The Scriptures

The sixty-six books of the Old and New Testament are the completed Word of God and are both verbally and equally inspired by God. Because the Scriptures are inerrant, infallible, and God-breathed, they the final authority for faith and practice. (II Tim. 3:16-17; II Peter 1:20-21)

Mankind

Man was created in the likeness of God and because of Adam’s sin, the human race inherited a sin nature and depraved condition unable to remedy that lost condition. (Gen. 1:26-27; Eph. 2:1-3)

  1. Salvation is a gift from God received by personal faith in Christ. (John 1:12; Eph. 1:7; 2:8-10)

  2. The believer is kept by God’s power and faith alone in Christ’s redemptive work. (I Peter 1:4-5)

Satan

Satan is a person and the declared enemy of God. He is the author of sin, responsible for the fall of mankind, and will be eternally punished in the lake of fire. (Job 1:6-7; Is. 14:12-17; Rev.20:10)

The Godhead

There is one Triune God, eternally existing in three co-equal persons – the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. (Deut. 6:4; Matt. 28:19; II Cor. 13:14; John 14:10, 26)

  1. Jesus Christ, the eternal Son of God, was born of a virgin, paid for the redemption of mankind through His death on the cross, rose from the dead on the third day, and ascended to heaven to be exalted at the right hand of God. (Is. 7:14; John 1:1-2; Acts 2:18-36; Heb. 9:24)

  2. The Holy Spirit is a person who convicts mankind of sin, acts as a supernatural agent in salvation, and assists in understanding of God’s Word. (John 16:8-11; Eph. 1:17-18)

The Church

The local church is made up of a group of saved, baptized individuals and is autonomous in nature. (Eph. 1:22-23; I Peter 5:1-4)

  1. Water baptism and the Lord’s Supper are the two church ordinances (Matt. 28:19-20; Acts 2:41-42; 18:18; 1 Cor. 11:23-26)

  2. Believers ought to live a life in a manner that would not bring a reproach to Christ. (I John 2:15-17)

Creation

God created the universe in six literal twenty-four hour periods. (Gen. 1, 2; Ex. 20:11)

Christ’s Return

Christ will personally and imminently return in the rapture prior to the seven year tribulation period. (I Thess. 4:13-18) There will be a bodily resurrection of all men. Those who are saved will be resurrected to heaven; those who are unsaved will be eternally condemned to a literal hell. (Rev. 20:5-6, 12-13)

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