earth for one thousand years (Zech. 14:5; Matt. 24:27, 30; Rev. 1:7; 19:11-14; 20:1-6). This Millennial reign will bring the salvation of Israel (Ezek. 37:21-22; Zeph. 3:19-20; Rom. 11:26-27) and the establishment of universal peace (Psalms 72:3-8; Isaiah 11:6-9; Mic. 4:3-4).
13. The New Heaven and the New Earth:
“We, according to His promise, look for a new heaven and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness: (II Peter 3:13; Rev. 21 & 22).