The Nature of God
The Holy Trinity
We affirm belief in one eternal God of infinite power and wisdom who created all things. Within the Godhead exist three equal persons: Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, equal in power and eternity.
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God the Father
The Father holds supreme position in the Godhead, with the Son and Holy Spirit subordinate in office. The Father sent both the Son and the Holy Spirit into the world.
God the Son
Jesus Christ, God's only begotten Son, was conceived by the Holy Ghost and born of the Virgin Mary. His death provides atonement for original and actual sins. He rose bodily from the dead, ascended into heaven, and intercedes for us.
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God the Holy Spirit
The Holy Spirit proceeds from both Father and Son. The Spirit's functions include convicting the world of sin, regenerating the repentant, sanctifying believers, and guiding into truth.
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The Foundation of Faith
The Holy Scriptures
The sixty-six canonical books of the Old and New Testaments constitute God's Word through divine inspiration. Scripture contains all things necessary for salvation.
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The Church
The Church comprises all saved and sanctified believers as the body of Christ, existing to glorify God and fulfill His mission.
Sin and Salvation
Original Sin
Inherited corruption from Adam makes all people inclined toward sin and separated from God. This condition persists until eradicated by the Holy Ghost.
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The Atonement
Jesus Christ's suffering, death, and the shedding of His blood made full atonement for sin, providing the sole grounds for salvation available to all who repent and believe.
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Free Will
Humanity possesses the ability to choose between right and wrong. God's grace is necessary to draw sinners to salvation. Living faith is essential for pleasing God. True repentance involves sorrow for sin, confession, and forsaking sin through the power of the Holy Spirit.
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Salvation
Three simultaneous acts occur in spiritual rebirth: justification (removal of sin's guilt), regeneration (impartation of divine life transforming sinners into a new creation), and adoption (becoming God's child).
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Sanctification and Growth
Entire Sanctification
This represents a second, definite work of grace where the believer's heart is cleansed from original sin by the baptism of the Holy Ghost, following regeneration and requiring full consecration.
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Growth in Grace
Believers must develop spiritually and maintain proper relationship with God. Restoration through repentance remains possible even after falling into sin post-justification.
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Christian Living
Christian Worship
Authentic worship transcends praise acts. It constitutes a way of life involving presentation of oneself as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to Him.
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The Christian Sabbath
The first day of the week commemorates Jesus' resurrection and the Pentecost outpouring.
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Human Sexuality
We condemn adultery, fornication, homosexuality, and pornography as contrary to God's design. Marriage is exclusively the union of one man and one woman.
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Baptism
Water baptism signifies inward grace but does not cleanse or save.
The Lord's Supper
This institution symbolizes Christ's broken body and shed blood for sin redemption.
Last Things
The Second Coming
Jesus will return bodily and premillennially, first for saints, then with saints to reign.
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Resurrection and Judgment
The righteous receive eternal heaven; the unrepentant face eternal hell.
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Eternal Destiny
Heaven is the eternal home of the redeemed while hell is the final destination of the unrepentant.
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