We believe the Bible is the inspired Word of God and contains one harmonious and sufficiently complete system of doctrine. The Bible is the infallible rule of faith and conduct and should be applied to any doctrinal teaching if it is to be essential and true.
Tenets of Faith
What We Believe
We believe in God, the Father Almighty, the Author and Creator of all things, His dominion and nature are revealed throughout the Old Testament. (Job 42:2, Omni-potence, Psalm 147:5, Omniscience, Psalm 139:7-12, Omnipresence, Psalm 90:2, Eternity, Malachi 3:6, immutability).
We believe Jesus Christ is the Son of God, the second person in the Godhead (Trinity), eternal in his person and nature as the Son of God who was with God in the beginning of creation. (St. John 1:1)
We believe Jesus Christ was born of the Virgin Mary (St. Matthew 1:18). We believe that Jesus Christ came to redeem fallen man from the penalty of sin and reconcile him back to God his Father (St. John 3:16 & 17, Romans 5:10). We believe Jesus Christ was resurrected from death after the crucifixion and is standing as mediator between God and man (St. Matthew 28:1-7, 1st Timothy 2:5
We believe the Holy Spirit is the third person of the Trinity, proceeds from the Father and the Son, is of the same substance, equal in power and glory. The Holy Spirit
is a gift bestowed upon the believer for the purpose of equipping and empowering the believer, making him a more effective witness for service in the world. He teaches
and guides one in all truth (John 16:13; Acts 1:8, 8:39)
We believe Sin originated with Satan and existed before the fall of Adam (Isa. 14:12-17), Satan gained possession in serpent form (Gen. 3:15) and beguiled Eve who caused Adam to partake of the forbidden fruit from the tree of the Knowledge of good and evil. This transmitted pollution and depravity of the human nature to all descendants. This is called “Original Sin” (Romans 5:12).
We believe Man was created by a definite act of God and the human race to be the descendants of a Adam and Eve (Gen. 1:26 & 27)
We believe Man to be tripartite, composed of Body, Soul and Spirit (I Thes. 5:23, Gen. 2:7). The Body is the seat of the five senses and communicates with the natural world (I Cor. 9:27, Romans 7:23). The Soul is the immaterial part of man. It is the seat of our emotions, affections and desires (Gen. 42:21, Deut. 12:15, Psalm 42:1-6). The Spirit of man imparts God-consciousness and communicates with God (I Cor. 2:11, 12, Job 32:8, Proverbs 20:27). The spirit is distinguished from the soul (Heb. 4:12).
We believe salvation is the application of the work of redemption to the
sinner with his restoration to divine favor and communion with God. This redemptive
operation of the Holy Spirit upon sinners is brought about by repentance toward God
and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ which brings about conversion, faith, justification, regeneration, sanctification and the baptism of the Holy Spirit. repentance is the work of God which results in a change of mind in respect to man’s relationship to God (Matt. 3:1,2, 4:17; Acts 20:21). Faith is a certain conviction wrought in the heart by the Holy Spirit as to the truth
of the Gospel and a heart trust in the promises of God in Christ (Romans 1:17; 3:28; Matt. 9:22; Acts 26:18) Conversion is the act of God whereby he causes the regenerated sinner, in His
conscious life, to turn to him in repentance and faith (II Kings 5:15, II Chronicles 33:12-13;
St. Luke 19:8, 9; Acts 8:30). Regeneration is the act of God by which the principle of new life is
implanted in man, and the governing disposition of soul is made new and the first holy exercise of this new disposition is secured. Sanctification is that gracious and continuous operation of
the Holy Ghost, by which he delivers the justified sinner from the pollution of sin, renews his whole nature in the image of God and enables him to perform good works (Roman 6:4; 5:6; Col. 2:12; 3:1).
We believe that the Baptism of the Holy Ghost is an experience subsequent
To conversion and sanctification and that tongue-speaking is the consequence of baptism of the Holy Ghost with the manifestation of the fruit of the Spirit (Acts 2:1-4, Galatians 5:22-23)
The church is the Body of Christ, the habitation of God through the Spirit, with divine appointments 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 first born, which is written in heaven. (Eph. 1:22, 23; 2:22; Heb. 12:23)
Deliverance from sickness is provided for in the tonement and is the
Privilege of all believers (Isa. 53:4, 5; Matt. 8:16, 17). Divine healing is the process of being cured of sickness and disease by faith in the power of God. (Numbers 21:8-19; II Kings 5:14;
Matt. 4:23; 10:1; James 5:13-16).
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The resurrection of those who have fallen asleep in Christ and their translation together with those who are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord is the imminent and blessed hope of the church (I Thess. 4:16, 17; Romans 8:23; Titus 2:13; I Cor. 15:51-52).
We accept that for an ordinance to be valid, it must be instituted by Christ.
The Lord’s Supper consisting of the elements bread and fruit of the vine is the symbol expressing our sharing the Divine nature of our Lord Jesus (II Peter 1:4) a memorial of his suffering and death (I Cor. 11:26) and a prophesy of his second coming (I Cor. 11:26 and is enjoined on all believers “till he comes”).
Feet Washing is practiced and recognized as an ordinance in our church because Christ, by his example, showed that humility characterized greatness in the kingdom of God, and that service, rendered to others gave evidence that humility, motivated by love, exists. These services are held subsequent to the Lord’s Supper, however, its’ regularity is left to the discretion of the Pastor in charge.
The ordinances of Baptism is necessary as instructed by Christ in St. John 3:5. It symbolizes the believers participation in the crucified Christ’s death, burial, and resurrection. In so doing, they have the body that was shed in pure water as an outward symbol of cleansing while there has already been sprinkling with the blood of Christ as an inner cleansing. Thus they declare to the world that they have died with Jesus and they have also been raised with him to walk in newness of life. (Matt. 28:19; Acts 2:38; Acts 10:47, 48; Romans 6:4; Acts 20:21; Hebrews 10:22)
are held subsequent to the Lord’s Supper, however, its’ regularity is left to the discretion of the Pastor in charge.
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