Foundational Beliefs

WE BELIEVE:

1. THE SCRIPTURES: The inspired, infallible, revealed will of God. (II Tim. 3:15-17, Heb. 4: 12, I Peter 1:23-25)

2. THE ONE TRUE GOD: A triune being: Father, Son and holy Ghost. (Deut. 6:4, Mark 12:29)

3. MAN: Also triune: spirit, soul and body. Created good, upright, and in the image and likeness of God; voluntarily transgressed and fell. Redemption for him is in Jesus Christ the Son of God. Gen. (1:26-31, Gen. 3:1-7, Rom. 5:12-21)

4. THE SALVATION OF MAN: The shed blood of Jesus Christ, grace through faith, believing in the heart that God raised Jesus from the dead and confessing with the mouth will result in man's salvation. (Rom. 3:24, Rom 10:8-10, Eph. 2:8)

5. WATER BAPTISM: An ordinance of the Church symbolizing to the world that one has died with Jesus and has been raised with Him to walk in newness of life. (Matt. 28:19, Acts 1:4-9, Acts 8:16, Rom 6:4)

6. THE LORD'S SUPPER: An ordinance of the Church symbolizing the broken body and shed blood of Jesus Christ as the new covenant between God and man. (1 Cor. 11:24-25, 1 Cor. 11:28) As we remember Jesus= commitment, we reflect on ours. (Heb 12:2-4)

7. THE EVIDENCES OF THE INFILLING OF THE HOLY GHOST: As a fulfillment of the promise of the Father by the initial physical sign of speaking in other tongues as the Spirit gives utterance for the purpose of spiritual power in public testimony and service after the New Birth. (Luke 24:49, Acts 1:4-8, Acts 2:4, Acts 10:44-46, 1 Cor. 12:1-31). Secondly, the fruit of the Spirit which is indicative of a drastic and progressive change in character. (Galatians 5:22-23)

8. THE CHURCH: The Body of Christ, the home of God through the Spirit. Each Believer born of God's Spirit is an integral part of the general assembly and Church of the first born which is written in Heaven. (Eph. 1:22, Eph. 2:19-22, Heb. 12:23)

9. WOMEN IN THE MINISTRY: Women are a part of the one Body of Christ which is neither male nor female with gifts differing according to the grace that is in them. (Acts 18:24-26, Acts 21:8-9, Gal. 3:28, Rom. 12:4-6)

10. TOTAL PROSPERITY: Spiritual: (John 3:3, John 3:11, II Cor. 5:17-21); Mental: (II Tim. 1:7, Rom. 12:2, Isa. 26:3); Physical: (Isa. 53:4-5, Matt. 8:17, I Peter 2:24); Financial: (III John 2, Mal. 3:10-11); Social: (Prov. 3:4)

11. THE TRANSLATION OF THE CHURCH: "Awaiting our blessed hope, the appearing of the great God and Savior Jesus Christ..." (Titus 2:13, I Thess. 4:14-18)

12. THE MILLENNIAL REIGN OF JESUS: (Rev. 19:11-16, Rev. 20:1-7)

13. THE LAKE OF FIRE: (REV. 19:20, REV. 20:10-15)

14. ETERNITY: (REV. 21:1-7)