What We Believe

That the Holy Scripture is God’s inspired revelation showing to us the origin and destiny of all things. It contains divine principles, precepts and practices that pertain to the Christian life and faith.
(2Timothy 3:16, 17; Psalm 19:7-11; 119:97-104; Proverbs 6:23).

That since the fall of man, human nature has become totally corrupted and sinful, thereby exposing him to divine displeasure and condemnation.
(Psalm 51:5; Job 14:4; Romans 3:23; 5:12-14, 19; Mark 7:21-23).

That redemption is the buying back, through the paying of a ransom, in order to secure the complete freedom of the captive. God initiated the act, and Jesus paid the ransom through His death on the cross, an act that secured man’s deliverance from sin and all of its associated curses.
(Romans 3:24-25; Psalm 34:22; 1Timothy 2:6; Titus 2:14; Hebrews 9:12; Galatians 3:13,14).

That repentance is a fundamental change of heart from pursuit of sinful lifestyle, and by turning to God. The sinner deliberately and whole-heartedly confesses his sin, renounces them, yields his life to God, and begins to live a new life of faith in Christ Jesus.
(2Kings 17:13; Ezekiel 14:6; Mark 6:12; Proverbs 28:13; Isaiah 55:7).

That the new birth is the process by which eternal life from God is imparted into the heart of a repentant sinner by the agency of God the Holy Spirit. True regeneration is evidenced by a new life of righteousness and true holiness.
(John 3:3, 5-7; 2Corinthians 5:17; Ephesians 4:24).

That justification is the judicial act by which God declares the believing sinner as righteous and acceptable before Him. God acquits him from judgment because of his faith in Jesus, imputes Christ’s righteousness upon him, and is made to stand before God as if he has never sinned. Now being justified by faith in Christ, he becomes adopted into God’s universal family, with all the rights and privileges of a son.
(Romans 4:20-22; Genesis 15:6; Philippians 3:8-9; Galatians 2:16-17; 2Corinthians 6:17-18; Galatians 4:5-7; Romans 8:16-17).

That restitution is an act of restoring or making amends for wrongs committed against another person. It is done in order to have a conscience void of offence towards God and towards man. It is done after genuine conversion to Christ.
(Genesis 20:1-8; 14-18; Exodus 22:1-12; Numbers 5:6-8; Ezekiel 33:14-16; Luke 19:8-9; Acts 24:16).

1. A. Water Baptism
   That water baptism is the complete immersion of a born-again believer in water. It is a mark of public declaration and identification with Christ’s death and resurrection. The believer is baptized “in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost”
(Mathew 28:19; 3:13-17; Mark 16:15-16; Romans 6:4, 5).
2.  The Lord’s Supper
   That Christ instituted the Lord’s Supper, and has commanded the church to observe the ordinance in commemoration of His death “till He come.” Emblems for observance are the unleavened bread and the fruit of the vine which represent the body and the blood of Christ
(Mathew 26:26-29; Mark 14:22-25; Luke 22:17-20; 1 Corinthians 11:23-30).

That the virgin birth of Christ distinguishes Him as the only sinless man ever born without possessing an Adamic nature or the human depravity, thus attesting to the truth about His divine Personality or Deity.
(Isaiah 7:14; Mathew 1:18-25; Luke 1:31, 34-35).

That sanctification is an act of God by which the believer is made holy and is set apart for holy use. It is obtained by faith through the sanctifying power of the blood of Jesus Christ.
(1Thessalonians 4:3-7; 5:22-24; Luke 1:74, 75; John 17:15-17; Hebrews 13:11-12; Titus 2:11-14; Hebrews 12:14; 1 Peter 1:14-16).

That the Holy Ghost baptism is an enduement of divine power from above upon sanctified and consecrated believer. This is signified by an initial evidence of speaking in a new tongue “as the Spirit gave them utterance.” This experience is distinct and separate from the work of the Holy Spirit at regeneration or the new birth
(Matthew 3:11; Mark 16:17; Acts 1:4-5, 8; 2:1-4; 19:6).