What We Believe

The sole basis of our belief is in the Bible, composed of the 66 books of the Old and New Testaments. We believe that Scripture in its entirety is the infallible and inerrant Word of God, and is the unique, full, and final authority on all matters of faith and practice.

We believe that there is one true, Holy God, eternally existing in three persons  Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, and that no one comes to Him apart from salvation. We believe salvation is wholly a work of God's free grace, not the result of human works or goodness, and must be personally appropriated by repentance and faith in Jesus Christ.

We believe Jesus is the eternal second Person of the Trinity who was united forever with a true human nature by a miraculous conception and virgin birth. He lived a life of perfect obedience to the Father, and voluntarily paid for the sins of all by dying on a cross as their substitute, thus satisfying divine justice and accomplishing salvation for all who trust in Him alone. He arose from the dead in the same body, though glorified, in which He lived and died. He ascended into heaven and sat down at the right hand of the Father, where He, the only Mediator between God and man, continually makes intercession for His own. He will come again to earth, personally and visibly, to consummate history and the eternal plan of God.

We believe that the Holy Spirit is the third Person of the Trinity, and was sent unto the world by the Father and the Son to apply to mankind the saving work of Christ. He enlightens the minds of sinners, awakens in them a recognition of their need for a Savior, and regenerates them. At the point of salvation, He permanently indwells every believer to become the source of assurance, strength, and wisdom, and uniquely endows each believer with gifts for the building up of the body. The Holy Spirit guides believers in understanding and applying the Scriptures. His power and control are appropriated by faith, making it possible for the believer to live a life of Christ-like character and to bear fruit to the glory of the Father.

We believe that all three Persons of the Trinity (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit) love us with a love that is continually ardent. This love is fervent, pursuant, unconditional, immeasurable, and everlasting. It is this love that accounts for the passion of the cross, and it is only through this ardent love that we can reciprocate love back to God and out to others through the overflow of His love. We love because He first loved us.